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The fluctuation and the periodicities of the total ozone layer for the period 1957–1990 is studied. Monthly total ozone data from 32 ground based stations have been analysed. It is shown that the maxima and the minima of the monthly values of total ozone for each year and for the whole period in question do not necessarily occur in March or in April and in September or October but range from March till July and from September till December respectively. Periodicities of 3, 4 and 6 months have been revealed. Finally the maxima and the minima of the total ozone data were examined. The variation of the whole phenomenon is analytically expressed with the help of an algebraic formula and can represent the observed monthly ozone values with an accuracy of 97%.
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Xanthakis, J., Poulakos, C. & Zerefos, C.S. Stratospheric ozone variations in the northern and the southern hemisphere during the period 1957–1990. Earth Moon Planet 60, 109–125 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00614378
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00614378