地面VLF波穿透电离层的能量衰减变化

地面VLF人工源可以导致辐射带高能粒子沉降.为研究辐射带粒子加速和沉降机制,乃至实现对辐射带电子"人工控制"的设想,需要在精确计算得到VLF人工源在电离层激发电磁场能量分布的基础上,计算哨声波对辐射带电子的调制作用.以往计算VLF人工源在电离层中激发的电磁场能量分布多基于Cary给出的波导中VLF波衰减率和Helliwell提出的经典电离层吸收曲线,但近期研究表明,这些模型结果存在较为明显的误差.本研究建立了地面VLF信号穿透电离层传播的全波计算模型,将计算结果与DEMETER卫星记录的NWC通讯台激发的电磁响应进行对比.虽然模型没有考虑电离层参数水平不均匀性,但模型计算结果与卫星观测值也有较好的一致性.利用经过验证的全波模型计算了不同地磁参数、电离层参数情况下,不同辐射特性的地面VLF辐射在波导中的衰减和穿透电离层时D/E区的吸收值,探讨了上述参数对电磁波能量在波导和D/E区中衰减的影响规律.     

根据低频天波的SPA效应计算太阳耀斑期间1-8X射线的通量

一、引言 电离层扰动观测是监视太阳耀斑活动的重要手段之一,其中D层的响应更为灵敏。这主要是由于太阳耀斑期间,发射大量的X射线,有时比平时增加几个数量级,它们以光速向地面传播,并很快造成向阳面D层的强烈附加电离,从而引起电离层高频吸收异常     

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.     

1986年2月特大电离层暴的动力学表现

1986年2月的太阳耀斑爆发导致了强烈的磁暴和电离层暴。 对我国多个台站有关电离层观测记录的分析表明:这次电离层暴呈现出显著的纬度效应,井在武昌、广州等地区形成了明显的“暴中心”。在暴变期间,伴随有大尺度的TID。在某些时段内,F区电子密度剖面产生了特殊的畸变。 对暴变形态特征及其形成机制进行了一些初步讨论。     

基于闪电双极性窄脉冲事件波形观测日出日落电离层D层变化

利用闪电作为辐射源来探测电离层D层是近年来国外学者研究的热点.本文基于江淮流域六站同步闪电观测站网,实现了一种利用闪电双极性窄脉冲事件（Narrow Bipolar Events,NBE）来探测电离层D层等效高度的方法.基于此方法,对两次分别发生在日出和日落阶段的雷暴分析结果显示,上述两个阶段D层反射高度变化特征呈现显著的不对称性：日出期间D层反射高度随时间线性降低速率为5.9 km/h;而日落期间D层反射高度随时间线性递增速率为8.6 km/h.综合日间太阳耀斑期间D层反射高度剧烈波动的观测事实,与日出、日落期间D层特征变化,结果表明太阳辐射电离中性大气分子的电子生成机制在日间D层电子密度变化中占主导地位.本文结果展现了利用NBE事件监测电离层D层变化特征的可行性,这一方法与基于地闪回击波形的D层探测方法结合在一起,有望把现有具有闪电事件定位和电磁波波形记录能力的闪电观测站网扩展为实时对电离层D层时空变化监测的网络.     

南极中山站电离层的极区特征

本文利用1996年的电离层数字测高仪DPS-4所测的f0F2、f0E以及美国NOAA和DMSP卫星观测估算的半球功率指数和午夜极光区赤道侧边界纬度等资料,考察中山站电离层的极区特征。结果表明,在太阳和地磁宁静环境下,冬季极夜磁正午中山站处于极隙区中心时,电离层内的电离密度达全天的最大值;上、下午各有数小时间隔位极光带内时,高能粒子的电离作用也很重要;夜间进入极差区后,电子密度则很低。夏季极昼时,太阳EUV辐射的电离效应使电离层电离密度比冬季值大许多,而且,日变化的最大值时间也提前了1~2h,强磁扰时,极隙区和极光带均向低纬侧移动;中山站上空的电子密度会大幅度下降。在中等扰动环境下情况要加复杂：磁正午前后极隙区内软粒子沉降的电离强度有所减小,而上、下午极光区的高能粒子电离则有较大增加。     

