Contents

Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics

Vol. 29, No. 4, 2016

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics ISSN 1024-8560.

Nonlinear Optics

Forecast of Intense Near- and Mid-IR Laser Radiation Propagation along Slant Atmospheric Paths

S. V. Asanov, Yu. E. Geintz, A. A. Zemlyanov, A. B. Ignatyev, G. G. Matvienko, V. V. Morozov, and A. V. Tarasenkova p. 315  abstract

Energy Parameters of CO2 Laser Radiation Focused in a Turbulent Atmosphere under Wind-Dominated Thermal Blooming

S. A. Shlenov, V. V. Vasiltsov, and V. P. Kandidov p. 324  abstract

Mechanism of an Anomalous Shift of the Gulf Stream in 2011

S. M. Pershin p. 331  abstract

Detection of Thin Oil Films on the Water Surface with the Help of UV Filaments

A. A. Ionin, D. V. Mokrousova, L. V. Seleznev, D. V. Sinitsyn, and E. S. Sunchugasheva p. 339  abstract

Remote Sensing of Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Underlying Surface

A New Algorithm of Retrieving the Surface Albedo by Satellite Remote Sensing Data

O. V. Nikolaeva p. 342  abstract

Combined Method for Optical Sensing of the Lower and Middle Atmosphere

V. N. Marichev p. 348  abstract

Optical Sources and Receivers for Environmental Studies

Potential of an Aircraft Landing Laser System

G. A. Kaloshin, G. G. Matvienko, S. A. Shishkin, V. I. Anisimov, V. V. Butuzov, V. V. Zhukov, G. V. Stolyarov, and V. P. Pasyuk p. 353  abstract

The Conversion of a Femtosecond Pulse with a Central Wavelength of 950 nm to the Second Harmonic

S. V. Alekseev, N. G. Ivanov, V. F. Losev, and S. Yu. Mironov p. 365  abstract

Laser Monitor Visualization of Gas-Dynamic Processes under Pulse-Periodic Discharges Initiated by Runaway Electrons in Atmospheric Pressure Air

D. V. Beloplotov, M. V. Trigub, V. F. Tarasenko, G. S. Evtushenko, and M. I. Lomaev p. 371  abstract

CuBr Laser for Nanopowder Production Visualization

M. V. Trigub, V. V. Platonov, K. V. Fedorov, G. S. Evtushenko, and V. V. Osipov p. 376  abstract

Nd:YAG/Cr:YAG Composite Laser Ceramics

S. G. Garanin, V. V. Osipov, V. A. Shitov, V. I. Solomonov, K. E. Lukyashin, A. V. Spirina, R. N. Maksimov, and E. V. Pozdnyakov p. 381  abstract

Superradiance by Molecular Nitrogen Ions in Filaments

N. G. Ivanov, V. F. Losev, V. E. Prokop’ev, and K. A. Sitnik p. 385  abstract

Lasing in Mixtures of Rare Gases with Fluorine Pumped by Volume Diffuse Discharges

A. N. Panchenko and N. A. Panchenko p. 390  abstract