Chlorofluorocarbons

Interviewed by
Keynyn Brysse
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University of Cambridge, England
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In this interview, Neil Harris discusses topics such as: ozone layer depletion; his background and his studies at the University of California, Irvine under F. S. Rowland; European Ozone Coordinating Unit; stratosphere; Mack McFarland; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Antarctica; ultraviolet light absorption; Rumen Bojkov; John Pyle; Bob Watson; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Control (IPCC); Peter Bloomfield; chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs); Paul Crutzen; Mario Molina; Dan Albritton; Jim Lovelock; Joe Farman; World Meteorological Organization (WMO); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Montreal Protocol; DuPont Company.

Interviewed by
Keynyn Brysse
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In this interview, Joe Farman discusses topics such as: ozone layer depletion; discovering the hole in the ozone over Antarctica; Mario Molina; F. S. Rowland; stratosphere; Montreal Protocol; chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs); International Geophysical Year (IGY) Antarctic expedition.

Interviewed by
Steve Norton
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Princeton Physics Department building, Princeton, New Jersey
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In this interview Joseph Farman discusses topics such as: the British Antarctic Survey and the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole; Brian Gardiner; Jonathan Shanklin; ozone layer depletion; stratospheric ozone; chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs); creating 2D and 3D models; Susan Solomon; working in the aerospace industry on guided missiles; World Meteorological Organization; F. S. Rowland; Mario Molina; Imperial Chemical Industry (ICI); Total Ozone Monitoring Spectrometer (TOMS); Adrian Tuck; Shigeru Chubachi; International Geophysical Year (IGY); Al Flagg; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Interviewed by
Keynyn Brysse
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In this interview Tony Cox discusses topics such as: ozone depletion; the Atomic Energy Research Establishment; chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs); stratospheric research; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Robert Watson; World Meteorological Organization (WMO); Coordinating Committee on the Ozone Layer (CCOL); F. Sherwood Rowland; Mario Molina; carbon dioxide; Montreal Protocol; Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment (AAOE).

Interviewed by
Steve Norton
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Princeton Physics Department Building, Princeton, New Jersey
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In this interview, Tony Cox discusses early research into ozone depletion.  Topics discussed include: air pollution; atmospheric chemistry; photochemistry; ozone layer; Paul Crutzen; Harold Johnston; F. Sherwood Rowland; Mario Molina; Chemical Manufacturers Association; chlorofluorocarbons; Noxon cliff theory; John F. Noxon.

Interviewed by
Keynyn Brysse
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University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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This group interview with Michael Edgeworth McIntyre, Joseph Farman, J. D. Shanklin, Tony Cox, Ian W. M. Smith, Neil R. P. Harris, H. Graf, and Peter Braesicke discusses the way scientists of the 1970s and 80s learned about ozone depletion. Topics discussed include: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); Antarctic ozone hole; chlorofluorocarbons; Montreal Protocol; climate change policy; carbon dioxide; DuPont company; Mack McFarland; F. S. Rowland; Mario Molina; polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs); Pat McCormick; Climate Impact Assessment Program (CIAP).

Interviewed by
Keynyn Brysse
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National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado
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In the interview Guy Brasseur discusses topics such as: ozone depletion; Hal Johnston; Paul Crutzen; Department of Transportation's Climatic Impact Assessment Program (CIAP); chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs); Joseph Farman; F. S. Rowland; Susan Solomon; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Antarctic expeditions; World Meteorological Organization (WMO); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC); United States Climate Change Science Program (CCSP); Montreal Protocol; National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); Pat McCormick; Ed Carr; Mario Molina; DuPont Company; carbon dioxide.