Regional influence of stratospheric processes in the formation of weather and climate of the Republic of Belarus employing monitoring data

  • Timofey V. Shlender National Ozone Monitoring Research and Education Center, Belarusian State Universtity, 7 Kurčatava Street, Minsk 220045, Belarus
  • Veronika V. Zhuchkevich National Ozone Monitoring Research and Education Center, Belarusian State Universtity, 7 Kurčatava Street, Minsk 220045, Belarus
  • Aliaksandr N. Krasouski National Ozone Monitoring Research and Education Center, Belarusian State Universtity, 7 Kurčatava Street, Minsk 220045, Belarus; Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

The article aims at examining the latest trends in stratospheric processes, in particular, the differentiation of total ozone over the territory of the Republic of Belarus and their relationship with surface atmospheric circulation. As a result of the statistical analysis, the negative correlation link of total ozone and surface temperature, enabling to correct a medium­term weather forecast, is confirmed. Furthermore, the fact of violation of the correlation between total ozone and the surface temperature during the spring­summer ozone anomalies is revealed. The hypothesis of the influence of ozone mechanism on tropospheric circulation processes based on the specific case of the July hurricane of 2016 occurred over the territory of Belarus, is theoretically substantiated and practically illustrated. The hurricane has exemplified the partial
effect of the stratosphere on the troposphere, demonstrating the influence of jet streams and large gradients in the field of total ozone on a height of the tropopause. Thus, one has been positive to conclude that summer sharp changes in total ozone can lead to strong tropopause variations along with the appearance of powerful jet streams in the gap zones resulted in deterioration of the weather conditions in the lower troposphere.

Author Biographies

Timofey V. Shlender, National Ozone Monitoring Research and Education Center, Belarusian State Universtity, 7 Kurčatava Street, Minsk 220045, Belarus

junior researcher at the laboratory of biophotonics

Veronika V. Zhuchkevich, National Ozone Monitoring Research and Education Center, Belarusian State Universtity, 7 Kurčatava Street, Minsk 220045, Belarus

senior researcher at the laboratory of biophotonics

Aliaksandr N. Krasouski, National Ozone Monitoring Research and Education Center, Belarusian State Universtity, 7 Kurčatava Street, Minsk 220045, Belarus; Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (physics and mathematics); associate professor at the department of earth science and hydrometeorology, faculty of geography, Belarusian State Universtity , leading researcher at the laboratory of optical measuring instruments,  National Ozone Monitoring Research and Education Center, Belarusian State Universtity

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Published
2019-01-19
Keywords: atmospheric circulation, stratospheric ozone, weather forecast, tropopause height, jet streams, stratospheric-­tropospheric processes, ozone mechanism
How to Cite
Shlender, T. V., Zhuchkevich, V. V., & Krasouski, A. N. (2019). Regional influence of stratospheric processes in the formation of weather and climate of the Republic of Belarus employing monitoring data. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Geography and Geology, 2, 25-38. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/geography/article/view/820