Activities under the Vienna Convention Trust Fund for Research and Systematic Observation
Activities under the Vienna Convention Trust Fund for Research and Systematic Observation
Launch of a radiosonde instrument at Ushuaiain Argentina to measure ozone concentration.
Photo Credit: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, Argentina
Planned activities
Relocation of Dobson no. 8 (formerly deployed in Spitzbergen, Norway) to Belarus
The relocation of Dobson no. 8 to Belarus aims at assisting the country to implement its project proposal entitled “Preparing and realizing intercomparison sessions of three instruments engineered and currently operated at NOMREC BSU to monitor total ozone and UV radiation in the Republic of Belarus”.
Dobson intercomparison campaign in Melbourne, Australia.
Photo Credit: Matt Tully, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
Ongoing activities
Completed activities
Project proposals
The listed proposals are currently under consideration by the Advisory Committee of the Trust Fund
Brazil: | 1. South American Brewer Spectrophotometer Network |
China: | 1. International Integration and Capacity Building for Observations of Controlled Substances in Asian Developing Countries 2. International and Domestic Communication on ODS and HFCS Monitoring Technology, Data Analysis and Quality Control Methods |
Ecuador: |
1. Expanding ozone sounding operations in Ecuador from the Andes to the Galapagos Islands: the ECHOZ-SHADOZ synergy 2. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation and dermatological effects on people linked to productive sectors of the provinces of Pichincha, Guayas, Manabi, Pastaza and Galápagos, in Ecuador 3. Implementation of the Research Centre on Solar Energy and Ozone “Mitad Del Mundo” |
India: |
1. Capacity Building and Awareness Workshop on Stratospheric and Tropospheric Ozone Measurements and Calibration of Ozone Measuring Equipment 2. Impact of trace gases emissions changes on the stratospheric ozone layer and the present day and future climate over South Asia |
Mexico: | Monitoring of Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Band" B "in Central America and the Caribbean |