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Lidar observations of aerosol appearance in the middle atmosphere of Kamchatka in 2007-2011
- Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Radio Wave Propagation FEB RAS, Mirnaya 7, Paratunka, Kamchatka krai
- Institute of Cosmophysical Research and Radio Wave Propagation, Mirnaya 7, Paratunka, Kamchatka krai
- V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, pl. Akademika Zueva 1, Tomsk, 634021 Russia
- Nizhniy Novgorod State University, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
- Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk
According to results of lidar observations carried out in Kamchatka from October, 2007 to December, 2010 the behavior of aerosol vertical structure within height of 30-80 km is analyzed. The obtained data revealed regular aerosol appearance in winter in the upper stratosphere and mesosphere at height of 60-75 km. Aerosol scattering at this altitude is observed from the end of October to March-April. During the warm season, from April to October, lidar signals correspond well to Rayleigh molecular scattering.