{"title":"Monte Carlo Simulation of Laser Pulse Propagation in Water Layers","authors":"S. M. Prigarin, Zh. An, D. E. Mironova","doi":"10.1134/S1024856024701550","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856024701550","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Features of the propagation of laser pulses in a water layer are studied with the use of Monte Carlo method taking into account multiple scattering of radiation reflection from the bottom surface and the water–air interface. The influence of the albedo of the bottom surface and the characteristics of the sea surface undulation on the ring-shaped light structures resulting from the scattering of laser pulses is analyzed.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"37 1 supplement","pages":"S38 - S43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143688333","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":"Analysis of Surface Air Temperature Characteristics over the Territory of Russia for 1930–2021","authors":"D. Yu. Vasil’ev, P. V. Velmovsky","doi":"10.1134/S102485602470163X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S102485602470163X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Climate norms, temperature anomalies, and linear trends were calculated based on long-term (1930–2021) meteorological station data on surface air temperature over the territory of Russia. Maps of correlations between surface air temperature and the Arctic Oscillation index and the East Atlantic–West Russian index were calculated. For some summer periods, temperature extremes were mapped. Linear surface air temperature trends were calculated both across the Russian territory and for its individual physical-geographical regions, namely, European Russia, Western Siberia, and the Far East. Using wavelet and cross-wavelet analysis methods, characteristic cycles of variability of the surface air temperature were identified, and the close connection and coherence of fluctuations in the surface air temperature with the main climate indices were determined.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"37 1 supplement","pages":"S72 - S77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143688578","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}
I. A. Mironova, A. R. Ivanova, G. A. Bazilevskaya, A. D. Mironov, V. V. Kalegaev
{"title":"Ionization Effects Caused by Precipitation of Energetic Electrons during Geomagnetic Disturbances","authors":"I. A. Mironova, A. R. Ivanova, G. A. Bazilevskaya, A. D. Mironov, V. V. Kalegaev","doi":"10.1134/S1024856024701525","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856024701525","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Energetic electron precipitation (EEP) into the Earth’s atmosphere/ionosphere caused by various physical mechanisms and recorded by various instruments are studied separately. EEP events detected in balloon observations in the Murmansk region and from low-orbit Meteor-M2 satellite were used to estimate EEP effects on the atmosphere/ionosphere. Satellite energy channels from hundreds of keV to MeV were used to reconstruct the EEP energy spectra. To determine the atmospheric-ionospheric response to EEP during geomagnetic disturbances, calculated ionization rates were used based on spectra obtained from both satellites and balloon observations. The EEP spectra from satellites and balloon observations have practically the same slope, and only the particle flux intensity changes. The ionization rates throughout the altitude range on the last day of substorm activity are lower than during substorm activity maximum.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"37 1 supplement","pages":"S208 - S212"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143688335","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":"Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Near-Surface Aerosol Concentration as a Factor of Diversity of Living Conditions in a Megapolis","authors":"D. P. Gubanova, A. A. Vinogradova, E. A. Lezina","doi":"10.1134/S1024856024701458","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856024701458","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The work examines the spatial (over megapolis territory) and temporal (interannual, seasonal, and daily) variability of the near-surface aerosol mass concentration in Moscow atmosphere during 2020–2023. The data on continuous monitoring of PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentration at the stations of State Budgetary Institution “Mosecomonitoring” and at the city observation point of A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, were analyzed. The station location in various megapolis microdistricts with different urban conditions (relief, density of buildings, intensity of highways, availability of green areas, wind regime, and so on) determine the efficiency of accumulation/dispersion of atmospheric impurities. The annual concentrations of PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub> at the “cleanest” and “dirtiest” measuring stations can differ by two times or more. The monthly maximal PM<sub>10</sub> concentrations are at all stations in March-April, when daily values can exceed the MPC (60 µg/m<sup>3</sup>) at the most “dirty” stations. The interannual, seasonal, and daily variability of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub> concentrations are determined by synoptic and meteorological conditions, characteristics of the underlying surface, and intensity of local anthropogenic sources. Urban conditions determine the amplitude of daily fluctuations and can also contribute to the temporary shifts and fuzzing of concentration extreme points in time fluctuations. In Moscow, the episodes of extremely high aerosol air pollution are associated with regional or long-range atmospheric transport of dust and/or smoke aerosols from other regions. These phenomena cause atypical aerosol concentration maxima in different months. Our results can be useful for assessing a variety of living conditions in the megapolis in terms of aerosol air pollution, as well as for analyzing and predicting the state of ecosystems and the climate of Moscow.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"37 1 supplement","pages":"S105 - S119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143688575","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}
