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The non-linear regime of electrostatic perturbations of the equatorial ionospheric F-region generated by Rayleigh-Taylor instability has been discussed, taking into account conductivity along magnetic field lines. A closed non-linear equation has been derived in the stationary limit for the polarization electric field potential. It coincides with the Karman equation of an ideal liquid. To solve the equation, the averaged variational Whitham method has been proposed. Some solutions localized along and across the geomagnetic field, B, as well as quasi-periodic solutions in the transverse direction, have been investigated. Non-linear longitudinal localization of perturbations has been shown to be due to electron-ion collisions.  相似文献   

2.
A rapid onset of auroral absorptions was simultaneously recorded by a chain of standard riometers, situated in the northern and southern magneto-conjugate areas, during a period of pronounced substorm activity. The first absorption peak was followed by sequential disturbance patterns in the occurrence of the F-region parameters, virtual height (h′F) and spread - F, as deduced from the standard ionosonde data obtained over a wide range of latitudes in both hemispheres. The disturbances were consistent with the simultaneous occurrences of separate trains of large-scale ionospheric disturbances (TIDs), propagating equatorwards from the southern and northern auroral zones. It is suggested that TIDs were generated by an impulse-like increase in the conjugate particle precipitations, inferred from the riometer records. The precipitation pattern was limited to a high-latitude shell whose equatorwards edge was contained between L-values 5.0 and 5.3. The auroral sources of TIDs appeared to have large linear dimensions, extending at least 17 degrees in longitude.  相似文献   

3.
The monthly median virtual height (h′F) of the F-region was studied for a period of 6 years (1980–1985) from sunspot maximum to minimum, using data from 11 ionosonde stations in the Japanese-Australian longitudinal sector, in an invariant latitude range: 37°N to 54°S. The night-time maximum in the median height progressively decreases equatorwards, particularly in the local winter and spring, while a reverse weak tendency is observed in summer. The median height reaches peak in both hemispheres from 1 to 2 years after sunspot maximum then decreases towards sunspot minimum. A second diurnal maximum in h′F, preceded by a well-defined minimum, was consistently observed over the solar cycle close to the sunrise time at the F-region, mainly at low invariant latitudes (9–20°). The second maximum has a distinct seasonal variation, being most pronounced in winter and diminishing in summer. It is envisaged that the second peak in h′F is associated with the wave disturbance generated by the supersonic motion of the sunrise terminator. Possible effects of the background height variations on the propagation of the magnetic storm-induced travelling ionospheric disturbances are discussed.  相似文献   

4.
The transfer of energy from an ionizing photon to the atoms and molecules of the neutral gas in the F-region of the atmosphere is investigated. It is found that photoionization heating should be divided into two parts: (1) photoelectron heating associated with the slowing down of the fast photoelectrons formed by photoionization; and (2) reaction heating associated with the chemical reactions undergone by the ions formed in the photoionization process. The photoelectron heating will take place near the time and place of photoionization while the reaction heating will occur at the time and place of the ionic reactions.

Photoelectron and reaction heating rates per unit column are computed for the daytime, and reaction heating rates per unit column are computed for the nighttime. It is concluded that: (1) chemical reactions at night lead to a small but significant amount of F-region heating; and (2) reaction heating during the day is nearly proportional to the cosine of the solar zenith angle except near sunrise and sunset.  相似文献   


5.
Atmospheric expansion through Joule heating by horizontal electric fields   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  
Incoherent scatter measurements made along a magnetic field line into aurora during a period of high electric field in the recovery phase of a substorm show (1) considerably increased electron densities well above the normal F-region maximum, and (2) field-aligned plasma drifts that increase with altitude. A model invoking atmospheric expansion through Joule heating by the horizontal electric field driving the auroral electrojet is used to explain the observations. From this study it is concluded that during magnetically disturbed periods (1) Joule heating by the auroral electrojet raises the neutral temperature and density in the auroral zone ionosphere at F-region heights, (2) ionization formed by the aurora is transported upward by the expanding atmosphere, at times producing an appreciable increase in lower exospheric plasma densities on the field lines containing the aurora, and (3) combined satellite, radar, and optical observations during periods of aurora and high electric field could provide measured F-region collision frequencies.  相似文献   

6.
Evidence is presented to suggest that the ƒ0Es value tends to be high at positions in the Es-layer where trough slope-lines and crest slope-lines of F2-layer irregularities meet the Es-layer. These slope-lines are drawn through the troughs and crests, respectively, of the characteristic kinks in the F2-layer ionization contours, which are associated with F2-layer irregularities.

