More evidence for a planetary wave link with midlatitude E region coherent backscatter and sporadic E layers     

M. Voiculescu  C. Haldoupis  D. Pancheva  M. Ignat  K. Schlegel  S. Shalimov 《Annales Geophysicae》2000,18(9):1182-1196

Measurements of midlatitude E region coherent backscatter obtained during four summers with SESCAT, a 50 MHz Doppler system operating in Crete, Greece, and concurrent ionosonde recordings from the same ionospheric volume obtained with a CADI for one of these summers, are used to analyse the long-term variability in echo and E_s occurrence. Echo and E_s layer occurrences, computed in percent of time over a 12-h nighttime interval, take the form of time sequences. Linear power spectrum analysis shows that there are dominant spectral peaks in the range of 2–9 days, the most commonly observed periods appearing in two preferential bands, of 2–3 days and 4–7 days. No connection with geomagnetic activity was found. The characteristics of these periodicities compare well with similar properties of planetary waves, which suggests the possibility that planetary waves are responsible for the observed long-term periodicities. These findings indicate also a likely close relation between planetary wave (PW) activity and the well known but not well understood seasonal E_s dependence. To test the PW postulation, we used simultaneous neutral wind data from the mesopause region around 95 km, measured from Collm, Germany. Direct comparison of the long-term periodicities in echo and E_s layer occurrence with those in the neutral wind show some reasonable agreement. This new evidence, although not fully conclusive, is the first direct indication in favour of a planetary wave role on the unstable midlatitude E region ionosphere. Our results suggest that planetary waves observation is a viable option and a new element into the physics of midlatitude E_s layers that needs to be considered and investigated.  相似文献   

A modelling study of the latitudinal variations in the nighttime plasma temperatures of the equatorial topside ionosphere during northern winter at solar maximum     

G. J. Bailey  M. H. Denton  R. A. Heelis  S. Venkatraman 《Annales Geophysicae》2000,18(11):1435-1446

Latitudinal variations in the nighttime plasma temperatures of the equatorial topside ionosphere during northern winter at solar maximum have been examined by using values modelled by SUPIM (Sheffield University Plasmasphere Ionosphere Model) and observations made by the DMSP F10 satellite at 21.00 LT near 800 km altitude. The modelled values confirm that the crests observed near 15° latitude in the winter hemisphere are due to adiabatic heating and the troughs observed near the magnetic equator are due to adiabatic cooling as plasma is transported along the magnetic field lines from the summer hemisphere to the winter hemisphere. The modelled values also confirm that the interhemispheric plasma transport needed to produce the required adiabatic heating/cooling can be induced by F-region neutral winds. It is shown that the longitudinal variations in the observed troughs and crests arise mainly from the longitudinal variations in the magnetic meridional wind. At longitudes where the magnetic declination angle is positive the eastward geographic zonal wind combines with the northward (summer hemisphere to winter hemisphere) geographic meridional wind to enhance the northward magnetic meridional wind. This leads to deeper troughs and enhanced crests. At longitudes where the magnetic declination angle is negative the eastward geographic zonal wind opposes the northward geographic meridional wind and the trough depth and crest values are reduced. The characteristic features of the troughs and crests depend, in a complicated manner, on the field-aligned flow of plasma, thermal conduction, and inter-gas heat transfer. At the latitudes of the troughs/crests, the low/high plasma temperatures lead to increased/decreased plasma concentrations.  相似文献   

Polar patches observed by ESR and their possible origin in the cusp region     

A. M. Smith  S. E. Pryse  L. Kersley 《Annales Geophysicae》2000,18(9):1043-1053

Observations by the EISCAT Svalbard radar in summer have revealed electron density enhancements in the magnetic noon sector under conditions of IMF B_z southward. The features were identified as possible candidates for polar-cap patches drifting anti-Sunward with the plasma flow. Supporting measurements by the EISCAT mainland radar, the CUTLASS radar and DMSP satellites, in a multi-instrument study, suggested that the origin of the structures lay upstream at lower latitudes, with the modulation in density being attributed to variability in soft-particle precipitation in the cusp region. It is proposed that the variations in precipitation may be linked to changes in the location of the reconnection site at the magnetopause, which in turn results in changes in the energy distribution of the precipitating particles.  相似文献   

