Growth in the atmospheric aerosol concentration as a climate forcing agent |
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Authors: | A. Kh. Aliev A. G. Tlatov |
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Affiliation: | 1. Kislovodsk Mountain Astronomical Station, Central Astronomical Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Abstract: | The level of scattered radiation is analyzed using data of diurnal solar coronograph observations at the Mountain Astronomic Station in the period 1957?C2010 around coronal spectral lines at 5303 ? and 6374 ?. The observations were performed near the solar limb and were normalized by the intensity of the solar disk center. The measurements revealed variations on different timescales: seasonal variations, local maxima on timescales of a few years, and long-term trends. The local changes in the level of scattered radiation were found to be probably due to volcanic eruptions. An analysis revealed a tendency towards an increased in scattered radiation by approximately 40% during the last 50 years. The variations in the level of scattered radiation are compared with the concentration of atmospheric aerosols. The long-term growth in scattered radiation compares well with changes in the Earth??s near-surface temperature and is possibly associated with global climate change. |
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