2002～2003年SSW期间东亚扇区电离层南北赤道异常峰经向运动

研究2002~2003年平流层突然增温(SSW)期间,东亚扇区电离层赤道异常南北峰位置的变化特征.通过与该期间平流层再分析数据(温度、风速)、电离层赤道电激流(EEJ)强度、地磁活动指数以及太阳辐射指数比较,分析了赤道异常南北峰变化的机理.结果表明,在SSW期间,南北峰均出现大尺度的准16日周期性经向运动,这种经向运动(赤道异常峰位置的周期振荡)与EEJ强度变化相关,两者在准16日周期振荡上存在同相关系,而与太阳活动和地磁活动无明显关系.此外,赤道异常峰的平均位置及其准16日周期振荡的振幅都具有南北不对称性.在位置上,赤道异常南峰比赤道异常北峰更远离磁赤道,在振幅上南峰强于北峰.在南北峰位置不对称性方面,需要结合低纬度地区电离层高度的跨赤道中性风和太阳直射点等因素进行综合分析,而SSW期间大气中性风的变化可能会增加低纬度地区电离层动力学过程的复杂性.     

中性风与等离子体行星波的同步振荡

本文是“赤道异常的行星波振荡”的续篇。提供新的事实以说明:由于中层大气的行星波振荡会调制到潮汐风上面,潮汐风上升到E层发电机区域,通过发电机效应产生电场及S_q电流体系的行星波振荡。电场沿磁力线传到F_2层,通过“喷泉效应”引起电离层赤道异常的行星波振荡。所有这些振荡来源相同,所以是同步的。     

冬季太阳11年周期活动对大气环流的影响

利用气象场的再分析资料和太阳辐射活动资料,对太阳11年周期活动影响北半球冬季(11月~3月)大气环流的过程进行了统计分析和动力学诊断.根据赤道平流层纬向风准两年振荡(QBO)的东、西风状态对太阳活动效应进行了分类讨论,结果表明：东风态QBO时,太阳活动效应主要集中在赤道平流层中、高层和南半球平流层,强太阳活动时增强的紫外辐射加热了赤道地区的臭氧层,造成平流层低纬明显增温,同时加强了南半球的Brewer-Dobson(B-D)环流,引起南极高纬平流层温度增加;而北半球中高纬的环流主要受行星波的影响,太阳活动影响很小.西风态QBO时,太阳活动效应在北半球更为重要,初冬时强太阳活动除了加热赤道地区臭氧层外,还抑制了北半球的B-D环流,造成赤道平流层温度增加和纬向风梯度在垂直方向的变化,从而改变了对流层两支行星波波导的强度;冬末时在太阳活动调制下,行星波向极波导增强,B-D环流逐渐恢复,造成北半球极地平流层明显增温,同时伴随着赤道区域温度的下降.     

电离层赤道异常两日振荡的数值模拟

近20年来,国外学者对电离层赤道异常问题的数值模拟研究未考虑到大气行星波对潮汐发电机电场的调制效应,因而不能解释赤道异常峰值的逐日变化.本文结果表明二日波对F_2区电子浓度的输运有很大影响.这一方法可以推广到赤道异常各种长周期行星波振荡的数值研究. 本文从非定常等离子体连续方程出发,建立包含行星波振荡对E×B漂移的调制效应的方程,并给出数值模拟的方法以及可与实际观测进行比较的结果.文中取二日波漂移振幅为U_p=0 m/s、5m/s、10m/s,而初位相分别为φ=0°、90°共四种情形进行了模拟,结果表明,二日波的调制可使赤道异常的时空分布以及异常峰值产生明显的逐日变化.在所选取的模型中,取U_p=5m/s,φ=0°所得到的f_0F_2t的二日分布特征与观测较吻合.而u_p约5m/s的变化能引起异常峰值f_0F_2约1-2MHz的起伏,而二天之内f_0F_2的二个峰值表现出约2-4MHz的起伏.     

Madden-Julian振荡对北半球冬季中间层影响的动力学过程

本研究揭示了北半球冬季Madden-Julian振荡(MJO)对北半球中间层大气的作用.卫星观测和数值模式模拟的结果表明,北半球高纬度中间层大气在MJO第4相位后约35天显著降温,这一现象滞后MJO引起的高平流层扰动约10天.在中纬度,向上传播的行星波增强还导致了中间层温度在滞后MJO第4相位25天左右时出现1波结构的温度异常. MJO引起的异常行星波可以调制平流层顶-低中间层区域纬向西风在MJO第4相位后约30天减弱.同时,由于重力波的临界层滤波机制,减弱的西风会引起中间层的气候平均西向重力波减弱.受到行星波和重力波变化的共同作用,中间层的经向环流在MJO第4相位滞后约35天显著减弱,并导致极区中间层降温.     

