A Correlation between Proton Events and Hα Flares and its Possible Interpretation     

Kim Jik Su  Yuan-Yong Deng  Kim Kum Sok  Kim Jin Song National Astronomical Observatories  Chinese Academy of Sciences  Beijing Pyongyang Astronomical Observatory  Academy of Sciences  DPR of Korea 《中国天文和天体物理学报》2001,(6)

1 INTRoDUCTIONIt is well known that solar proton flares are maiuly correlated with strong, bright H. flares,in particular, with two ribbon flares. Ellison et al. (l961) were the first to draw attelltion tothe faCt that all cosndc-ray flares had the typical two-ribbon shape. Then, Svestka and Simon(1976) drew uP the "Catalog of Solar Particle Evellts, 195ty1969", and using this Catalog,Dodson and Hedeman could safely identify the flare sources for 50 proton events. Out of the 50idellti…  相似文献   

Amorphous Magnesiosilicate Smokes Annealed in Vacuum: The Evolution of Magnesium Silicates in Circumstellar and Cometary Dust     

Frans J.M. RietmeijerSusan L. Hallenbeck  Joseph A. Nuth IIIJim M. Karner 《Icarus》2002,156(1):269-286

The mid-infrared spectral evolution of amorphous metastable eutectic magnesiosilica smokes, obtained by kinetically controlled gas-to-solid condensation of a Mg-SiO-O₂-H₂ vapor, proceeded in three distinct phases as a function of increasing time and temperature. This paper reports the mineralogical and chemical properties of these same samples. We found a previously unanticipated size dependence of the petrologic development of the initially amorphous magnesiosilica smokes that may also be at least partially responsible for the previously reported spectroscopic changes. Condensed grains less than approximately 20 nm in diameter remained amorphous throughout the thermal annealing experiment. Mineralogical changes occurred only after fusion of condensed magnesiosilica grains and chemical homogenization of large amorphous agglomerates and ring structures. Kinetically favored nucleation and growth produced the thermodynamically unstable nanocrystalline assemblage forsterite + tridymite. Further mineralogical development was stalled until continued fusing of agglomerates, rings, and some fraction of condensed grains had produced smooth amorphous magnesiosilica sheets of 42 and 20 wt% MgO. In rare sheets with more than ∼55 wt% MgO large forsterite crystals had grown, while enstatite had nucleated in low-MgO sheets still in the presence of forsterite and tridymite. The mineralogical evolution of the samples is critically dependent on the mass of the structural entities in the condensed sample and seems to be restricted to fused agglomerates and ring structures larger than about 20 nm in diameter and the sheet materials. We discuss the implications of our study for the interpretation of similar astrophysical dust analog studies and for astrophysical applications.  相似文献   

Clementine Observations of the Zodiacal Light and the Dust Content of the Inner Solar System     

Joseph M. HahnHerbert A. Zook  Bonnie CooperBhaskar Sunkara 《Icarus》2002,158(2):360-378

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Dust on the Outskirts of the Jovian System     

Alexander V. Krivov  Ingo WardinskiFrank Spahn  Harald KrügerEberhard Grün 《Icarus》2002,157(2):436-455

The outer region of the jovian system between ∼50 and 300 jovian radii from the planet is found to be the host of a previously unknown dust population. We used the data from the dust detector aboard the Galileo spacecraft collected from December 1995 to April 2001 during Galileo's numerous traverses of the outer jovian system. Analyzing the ion amplitudes, calibrated masses and speeds of grains, and impact directions, we found about 100 individual events fully compatible with impacts of grains moving around Jupiter in bound orbits. These grains have moderate eccentricities and a wide range of inclinations—from prograde to retrograde ones. The radial number density profile of the micrometer-sized dust is nearly flat between about 50 and 300 jovian radii. The absolute number density level (∼10 km⁻³ with a factor of 2 or 3 uncertainty) surpasses by an order of magnitude that of the interplanetary background. We identify the sources of the bound grains with outer irregular satellites of Jupiter. Six outer tiny moons are orbiting the planet in prograde and fourteen in retrograde orbits. These moons are subject to continuous bombardment by interplanetary micrometeoroids. Hypervelocity impacts create ejecta, nearly all of which get injected into circumjovian space. Our analytic and numerical study of the ejecta dynamics shows that micrometer-sized particles from both satellite families, although strongly perturbed by solar tidal gravity and radiation pressure, would stay in bound orbits for hundreds of thousands of years as do a fraction of smaller grains, several tenths of a micrometer in radius, ejected from the prograde moons. Different-sized ejecta remain confined to spheroidal clouds embracing the orbits of the parent moons, with appreciable asymmetries created by the radiation pressure and solar gravity perturbations. Spatial location of the impacts, mass distribution, speeds, orbital inclinations, and number density of dust derived from the data are all consistent with the dynamical model.  相似文献   

Contribution of Secondary VOC to the Composition of Aqueous Atmospheric Particles: A Modeling Approach     

Bernard Aumont  Sasha Madronich  Isabelle Bey  Geoffrey S. Tyndall 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2000,35(1):59-75

