Joe Farman
Joseph Charles Farman CBE (7 August 1930 – 11 May 2013) was a British geophysicist who worked for the British Antarctic Survey. Together with Brian Gardiner and Jon Shanklin, he published the discovery of the ozone hole over Antarctica, having used Dobson ozone spectrophotometers. Their results were first published in May 1985.
Joseph Farman | |
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| Born | 7 August 1930 |
| Died | 11 May 2013 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Discovery of Antarctic Ozone hole |
| Awards | CBE (2000) The Chree Medal and Prize (2001) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge British Antarctic Survey British Army |
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