L. P. Golobokova, T. V. Khodzher, S. A. Gromov, O. I. Berdashkinova, V. A. Obolkin, N. A. Onishchuk, V. L. Potemkin
{"title":"Long-Term Studies of the Chemical Composition of Atmospheric Aerosol at Russian EANET Stations","authors":"L. P. Golobokova, T. V. Khodzher, S. A. Gromov, O. I. Berdashkinova, V. A. Obolkin, N. A. Onishchuk, V. L. Potemkin","doi":"10.1134/S1024856025700381","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856025700381","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Russian Federation regularly participates in the international program of the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET). Two regions in the Asian Russia were selected for monitoring research: South-Eastern Siberia (three sites) and Far East (one site). A database on the chemical composition of atmospheric aerosol has been compiled over the operation period. The spatial and temporal variability of the ion composition of aerosol over five-year periods from 2001 to 2024 was studied using the ratio of the summed concentrations of the main ions. Based on data from other projects, some relevant trace elements in atmospheric aerosol were analyzed: Li, Al, Ti, V, Mn, Fe, Sr, Th, U, Ba, and Co (of terrigenous origin) and Cr, Cu, and Ni (of nonterrigenous origin). Their contribution to the total level of atmospheric air pollution at the EANET monitoring sites was assessed. The monitoring results on atmospheric depositions can be used for practical assessment of the environmental conditions, scientific research, and public information.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"38 5","pages":"514 - 523"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145242637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermophoresis of Fractal-like Aggregates: Theory and Experiment","authors":"S. A. Beresnev, L. B. Kochneva, M. S. Vasileva","doi":"10.1134/S102485602570040X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S102485602570040X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Thermophoresis of aerosols has been traditionally studied both theoretically and experimentally for spherical or, more generally, compact isometric particles. This paper compares the theory of thermophoretic motion of fractal-like particles we have developed with experimental data for gas-phase carbon aggregates received under DLCA scenario of their generation. Theoretical results for the thermophoretic velocity are shown to qualitatively and quantitatively agree well with experiment. Possible limitations of the suggested theory and fundamental issues related to the estimation of structural and thermophysical parameters for fractal-like aggregates are discussed. The results can be useful for the physics of atmospheric aerosols in simulating motion of carbonaceous particles with fractal properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"38 5","pages":"536 - 542"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145242638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aerosol Optical Depth of the Atmosphere near TAIGA Gamma-ray Observatory According to GEOS-CHEM Chemical Model and CAMS Chemical Reanalysis","authors":"E. Yu. Mordvin, A. I. Revyakin, A. A. Lagutin","doi":"10.1134/S1024856025700460","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856025700460","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Atmospheric aerosol affects astronomical observations in the visible spectral region (400−700 nm). Therefore, information on the dynamics of optical properties of the atmosphere in the region of an astrophysical experiment is required for correct interpretation of experimental results. In the lack of local measurements, data on the state of the atmosphere can be derived, for example, from numerical simulation. The paper discusses the simulation results for AOD in the region of TAIGA gamma-ray observatory, where EAS Cherenkov radiation is recorded at night, with the use of GEOS-CHEM chemical transport model and CAMS chemical reanalysis. According to GEOS-CHEM and CAMS data, the average AODs (at a wavelength of 550 nm) over September–April in 2019–2022 were ∼0.08 and ∼0.05, respectively. The AOD maximum is observed in April and can attain 0.6. Verification of the simulation results with AERONET data shows their satisfactory agreement: the correlation coefficient is 0.92 for GEOS-CHEM and 0.91 for CAMS. Hence, the results of GEOS-CHEM and CAMS can be used for processing data from TAIGA gamma-ray observatory, as well as from similar astrophysical projects.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"38 5","pages":"584 - 590"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145242639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. V. Pol’kin, S. A. Terpugova, E. P. Yausheva, V. P. Shmargunov, T. V. Khodzher, G. S. Zhamsueva
{"title":"Aerosol Microstructure and Hygroscopic and Absorption Properties in the Atmosphere of Lake Baikal and Its Southern Coastal Territory in Summer 2024","authors":"V. V. Pol’kin, S. A. Terpugova, E. P. Yausheva, V. P. Shmargunov, T. V. Khodzher, G. S. Zhamsueva","doi":"10.1134/S1024856025700423","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856025700423","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lake Baikal is a unique natural object. Study of the composition and optical characteristics of aerosols in the atmosphere above it is an urgent problem. This work analyzes the results of studies of the microstructural and physicochemical properties of near-water and near-ground aerosol in the atmosphere of Lake Baikal basin in summer 2024 onboard Research Vessel Akademik V.A. Koptyug and at the Boyarsky research station on the southeastern coast of the lake. The aerosol spatial distribution over the lake water area and the content of black carbon in aerosol particles are shown to be determined by the location of anthropogenic sources in the absence of smoke plumes from wildfires. Hygroscopicity and volatility of atmospheric aerosols, which depend on aerosol particle size, are studied for the first time. The aerosol condensation activity over the coastal zone is found to be stronger than over the lake. The results can be useful for the development of regional models of atmospheric aerosol.