Jon Shanklin
Encyclopedia
Jonathan Shanklin is a meteorologist with the British Antarctic Survey
. Together with Joe Farman
and Brian G. Gardiner
he discovered the "Ozone Hole"
. He plays cricket, is a bell-ringer
, and is a keen amateur astronomer, being Director of the British Astronomical Association
's Comet Section http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/met/jds/.
In an article discussing the discovery of the "ozone hole", the BBC quotes him as saying
Jon maintains the ozone pages at BAS.
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 400 staff. It operates five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica....
. Together with Joe Farman
Joe Farman
Joseph Charles Farman is the British geophysicist who, together with Brian Gardiner and Jon Shanklin, published the discovery of the ozone hole over Antarctica...
and Brian G. Gardiner
Brian G. Gardiner
Brian Gerard Gardiner is a retired British meteorologist, formerly working for the British Antarctic Survey. Together with Joe Farman and Jonathan Shanklin he discovered the "Ozone Hole". Their results were first published on May 16, 1985.-References:...
he discovered the "Ozone Hole"
Ozone depletion
Ozone depletion describes two distinct but related phenomena observed since the late 1970s: a steady decline of about 4% per decade in the total volume of ozone in Earth's stratosphere , and a much larger springtime decrease in stratospheric ozone over Earth's polar regions. The latter phenomenon...
. He plays cricket, is a bell-ringer
Bell-ringer
A bell-ringer is a person who rings, tolls or peals a large bell, usually a church bell, by tugging on a long rope. Since the invention of the carillon, the need for bell ringers has declined...
, and is a keen amateur astronomer, being Director of the British Astronomical Association
British Astronomical Association
The British Astronomical Association is the senior national association of amateur astronomers in the UK.-Function:It encourages observational astronomy by non-professionals in areas which cannot be covered by professional observatories...
's Comet Section http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/met/jds/.
In an article discussing the discovery of the "ozone hole", the BBC quotes him as saying
Perhaps the most startling lesson from the ozone hole is just how quickly our planet can change. Given the speed with which humankind can affect it, following the precautionary principle is likely to be the safest road to future prosperity http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/2010/05/ozone.html.
Jon maintains the ozone pages at BAS.
Articles
- Reflections on the ozone hole, Nature 465, 34-35 (6 May 2010) | doi:10.1038/465034a.