太阳活动低年南极中山站电离层F层的平均特性

根据１９９５-１９９７年３年中山站数字式电离层测高仪的数据,分析了中山站不同季 节Ｆ层的临频变化特点．中山站夏季主要受太阳光光化电离的影响,Ｆ层临频随地方时的变 化与中纬台站相似;两分季,极隙区软电子沉降的作用显著,Ｆ层临频随磁地方时而变化,有 较明显的磁中午现象．冬季,太阳全天处于地平线以下,中山站Ｆ层临频的变化主要受极隙 区软电子沉降和极区等离子体漂移的影响,其峰值变化处于碰中午和地方时中午之间．中山 站夏季全天都能观测到Ｆ层的存在;两分季Ｆ层在地方时子夜附近的出现率较少;冬季月份 在磁地方时午后和子夜Ｆ层出现率明显减少,这可能与南半球冬季的高纬槽和极洞有关．对 Ｆ层不均匀区的分析认为,中山站在ｔ_(ＬＴ)为１６：００左右处于极光带赤道侧,２０：００左右进入极盖 区。     

太阳耀斑期间电离层效应的观测分析

一、一般情况 1989年7月31日到9月9目,在新乡、临潼和乌鲁木齐三点对VLF Omega信号相位变化进行了同时接收。与此同时,乌鲁木齐天文站的太阳色球观测和乌鲁木齐电离层垂测站的电离层探测也同时进行。在这期间,三个VLF信号观测点上同时有记录的太阳活动事件有36次。其中最大的发生在8月15日、16日和17日。特别是8月16日的太阳耀斑造成电离层垂测站的频高图近四个小时内没有回波。     

北斗三频相位观测值线性组合模型及特性研究

针对北斗三频观测值,从线性组合的基本模型出发,推导了减弱各类误差源的实数组合,包括无电离层组合、无对流层组合和最小噪声组合.无电离层组合和无对流层组合可分别用一个平面来表示,最小噪声组合可用一条直线来表示.从几何的角度对三者关系进行研究表明:无电离层组合平面和无对流层组合平面之间的夹角较小,两者与最小噪声组合线的夹角较大,其中无对流层组合平面与最小噪声组合线正交.通过引入巷数、整数电离层数等定义,对北斗三频整数线性组合的长波长组合以及无电离层整数组合进行了研究,表明北斗三频整数线性组合的最大波长为146.53 m,无电离层整数组合的噪声均较大,噪声最小的组合为(0,62,59).最后基于巷数、电离层放大因子和噪声放大因子三个指标,从挑选三个独立线性组合的角度,研究并给出了具有不同特性的最优北斗三频整数线性组合模型.针对典型的短基线场景和长基线场景选择得到了最优的三个独立线性的组合.     

电离层赤道异常对返回散射电离图的影响

本文给出了太阳黑子高年冬季跨电离层赤道异常区传播试验的高频返回散射电离图.经过分类研究,指出了有一类双回波区组合型P ′（f）返回散射电离图是一种新的形态.通过射线追踪合成技术分析,表明了这类型实验返回散射电离图是沿探测路径存在双峰电子浓度分布的反映,时序电离图的变化特征显示了赤道异常区的电子浓度变化规律,因而证明了高频返回散射技术在研究赤道异常区电离层峰运动的可能性及其潜力.     

根据VLF的相位变化确定D层宇宙线强度变化的可能性

银河宇宙线是电离层D层的重要电离源之一,它的急剧变化会使D层电子密度发生改变,从而影响VLF波的夜间传播。本文根据在西安接收英国GBR台的VLF波（16kc/s）的相位变化,讨论了在有宇宙线暴（Forbush下降）和强磁暴时,中纬D层电子浓度的变化和相应的VLF波的相位漂移;并根据VLF的相位变化,估计了相应的宇宙线强度变化。由于D层中的宇宙线强度变化通常难于观测,通过VLF波的相位漂移来估计它,这是很有意义的。所以,VLF波的传播效应可能成为间接探测宇宙线强度变化的有用工具。     

电离层电子总量水平梯度和相关系数

电离层电子总量水平梯度和相关系数是进行越境越障空间物理研究时的基本参量。本文分析了当同步信标卫星ATS-6停泊于东非地区上空时,在西欧观测到的太阳宁静年条件下电离层电子含量水平分布和空间相关性。指出纬向梯度、经向梯度、全梯度矢量的昼夜变化与季节特性。文中提出并论述中纬度TEC水平梯度矢量的指日效应:在北半球,冬季时梯度矢量指向的昼间进程是东南-南-西南,方位角变化小,幅值与幅值变化亦小;夏季时梯度矢量指向的昼间进程是东-南-西,方位角变化大,幅值与幅值变化亦大。梯度矢量箭头具有判然的指日性,即追随太阳方位角而变。梯度矢量幅值,在非低纬区条件下,随太阳仰角的增大而增大。文中还述及电子总量空间相关系数的表现规律并探讨了产生中纬度电离层这种时空行为的可能的动力学原因。     

Polar lacuna on ionograms. E- or F-region processes?

