Variations of Total Nitrogen Oxide Content in the Atmosphere over the North Caucasus

The data are presented on total nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) content in the atmosphere from 1979 to 2009 at the high-mountain scientific station located in the unpolluted area in the North Caucasus at the height of 2070 m above the sea level (43.7° N, 42.7° E). The total content of NO₂ was measured on the basis of attenuation of direct solar radiation over slope pathways after the sunrise and before the sunset. Characteristics features are analyzed of temporal variability of total NO₂ content in the atmosphere related to its diurnal and seasonal variations, 11-year solar activity, volcanic eruptions, quasi-biennial oscillations of tropical circulation, and the El Niño effect.     

Long-Term Observations of Stratospheric Species at the A. M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics,Russian Academy of Sciences: Analysis of Trends and Interannual Variations in the Total Contents of O3 and NO2

Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics - Results of long-term measurements and an analysis of the temporal variability of the total contents (TC) of O3 and NO2 at the Kislovodsk High-Altitude...     

On the stimulation of acoustic emission in rock samples by electromagnetic fields

The combined impacts of the electromagnetic fields generated by two independent sources on the process of crack formation in loaded heterogeneous materials (rocks) are studied. The interest in such experiments lies in the fact that in natural conditions, the combination of several fields—the potential triggers of seismic activity—is rather the rule than the exception. It is shown by examples that in the conditions of crossed electric and magnetic fields (CrEMFs) the enhancement in acoustic activity can be triggered with a lower strength electric field than in case of the electric impact alone.