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Transport of polar stratospheric clouds from the arctic to Tomsk in January 2010

Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics volume 26, pages 492–498 (2013)Cite this article

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Lidar observations in Tomsk in January, 2010, recorded pronounced peaks of aerosol scattering in the stratosphere at heights from 14 to 24 km. Back trajectory calculations of air mass transport to Tomsk showed that enhanced aerosol scattering was directly associated with the cooling of air masses 6–12 h before their occurrence over Tomsk below temperature thresholds for polar stratospheric cloud formation. The back trajectory calculations showed that the polar stratospheric clouds recorded in Tomsk at heights of 16–24 km could have been formed over the Scandinavian mountains, and clouds at heights of 11–14 km could have been formed over the mountain ridges of the Polar Ural Mountains and Novaya Zemlya Archipelago. The presence of synoptic-scale stratospheric aerosol in these regions in January, 2010, was confirmed by data from the CALIOP satellite lidar.

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  1. Siberian Federal University, pr. Svobodny 79, Krasnoyarsk, 660062, Russia

    A. A. Cheremisin

  2. V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, pl. Akademika Zueva 1, Tomsk, 634021, Russia

    V. N. Marichev

  3. National Research Tomsk State University, pr. Lenina 36, Tomsk, 634050, Russia

    V. N. Marichev

  4. Krasnoyarsk Institute of Rail Transport, ul. Lado Ketskhoveli 89, Krasnoyarsk, 660028, Russia

    P. V. Novikov

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Original Russian Text © A.A. Cheremisin, V.N. Marichev, P.V. Novikov, 2013, published in Optica Atmosfery i Okeana.

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Cheremisin, A.A., Marichev, V.N. & Novikov, P.V. Transport of polar stratospheric clouds from the arctic to Tomsk in January 2010. Atmos Ocean Opt 26, 492–498 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1024856013060031

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Keywords

  • Lidar
  • Stratospheric Aerosol
  • Total Ozone Content
  • Lidar Observation
  • Aerosol Scattering