1996
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-1119-y
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Enhancement of stratospheric aerosols after solar proton event

Abstract: Abstract. The lidar measurements at Verhnetulomski observatory (68.6°N, 31.8°E) at Kola peninsula detected a considerable increase of stratospheric aerosol concentration after the solar proton event of GLE (ground level event) type on the 16/02/84. This increase was located at precisely the same altitude range where the energetic solar protons lost their energy in the atmosphere. The aerosol layer formed precipitated quickly (1–2 km per day) during 18, 19, and 20 February 1984, and the increase of R(H) (backsc… Show more

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“…CRIF process appears to provide a direct and more convincing explanation for the high correlation between the thin nitrate-rich layers in polar ice cores and major SPEs (McCracken et al, 2001) and the observed enhancement in aerosol backscattering ratio at PSC layers shortly after the SPE (Shumilov et al, 1996). Fig.…”
Section: Effect Of Solar Activity On Psc Properties and Denitrificationmentioning
confidence: 75%
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“…CRIF process appears to provide a direct and more convincing explanation for the high correlation between the thin nitrate-rich layers in polar ice cores and major SPEs (McCracken et al, 2001) and the observed enhancement in aerosol backscattering ratio at PSC layers shortly after the SPE (Shumilov et al, 1996). Fig.…”
Section: Effect Of Solar Activity On Psc Properties and Denitrificationmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…Analysis of meteorological data indicates that the increase was not associated with temperature change and seems to be caused by the SPE (Shumilov et al, 1996). The mechanism Shumilov et al (1996) offered to explain that the aerosol backscatter ratio enhancement is the increase in aerosol concentration as a result of SPE-induced enhancement in the ion nucleation rate of ultrafine particles. This explanation is questionable because the concentration of sulfuric acid gas in winter polar stratosphere is extremely low (<∼10 5 cm −3 ) and the increase in ionization rate may not lead to an increase in the formation of fresh ultrafine particles (Yu, 2002).…”
Section: Effect Of Solar Activity On Psc Properties and Denitrificationmentioning
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“…The mechanism of the ion nucleation through the ionization process has been developed by Arnold (1982) as a potential source of condensation nuclei (CN) on which stratospheric sulfate aerosols can form (Arnold, 1982;Hofman and Rosen, 1983). Shumilov et al (1995Shumilov et al ( , 1996 reported that high-energy (150-300 MeV) solar protons can contribute to aerosol layer and initiate ozone "mini-holes" at high latitudes. Taking into account that the low (less than −78 • ) stratospheric temperatures are rare in occurrence at northern polar latitudes (10% days in a year) (Taalas and Kyro, 1992), we consider the solar protons as one of the possible agents influencing the ozone layer and aerosols in Arctic.…”
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confidence: 99%