A. A. Vinogradova, D. P. Gubanova, V. M. Antonova, A. V. Talovskaya
{"title":"Elemental Composition of Near-Surface Aerosols in Moscow and Its Suburb: Common Features and Differences throughout a Year","authors":"A. A. Vinogradova, D. P. Gubanova, V. M. Antonova, A. V. Talovskaya","doi":"10.1134/S1024856024701653","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856024701653","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The paper studies the elemental composition of aerosols in the near-surface atmosphere of Moscow and its suburb (near Zvenigorod, Moscow region) in winter and summer. We analyze the mass concentration values of 33 elements of terrigenous and non-terrigenous origin of global and local propagation, as well as the distribution of elements by aerosol particle size. A number of qualitative and quantitative differences in aerosol composition in the city and its suburb have been revealed in contrast seasons. The rates of changes in elemental concentrations in urban and rural air depending on atmospheric pressure or relative humidity are empirically estimated. The concentration of aerosols and individual elements always increases with increasing atmospheric pressure. However, an increase in relative humidity in summer leads to a decrease in concentrations of almost all elements under study, whereas in winter both a decrease and an increase in the concentrations of various elements are possible.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"37 1 supplement","pages":"S94 - S104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143688339","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}
N. V. Karasev, V. O. Troitskii, V. A. Dimaki, M. V. Trigub
{"title":"System for Metal Vapor Active Medium Excitation for Non-Typical Lasing Modes","authors":"N. V. Karasev, V. O. Troitskii, V. A. Dimaki, M. V. Trigub","doi":"10.1134/S1024856024701161","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856024701161","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Expansion of the functional capabilities of lasers in general and metal vapor lasers in particular is an urgent problem. Its solution is associated with both the study of the kinetics of processes in laser media and the development of new excitation systems. In this work, a system for exciting metal vapor active medium is suggested. It consists of three pumping sources, a synchronization system, and software. High voltage pulses are generated by three independent inverters; thyratrons are used as switches. The main capabilities of the system and the prospects for its use for implementing non-typical lasing modes are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"37 6","pages":"905 - 910"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143553912","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":"Data Assimilation Algorithm Based on the Sensitivity Operator for a Three-Dimensional Model of Transport and Transformation of Atmospheric Contaminants","authors":"A. V. Penenko, A. V. Gochakov, P. N. Antokhin","doi":"10.1134/S1024856024701082","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856024701082","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Three-dimensional transport and transformation models make it possible to take into account the vertical heterogeneity of atmospheric processes. However, their use requires setting a large number of parameters and significant computing resources, especially when solving inverse and data assimilation problems. A new data assimilation algorithm for a three-dimensional transport and transformation model with unknown emission sources is presented. The algorithm uses an approach based on sensitivity operators and ensembles of solutions of adjoint equations implemented in the IMDAF inverse modeling system for distributed memory computers. When tested in a realistic Baikal region scenario, the algorithm, based on the data of integrated vertical measurements simulating remote sensing data, enabled reducing the error in the concentration field by 15%. With the given vertical level of the source location, the errors in the concentration field and in the source were reduced by 93% and 85%, respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"37 6","pages":"822 - 832"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143553707","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":"Vertical Profiles of Optical Turbulence and Estimates of Turbulence Outer Scale above the Baykal Astrophysical Observatory","authors":"A. Yu. Shikhovtsev, P. G. Kovadlo","doi":"10.1134/S1024856024701197","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856024701197","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The study of spatiotemporal structure of optical turbulence and the development of techniques for determining its characteristics at different altitudes in the atmosphere are of great importance for astronomical adaptive