Geophysical processes and biosphere: article

AEROSOL, PLASMA VORTICES AND ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES
N.I. Izhovkina1
S.N. Artekha2
N.S. Erokhin2,3
L.A. Mikhailovskaya2
1 Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation, Russian Academy of Sciences
2 Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
3 Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Journal: Geophysical processes and biosphere
Tome: 17
Number: 4
Year: 2018
Pages: 5-25
UDK: 533.951
DOI: 10.21455/GPB2018.4-1
Keywords: aerosol plasma, geomagnetic field, cosmic rays, vortex activity, blocking anticyclones, clear weather turbulence
Аnnotation: The maximum of ionization of atmospheric particles by cosmic rays corresponds to the altitudes of the formation of tropospheric clouds. Since the process of formation of ionizing particles is cascaded, the effect of cosmic radiation on vortex atmospheric processes is essentially nonlinear. An important role of the aerosol impurity is manifested in the generation of plasma vortices and in the accumulation of energy and mass by atmospheric vortices when moisture condenses. The nonmonotonic stratification of unstable plasma inhomogeneities contributes to the formation of cellular structures. In the fields of pressure gradients of a mosaic cellular topology, the electric field of plasma vortices can be manifested with the ionization of particles. In the aerosol plasma of atmospheric cloudiness, the electromagnetic forces between the elements of the flow structure contribute to the intensification of the vortex structure. The interaction of plasma spiral current vortices is determined by their magnitude and geometric parameters of their spatial distribution. The interaction between a cyclone and an anticyclone depends on the stability of the anticyclone. Vortex activity of the atmosphere, its jet flows and turbulence are associated with heterogeneous cellular distributions of atmospheric pollution. Part of the energy of powerful atmospheric vortex structures is generated by aerosol plasma vortices.