Passive Dosimetry of the Natural Ultraviolet Flux in a Snow Cover Under Conditions of Different Dustiness of the Surface Atmosphere

M. P. Tentyukov; V. P. Lyutoev; B. D. Belan; E. G. Yazikov; D. V. Simonenkov; I. S. Sobolev; R. Yu. Gavrilov; O. V. Kustov; V. S. Buchelnikov

doi:10.7868/S2412376526010073

Passive Dosimetry of the Natural Ultraviolet Flux in a Snow Cover Under Conditions of Different Dustiness of the Surface Atmosphere

M. P. Tentyukov, V. P. Lyutoev, B. D. Belan, E. G. Yazikov, D. V. Simonenkov, I. S. Sobolev, R. Yu. Gavrilov, O. V. Kustov, V. S. Buchelnikov

https://doi.org/10.7868/S2412376526010073

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Abstract

A pioneering method of passive dosimetry is proposed for assessing the light transmission of snow cover in the ultraviolet range (UV- transmission) under conditions of different dustiness in the near-surface. The method was tested at two scientific sites of the Institute of Atmospheric Optics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IAO SB RAS, city of Tomsk): the observatory Fonovaya and the BEK suburban site in the winter of 2022/23, as well as at two background stations: the “SSU Botsad” (Syktyvkar) and “Turuntayevo” (Tomsk region). Observations at the background sites were carried out in the winters of 2023/24 and 2024/25, respectively. The penetration depth of shortwave radiation into snow was estimated by exposing a passive ultraviolet radiation dosimeter. The dosimeter was based on sensors with artificial periclase nanocrystals. The signal of the photostimulated transition Мn3++ е– → Мn2+ accumulated in them was determined in the laboratory conditions using a radio spectrometer. The results obtained demonstrated the possibility of using passive dosimetry UV-transmission of snow to detect dustiness of the snow cover under different conditions of snow accumulation. The research also revealed some inhomogeneities in the extinction of the UV flux in the snow depth, associated with the presence of ice on some levels in the depth.

Keywords

artificial periclase nanocrystals, passive dosimeter, ultraviolet transparency of snow, snow cover, dust pollution of snow,

About the Authors

M. P. Tentyukov

V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS ; Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University
Russian Federation
Tomsk; Syktyvkar

V. P. Lyutoev

N.P. Yushkin Institute of Geology FRC Komi SC, UB RAS
Russian Federation
Syktyvkar

B. D. Belan

Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University
Russian Federation
Syktyvkar

E. G. Yazikov

National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University
Russian Federation
Tomsk

D. V. Simonenkov

Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University
Russian Federation
Syktyvkar

I. S. Sobolev

OOO “Geo Service”
Russian Federation
Tomsk

R. Yu. Gavrilov

National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University
Russian Federation
Tomsk

O. V. Kustov

Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar State University
Russian Federation
Syktyvkar

V. S. Buchelnikov

National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University
Russian Federation
Tomsk

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For citation: Tentyukov M.P., Lyutoev V.P., Belan B.D., Yazikov E.G., Simonenkov D.V., Sobolev I.S., Gavrilov R.Y., Kustov O.V., Buchelnikov V.S. Passive Dosimetry of the Natural Ultraviolet Flux in a Snow Cover Under Conditions of Different Dustiness of the Surface Atmosphere. Ice and Snow. 2026;66(1):91-104. https://doi.org/10.7868/S2412376526010073

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