optics. Design of an adaptive optics system and technical characteristics of its components largely depend on optical turbulence along the line of sight of a telescope. In this paper, the technique for estimating the vertical profiles of air refractive index structure characteristic is modified. Based on ERA5 reanalysis data, this method was used to derive statistically representative vertical profiles of air refractive index structure characteristic and turbulence outer scale at the Large Solar Vacuum Telescope (LSVT) site. The problem of estimating the turbulence outer scale is discussed taking into account surface mast micrometeorological measurements and optical measurements at the LSVT. The results are the basis for constructing a multi-mirror adaptive optics system for the LSVT. In particular, the above profiles are important for further refinement of the optical conjugation heights. The suggested technique can also be used to describe optical turbulence over other ground-based solar telescopes.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"37 6","pages":"925 - 931"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143553915","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. Andreev, M. Yu. Arshinov, B. D. Belan, S. B. Belan, V. A. Gordyushkin, D. K. Davydov, V. I. Demin, N. V. Dudorova, N. F. Elansky, R. V. Ivanov, G. A. Ivlev, A. V. Kozlov, L. V. Konovaltseva, M. Yu. Korenskiy, S. N. Kotel’nikov, I. N. Kuznetsova, V. A. Lapchenko, E. A. Lezina, O. O. Marchenko, V. A. Obolkin, O. V. Postylyakov, V. L. Potemkin, D. E. Savkin, E. G. Semutnikova, I. A. Senik, E. V. Stepanov, G. N. Tolmachev, A. V. Fofonov, T. V. Khodzher, I. V. Chelibanov, V. P. Chelibanov, V. V. Shirotov, Yu. A. Shtabkin, K. A. Shukurov
{"title":"Tropospheric Ozone Concentration in Russia in 2023","authors":"V. V. Andreev, M. Yu. Arshinov, B. D. Belan, S. B. Belan, V. A. Gordyushkin, D. K. Davydov, V. I. Demin, N. V. Dudorova, N. F. Elansky, R. V. Ivanov, G. A. Ivlev, A. V. Kozlov, L. V. Konovaltseva, M. Yu. Korenskiy, S. N. Kotel’nikov, I. N. Kuznetsova, V. A. Lapchenko, E. A. Lezina, O. O. Marchenko, V. A. Obolkin, O. V. Postylyakov, V. L. Potemkin, D. E. Savkin, E. G. Semutnikova, I. A. Senik, E. V. Stepanov, G. N. Tolmachev, A. V. Fofonov, T. V. Khodzher, I. V. Chelibanov, V. P. Chelibanov, V. V. Shirotov, Yu. A. Shtabkin, K. A. Shukurov","doi":"10.1134/S1024856024701112","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1024856024701112","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The relevance of studying the dynamics of ozone concentration in the troposphere is due to the fact that in high concentrations it is a strong poison and a powerful oxidant that extremely negatively impacts both biological structures and the environment. Therefore, the dynamics of ozone concentration require urgent study in different areas of the Earth. Based on monitoring data, the paper examines the distribution of tropospheric ozone in Russia in 2023 in the surface air layer, as well as its vertical distribution based on the results of aircraft sensing. It is shown that the maximum permissible daily average concentrations established by the national hygienic standard, including maximal one-time, daily average, and annual average, were exceeded at all measurement sites. The current situation necessitates widespread public awareness of the results of monitoring and the development of environmental protection measures to reduce the concentration of ozone and its precursors in the surface air layer. The results of the work can be useful to specialists in the fields of atmospheric physics, climatology, and environmental protection, as well as to administrative bodies of different responsibility levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"37 6","pages":"849 - 864"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1134/S1024856024701112.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143553711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. V. Konoshonkin, N. V. Kustova, V. A. Shishko, D. N. Timofeev, I. V. Tkachev, E. Bakute, A. E. Babinovich, X. Zhu, Z. Wang
{"title":"Optical Model of a Cirrus Cloud Consisting of Hollow Ice Hexagonal Columns for Lidar Applications","authors":"A. V. Konoshonkin, N. V. Kustova, V. A. Shishko, D. N. Timofeev, I. V. Tkachev, E. Bakute, A. E. Babinovich, X. Zhu, Z. Wang","doi":"10.1134/S102485602470115X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S102485602470115X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The absence of an adequate optical model for cirrus clouds poses a significant challenge in interpreting ground-based and satellite lidar data. This, in turn, leads to a lack of up-to-date information for climate modeling and daily weather forecasting. Existing optical models typically assume an ideal shape of ice crystals in cirrus clouds, which is often not the case. This article suggests an optical model for clouds which consist of the most common irregularly shaped particles, specifically, hollow hexagonal columns. The model takes into account the actual distributions of cloud particles over both cavity depth and particle size. Additionally, the model considers a cloud containing a mixture of ideal hexagonal columns and hollow hexagonal columns, which significantly enhances the model reliability. The resulting model holds great practical importance for laser sounding of the atmosphere.</p>","PeriodicalId":46751,"journal":{"name":"Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics","volume":"37 6","pages":"896 - 904"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143553644","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}