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Change in the Air Composition upon the Transition from the Troposphere to the Stratosphere

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Airborne sensing data are used to study the change in the air composition upon the transition from the troposphere to the stratosphere. The distribution of seven gases and the size spectrum and chemical composition of aerosol particles are analyzed. It is shown that when crossing the tropopause, the concentrations of H2О, CO, and CH4 sharply decrease, while the concentrations of О3 and NO2 and the aerosol particle number density, to the contrary, increase. Above the tropopause, Si predominates in the elemental composition and \(\text{SO}_{4}^{{2 - }}\) prevails in the ionic composition. In the troposphere, terrigenous elements Al, Cu, and Fe predominate, while in the ionic composition the prevailing set of several ions varies from one region to another. Noticeable differences in the size spectrum of particles are revealed as well.

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This study is based on the data obtained with the Tu-134 Optik flying laboratory being a part of the Atmosfera Common Use Center.

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The work is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (agreement no. 075-15-2021-934).

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  1. V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 634055, Tomsk, Russia

    P. N. Antokhin, V. G. Arshinova, M. Yu. Arshinov, B. D. Belan, S. B. Belan, D. K. Davydov, G. A. Ivlev, A. V. Kozlov, T. M. Rasskazchikova, D. V. Simonenkov, G. N. Tolmachev & A. V. Fofonov

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    L. P. Golobokova

  3. Voevodskii Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    A. S. Kozlov

  4. National Research Tomsk State University, 634050, Tomsk, Russia

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Antokhin, P.N., Arshinova, V.G., Arshinov, M.Y. et al. Change in the Air Composition upon the Transition from the Troposphere to the Stratosphere. Atmos Ocean Opt 34, 567–576 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856021060300

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