Lacuna on ionograms indicate conditions where the usual ionospheric reflections of vertically propagating radio waves transmitted from and subsequently received by an ionosonde are missing over a range of frequencies. Reflections from the lowermost E-region should still be observable contrary to the more usual cases where absorption processes in the underlying D-region removes the low-frequency part of the ionospheric reflections appearing in ionograms. It is emphasized below that lacuna cases related to E-region processes should be distinguished from lacunae related to processes in the F1 and F2 regions. This distinction appears to have been neglected in a recent paper.     

On the noon asymmetry of the diurnal variation of radio wave absorption

Summary The assymetry of the diurnal variation of radio-wave ionospheric absorption, measured by the A3 method on the 2775 kHz Kiel — Panská Ves circuit, is studied. Almost full symmetry of absorption is observed in winter and autumn. It is explained by electron concentration variations. A remarkable diurnal asymmetry of absorption is observed in spring and particularly in summer. The observed diurnal asymmetry of the electron concentration seems to be insufficient to account completely for the great absorption asymmetry observed.     

Twilight anomaly,midday recovery and cutoff latitudes during the intense polar cap absorption event of March 1991

A study was made of the polar cap absorption (PCA) event on 23–24 March 1991 produced by the largest solar proton event at E>10 MeV since August 1972. This PCA event was related to a solar flare in the eastern hemisphere lasting only 2 days and exhibiting a long time delay between the flare and the increase of ionospheric absorption. Midday recovery occurred regularly each PCA day near the cutoff lati- tudes during the noontime hours and is attributed to the daily variation in the proton cutoff latitudes. The maximum absorption during the PCA event was observed at high latitudes or near the cutoff latitudes where ionization may be due to both solar protons and trapped particles. The minimum in the absorption values during the night-time hours would appear to be caused by the chemistry of the D-region as well as access of the solar protons into the polar cap area.     

Seasonal effects in the ionosphere-thermosphere response to the precipitation and field-aligned current variations in the cusp region

The seasonal effects in the thermosphere and ionosphere responses to the precipitating electron flux and field-aligned current variations, of the order of an hour in duration, in the summer and winter cusp regions have been investigated using the global numerical model of the Earths upper atmosphere. Two variants of the calculations have been performed both for the IMF B_y < 0. In the first variant, the model input data for the summer and winter precipitating fluxes and field-aligned currents have been taken as geomagnetically symmetric and equal to those used earlier in the calculations for the equinoctial conditions. It has been found that both ionospheric and thermospheric disturbances are more intensive in the winter cusp region due to the lower conductivity of the winter polar cap ionosphere and correspondingly larger electric field variations leading to the larger Joule heating effects in the ion and neutral gas temperature, ion drag effects in the thermospheric winds and ion drift effects in the F2-region electron concentration. In the second variant, the calculations have been performed for the events of 28–29 January, 1992 when precipitations were weaker but the magnetospheric convection was stronger than in the first variant. Geomagnetically asymmetric input data for the summer and winter precipitating fluxes and field-aligned currents have been taken from the patterns derived by combining data obtained from the satellite, radar and ground magnetometer observations for these events. Calculated patterns of the ionospheric convection and thermospheric circulation have been compared with observations and it has been established that calculated patterns of the ionospheric convection for both winter and summer hemispheres are in a good agreement with the observations. Calculated patterns of the thermospheric circulation are in a good agreement with the average circulation for the Southern (summer) Hemisphere obtained from DE-2 data for IMF B_y < 0 but for the Northern (winter) Hemisphere there is a disagreement at high latitudes in the afternoon sector of the cusp region. At the same time, the model results for this sector agree with other DE-2 data and with the ground-based FPI data. All ionospheric and thermospheric disturbances in the second variant of the calculations are more intensive in the winter cusp region in comparison with the summer one and this seasonal difference is larger than in the first variant of the calculations, especially in the electron density and all temperature variations. The means that the seasonal effects in the cusp region are stronger in the thermospheric and ionospheric responses to the FAC variations than to the precipitation disturbances.     

