%0 Journal Article %T Surface Ozone Monitoring and Background Concentration at Zhongshan Station, Antarctica %A Lingen Bian %A Lei Ye %A Minghu Ding %A Zhiqiu Gao %A Xiangdong Zheng %A Russell C. Schnell %J Atmospheric and Climate Sciences %P 1-14 %@ 2160-0422 %D 2018 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/acs.2018.81001 %X The background surface O₃ concentrations and seasonal changes observed at the Zhongshan Station (69бу22'2''S, 76бу21'49''E; 18.5 m), east Antarctica from 2008 to 2013 are presented. Irrespective of wind direction, surface O₃ concentrations distribute evenly after the removal of polluted air from station operations, accounting for 1.1% of the data. These O₃ exhibit the expected lowest in summer, with a peak in winter. The daily range of average O₃ in all four seasons is small. The monthly mean O₃ is similar to that of other stations in Antarctica, with seasonal CO₂ amplitudes in the order of 15 ppb to 35 ppb. Surface O₃ significantly negatively correlated with UVB in the spring and autumn, with correlation coefficients of 0.50 and 0.57 under the 0.01 significance test. Furthermore, the surface O₃ concentration during polar nights was 1 - 2 times higher than that during polar days. Thus, the chemical effect of the aurora lights was the dominant cause of ozone destruction, showing that surface O₃ observed in Antarctica has a small interferences from human activities in the atmosphere as it moves from the north through the southern hemisphere. %K Antarctica %K Zhongshan Station %K Surface Ozone %K Background Concentration %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=81545