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Properties of Neutral Atmosphere

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Some atmospheric parameters as a function of altitude are represented for the atmospheric standard model that operates with averaging over time and season parameters at the latitude of \(45^\circ N\). As a result of air circulation due to air convective motion, molecules and small aerosols are captured by vortices, and their concentration in air does not vary with altitude, whereas micron-size aerosols do not penetrate altitudes above those of their formation. Therefore concentration of water molecules in the stratosphere is small compared to that in the troposphere. The water and carbon balances in the atmosphere are analyzed, and accumulation of \(CO_2\) in the atmosphere is considered from various standpoints. The atmospheric energetic balance of the Earth and its atmosphere is represented and is compared with energetics of other processes.

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Smirnov, B.M. (2017). Properties of Neutral Atmosphere. In: Microphysics of Atmospheric Phenomena. Springer Atmospheric Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30813-5_2

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