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"38 5","pages":"550 - 558"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145242789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Regional Variability of Lightning Activity in Pakistan: The Role of Atmospheric and Cloud Properties","authors":"Rajesh Gogineni, Nandivada Umakanth, Nallagonda Vijaya Ratnam, Yarlagadda RamaKrishna, Kondaveeti SivaKrishna, Myla Chimpiri Rao","doi":"10.1134/S1024856025700514","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856025700514","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines the meteorological variables influencing lightning activity over Pakistan from 2001 to 2014 focusing on three regions: R1 (26°–29° N, 64°–69° E), R2 (29°–32° N, 69°–73° E), and R3 (32°–36° N, 70°–73° E). To understand regional variations, we analyzed several meteorological parameters, including aerosol optical depth (AOD), relative humidity (RH), convective available potential energy (CAPE), precipitation (P), liquid water cloud effective radius (LWCER), ice water content (IWC), and liquid water content (LWC) during lightning days. Our findings indicate that lightning activity is correlated with the vertical extent (or thickness) of the mixed-phase zone defined as the layer between 0°C and −40°C isotherms and associated ice and liquid water content. In the lower atmosphere, increased rainfall is associated with higher LWC, whereas in the mixed-phase zone, lightning activity shows a stronger dependence on both IWC and the vertical structure of the mixed-phase cloud layer. Lightning activity exhibits a strong relationship with relative humidity. An inverse correlation between AOD and lightning suggests that aerosols can modulate lightning activity by influencing cloud microphysics, particularly under thermodynamically favorable conditions. These insights underscore the importance of continuous lightning monitoring in Pakistan. A better understanding of these meteorological influences can enhance lightning prediction and improve safety measures in the region.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"38 5","pages":"591 - 600"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145242695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. A. Sosnin, V. A. Panarin, V. S. Skakun, D. A. Sorokin
{"title":"The Hypothesis of Transient Luminous Events in the Mesosphere of Venus","authors":"E. A. Sosnin, V. A. Panarin, V. S. Skakun, D. A. Sorokin","doi":"10.1134/S1024856025700435","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856025700435","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Observations of the state of Venus’ mesosphere from spacecraft have not yet revealed transient luminous events similar to those observed in the Earth’s atmosphere. In this work, the possibility of such phenomena is proved in laboratory conditions. For this purpose, an experiment has been carried out on the formation of apokamps in carbon dioxide at different pressure values. The obtained data experimentally confirm the hypothesis that conditions at altitudes corresponding to the cloud tops in the atmosphere of Venus are favorable for generating analogues of transients of the Earth’s mesosphere. Based on this, recommendations have been developed for the design of systems for detecting such phenomena from orbiting satellites or balloons.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"38 5","pages":"559 - 563"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145242790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. A. Bogach, E. V. Adamov, V. V. Dudorov, V. V. Kolosov
{"title":"Recognition of Opposite-in-sign Orbital Angular Momenta of Laser Beams in a Turbulent Atmosphere with Neural Networks","authors":"E. A. Bogach, E. V. Adamov, V. V. Dudorov, V. V. Kolosov","doi":"10.1134/S1024856025700216","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856025700216","url":null,"abstract":"<p>An approach to increasing the communication channel capacity by amplitude and phase modulation almost reaches its limits. An increase in the information capacity of data communication channels by using the orbital angular momentum (OAM) of laser beams for information encoding is currently an urgent problem. The use of this approach in atmospheric optical communication systems is limited by the distorting effect of atmospheric turbulence, which makes decoding difficult and reduces the data transfer rate. In addition, the intensity distributions of vortex beams with OAMs opposite in sign are identical in a homogeneous medium, which also limits the use of OAM sign for encoding information. This work analyzes fundamental possibility of neural networks for recognizing opposite in sign OAMs of vortex beams in a turbulent atmosphere only by intensity distributions. The study is based on numerical simulation of Laguerre-Gaussian beam propagation in a turbulent atmosphere and use of the derived intensity distributions for training and testing neural networks. It is been shown for the first time that neural networks enables recognizing opposite in sign OAMs of Laguerre-Gaussian beams propagation through a turbulent atmosphere by intensity distributions with an accuracy of more than 90%. The results can be useful for developers and researchers of atmospheric optical communication systems where OAMs of vortex beams are used.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"38 4","pages":"386 - 393"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144990359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. V. Apeksimov, P. A. Babushkin, Yu. E. Geints, A. M. Kabanov, V. K. Oshlakov, A. V. Petrov, A. A. Udalov, E. E. Khoroshaeva
