In:
Bulletin de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège, University of Liege
Kurzfassung:
It is in the early 1950s that researchers from the University of Liège have recorded the first atmospheric solar spectra at the Jungfraujoch scientific station, in the Swiss Alps, at a time when climate change was not a matter of worry. These pioneering observations have allowed to confirm that methane and carbon monoxide were ubiquitous constituents of the Earth’s atmosphere. The recording of atmospheric spectra resumed in the mid-1970s, stimulated by rising concerns related to possible stratospheric ozone depletion. Since then, this monitoring activity has been conducted at that site without interruption, allowing to gather high-quality data crucial for the characterization of the Earth’s atmosphere and of the changes affecting it, resulting from anthropogenic activities or natural causes. In this paper, we present some recent results relevant for the verification of international environmental treaties.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1783-5720
,
0037-9565
DOI:
10.25518/0037-9565.9136
Sprache:
Französisch
Verlag:
University of Liege
Publikationsdatum:
2019
ZDB Id:
2245632-6
SSG:
11