大气折射率时间变化对地球同步轨道圆迹SAR聚焦性能的影响     

寇蕾蕾  向茂生 《测绘学报》2014,43(9):917-923

结合了圆迹SAR(CSAR)和地球同步轨道SAR(GEOSAR)的特点,地球同步轨道圆迹SAR(GEOCSAR)具有大面积区域观测、可获得目标三维信息、可对目标区域连续监测等优点。但GEOCSAR合成孔径时间长,完成整个圆周孔径测量的时间为24小时,而大气变化的时间尺度经常表现为数分钟到数小时,因此大气折射率时间变化将会对GEOCSAR方位向聚焦成像产生重要影响。本文考虑L波段GEOCSAR,因此对流层和电离层效应均不可忽略。文中建立了对流层和电离层折射率时间变化引起的相位误差模型,分析和推导了折射率时间变化对GEOCSAR方位向聚焦性能的影响,计算了引起L波段GEOCSAR聚焦性能退化的最小对流层折射率和电离层电子含量随机时间变化量,并通过仿真进行了验证。  相似文献   

基于GPS的南极电离层电子总含量空间分布特征研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

孟泱  安家春  王泽民  鄂栋臣 《测绘学报》2011,40(1):37-40

利用南极区域内的中国中山站GPS常年跟踪站(ZHON)和国际GPS服务站GPS观测数据,计算出2000-2006年期间南极地区上空高精度电离层电子总含量值,分别对极光区内、极光区外、极隙、极盖区的电离层电子总含量进行分析比较.结果表明,极光区外的电子总含量峰值要大于极光区内,极光区内的电子总含量峰值又大于极盖区,而每日...  相似文献   

基于电离层残差法探测和修复周跳多值性的方法研究     

袁鹏  姜卫平  张彦芬 《测绘信息与工程》2011,36(6):1-3,7

针对电离层残差法探测和修复周跳的多值性问题,基于实测数据分析了使用相位减伪距法和载波相位变化率法解决问题的可行性、方法、步骤及效果。研究表明,这两种联合算法都能正确地探测和修复周跳,且具有简单有效的特点。  相似文献   

利用时间序列分析预报电离层TEC   总被引：5，自引：2，他引：3  

陈鹏  姚宜斌  吴寒 《武汉大学学报(信息科学版)》2011,(3)

以IGS发布的电离层总电子含量(total electron content,TEC)数据为样本,利用时间序列分析进行预报。将TEC时间序列分解为趋势项、周期项和随机项的组合,并利用相关系数和偏相关系数确定模型阶数。对IGS提供的2008年TEC数据进行预报分析,结果表明,采用时间序列分析能达到较高精度,预报7 d时的平均相对精度为87.75%,预报精度大于60%的预报值占所有预报值的95%以上,预报精度大于85%的预报值占所有预报值的72.6%,95.3%的预报残差小于±3 TECU。  相似文献   

顶部电离层电子密度和温度的统计背景及其地磁活动变化          下载免费PDF全文

李柳元  杨俊英  曹晋滨  路立  吴云  杨冬梅 《地球物理学报》2011,54(10):2437-2444

通过对DEMETER卫星从2004年11月7日至2005年11月30日期间探测到的710 km高度顶部电离层的电子数据进行网格化(纬度2°×经度4°)统计平均,本文分析了不同地磁条件下顶部电离层电子密度和温度的全球分布情况.不论是在地磁宁静还是地磁活动期间,顶部电离层电子密度的分布都存在着一个巨大的威德尔海异常(夜间电...  相似文献   

A conjugate study of the polar ionospheric F2-1ayer and IRI-2007 at 75° magnetic latitude for solar minimum     

HE Fang  ZHANG BeiChen  JoranMoen  HUANG DeHong 《极地研究(英文版)》2011,(3):175-183

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利用GPS监测两起太阳耀斑事件的结果分析     

刘旭春  张正禄  杨军 《测绘科学》2007,32(5):11-13

利用59个数据质量良好的IGS跟踪站的观测数据,对2000年7月14日爆发的X5.7级的太阳耀斑和2001年4月15日爆发的X14.4级的太阳耀斑所引起的TEC的变化情况进行了计算和分析。计算结果显示对于两起X级的太阳耀斑,绝大部分向日面跟踪站均有不同程度的响应,综合分析两起太阳耀斑发生期间TEC的响应情况,得出了TEC变化与地方时以及地理位置等的对应关系。  相似文献