Comprehensive study of physical phenomena occurring in the upper atmosphere of the Earth and their relationship with climatic trends

The IRN project AP08856096 was carried out under a grant from the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Project Manager: Solodovnik A.A., Ph.D., e-mail mailto:aasolodovnik@mail.ruaasolodovnik@mail.ru , (IDScopus 56584229500, ORCID 0000-0001-5760-2916).

Project executors: 

Leontiev P.I.Ph.D., (ID Scopus 57215094992, ORCID 0000-0002-8917-0596);

Dalin P.A. Ph.D., (IDScopus 6701807864);

Sartin S.A., Ph.D., (ORCID0000-0002-5637-3311 );

Kudabaeva D.A., Ph.D., (ID Scopus 56593266100);

Kabdushev A.S., doctoral student;

D.V. Alyoshin, Master (ID Scopus 57315543500, ORCID 0000-0002-5985-0523);

Kryuchkov V.N., Master (ID Scopus 57215833266);

Solodovnik N.P.;

Takenov B., Master's student (ID Scopus 57315543400).

Deadlines for execution: 2020-2022

Amount of funding: 40,700,000 tenge .

The purpose of the project:The study of the nature of mesospheric silvery clouds with an emphasis on identifying the relationship of their formation with global weather and climatic phenomena and cosmic factors. The goal is realized by experimental research, including obtaining experimental data and processing materials for ground and space monitoring of cloud fields.

Expected results: Formulation of conceptual conclusions about the relationship of meteorological processes in the troposphere and mesospheric phenomena, including both rapid variations and medium- and long-term trends. Development of a methodology for studying the parameters of the spatial structure and dynamics of mesospheric cloud fields based on ground-based and orbital optical observations. The study of the features of the spatial distribution of global CO fields in latitudinal and longitude relations. Development and development of a methodology for identifying the relationship of the asymmetry of global MSO fields with the features of the relief of the Earth's surface and geophysical factors. Conclusions about seasonal and inter-seasonal changes in the spatial structure of the global fields of silver clouds of the two hemispheres. Identification of inter-seasonal and age-old trends, including climate change.

Project description: Comprehensive research in the field of physico-chemical processes occurring in the upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere has been conducted by us since 2004 to the present. They are aimed both at clarifying the causes of the seasonal occurrence of global fields of mesospheric silver clouds and the nature of their subsequent evolution, and at identifying the very fact of their connection with tropospheric processes in the context of climate change. To date, there is an extensive volume of own synoptic data (series of images and video materials) and spectral (unique data) observations of mesospheric cloud fields presented in the form of an information database, which, due to the specifics of the problem, requires replenishment. The last thesis is especially relevant due to the fact that the use of modern digital technologies for remote sensing of the atmosphere is relatively young and has not allowed to accumulate the necessary amount of data for statistically sound conclusions. The most important results are published in rating scientific publications.

The use of new highly sensitive radiation receivers in research will allow us to switch to automated monitoring of the celestial sphere at dusk and night and register both fields of silvery clouds and meteor clouds, which will advance our research to a new level. The implemented method of recording meteor phenomena in the range of radio waves allows for their round-the-clock monitoring. Data on the concentration of meteoroids in near-Earth space are in demand for the practical needs of cosmonautics.

The research methods are based both on an experimental approach with the use of monitoring in the optical and radio bands, and on the development of methods for processing ground–based and space observations obtained during the implementation of cooperative scientific projects.

On an ongoing basis, cooperation is being implemented with foreign scientific centers that practice research in close areas: The Institute of Space and Atmospheric Physics (Sweden, Kiruna) and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IFA RAS, Russian Federation, Moscow), joint scientific research are presented in the form of publications in international peer-reviewed journals.

Articles:

1. A.A. Solodovnik, P.I. Leontyev, P. Dalin, B. Takenov, D. AlyoshinSeasonal evolution and interseasonal changes in polar mesospheric clouds at high latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere (DOI:10.1016/j.jastp.2021.105787).
2. A.A. Solodovnik, P.I. Leontyev, P. DalinStudies of the influence of tropospheric factors on the formation of noctilucent clouds by a cartographic method // Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics Volume 200 April 2020 (DOI:10.1016/j.jastp.2020.105224).
3. V. Kryuchkov, V. Savinkin, A. Solodovnik, L. Kryuchkova, Investigation of dynamic motion processes of modernized uav using mathematical model of numerical simulation // International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development, vol. 10–2, apr. 30 2020, pp. 635–654 (http://www.tjprc.org/publishpapers/2-67-1589790781-56.IJMPERDAPR202056.pdf).
4. D.A. Kudabaeva, A.A. Solodovnik Variations in the area of the global field of noctilucent clouds of the northern hemisphere in 2007–2012 seasons // Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, vol. 55, No 2, pp. 261-265, 2015 (DOI:10.1134/S0016793215020139).
5. D.A. Kudabayeva. Stationary Longitudinal Inhomogeneities in Areas of Mesospheric Clouds according to CIPS/AIM Data (June–July) // Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, 2015, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 801-804. (DOI:10.1134/S0016793215060079).
6. P. Dalin, A. Pogoreltsev, N. Pertsev, V. Perminov, N. Shevchuk, A. Dubietis, M. Zalcik, S. Kulikov, A. Zadorozhny, D. Kudabayeva, A. Solodovnik, G. Salakhutdinov, I. Grigoryeva// Evidence of the formation of noctilucent clouds due to propagation of an isolated gravity wave caused by a tropospheric occluded front (DOI:10.1002/2014GL062776).
7. Dalin  P.: A critical review on the paper “The earliest datable noctilucent cloud observation (Parma, Italy, AD 1840)”. TheHolocene, https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683620913925 , 2020.
8. Shevchuk, N., N. Pertsev, P. Dalin, and V. Perminov: Wave-induced variations in noctilucent cloud brightness: model and experimental studies, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 203, 105257, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2020.105257, 2020.
9. Dalin, P., N. Pertsev, V. Perminov, D. Efremov, and V. Romejko: Stratospheric observations of noctilucent clouds: a new approach in studying middle- and large-scale mesospheric dynamics, AnnalesGeophysicae, 38, 61–71, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-38-61-2020, 2020.
10. Dalin, P., V. Perminov, N. Pertsev, and V. Romejko: Updated long-term trends in mesopause temperature, airglow emissions, and noctilucent clouds, Journal of Geophysical Research –Atmospheres, 125, e2019JD030814, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD030814, 2020.