Ozone tropospheric and stratospheric trends (1995-2011) at six ground- based FTIR stations (34°S to 79°N)

Five ground-based stations in Western Europe, from 79°N to 28°N, all part of the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC), have joined their efforts to homogenize and optimize the retrievals of ozone profiles from FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) solar absorption spectra. Using the optimal estimation method, distinct vertical information can be obtained in four layers: ground—10 km, 10—18 km, 18—27 km, and 27—42 km, in addition to total column amounts. A bootstrap resampling method has been implemented to determine annual partial and total column trends. Vigouroux et al. (2008) applied this method to the ozone data and discussed the trends of the total columns and of the partial columns in the above four layers, over the period 1995-2004. The updated trends for the 1995-2009 period has been published in the WMO 2010 report. Here, we present the updated trends for the 1995-mid-2011 period, for the five European stations but also for a southern hemisphere station, Wollongong (34°S), which recently joined this ozone network.