A rotating-loop direction-finding system has allowed an estimation of the distribution of ionization, which gives rise to Sporadic-E echoes. Analysis of Sporadic-E occurrence, on two occasions, suggests that the reflecting surfaces are frontal in nature, the fronts having a separation from each other of some tens of kilometres, and probably existing as closed curves, with diameters of the order of several hundreds of kilometres. A possible association between these structures and the occurrence of the green line of the airglow, is discussed.

A distribution of ionization, which will give contours showing “clouds” of ionization at some frequencies and a ripple structure at other frequencies, is proposed, in an endeavour to explain the apparent dual nature of Sporadic-E occurrence.

The evidence seems to indicate that the mechanism operating at the Es-layer level, producing the phenomenon of Sporadic-E, is the same as that which produces the F2-layer irregularities which are responsible for “Spread-F”.  相似文献   


7.
High resolution E-region measurements carried out on 16 November 1983 using the EISCAT incoherent scatter radar are presented. The experiment was monostatic with a vertical radar beam, and it was based on a Barker-coded four-pulse code on one frequency channel and Barker-coded single pulses on three channels. The basic integration time was 15 s and the spatial resolution 450 m. The results reveal a short-lived but intense thin sporadic E-layer at 18:00–18:06 U.T. at an altitude of about 106 km. Both before and during the event, downward ion velocities of the order of 100 m s−1 are observed above this height. A convergent null in the vertical ion speed is occasionally seen at the layer altitude. The layer occurrence is associated with auroral arcs drifting across the radar beam. Simultaneous observations of the STARE radar show an ionospheric electric field of 25–30 mV m−1. The field always has a westward component, which is in accordance with the observed downward plasma flow. Most of the time when the layer is intense, the field points into the NW-sector. Theoretically, this field direction should create convergent vertical plasma motion. Therefore it is suggested that the observed Es-layer is created by the action of the auroral electric field rather than by the wind shear mechanism.  相似文献   

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A detailed analysis of the D-region ion composition measurements performed by Zbinden et al. (1975), during a winter day of high ionospheric absorption, has been carried out. The study examines the interactive mesosphere-D-region processes which occur in such anomalous conditions and their implication for water cluster ion chemistry. Two clustering regimes for NO+ have been observed in the data. Association with N2 is identified as the dominant process below 76 km. Between 76 and 78 km altitude the effective loss rate of NO+ drops by two orders of magnitude. Above 77 km, the three-body reaction NO+ + CO2+M→NO+CO2+M seems to be the main NO+ loss. A mesospheric temperature profile could be derived from the ion composition data. This indicates the presence of a strong inversion above 76 km altitude. The wavelike structure obtained, is shown to be consistent with in situ winter temperature measurements. The sharp suppression of the N2 association reaction could, thus, be explained by an increase in the collisional break-up of the NO+N2 ion because of the enhanced temperature. In conclusion, our study indicates that, besides the increase in the production of NO+ and O2+, due to an enhancement in the minor ionizable constituents, an additional thermal mesosphere-D-region interaction seems necessary to explain this winter anomalous ion composition data.  相似文献   

9.
Measurements of the density at the F2 peak (NmF2) were obtained by the Boulder, Colorado, ionosonde as part of the SUNDIAL-86 campaign. The measurements were made during a period of low to moderate geomagnetic activity following a “disturbed” day. These measurements were then used to estimate the height of the F2 peak (hmF2). A three-dimensional time-dependent model of Earth's ionosphere was used to calculate NmF2 and hmF2 using the vertical plasma drift as a free parameter. Since the plasmasphere-ionosphere exchange flux can remain upward during the night for these conditions, different feasible flux scenarios were inputed to the ionospheric model. These different flux scenarios had a large effect on the “induced” vertical plasma drifts required to match the measurements (i.e. at times greater than a factor of 2 in speed or a difference in direction). Futhermore, uncertainty in the O+---O collision frequency changes the required vertical plasma drift at night. Despite knowledge of hmF2, interpretation of the vertical plasma drifts as meridional neutral winds is compromised by a lack of knowledge of the plasmasphere-ionosphere exchange flux following disturbed days.  相似文献   

