Big data and UN’s sustainable development goals

At present, better understanding of various interactions and feedbacks between Earth surface and atmosphere is required to improve climate related predictions and mitigation plans. Foremost, if the global CO2 emissions continue increasing at the current rate, we will have, within 40 years, atmospheric CO2 concentration over 500 ppm (www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/). This value can be considered to be critical … Continue reading Big data and UN’s sustainable development goals

Estimation of the tropospheric and stratospheric CO2 content by ground-based IR technique

Published: 05 July 2021; https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433821020110 Measured solar spectra of high spectral resolution possess specific information about the vertical distribution of some atmospheric gases. The assessment of the spectra informational value is provided by determining a degree of freedom for signal (dofs). This can be obtained from the solar spectra. Such information can be used to … Continue reading Estimation of the tropospheric and stratospheric CO2 content by ground-based IR technique

Thunderstorms activity – concerns for aviation

Summary of research Thunderstorms are a common natural phenomenon that significantly affects a flight safety worldwide. In our study (with focus on the Kyiv International Airport – Zhuliany, Ukraine) in total 379 cases of thunderstorms were investigated for 2009–2018. The methodological approach included in depth weather-climatological analysis and numerical modeling of thunderstorm activity. At the … Continue reading Thunderstorms activity – concerns for aviation

The Arctic Yearbook –a perfect platform for Arctic & global studies

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to consider globalization’s dark side by bringing up new premises of security due to environmental degradation, climate change and pandemics as non-military threats that should be applied comprehensively. It also supports an importance of scientific research & its applications, digitalization, distance-learning /-working, and open access material for knowledge-building, when … Continue reading The Arctic Yearbook –a perfect platform for Arctic & global studies

Snow and ice mass balance in the Finnish Arctic

The Arctic Amplification (AA) has a direct impact on Boreal lakes. The warmer air temperature and enhanced snow condition favour granular ice formation in boreal lakes. In order to better understand climate change on Lake Ice phenology, a thermistor string-based ice mass balance (IMB) buoy called SIMBA (http://digital.ecomagazine.com/display_article.php?id=3771615&view=674747) has been deployed in Orajärvi lake in … Continue reading Snow and ice mass balance in the Finnish Arctic

Investigation of heat waves indices applicability for the territory of Ukraine – summary of research

Authors: Ivan Kostyrko (contact email: vanfildin(a)gmail.com) and Olga Shevchenko (contact email: olga.s.meteo(a)gmail.com) Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (TSNUK), Kyiv, Ukraine During the last decades, the number of heatwaves (HWs) has increased worldwide. Therefore, it is very important to determine the duration, intensity, and other HW characteristics, in particular under climate change condition. In this study, several … Continue reading Investigation of heat waves indices applicability for the territory of Ukraine – summary of research

Anthropogenic impacts on urban atmosphere: observations and modelling

Author: Assoc. Prod. Aaed Mkhanna, Russian State Hydrometeorological University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia Contact: aaedmohanna(a)hotmail.com RSHU to students. The Russian State Hydrometeorological University (RSHU) as the University, provides a complex scientific knowledge to students that allow them to understand importance and danger of pollution in cities, and in particular, to study atmospheric transport, dispersion, deposition and chemical … Continue reading Anthropogenic impacts on urban atmosphere: observations and modelling

SMEAR II celebrates its 25th Anniversary

The Station Measuring Ecosystem Atmosphere Relations (SMEAR II) celebrated its 25th anniversary event on August 20th 2020 in Hyytiälä, Finland. Due to COVID19 the program was live streamed at Hyytiälä research station. In addition to seminar and walking tour to SMEAR II site, the program included the release of art piece IÄI by the artist … Continue reading SMEAR II celebrates its 25th Anniversary

Special Issue on “Data Fusion/Assimilation of Low-Cost Sensors for Air Pollution Exposure”

Prof. Tareq Hussein and Dr. Martha A. Zaidan from the Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR, University of Helsinki) would like to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601) that will be dedicated to Data Fusion/Assimilation of Low-Cost Sensors for Air … Continue reading Special Issue on “Data Fusion/Assimilation of Low-Cost Sensors for Air Pollution Exposure”

“Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) – Part II” special issue in the journal ACP

The new PEEX special issue has just been issued entitled "Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) – Part II" as part of the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP). The special issue papers are edited by the ACP co-editors. Coordinators: Dominick Spracklen and Paul Zieger | Veli-Matti Kerminen, Martin Heimann, Tuomas Laurila. As of today, authors can submit … Continue reading “Pan-Eurasian Experiment (PEEX) – Part II” special issue in the journal ACP

NEWS from BASENET working group

A novel paper by Chalov et al. (2020) presents the fate of river-borne chemicals under control by changing flow conditions. The study which is based on the novel approach and combines together sampling and acoustic Doppler current proﬁler (ADCP) water velocity transects, allows to accurately estimate the depth-integrated instantaneous chemicals ﬂux. Chalov, S.; Moreido, V.; … Continue reading NEWS from BASENET working group

On space weather factors which can impact terrestrial physical processes

Olga M. Stupishina 1, E.G. Golovina 2 1 Saint-Petersburg State University, Physics, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation (olgastupishina@yandex.ru) 2 Russian State Hydrometeorological University, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation (goloveg@yandex.ru) The main idea of our work is to find out the perspective points for the investigation of space factors which can impact physical processes on Earth surface. Some decades ago … Continue reading On space weather factors which can impact terrestrial physical processes

Investigation of heat waves indices applicability for the territory of Ukraine

Text by Ivan Kostyrko (contact email: vanfildin(a)gmail.com) & Olga Shevchenko (contact email: olga.s.meteo(a)gmail.com) Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (TSNUK), Kyiv, Ukraine During the last decades, the number of heatwaves (HWs) has increased worldwide. Therefore, it is very important to determine the duration, intensity, and other HW characteristics, in particular under climate change condition. In this study, … Continue reading Investigation of heat waves indices applicability for the territory of Ukraine

Estimates of anthropogenic CO2 emissions from satellite and ground based measurements

Y. Timofeyev1, G. Nerobelov1, S. Smyshlyaev2, I. Berezin1, Y. Virolainen1, M. Makarova1, A. Poberovsky1, A. Polyakov1, and S. Foka1 1Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation (y.timofeev@spbu.ru) 2Russian State Hydrometeorological University, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation (smyshl@rshu.ru) The influence of greenhouse gases on Earth climate motivated people to establish monitoring systems and set a task before humanity to … Continue reading Estimates of anthropogenic CO2 emissions from satellite and ground based measurements

The Arctic Yearbook

The Arctic Yearbook is an open access compilation of peer-reviewed articles in the field of Arctic geopolitics, security studies and development. It is an online publication from the Geopolitics Thematic Network of the UArctic, headed by Prof. Lassi Heininen and hosted by the Arctic Portal. The yearly online journal dates back to 2012 when the … Continue reading The Arctic Yearbook