Abstract

In the last three years a new generation of free radical detection techniques have been developed which will revolutionize the measurement of trace reactive species in the stratosphere. These techniques include mm-wave emission, laser heterodyne radiometry, LIDAR and eximer lasers and copper vapor lasers. A review of recent results from the techniques will be interpreted within the framework of current theoretical predictions of ozone depletion into the next century.

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