{"title":"Effect of Gas Pressure on Spatial and Spectral Characteristics of a Femtosecond Laser Pulse during Its Filamentation","authors":"D. V. Apeksimov, P. A. Babushkin, Yu. E. Geints, A. M. Kabanov, V. K. Oshlakov, A. V. Petrov, A. A. Udalov, E. E. Khoroshaeva","doi":"10.1134/S1024856025700253","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856025700253","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Filamentation of high-power femtosecond pulses in a gas is of great theoretical and practical interest with relation to the study of large-scale spectral and temporal transformations of laser radiation in a medium and generation of extra-wide (supercontinuum) radiation. This radiation is of interest in nonlinear femtosecond diagnostics of environment, optical data transmission through an atmospheric channel, and modern optical material processing techniques. This paper experimentally studies the effect of gas medium (nitrogen) pressure in an optical cell on the characteristics of femtosecond laser radiation propagating under filamentation conditions. It is found that high nitrogen pressure (up to 11 atm) and sharp geometric focusing of femtosecond radiation result in its Kerr self-focusing, which transforms from the single filamentation mode into multiple post filamentation as the gas pressure increases. Due to the phase self-modulation of a femtosecond pulse and plasma generation in the gas, the radiation spectrum is significantly enriched and the pulse spectrum near-linearly broadens with an increase in the gas pressure in the cell. It is ascertained for the first time that the pulse spectrum asymmetrically broadens mainly to the long-wave region while the initial beam focusing sharpness is increasing. The average size of high-intensity post-filaments formed inside a beam decreases as the gas pressure increases in the optical cell and can be fractions of a millimeter.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"38 4","pages":"418 - 423"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144990360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Energy Characteristics of a Copper Vapor Laser Pumped by a Marx Generator","authors":"H. A. Baalbaki, A. V. Malikov, N. A. Yudin","doi":"10.1134/S1024856025700332","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856025700332","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Energy characteristics of a copper vapor laser (CVL) pumped by a Marx generator are studied. The schematic of the generator is provided; features of its operational are described, since thyratrons are used as switches in the generator. It is shown that a Marx generator enables increasing the upper limit of stable operation of thyratrons (proportional to the number of thyratrons used; up to ∼ 8–10 kV of inverse voltage across the thyratron anodes for two thyratrons) and, hence, ensures active medium pumping parameters unattainable with a single thyratron. The pulse energy is shown to linearly increase with the voltage across a gas discharge tube (GDT) and decrease with the excitation pulse repetition rate. A CVL pumped by a Marx generator is a promising radiation source for high-altitude sensing of the atmosphere and creation of artificial guide stars in adaptive optics devices, active optical systems, and atmospheric bistatic communication channels.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"38 4","pages":"481 - 486"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144990405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. F. Myshkin, V. A. Khan, S. F. Balandin, Cailun Wang, S. A. Sosnovsky
{"title":"Effect of Air Nanobubble Clusters on Optical Pulse Propagation in Water","authors":"V. F. Myshkin, V. A. Khan, S. F. Balandin, Cailun Wang, S. A. Sosnovsky","doi":"10.1134/S1024856025700204","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856025700204","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Development of mineral resources in the ocean presents the problem of high-speed communication between two underwater objects. Optical radiation provides the highest transmission rate. However, the turbidity of natural waters is strongly variable; therefore, the study of the effects of different components of water suspension on laser pulse transmission is relevant. In the work, propagation of 2-ns optical pulses at a wavelength of 0.514 μm in water containing only clusters of nanobubbles is simulated. The maximal flux of radiation scattered on nanobubble clusters at the entrance to a receiver is shown to be no higher than 10% of the radiation flux propagated without scattering along a path up to 150 m long; the pulse full width at half maximum decreases by no more than 30%. The restriction on the path length in water containing only clusters of nanobubbles is due to radiation attenuation. Our results can be used for prediction of the solar radiation penetration depth during diving operations in water bodies or analyses of images of underwater objects, as well as for the development and usage of equipment for open underwater optical telecommunication lines. The influence of organic and inorganic suspended matter on the laser radiation propagation in water is planned to be studied further.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"38 4","pages":"379 - 385"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144990439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}