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In this paper hourly data of maximum electron density and total electron content in a unit column up to the level of peak electron density of the F2-layer at Puerto Rico (magnetic dip 52.5°N) in the American sector are studied to find their DS and Dst variations and to compare them with those of the horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field for 93SC type geomagnetic storms which occurred during the period September 1957–March 1962. These variations are obtained separately for positive and negative F2-storms and then averaged for all the types. It is found that the positive F2-storms are in a way connected with the equatorial type of DS variation of the H-field and the negative F2-storms with the high-latitude type DS variation of the H-field. The Dst variation of the H-field is practically of the same character for both positive and negative F2-storms. These findings combined with those of others indicate that it is the DS current in the ionosphere that cause the observed changes in the F2-layer through electromagnetic movements; diffusion along the field lines and changes in the loss-rates of electrons may also contribute to the nett effects. A statistical survey shows that while there are equal chances for positive F2-storms in Summer and Winter at Puerto Rico, there is a much larger number of negative F2-storms in Summer than in Winter. At a southern conjugate place, there is a much larger number of positive F2-storms in Winter, but equal number of negative F2-storms in Summer and Winter. More than half the total number of the F2-storms are found to be similar types (33 per cent positive, 23 per cent negative) from the consideration of the F2-changes during individual magnetic storms at the conjugate places. These are discussed in the concluding section of the paper.  相似文献   

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Several types of sporadic E are observed using the 5.80 and 3.84 MHz Bribie Island pencil beam high frequency radar. Blanketing Es, takes the form of large flat sheets with ripples in them. Non-blanketing Es is observed to be small clouds that drift across the field of view (40°). There is continuous gradation of sporadic E structure between these extremes. There are at least four different physical means by which sporadic E clouds may apparently move. It is concluded that non-blanketing sporadic E consists of separate clouds which follow the movement of the constructive interference between internal gravity waves rather than being blown by the background wind.  相似文献   

12.
It is shown that the arguments advanced by Shaw(1) to demonstrate that the absorption of radio waves in the ionosphere is controlled by the currents causing geomagnetic variations are unsound. Further the method used by Bandyopadhyay(2) in deducing the nondeviative absorption leads to too high a proportion of this absorption in the total. The two D-regions model proposed by Rumi(3) is also unsatisfactory in several respects. In all three papers, error arises because of the neglect of the deviative absorption in E-region. The reason for this neglect may be because of the resemblance between the frequency variation of E-region deviative absorption and that of the non-deviative absorption, except in the immediate vicinity of ƒ0E.  相似文献   

13.
A comparison covering more than three decades is made between the seasonal variation of radar meteor influx and seasonal variations in the occurrence probabilities of ionosonde sporadic-E parametersƒ0Es and ƒbEs for different diurnal intervals at two Southern Hemisphere stations. The analyses show that for medium intensity 3Em type sporadic-E no clear correlation with major Southern Hemisphere meteor shower activity exists. This finding which does not support some earlier shorter period surveys suggests the need for further work into the aeronomy of Es source ions.  相似文献   

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On 14 July 1974 the Atmosphere Explorer-C satellite flew through an aurora at F-region altitudes just after local midnight. The effects of the particle influx are clearly evident in the ion densities, the 6300 Å airglow, and the electron and ion temperatures. This event provided an opportunity to study the agreement between the observed ion densities and those calculated from photochemical theory using in situ measurements of such atmospheric parameters as the neutral densities and the differential electron energy spectra obtained along the satellite track. Good agreement is obtained for the ions O2+, NO+ and N2+ using photochemical theory and measured rate constants and electron impact cross sections. Atomic nitrogen densities are calculated from the observed [NO+]/[O2+] ratio. In the region of most intense electron fluxes (20 erg cm−2 sec−1) at 280 km, the N density is found to be between 2 and 7 × 107 cm−3. The resulting N densities are found to account for approx. 60% of the production of N+ through electron impact on N and the resonant charge exchange of O+(2P) with N(4S). This reaction also provides a significant source of O(1S) in the aurora at F-region altitudes. In the region of intense fast electron influx, the reaction with atomic nitrogen is found to be the main loss of O+(2P).  相似文献   

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In this paper we give, for the case where the proper motions of stars are unknown, a method of calculating the correct relative proper motion, the linear model being assumed always. We also show that the proper motion usually found on assuming Σxμx = Σyμx = 0, Σxμy = Σyy = 0, Σμx = 0, Σμy = 0, is not the relative proper motion, and that the difference between the two depends on the positions of the reference stars on the plate.  相似文献   

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The neutral gas temperature and circulation of the thermosphere are calculated for December solstice conditions near solar cycle maximum using NCAR's thermospheric general circulation model (TGCM). High-latitude heat and momentum sources significantly alter the basic solar-driven circulation during solstice. At F-region heights, the increased ion density in the summer hemisphere results in a larger ion drag momentum source for the neutral gas than in the winter hemisphere. As a result there are larger wind velocities and a greater tendency for the neutral gas to follow the magnetospheric convection pattern in the summer hemisphere than in the winter hemisphere. There is about three times more Joule heating in the summer than the winter hemisphere for moderate levels of geomagnetic activity due to the greater electrical conductivity in the summer E-region ionosphere.

