Drift movement of aerosol particles in field of atmospheric gravity waves

Internal gravity waves exert an influence on the energetics and dynamics of the upper layers of the atmosphere. Their influence on the motion of fine particles in the atmosphere is clarified. This is important in analyzing the reactions of particles of natural atmospheric aerosol to wave perturbations of the IGW type. The behavior of artificial clouds of tiny metallized bodies whose motion is tracked by radar is studied. The mechanism of drift motion of such particles was analyzed and it is found that there is an interrelationship between the size of particles in mean equilibrium and the wave parameters. It is found that there is a simple interrelationship between the elements of the wave pattern observed in clouds and the size of the particles making them up. It appears that in noctilucent clouds the drift mechanism adequately explains the holding of particles in a suspended state.