Letter to the editor Electric field fluctuations (25–35 min) in the midnight dip equatorial ionosphere

Measurements with a HF Doppler sounder at Kodaikanal (10.2°N, 77.5°E, geomagnetic latitude 0.8°N) showed conspicuous quasi-periodic fluctuations (period 25/35 min) in F region vertical plasma drift, V_z in the interval 0047/0210 IST on the night of 23/24 December, 1991 (A_p = 14, K_p < 4^–). The fluctuations in F region vertical drift are found to be coherent with variations in B_z (north-south) component of interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), in geomagnetic H/X components at high-mid latitude locations both in the sunlit and dark hemispheres and near the dayside dip equator, suggestive of DP2 origin. But the polarity of the electric field fluctuations at the midnight dip equator (eastward) is the same as the dayside equator inferred from magnetic variations, contrary to what is expected of equatorial DP2. The origin of the coherent occurrence of equatorial electric field fluctuations in the DP2 range of the same sign in the day and night hemispheres is unclear and merits further investigations.     

Effects of substorms on the stormtime ring current index Dst

There has been some discussion in recent times regarding whether or not substorm expansive phase activity plays any role of importance in the formation of the stormtime ring current. I explore this question using the K_p index as a proxy for substorm expansive phase activity and the D_st index as a proxy for symmetric ring current strength. I find that increases in D_st are mildly related to the strength of substorm expansive phase activity during the development of the storm main phase. More surprisingly, I find that the strength of D_st during the storm recovery phase is positively correlated with the strength of substorm expansive phase activity. This result has an important bearing on the question of how much the Dst index reflects activity other than that of the stormtime symmetric ring current strength for which it is supposed to be a proxy.     

Morphology of NmF2 nighttime increases in the Eurasian sector

A statistical analysis of two peaks (pre-midnight and post-midnight) occurrence in NmF2 daily variations was made on a latitudinal chain of four ionosonde stations in the Eurasian longitudinal sector. Overall 6182 cases of the first and 5600 cases of the second peak occurrence were analyzed using all available foF2 observations for the years of solar maximum and minimum. Well-pronounced and systematic variations with season and solar activity were revealed in the occurrence probability of the peaks, their amplitude and timing. The pattern of both peaks occurrence is similar during winter and equinoxes for midlatitude stations implying one and the same mechanism of their formation. The pre-midnight summer peak shows specific variations in particular during solar maximum pointing to a different mechanism controlling its appearance. Possible mechanisms of both peaks formation are discussed.     

难浸金矿石电场强化电离—氰化提金试验

对硫、砷、炭（泥）含量较高的难浸金矿石,采用电场强化电离－氰化提金新工艺进行试验,从理论上对方法原理者了讨论,并通过试验对比,证明该方法较规氰化提金方法提高了金浸出率（８％～８０％）,缩短了浸出周期（为原周期的１／４～２／３）。经野外堆浸试验,肯定了方法的可行性。     

工作面富水区探测与矿井电法——音频电透视在工作面富水区探测中的应用效果

在影响我国煤矿安全生产的诸多因素中,矿井水害占有重大比例。本文介绍了我国煤矿综采工作面富水特性,以及探测富水区常用的矿井电法及其特点,着重阐述了音频电透视方法的基本原理、工作方法和资料解释,并附以实例说明音频电透视在工作面富水性探测方面的应用效果。      

电力系统地震灾害分析

针对电力系统在历次地震中坡坏的状态,通过对主要高压电气设备,高压变站电气主接线系统,变电站系统以及电力网络系统的抗震可靠性分析计算,对电力系统地震灾害的特点进行了分析。在此基础之上,提出了提高电力系统抗震可靠性的措施和建议。     

均匀充电矩形薄板电场复形调优反演计算

针对充电电场反演计算参数较多以及复形调优算法处理约束条件的直接有效性,作者就均匀充电矩形薄板反演问题编制程序,计算地质体理深、倾角及大小。尽管迭代次数较高,计算结果颇为理想,取得了较好的效果。     

太阳活动区磁重联过程中电场加速高能电子分布的演化特征

基于活动区暗条快速上升后其下方电流片重联过程中产生强电场加速电子这一物理过程,解包括库仑碰撞和离子声湍动散射的Fokker-Planck方程,获得电子分布函数的演化特征．计算结果表明(1)当电场强度为1-10V·cm-1时,在10-5-10-6s可将电子加速到(0．1-1)Mev量级;(2)被加速电子近似呈幂律谱分布,其谱指数与耀斑脉冲相微波和硬X射线推断的电子谱指数基本吻合．     

西藏改则6.9级地震前的电离层电磁扰动

2008年1月9日西藏改则县发生6.9级地震, 震前2天法国DEMETER卫星飞过震中上空时记录到离子温度(Ti)和超低频电场异常。 文中通过震前10天内多条轨道的数据对比和分析处理, 对空间异常的识别和判定给出了两种有效的方法, 同时也积累了空间地震电磁前兆震例和异常信号判别的经验。     

用传输线模型法计算非均匀介质中的电场响应

介绍了一种非均介质中电场响应的数值模拟方法.传输线模型法是以惠更斯原理为基础,通过建立麦克斯韦方程中电场和磁场与传输线方程中电压和电流的等效关系,按时间步进的办法来模拟电磁场响应的一种电磁场数值计算方法.从一维介质中电场传播的物理过程出发,导出了点电流源情形下地质介质中电场响应迭代方程;编程计算了非均匀介质中的电场响应,其结果表明,用这种方法对非均匀介质中的电场响应进行数值模拟是行之有效的.