500 hPa高度场上两极和赤道位势高度气候演变规律的研究

本文运用近50 a来500 hPa层次上南极、赤道和北极位势高度以及南北半球西风指数的资料，分析了它们的时间演变规律及其相互间的关系.结果表明，南极位势高度显著下降；赤道位势高度显著上升.南极、赤道和北极位势高度都存在着显著的年际、年代际变化特征.总体上，南极位势高度与赤道位势高度有极其显著的负相关关系，北极与赤道的位势高度之间以及两极位势高度之间相关关系不显著；在共振的特定频率中，北极位势高度振荡落后于南极位势高度，赤道位势高度振荡又落后于两极位势高度振荡，气候变化最先开始的区域为南极地区.进一步分析表明,伴随着以上三个区域的位势高度趋势变化及其周期振荡，必然引起高空西风的增强与周期振荡.研究表明，南北两半球西风指数都存在显著的上升趋势，且存在显著的年代际变化特征.其中，南半球西风指数上升幅度较北半球大，其振荡落后于南极位势高度.     

地磁场的漂移运动和强度变化

在修正了Briggs提出的移动变形图案相关分析法基础上,对全球非偶极子磁场以及6个行星尺度磁异常区的漂移特性和强度变化进行了研究.结果表明,在1900-2000年期间,全球非偶极子磁场以0.15°/a的平均速度向西漂移,强度累计增长了29%;6个行星尺度异常区的西漂运动存在明显差异,其中漂移最快的是赤道附近的非洲异常,平均西漂速度为0.26°/a,其次是南半球的澳大利亚异常(0.23°/a),最慢的是欧亚异常(0.09°/a).除西漂外,大多数异常区还有较小的北向漂移.在1940-1955年期间北半球的欧亚、北美和北大西洋3个异常区以及赤道地区的非洲异常几乎同时由西漂或西南漂转为西北向漂移;紧接着,南半球的南大西洋和澳大利亚两个异常区的漂移特征也发生明显变化,主要是漂移明显减慢,而不是漂移方向的转折.在6个异常区中,澳大利亚、南大西洋、非洲和欧亚4个异常区的强度有明显增加,而北美和北大西洋两个异常区的强度则显示了减小的趋势.     

南半球平流层极涡崩溃早晚年环流异常特征

极涡崩溃是平流层大气环流一个重要的变化过程,本文利用31年的再分析资料研究了南半球平流层极涡崩溃早晚年的异常特征.研究结果表明,南半球平流层极涡崩溃偏早年极涡崩溃前后平流层环流场异常表现为整层一致的变化,即都为正温度异常、正位势高度异常和负纬向风异常;而南半球平流层极涡崩溃偏晚年极涡崩溃前后平流层环流场异常的整层一致性的变化不典型,而在符号上与极涡崩溃偏早年的异常相反.与北半球平流层极涡崩溃前后环流异常相反明显不同,南半球平流层极涡崩溃偏早或偏晚年在极涡崩溃前后的环流异常保持相同的性质.进一步分析表明行星波活动在南极极涡的崩溃过程中起到了重要作用,极涡崩溃早年上传行星波比极涡崩溃晚年强,并且持续时间长.通过波流相互作用,行星波的异常使得极涡崩溃早年和晚年10月的平流层高纬地区分别为位势高度正异常和负异常,环流异常持续保持可能最终影响了南半球平流层极涡的崩溃时间.分析显示南半球极涡崩溃偏晚与La Niña事件之间可能存在一定的联系,但在极涡崩溃偏早年与赤道太平洋海表温度异常(SSTA)并无明显关系.     

