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Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2022

Overview

Timeline

Discussion Paper circulated for comments by scientific community	Fall 2020
Lead Author and Review Editor teams established	late 2020
First meetings of SSC with Lead Authors	February 2021
Chapter extended outlines complete	16 April 2021
Chapter First Order Drafts (FODs) complete	6 August 2021
External review of FODs	October 2021
First draft of updated 20 Q&As complete	November 2021
Chapter Second Order Drafts (SODs) complete	28 January 2022
Assessment team meeting, Boulder, CO, USA	March 2022
Chapter Third Order Drafts (TODs) completed	13 May 2022
Second draft of updated 20 Q&As complete	May 2022
All cited papers accepted for publication	31 May 2022
Panel Review Meeting for Executive Summary, Geneva, Switzerland	25-29 July 2022
2022 Ozone Assessment submitted to the WMO Ozone Secretariat	December 2022