The results of several TGCM runs are used to show that at F-region heights it is possible to linearly combine the solar-driven and high-latitude driven solutions to obtain the total temperature structure and circulation to within 10–20%. In the lower thermosphere, however, non-linear terms cause significant departures and a linear superposition of fields is not valid.

The F-region winds at high latitudes calculated by the TGCM are also compared to the meridional wind derived from measurements by the Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI) and the zonal wind derived from measurements by the Wind and Temperature Spectrometer (WATS) instruments onboard the Dynamics Explorer (DE−2) satellite for a summer and a winter day. For both examples, the observed and modeled wind patterns are in qualitative agreement, indicating a dominant control of high latitude winds by ion drag. The magnitude of the calculated winds (400–500 m s−1) for the assumed 60 kV cross-tail potential, however, is smaller than that of the measured winds (500–800 m s−1). This suggests the need for an increased ion drag momentum source in the model calculations due to enhanced electron densities, higher ion drift velocities, or some combination that needs to be further denned from the DE−2 satellite measurements.  相似文献   


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The method of identifying absorption line systems in QSO spectra (Cui et al. 1983; Chen et al. 1983) is further developed here. Certain limitations of the method and their improvements are discussed. Certain other problems requiring further study are pointed out. The improved method is applied to PKS 0528-250, and gives two new absorption line systems Za = 0.065 and 0.0345 in addition to the four systems Za = 2.8110, 2.8130, 2.5275, 2.1410, consistent with the systems A1A2, B, C of Norton et al. (1980). However, the systems D1, D2, E, F and G of Chen and Norton (1984) are not recovered. The reason for this discrepancy is discussed.  相似文献   

18.
The heights of the irregularities in ionospheric refractive index responsible for radio-satellite scintillation have been found from long-term spaced-receiver experiments at mid-latitude and sub-auroral locations using the 40 MHz transmissions of satellite BE-B. The important results relate to the diurnal, seasonal, and latitude variations of the irregularity heights. Night-time scintillation is usually produced in the F-region at all times of the year, and in particular in the top-side of the F-region in Summer. Day-time scintillation is rare at midlatitudes; at sub-auroral latitudes it may be produced at any height. The night-time height distributions show a constancy of height with latitude in Summer and Winter, although there is a slight increase poleward in average Autumn-Spring night-time heights. Only records displaying weak to moderate scintillation at 40 MHz were used in the analysis, and therefore the heights reported are those of irregularities producing such scintillation.  相似文献   

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The upper thermosphere and F-region ionosphere system at 43°N is modelled for equinox and moderate solar conditions via a series of iterative calculations employing a thermospheric wind model and a one-dimensional ionospheric model which are mutually coupled. Several feedback loops within the system involving F2-layer peak height, F2-layer peak density, zonal wind, meridional wind, and Coriolis force are investigated to better understand the interactive aspect of ionosphere-thermosphere coupling. The interplay of primary importance involves the night-time ascent/descent of the F-layer due to equatorward/poleward neutral winds, the resulting changes in ion drag presented to the meridional and zonal wind fields, and the Coriolis force modification of the ion drag coupling. Wind shear and plasma profile shape are not significantly coupled. For magnetically undisturbed conditions, self-consistent treatment of these effects modifies a non-interactive “control” calculation by 20–35 m s−1 in the wind field. During geomagnetically disturbed periods interactive processes play a more crucial role in determining thermospheric and ionospheric storm responses. Our calculations reveal wind enhancements of up to 100 m s−1 associated with the lifting and negative-phase depletion of the F-region for prolonged magnetic disturbance conditions, the former mechanism accounting for a major portion of the effect.  相似文献   

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The dependence of geomagnetic activity during a recurrent magnetic storm on the solar-wind magnetic field and plasma parameters has been studied. According to variations of solar-wind magnetic field strength B, a recurrent magnetic storm is divided into two stages: the first proceeding during the peak of B, and the second proceeding after the return of B to quiet level. The Kp index vs solar-wind parameters scattering diagrams for stages I and II differ significantly. In particular, the random scattering for stage I is much larger than for stage II. It was found that for stage I the Kp index correlates with B, with the sign and value of northsouth field component Bz and with the magnitude ΔB of field fluctuations, the situation being similar to that during sporadic magnetic storms, though the scale of the event is smaller. For stage II, the Kp index does not correlate with B, but strongly correlates with ΔB and weaker—with Bz. So geomagnetic activity at stage II is supported mainly by solar-wind magnetic field fluctuations. The dependence of the Kp index on plasma parameters (concentration of protons n, bulk velocity v and temperature T) is weak for both stages.  相似文献   

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