厄尔尼诺/南方涛动与赤道远西太平洋准两年周期振荡之间相互作用的概念模式

建立了一个反映厄尔尼诺/南方涛动(ENSO)与热带远西太平洋准两年振荡(QBOWP)相互作用最基本物理过程的新概念模式. 在此概念模式中, QBOWP对ENSO的影响通过两种途径: (1) 沿赤道太平洋海洋Kelvin波和 (2) 大气的Walker环流; 而ENSO对QBOWP的影响则可通过大气的Walker环流异常来实现. 对该模式结果的分析诊断表明: 在ENSO与QBOWP相互作用过程中, 大气桥(Walker环流)的作用比海洋桥(沿赤道太平洋的Kelvin波)更重要; 通过QBOWP与ENSO的相互作用, 一个3~5年周期的ENSO振荡可以变为准两年振荡, 而赤道远西太平洋年际变化的主要周期也会变长; 热带太平洋大气-海洋耦合系统的多时间尺度的年际变化可以通过ENSO与QBOWP的相互作用来实现.     

中国区域电离层垂测仪探测参量与COSMIC掩星反演结果比较研究

利用漠河站、左岭站、富克站垂测仪数据和COSMIC反演的电离层资料,分析比较了太阳活动高年两种探测手段获取的电离层特征参量(N_mF₂、h_mF₂)的相关性.结果表明,两种方式获取的电离层对应特征参量相关性较高,且N_mF₂的相关性好于h_mF₂,同时相关性与纬度和季节有关.在地磁中纬度地区对应参量相关性较好,而在地磁低纬度受北驼峰控制区域相关性降低;在电离层赤道异常区域,春秋季、夏季对应特征参量相关性好于冬季.造成冬季相关性低的可能原因是,在跨越赤道中性风作用下,冬季电离层赤道异常区电子浓度梯度较大,造成掩星反演误差增大,致使两种探测手段获取的电离层特征参量相关性降低.     

First observation of quasi-2-day oscillations in ionospheric plasma frequency at fixed heights

The existence and development of the quasi-2-day oscillations in the plasma frequency variations of the F region at northern middle latitudes are investigated. A new approach to study the quasi-2-day oscillations is presented, using a methodology that allows us to do such a study at fixed heights. The hourly values of plasma frequency at fixed heights, from 170 km to 220 km at 10 km step, obtained at the Observatori de lEbre station (40.8°N, 0.5°E) during 1995 are used for analysis. It is found that quasi-2-day oscillations exist and persisted in the ionospheric plasma frequency variations over the entire year 1995 for all altitudes investigated. The dominant period of oscillation ranges from 42 to 56 h. The amplitude of oscillation is from 0.1 MHz to 1 MHz. The activity of the quasi-2-day oscillation is better expressed during the summer half year when several enhancements, about 15–30 days in duration, were observed. The largest enhancements of the oscillation occurred during early June, July and early August; i. e., near and after the summer solstice when the 2-day wave in the middle neutral atmosphere typically displays its largest activity in the Northern Hemisphere. The results obtained may help us understand better the possible influencing mechanisms between the 2-day wave in the middle neutral atmosphere and the ionospheric quasi-2-day oscillations.     

Meridional movement of northern and southern equatorial ionization anomaly crests in the East-Asian sector during 2002–2003 SSW

The present paper investigates the asymmetrical variability of the location of the north and the south equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA) crests in the East-Asian sector, along with their association with simultaneous observations of equatorial electrojet (EEJ) strength, geomagnetic activity index, and solar flux index during the 2002–2003 sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event. Analysis of these observations indicates the existence of a large-scale quasi 16-day periodic meridional movement in both EIA crests, and also reveals a strong correlation between the quasi 16-day oscillation in geomagnetic latitudes of the EIA crest and EEJ strength. The latitude of the northern/southern EIA crest and the EEJ strength indicate that obvious synchronous periodic oscillations were in-phase in the northern and southern hemisphere when the SSW occurred. In addition, it is also found that both the EIA crest location and amplitude of the periodic movement of the EIA locations exhibit hemispheric asymmetry. The amplitude of the periodic movement of the EIA location in the southern hemisphere is larger than that of the northern hemisphere, and the southern EIA crest is further off from the equator than the north one. Understanding these asymmetries requires a combination of mechanisms that involve at least trans-equator meridional winds and the position of a sub-solar point; however, potential disturbances in neutral winds associated with the SSW may additionally complicate the equatorial ionospheric dynamics.     

Periods of planetary waves in geomagnetic variations

Periods of planetary waves, especially the 10- and 16-day waves, were found in Fourier analyses of 10-year geomagnetic time series from two mid-latitude stations in the northern hemisphere. This suggests that planetary waves influence geomagnetic variations. Cross-spectral analysis of magnetic time series from seven stations located at around 50°N at the beginning of 1979, when a 16-day wave occurred in the stratosphere, also shows a 16-day oscillation. However, study of the phases does not reveal the horizontal direction of wave propagation. Furthermore, the temporal variations of the 16-day oscillation in magnetic time series are presented as dynamic spectra and the results are compared with global investigations of geopotential height data at 1 hPa (around 48 km) with respect to the 16-day wave for the same time interval. In some cases this comparison suggests a clear correlation between geomagnetic variations and planetary waves as well as a propagation of the 16-day wave up to the dynamo region (100-170 km).     

