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Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2022

Overview

Timeline

Discussion Paper circulated for comments by scientific communityFall 2020
Lead Author and Review Editor teams establishedlate 2020
First meetings of SSC with Lead AuthorsFebruary 2021
Chapter extended outlines complete16 April 2021
Chapter First Order Drafts (FODs) complete6 August 2021
External review of FODsOctober 2021
First draft of updated 20 Q&As completeNovember 2021
Chapter Second Order Drafts (SODs) complete28 January 2022
Assessment team meeting, Boulder, CO, USAMarch 2022
Chapter Third Order Drafts (TODs) completed13 May 2022
Second draft of updated 20 Q&As completeMay 2022
All cited papers accepted for publication31 May 2022
Panel Review Meeting for Executive Summary, Geneva, Switzerland25-29 July 2022
2022 Ozone Assessment submitted to the WMO Ozone SecretariatDecember 2022