Conception of gas and aerosol pollution monitoring of the earth's atmosphere (for altitudes more than 30 km) on board the International space station

Earth’s Stratospheric Aerosol Parameters Reconstruction from Polarimetric Measurements of the Sky

“…There is another method [3,4] for obtaining information on the physical properties of stratospheric aerosols of the planets of the solar system using observations in the visible and near infrared spectral wavelengths.…”

“…It significantly affects the Earth thermal regime as well as the ozone layer thickness. The data of aerosol optical thickness at such height was obtained by spectrophotometric studies [3,[12][13][14]. But the real part of the refractive index, the particles size distribution function type and parameters, the horizontal structure, the ozone layer altitude position, etc.…”

Passive Remote Study of the Aerosol in the Upper Atmosphere of the Earth

“…Moreover, the aerosol can participate in atmospheric processes both actively and passively. Thanks to spectrophotometric studies data ware obtained on the optical thickness of the aerosol at these heights [7][8][9][10]. At the same time, its nature (real part of the refractive index) (particle size, particle size distribution function, optical thickness of the aerosol and its horizontal structure, the upper boundary of the ozone layer in the stratosphere, etc.)…”

“…Another method for obtaining data on the physical properties of an aerosol in the upper atmosphere of the planets [11][12][13][14][15] was considered using the results of polarimetric measurements of a cloudless sky [16,17]. As a modification of the process of polarimetric observations of the sky, it was proposed to install the telescope not to the zenith, but to the declination coordinate of the Sun [9]. In this case, by changing the hour angle of the telescope, one can extend the interval of the observed phase angles.…”