基于IGS台网观测的2001—2008年赤道电离异常的强度和半球不对称特征

赤道电离异常（Equatorial Ionization Anomaly,EIA）是低纬电离层中的一个重要现象.本文基于IGS台网提供的2001—2008年期间的电离层总电子含量（Total Electron Content,TEC）数据,分析了120°E区的EIA强度和磁南北半球不对称性在磁平静时期的变化特征,包括对地方时、季节和太阳活动的依赖.本文结果表明,（1） EIA强度表现出显著的随地方时和季节的变化特征.EIA强度在0200LT和2000LT附近分别出现一个极值,且2000LT附近的EIA强度更大;EIA强度通常在春/秋季较大,在夏/冬季较小,且冬季要大于夏季.（2） EIA南北半球不对称也表现出随地方时和季节变化特征.EIA半球不对称在0200LT和2000-2200LT附近分别出现一个极值;EIA半球不对称的季节变化特征还依赖于太阳活动,太阳活动高年期间,EIA半球不对称通常在春/秋季更显著;太阳活动低年期间,EIA半球不对称通常在冬季更显著.（3） EIA强度和半球不对称性的逐日变化和月变化表现出对太阳活动存在一定的依赖,但依赖性并不显著.2000LT （0200LT）附近的EIA强度的月变化与太阳活动整体呈正（负）相关,而2200LT （0200LT）附近的EIA半球不对称的月变化与太阳活动整体呈负（负）相关.（4）影响EIA强度变化的主要因素可归于纬圈电场和中性风场;影响EIA半球不对称变化的主要因素可归因为子午中性风场.     

Modeling the temperature of the polar mesopause region: Part I—Inter-annual and long-term variations generated by the stratospheric QBO

We present results from the Numerical Spectral Model (NSM), which focus on the temperature environment of the mesopause region where polar mesospheric clouds (PMC) form. The PMC occur in summer and are observed varying on time scales from months to years, and the NSM describes the dynamical processes that can generate the temperature variations involved. The NSM simulates the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO), which dominates the zonal circulation of the lower stratosphere at equatorial latitudes. The modeled QBO extends into the upper mesosphere, due to gravity wave (GW) filtering, consistent with UARS zonal wind and TIMED temperature measurements. While the QBO zonal winds are confined to equatorial latitudes, the associated temperature variations extend to high latitudes. The meridional circulation redistributes the QBO energy—and the resulting temperature oscillations away from the equator produce inter-annual variations that can exceed 5 K in the polar mesopause region, with considerable differences between the two hemispheres. The NSM shows that the 30-month QBO produces a 5-year or semi-decadal (SD) oscillation, and stratospheric NCEP data provide observational evidence for that. This SD oscillation extends in the temperature to the upper mesosphere, where it could contribute to the long-term variations of the region.     

On the ratio noise-signal of long-periodic oscillations in the general atmospheric circulation

Summary Characteristic features of long-periodic oscillations in the general atmospheric circulation may be deduced from the correlation existing between the monthly, the three-monthly, the six-monthly and the twelve-monthly figures of the barometric pressure at two distant stations and from the autocorrelation of the same figures at each station.It is shown that the monthly figures of the barometric pressure at Easter Island and those at Djakarta during the six years 1950–1955 have, when plotted as a function of time, one oscillation in common, whereas further these figures have both their own rhythms and their own noise. The period of the common oscillation is 28.6 months, while the phase difference between both stations amounts to 180°. The r.m.s. value of the noise is 0.76 times the value of the amplitude of the oscillation. The rhythms differ in wave length, amplitude and phase.It is also shown that the monthly figures of the barometric pressure at Ponta Delgada and those at Stykkisholm have, when plotted as a function of time, a whole spectrum of oscillations jointly, while all oscillations have the same phase difference (238°) between both stations. These features are deduced from observations during 40 years (1896–1915 and 1921–1940). If yearly figures are used instead of monthly ones, then the greater part of the spectrum of oscillations is smoothed away and only a few common oscillations are left. The first common oscillation has a wave length of 26.5 months and the second one has a wave length of 38.7 months.     