中纬度电离层电子总量冬夜增长研究

本文研究太阳活动低年期间英国South Uist、Hawick和Aberystwyth三台站电离层电子总量的冬夜行为特性。法拉第旋转记录分析表明,中纬度电离层电子总量冬夜增长幅度和出现率同季节和台站纬度有关。文中详细考察了冬夜增长的发生时刻和持续时间的分布状况,电子总量冬夜极大值位置,冬夜电子总量W型特征面貌,冬夜增长的运动速度与方向等,发现电离层电子总量冬夜值和冬夜增长同地磁活动指数之间存在着负相关关系。对冬夜增长的机制,本文提出一种磁共轭电离迁移与等离子层电离库原理。指出在冬夏至期间,由于南北半球的太阳天顶角、日照时间、大气温度和电离密度的显著差别,在全球范围内依次于各地傍晚时分,发生一种从夏半球中纬度电离层沿高空磁力线并经等离子层电离库的调节,而朝向冬半球中纬度电离层共轭区的电离迁移和电离层贸易风,以此来解释电离层电子总量的夜间行为。     

A3 ionospheric absorption measurements at 1538 kHz — first results

Summary A series of absorption measurements covering more than two years, carried out by the A3 method (oblique incidence) on 1538 kHz at the Panská Ves Observatory, is studied. The measuring equipment is shortly described, as well as calibration and the measuring path. Both the diurnal variation of absorption, including its asymmetry, and the seasonal variation of absorption, including the winter anomaly, are observed in a predicted form. The computed height profile of absorption shows that nearly all the absorption is formed in the middle and upper D-region. The 1538 kHz absorption measurements could serve as a very good tool for studying the D-region, but there are still some difficulties attributed to the determination of the zero level of absorption. Suggestions are given how to remove this difficulty.     

Ionospheric slab thickness and its seasonal variations observed by GPS

The ionospheric slab thickness, the ratio of the total electron content (TEC) to the F2-layer peak electron density (NmF2), is closely related to the shape of the ionospheric electron density profile Ne (h) and the TEC. Therefore, the ionospheric slab thickness is a significant parameter representative of the ionosphere. In this paper, the continuous GPS observations in South Korea are firstly used to study the equivalent slab thickness (EST) and its seasonal variability. The averaged diurnal medians of December–January–February (DJF), March–April–May (MAM), June–July–August (JJA) and September–October–November (SON) in 2003 have been considered to represent the winter, spring, summer and autumn seasons, respectively. The results show that the systematic diurnal changes of TEC, NmF2 and EST significantly appeared in each season and the higher values of TEC and NmF2 are observed during the equinoxes (semiannual anomaly) as well as in the mid-daytime of each season. The EST is significantly smaller in winter than in summer, but with a consistent variation pattern. During 14–16 LT in daytime, the larger EST values are observed in spring and autumn, while the smaller ones are in summer and winter. The peaks of EST diurnal variation are around 10–18 LT which are probably caused by the action of the thermospheric wind and the plasmapheric flow into the F2-region.     

First EISCAT measurement of electron-gas temperature in the artificially heated D-region ionosphere

The ionospheric electron gas can be heated artificially by a powerful radio wave. According to our modeling, the maximum effect of this heating occurs in the D-region where the electron temperature can increase by a factor of ten. Ionospheric plasma parameters such as N_e,T_e and T_i are measured by EISCAT incoherent scatter radar on a routine basis. However, in the D-region the incoherent scatter echo is very weak because of the low electron density. Moreover, the incoherent scatter spectrum from the D-region is of Lorentzian shape which gives less information than the spectrum from the E- and F-regions. These make EISCAT measurements in the D-region difficult. A combined EISCAT VHF-radar and heating experiment was carried out in November 1998 with the aim to measure the electron temperature increase due to heating. In the experiment the heater was switched on/off at 5 minute intervals and the integration time of the radar was chosen synchronously with the heating cycle. A systematic difference in the measured autocorrelation functions was found between heated and unheated periods.