Pollutants aerosol

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Worldwide enhancements of aerosols in the stratosphere are observed after big volcanic eruptions (i.e., by the volcano Pinatubo in 1991), which led to a decrease in direct solar irradiance and an increase in diffuse irradiance. This effect could be measured especially well at a high mountain station, where the disturbance by urban aerosol pollution is very small. In this case, diffuse solar radiation was increased nearly twofold, while global (direct and diffuse) radiation was reduced by about 4% [34]. 

For further analysis of the long-distance transport of aerosol pollution to the Tien-Shan territory, the backtrajectories (BT) of air transfer were developed at a level of the leading current 500 gPa, taking into account the regional physico-geographical conditions. 

The backtrajectories highlight the basic sources of the aerosol pollution of the air masses, which can be assigned to two categories one of natural and the other of anthropogenic character. 

Figure 3 shows the characteristic backtrajectories of air mass transfer and centers of the possible sources of aerosol pollution. The histogram of recurrence of the backtrajectories classified by pollution sources (Figure 4) clearly demonstrates the contribution of different centers of aerosol generation to the total air pollution over the Tien-Shan, in relation to the type of air mass. 

A further study of the transport of aerosol pollution in die troposphere in relation to die actual optical-microphysical properties of aerosols, determined by the mediod of multiwave lidar sensing of atmosphere, allows the identification with high confidence of the various sources of aerosols. The effectiveness of the pollutants transport under equal conditions is determined by the lifetimes of pollutants in the atmosphere, which in turn depend on the character of the surface over which the air masses flow. 

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Environmental research (Tree ring analysis, natural and anthropogenic aerosol components, time dependent and sequential measurements of atmospheric aerosols, apportionment of aerosol pollutants to emission sources, global and regional air quality monitoring, desert... 

Z. Levin and W. R. Cotton, eds.. Aerosol Pollution Impact on Precipitation- A Scientific Review, Springer, New York, 2008. 

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