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Statistical Analysis of Trends and the Relationship Between Greenhouse Gases and Ozone
Rebecca Wooten
University of South Florida
Important entities to the depletion of ozone are a group of manufactured chemicals containing chlorine and bromine. The present study uses in situ readings of 13 greenhouse gases and ozone from Mauna Loa, Hawaii. First, using Non-response analysis to determine the constant nature of each greenhouse gas and ozone; followed by trend analysis of atmospheric gases: both greenhouse gases and ozone show that while some greenhouse gases are on the rise, these compounds do not significantly affect ozone which is naturally rather variant and seasonal. Using trend analysis coupled with Fourier series and identifies those gases on the rise. Then using standard regression analysis to establish a relationship between these gases and ozone; and rank the contributing terms.