Email this article Remote and in situ measurements of aerosol concentration in the Arctic troposphere from the Yak-42D “Roshydromet” research aircraft
- Authors: Markov R.M.1, Romanovskii A.M.1, Khattatov V.U.1, Kirin D.V.1, Malinina E.P.1, Kuz’michev A.S.1, Babukhina T.I.1, Gan’shin A.V.1, Luk’yanov A.N.1
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- Central Aerological Observatory
- Issue: Vol 41, No 5 (2016)
- Pages: 365-372
- Section: Instruments, Observations, and Processing
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/1068-3739/article/view/229666
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068373916050083
- ID: 229666
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Abstract
The results are presented of measurements of aerosol content at different heights in the Arctic troposphere in the area of Naryan-Mar city and the Yamal Peninsula on June 24, 2014 using in situ and remote instruments installed on the Yak-42D "Roshydromet" research aircraft. The maximum aerosol content was detected in the layer up to 3000 m, and the aerosol concentration in the troposphere over the Yamal Peninsula is higher than that in the area of Naryan-Mar by 100 times. The in situ aircraft instrument measured the number concentration of black carbon particles in the tropospheric aerosol. To identify the sources of aerosol in the Arctic troposphere during airborne measurements the air mass trajectory analysis was performed. Simulations were conducted using the TRACAO trajectory model and FLEXPART particle dispersion model. The possible contribution of long-range and local transport of industrial pollutants to the Arctic troposphere was analyzed. The air mass transport was simulated using the trajectory model. Model computations of aerosol concentration in the troposphere using the satellite data on the gas flaring incite that the high content of black carbon in the lower troposphere over the Yamal Peninsula was caused by its transfer from the oil-producing areas located on the adjoining territory of Russia. The contribution of long-range transport of pollutants from industrial enterprises in Western Europe to the Arctic area under study was insignificant in the period under consideration.
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R. M. Markov
Central Aerological Observatory
Email: askuzmichev@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Pervomaiskaya 3, Dolgoprudny, Moscow oblast, 141700
A. M. Romanovskii
Central Aerological Observatory
Email: askuzmichev@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Pervomaiskaya 3, Dolgoprudny, Moscow oblast, 141700
V. U. Khattatov
Central Aerological Observatory
Email: askuzmichev@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Pervomaiskaya 3, Dolgoprudny, Moscow oblast, 141700
D. V. Kirin
Central Aerological Observatory
Email: askuzmichev@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Pervomaiskaya 3, Dolgoprudny, Moscow oblast, 141700
E. P. Malinina
Central Aerological Observatory
Email: askuzmichev@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Pervomaiskaya 3, Dolgoprudny, Moscow oblast, 141700
A. S. Kuz’michev
Central Aerological Observatory
Author for correspondence.
Email: askuzmichev@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Pervomaiskaya 3, Dolgoprudny, Moscow oblast, 141700
T. I. Babukhina
Central Aerological Observatory
Email: askuzmichev@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Pervomaiskaya 3, Dolgoprudny, Moscow oblast, 141700
A. V. Gan’shin
Central Aerological Observatory
Email: askuzmichev@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Pervomaiskaya 3, Dolgoprudny, Moscow oblast, 141700
A. N. Luk’yanov
Central Aerological Observatory
Email: askuzmichev@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Pervomaiskaya 3, Dolgoprudny, Moscow oblast, 141700
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