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A comparison of monthly mean values of total ozone at South Pole, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Cachoeira Paulista and Natal (Brazil), and Huancayo (Peru) revealed that whereas South Pole showed an ozone depletion of ∼45% in October 1987 (as compared to October, 1977), Buenos Aires showed a small decrease (∼10%) while the other locations showed very small decreases (1–2%). When daily values are considered, the Antarctic ozone hole of October 1987 seems to have caused ∼10% depletion at Buenos Aires and ∼5% at Natal and Huancayo in December 1987. However, a large part of this is normal seasonal variation, except at Huancayo, where a residual effect of ∼5% depletion in December 1987 remains. The QBO effects (5–8% changes in the ozone level in 2–3 years) could cause 10–15% fluctuations in solar UVB on the ground on clear-sky days and could be a possible health hazard unless factors like cloudiness reduce the UVB intensities.
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Kane, R.P. Extension of Antarctic ozone hole to lower latitudes in the South-American region. PAGEOPH 135, 611–624 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01772410
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