Optical Characteristics of Atmospheric Aerosol Based On The Results of Measurements Near St. Petersburg from 2016 to 2021
- Authors: Shpak K.A.1, Nebosko E.Y.1, Ionov D.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Saint Petersburg State University
- Issue: Vol 60, No 5 (2024)
- Pages: 611-622
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/0002-3515/article/view/282062
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0002351524050046
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/HYBQST
- ID: 282062
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Abstract
The paper presents the results of measurements of the optical characteristics of the aerosol particles using a solar photometer and nephelometer from 2016 to 2021, obtained at the atmospheric monitoring station in Peterhof (59.88°N, 29.83°E). The measurements were compared with the MERRA-2 reanalysis data. It is shown that inter–seasonal variability is observed in the region, characterized by low values of the Angstrom exponent in winter and high values in the warm season. The backscatter fraction has a similar but less pronounced seasonal cycle. The average value of the turbidity coefficient for the period is less than 0.10, which makes it possible to determine the observation station as a background one. Using the HYSPLIT model, the origin of air masses forming the atmospheric air state at the observation station was determined in cases of realization of the limiting values of the measured scattering coefficients (< 10 and > 70) and the Angstrom exponent (< 1). Air masses coming from the north-west direction correspond to clean and humid air from the marine area and are manifested in the minimum values of the measured parameters. The maximum values of the scattering coefficient are associated with fine aerosol coming in the atmosphere both from regional emissions sources (urban pollution from the territory of St. Petersburg) and as a result of transboundary transport from southwestern directions.
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K. A. Shpak
Saint Petersburg State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: k.shpak@spbu.ru
Russian Federation, 7/9, Universitetskaya Emb., Saint Petersburg, 199034
E. Yu. Nebosko
Saint Petersburg State University
Email: k.shpak@spbu.ru
Russian Federation, 7/9, Universitetskaya Emb., Saint Petersburg, 199034
D. V. Ionov
Saint Petersburg State University
Email: k.shpak@spbu.ru
Russian Federation, 7/9, Universitetskaya Emb., Saint Petersburg, 199034
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