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Manifestation of Solar Activity Effects in Lidar Observations of Stratospheric Aerosol

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An analysis of lidar observations at wavelengths of 532 and 355 nm conducted in the layer 13–23 km over Obninsk (55° N) from 2014 to 2018 has revealed the effect of solar activity factors on stratospheric aerosol. The time interval from 2016 to 2018 is characterized by a decrease in aerosol backscattering by a few percent 0 to 2 days after the commencement of Forbush decreases in the galactic cosmic ray flux. In 2014–2017, solar proton events with a delay of 3–8 days are followed by an increase of 20% to 70% in aerosol backscattering. This effect has been shown to occur predominantly during the transport of stratospheric air to the observation point from the region of high latitudes.

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Korshunov, V.A., Zubachev, D.S. Manifestation of Solar Activity Effects in Lidar Observations of Stratospheric Aerosol. Geomagn. Aeron. 61 (Suppl 1), S67–S74 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001679322201011X

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