Ozone content over the Russian federation in the first quarter of 2008

Abstract

The review is compiled based on the results of the operation of the Total Ozone (TO) Monitoring System in the CIS countries, functioning in the operational regime at the Central Aerological Observatory (CAO). The monitoring system uses the data from the national network of filter ozonometers, type M-124; the proper operation of the system is confirmed by the results of comparison with the TO fields obtained from observations with the OMI satellite (US NASA) equipment. The TO observation data for each month of the first quarter of 2008 and for a quarter as a whole are generalized. Results of regular surface ozone observations that have been carried out by the CAO in the Moscow park zone since 1991 and that characterize the surface ozone state in the Moscow region are also considered.

Ozone content over the Russian Federation in the third quarter of 2009

“…The monitoring results demonstrated that the forecast of the TO level at midlatitudes of European Russia for the summer period of 2009 [2] was successful: its mean value over May-August was close to the climatic value. The mean total cloud amount for that period was one tenth above the climatic mean.…”

Ozone content over the Russian Federation in the third quarter of 2008

“…Generally, the SAOA area reaches its maxima in the middle of September, while the minimum TO values in the SAOA are observed in the first ten days of October [1]. The maximum values of the area (about 28 million km 2 : because of comparatively large error of the area measurement, not better than 10%, the data from different sources are somewhat different) and minimum TO values (about 96 DU; here, the error is also significant, up to 10%) recorded in 1998 were not reached 750 ZVYAGINTSEV et al Characteristic of the season surface ozone concentrations in the Moscow region were as usual, attributed to peculiarities of the atmospheric processes in the third quarter of 2008.…”

Statistical analysis and comparison of external factor effects on the total ozone field over the Russian territory in 1973–2007

“…Monthly averaging of daily measurements at the regional stations allows obtaining continuous data series including the northern stations, where performing measurements is difficult, especially in winter. The data review and estimate of data quality are published quarterly [2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

“…The main attention is paid to "semi-global" data at different latitudes; often these are zonally averaged results of ozone sounding at individual stations covering short periods of time, measurements conducted in particular expeditions and regions, and, finally, results of the reanalysis and use of different transport-photochemical models [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29].…”