Analysis of noctilucent clouds’ fields according to ground-based network and airborne photography data

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The article analyzes the fields of noctilucent clouds over the territory of the Russian Federation, recorded by a ground-based network of cameras using also aircraft photography, over the two nights in June 2021. It is demonstrated that aircraft photography can significantly improve the coverage of the territory of noctilucent clouds’ probable appearance. The detected noctilucent cloud fields are compared with model regions of water vapor condensation derived from satellite measurements of temperature and water vapor mixing ratio. Practical steps are proposed for the development of aircraft observations of noctilucent clouds.

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N. N. Pertsev

Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics RAS

Author for correspondence.
Email: n.pertsev@bk.ru
Russian Federation, 119017, Moscow, Pyzhevskiy per., 3

P. A. Dalin

Swedish Institute of Space Physics; Space Research Institute RAS

Email: n.pertsev@bk.ru
Sweden, SE-981 28, Kiruna, Box 812; 117997, Russia, Moscow, Profsoyuznaya str., 84/32

V. I. Perminov

Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics RAS

Email: n.pertsev@bk.ru
Russian Federation, 119017, Moscow, Pyzhevskiy per., 3

N. K. Gusev

Zavolzhsk City Museum of Art and Local Lore

Email: n.pertsev@bk.ru
Russian Federation, 155412, Zavolzhsk, Frunze str., 2

E. Yu. Tsimerinov

Noctilucent Clouds Observing and Study Center

Email: n.pertsev@bk.ru
Russian Federation, 117452, Moscow, Chongarskiy boul., 21

A. A. Solodovnik

Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University

Email: n.pertsev@bk.ru
Kazakhstan, 150000, Petropavlovsk, Zhumabaeva str., 114

A. M. Zadorozhny

Novosibirsk State University

Email: n.pertsev@bk.ru
Russian Federation, 630090, Novosibirsk, Pirogova str., 2

D. V. Korotyshkin

Kazan (Privolzhskiy) Federal University

Email: n.pertsev@bk.ru
Russian Federation, 420008, Kazan, Kremlevskaya str., 18

G. S. Bordonskiy

Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology and Cryology SB RAS

Email: n.pertsev@bk.ru
Russian Federation, 672014, Chita, Nedorezova str., 16a

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2. Fig. 1. Ground and aerial photographs of S.O. on June 13/14 (a–c) and June 21/22 (d–f), 2021: Novosibirsk, 55˚ N 83˚ E, UT 19:56 (a); Petropavlovsk, 55˚ N 69˚ E, UT 20:07 (b); PS, 59.5˚ N 54˚ E, UT 21:05 (c); PS, 55˚ N 94.5˚ E, UT 15:42 (d); Preobrazhenka 52˚ N 113˚ E, UT 17:59 (d); Zavolzhsk, 57˚ N. 42˚ E, UT 21:29 (e). Ground-based photographs (a, b, d, f) are oriented approximately to the north, while aircraft photographs (c, d) are oriented to the north-northeast. Photo (c) shows both the N.O. and the edge of the rising Sun, which is hardly possible with ground-based observations.

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3. Fig. 2. The N.O. fields (red rectangles) recorded by ground and airborne photography on June 13, 2021 (UT 17:00÷23:30) against the background of a map of temperature differences and the freezing point at a pressure level of 0.0046 hPa (~85 km), constructed using data from the MLS instrument of the Aura satellite. Ground points where N.O. were observed or where their absence was noted under favorable weather conditions are shown with black stars. The part of the PS trajectory that passed in twilight or night conditions above the tropospheric clouds is shown with a thick black line.

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4. Fig. 3. The same as in Fig. 2, but for June 21, 2021 (UT 14:58÷23:45).

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