IMF Bz周期震荡期间日间热层扰动风的经度差异分析

基于磁层-电离层-热层耦合模型(Coupled Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere Model,CMIT),本文探究了当行星际磁场Bz分量(Interplanetary magnetic field,IMF) 60 min周期震荡时,白天热层扰动风的经度差异特征.由于地磁构型、热...     

Annual and seasonal variations in the low-latitude topside ionosphere

Annual and seasonal variations in the low-latitude topside ionosphere are investigated using observations made by the Hinotori satellite and the Sheffield University Plasmasphere Ionosphere Model (SUPIM). The observed electron densities at 600 km altitude show a strong annual anomaly at all longitudes. The average electron densities of conjugate latitudes within the latitude range ±25° are higher at the December solstice than at the June solstice by about 100% during daytime and 30% during night-time. Model calculations show that the annual variations in the neutral gas densities play important roles. The model values obtained from calculations with inputs for the neutral densities obtained from MSIS86 reproduce the general behaviour of the observed annual anomaly. However, the differences in the modelled electron densities at the two solstices are only about 30% of that seen in the observed values. The model calculations suggest that while the differences between the solstice values of neutral wind, resulting from the coupling of the neutral gas and plasma, may also make a significant contribution to the daytime annual anomaly, the E × B drift velocity may slightly weaken the annual anomaly during daytime and strengthen the anomaly during the post-sunset period. It is suggested that energy sources, other than those arising from the 6% difference in the solar EUV fluxes at the two solstices due to the change in the Sun-Earth distance, may contribute to the annual anomaly. Observations show strong seasonal variations at the solstices, with the electron density at 600 km altitude being higher in the summer hemisphere than in the winter hemisphere, contrary to the behaviour in NmF2. Model calculations confirm that the seasonal behaviour results from effects caused by transequatorial component of the neutral wind in the direction summer hemisphere to winter hemisphere.     

Evidence of global-scale waves with zonal wave number zero in the stratosphere

Coherency spectra derived from time series of stratospheric quantities indicate oscillations in the frequency range below 0.5 d^–1 which are correlated on a global scale. Satellite observations of total ozone and stratospheric radiance (BUV and SIRS, Nimbus4, April–November 1970) have been used to derive phase relationships of such oscillations. As an example, an oscillation of total ozone with a period of 7.5 d and zonal wave number zero is analyzed in detail. The basic assumption is made and tested, that the oscillation reflects stratospheric planetary waves as obtained from Laplace's tidal equations. The observed latitudinal phase shifts for the total ozone oscillation are in good agreement with theoretical predictions. It is concluded from the observations of ozone and radiance that mainly divergence effects related to global-scale waves are responsible for the 7.5 d oscillations of total ozone at high and middle latitudes and at the equator whereas in the latitude range 10°S–20°S predominantly temperature effects are important. Meridional wind amplitudes of some 10 cm/s are sufficient to explain the high and mid-latitude ozone oscillations. At low latitudes vertical wind amplitudes of about 0.2 mm/s corresponding to height changes of the ozone layer of roughly ±20 m are obtained.     

On the 18-day quasi-periodic oscillation in the ionosphere

The presence and persistence of an 18-day quasi-periodic oscillation in the ionospheric electron density variations were studied. The data of lower ionosphere (radio-wave absorption at equivalent frequency near 1 MHz), middle and upper ionosphere (critical frequencies f₀E and f₀F2) for the period 1970–1990 have been used in the analysis. Also, solar and geomagnetic activity data (the sunspot numbers Rz and solar radio flux F10.7 cm, and a_N index respectively) were used to compare the time variations of the ionospheric with the solar and geomagnetic activity data. Periodogram, complex demodulation, auto- and cross-correlation analysis have been used. It was found that 18-day quasi-periodic oscillation exists and persists in the temporal variations of the ionospheric parameters under study with high level of correlation and mean period of 18–19 days. The time variation of the amplitude of the 18-day quasi-periodic oscillation in the ionosphere seems to be modulated by the long-term solar cycle variations. Such oscillations exist in some solar and geomagnetic parameters and in the planetary wave activity of the middle atmosphere. The high similarities in the amplitude modulation, long-term amplitude variation, period range between the oscillation of investigated parameters and the global activity of oscillation suggests a possible solar influence on the 18-day quasi-periodic oscillation in the ionosphere.