Measurements show that 20–60% of the carbon mass present in fine atmospheric particulate matter consists of water soluble organic compounds (WSOC). However, only 5–20% of this WSOC has been identified, mainly as dicarboxylic acids. Because of their high solubility in water, multifunctional secondary compounds derived from the gas-phase oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOC) are suspected to be key contributors to the WSOC. To test this assumption, an estimate of aqueous uptake of secondary VOC was included in a highly detailed gas-phase mechanism which treats explicitly the formation of the secondary VOC from a set of representative primary species. Simulations were conducted for 2 scenarios, representing typical rural and urban areas. It was observed that the uptake of secondary VOC can lead to WSOC mass concentrations in the range of a few C m^–3, in fairly good agreement with typical WSOC mass concentrations measured. Speciation of WSOC was found to be mainly as tri- or higher multifunctional hydroxy-carbonyl species and hydroxy-hydroperoxide-carbonyl species, in urban and rural environments, respectively. However, it was also found that taking into account only the absorption of secondary VOC does not bring the carboxylic acids mass concentration in agreement with measurements. An attempt was made to explain this discrepancy by introducing chemistry occurring within deliquescent aerosols.  相似文献   

Micromechanical Modelling of Granular Materials: Effect of Particle Size and Gradation   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

T. G. Sitharam  M. S. Nimbkar 《Geotechnical and Geological Engineering》2000,18(2):91-117

In this paper the effects of maximum particle size, particle gradation/sorting and fabric on bulk mechanical behaviour of granular materials such as coarse grained soils and rockfills are investigated" from micromechanical considerations starting from the grain scale level, using numerical" simulations based on Discrete Element Modelling (DEM). Hydrostatic compaction and biaxial tests on 2-dimensional assemblies of discs with varying particle sizes and gradations were modelled using DEM. An examination of the constitutive behaviour of granular media considering" the particulate nature of the medium has been attempted to explain the effect of particle size and gradation. Simulation results on perfectly parallel graded assemblies indicate that with increase in the size of the particles, a marginal increase (or no increase) in the angle of internal friction is observed during biaxial loading conditions. A change to a wider gradation (keeping the minimum grain size the same) results in a decrease in the angle of internal friction and an increase in volumetric strain to a considerable extent. Based on micromechanical force and fabric parameters, the basis for the physical behaviour was established. This helps in understanding the physics of parallel gradation techniques.  相似文献   

Polar ionospheric responses to solar wind IMF changes     

Y. Zhang  D. J. McEwen  W. Guo  P. C. Anderson 《Annales Geophysicae》2000,18(6):629-639

Auroral and airglow emissions over Eureka (89° CGM) during the 1997/98 winter show striking variations in relation to solar wind IMF changes. The period January 19 to 22, 1998, was chosen for detailed study, as the IMF was particularly strong and variable. During most of the period, B_z was northward and polar arcs were observed. Several overpasses by DMSP satellites during the four day period provided a clear picture of the particle precipitation producing the polar arcs. The spectral character of these events indicated excitation by electrons of average energy 300 to 500 eV. Only occasionally were electrons of average energy up to 1 keV observed and these appeared transitory from the ground optical data. It is noted that polar arcs appear after sudden changes in IMF B_y, suggesting IMF control over arc initiation. When B_y is positive there is arc motion from dawn to dusk, while B_y is negative the motion is consistently dusk to dawn. F-region (anti-sunward) convections were monitored through the period from 630.0 nm emissions. The convection speed was low (100/150 m/s) when B_z was northward but increased to 500 m/s after B_z turned southward on January 20.  相似文献   

中川机场扬沙、浮尘和沙尘暴低能见度的气候特征     

孙伟中 《干旱气象》2000,(1)

统计分析了 1987～ 1998年间 ,中川机场扬沙、浮尘和沙尘暴低能见度的年际、年、日变化及其出现次数和持续时间等气候特征 ,得出风沙日数减少 ,扬沙低能见度主要出现在午后 ,浮尘低能见度主要出现在上午及傍晚等结论。  相似文献   

2000年春季北京特大沙尘暴物理化学特性的分析   总被引：52，自引：9，他引：43  

张仁健  王明星  浦一芬  刘强  符建中  张文 《气候与环境研究》2000,5(3):259-266

2000年春季北京频频发生沙尘天气,严重影响了北京市大气环境状况.对4月6日北京地区发生的特大沙尘暴化学元素成分的分析表明北京春季沙尘污染极为严重.沙尘暴期间,20种元素总质量浓度高达1536μg/m3,是1999年同期的31.4倍.即使沙尘暴过后,污染依然严重,元素总质量浓度仍高达338.7μg/m3,是1999年春季的7倍.研究还发现,沙尘暴期间来自远方的大粒子占了很大的比例,绝大多数的元素浓度在粒径大于16μm处出现一个非常高值,远高于其他谱段的浓度;在沙尘暴后及其他时间,还没有观测到这种谱分布.沙尘暴期间的粗粒子(d>2μm)数浓度是沙尘暴后的20倍以上,细粒子(d<2μm)的数浓度是沙尘暴后的7倍.  相似文献   

Ion upflow and downflow at the topside ionosphere observed by the EISCAT VHF radar   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

M. Endo  R. Fujii  Y. Ogawa  S. C. Buchert  S. Nozawa  S. Watanabe  N. Yoshida 《Annales Geophysicae》2000,18(2):170-181

We have determined the MLT distribution and KpK_P dependence of the ion upflow and downflow of the thermal bulk oxygen ion population based on a data analysis using the EISCAT VHF radar CP-7 data obtained at Tromsø during the period between 1990 and 1996: (1) both ion upflow and downflow events can be observed at any local time (MLT), irrespective of dayside and nightside, and under any magnetic disturbance level, irrespective of quiet and disturbed levels; (2) these upflow and downflow events are more frequently observed in the nightside than in the dayside; (3) the upflow events are more frequently observed than the downflow events at any local time except midnight and at any K_P level and the difference of the occurrence frequencies between the upflow and downflow events is smaller around midnight; and (4) the occurrence frequencies of both the ion upflow and downflow events appear to increase with increasing KP level, while the occurrence frequency of the downflow appears to stop increasing at some KP level  相似文献