Vol. 7, issue 04, article # 13
pdf Pershin S. M., Bukharin A. V., Makarov V. S., Kuznetsov V. I., Prokhazka I. Spatiotemporal picture of the atmospheric pollution with aerosols over Volga River. // Atmospheric and oceanic optics. 1994. V. 7. No. 04. P. 290-293.Copy the reference to clipboard
Abstract:
In this paper we present some results of lidar sounding of the atmosphere over Volga river en route from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod obtained during a complex ecological expedition on board a ship "Il'ya Repin" at the period from 28.06.1993 till 07.07.1993. The investigation has been carried out using a compact aerosol lidar with an eye–safe laser radiation. A comparison of lidar return signals obtained under similar conditions enabled us to reveal regions of especially clear (aerosol free) atmosphere and regions with aerosol pollution. The atmosphere over certain sections of the route (for example, near small towns Ples and Khvoinyi Bor) is considered as the reference or background atmosphere for assessing the degree of aerosol pollution of the atmosphere over industrial centers.