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Distribution of Positive and Negative Ion Concentrations in the Troposphere

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The process of formation of complexly charged thunderclouds with layers of positive and negative ions and large ion clusters that appear in the troposphere under the action of cosmic rays is considered. To calculate the ion concentrations, a kinetic model has been developed that includes 34 components and 102 reactions. The calculation is carried out using the KINET software package. It is shown that at altitudes from 5 to 35 km, the ionization of air under the action of cosmic rays leads to the formation of a weakly ionized plasma consisting mainly of ions \({\text{O}}_{2}^{ - },\) \({\text{O}}_{2}^{ + }\), and \({\text{O}}_{4}^{ + }.\) Under conditions of minimal magnetic rigidity, the maxima of ion concentrations \({\text{O}}_{2}^{ - }\) and \({\text{O}}_{4}^{ + }\) are observed at altitudes from 15 to 20 km. It has been established that in the surface layer from 0 to 5 km, air ionization caused by γ radiation is much weaker than the ionization by cosmic rays.

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  1. Harbin Polytechnic University, Harbin, China

    Y. Chengxun & L. Zhijian

  2. Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

    V. L. Bychkov, D. V. Bychkov & T. A. Maslov

  3. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    M. G. Golubkov, I. D. Rodionov, I. P. Rodionova, I. G. Stepanov, S. Y. Umanskii & G. V. Golubkov

  4. National Research Center Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, Russia

    G. V. Golubkov

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Chengxun, Y., Zhijian, L., Bychkov, V.L. et al. Distribution of Positive and Negative Ion Concentrations in the Troposphere. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. B 16, 955–964 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1990793122050189

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