An investigation of the SO₂ content of the venusian mesosphere using SPICAV-UV in nadir mode     

Emmanuel Marcq  Denis Belyaev  Anna Fedorova  Ann Carine Vandaele 《Icarus》2011,211(1):58-69

Using the SPICAV-UV spectrometer aboard Venus Express in nadir mode, we were able to derive spectral radiance factors in the middle atmosphere of Venus in the 170-320 nm range at a spectral resolution of R ? 200 during 2006 and 2007 in the northern hemisphere. By comparison with a radiative transfer model of the upper atmosphere of Venus, we could derive column abundance above the visible cloud top for SO₂ using its spectral absorption bands near 280 and 220 nm. SO₂ column densities show large temporal and spatial variations on a horizontal scale of a few hundred kilometers. Typical SO₂ column densities at low latitudes (up to 50°N) were found between 5 and 50 μm-atm, whereas in the northern polar region SO₂ content was usually below 5 μm-atm. The observed latitudinal variations follow closely the cloud top altitude derived by SPICAV-IR and are thought to be of dynamical origin. Also, a sudden increase of SO₂ column density in the whole northern hemisphere has been observed in early 2007, possibly related to a convective episode advecting some deep SO₂ into the upper atmosphere.  相似文献   

The 1.10- and 1.18-μm nightside windows of Venus observed by SPICAV-IR aboard Venus Express     

Bruno Bézard  Anna Fedorova  Jean-Loup Bertaux  Alexander Rodin  Oleg Korablev 《Icarus》2011,216(1):173-183

Observations of the 1.10- and 1.18-μm nightside windows by the SPICAV-IR instrument aboard Venus Express were analyzed to characterize the various sources of gaseous opacity and determine the H₂O mole fraction in the lower atmosphere of Venus. We showed that the line profile model of Afanasenko and Rodin (Afanasenko, T.S., Rodin, A.V. [2007]. Astron. Lett. 33, 203–210) underestimates the CO₂ absorption in the high-wavelength wing of the 1.18-μm window and we derived an empirical lineshape that matches this wing well. An additional continuum opacity is required to reproduce the variation of the 1.10- and 1.18-μm radiances with surface elevation as observed by the VIRTIS-M instrument aboard Venus Express. A constant absorption coefficient of 0.7 ± 0.2 × 10⁻⁹ cm⁻¹ am⁻² best reproduces the observed variation. We compared spectra calculated with different CO₂ and H₂O line lists. We found that the CDSD line list lacks the 5ν₁ + ν₃ series of CO₂ bands, which provide significant opacity in Venus’ deep atmosphere, and we have constructed a composite line list that best reproduces the observations. We also showed for the first time that HDO brings significant absorption at 1140–1190 nm. Using the best representation of the atmospheric opacity we could reach, we retrieved a water vapor mole fraction of ppmv, pertaining to the altitude range 5–25 km. Combined with previous measurements in the 1.74- and 2.3-μm windows, this result provides strong evidence for a uniform H₂O profile below 40 km, in agreement with chemical models.  相似文献   

Saturn’s zonal wind profile in 2004-2009 from Cassini ISS images and its long-term variability     

E. García-Melendo  S. Pérez-Hoyos  R. Hueso 《Icarus》2011,215(1):62-74

Five years of Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem images, from 2004 to 2009, are analyzed in this work to retrieve global zonal wind profiles of Saturn’s northern and southern hemispheres in the methane absorbing bands at 890 and 727 nm and in their respective adjacent continuum wavelengths of 939 and 752 nm. A complete view of Saturn’s global circulation, including the equator, at two pressure levels, in the tropopause (60 mbar to 250 mbar with the MT filters) and in the upper troposphere (from ∼350 mbar to ∼500 mbar with the CB filter set), is presented. Both zonal wind profiles (available at the Supplementary Material Section), show the same structure but with significant differences in the peak of the eastward jets and the equatorial region, including a region of positive vertical shear symmetrically located around the equator between the 10° < |φ_c| < 25° where zonal velocities close to the tropopause are higher than at 500 mbar. A comparison of previously published zonal wind sets obtained by Voyager 1 and 2 (1980-1981), Hubble Space Telescope, and ground-based telescopes (1990-2004) with the present Cassini profiles (2004-2009) covering a full Saturn year shows that the shape of the zonal wind profile and intensity of the jets has remained almost unchanged except at the equator, despite the seasonal insolation cycle and the variability of Saturn’s emitted power. The major wind changes occurred at equatorial latitudes, perhaps following the Great White Spot eruption in 1990. It is not evident from our study if the seasonal insolation cycle and its associated ring shadowing influence the equatorial circulation at cloud level.  相似文献   

闽南沿海地区不同日观测次数大气稳定度的对比     

张夏林  李棠华  黄光明  吴万恭 《台湾海峡》2000,19(3)

本文通过地处闽南沿海地区崇武气候站不同日观测次数大气稳定度的对比分析表明 :采用 8个时次和 4个时次观测记录所统计的稳定度频数 ,误差较小(与 2 4个时次比较 ,下同 ) ,对重要结论无大影响 ,能够较准确地描述大气稳定度的状况和特征 ;而采用 3个时次观测资料分析 ,其误差大 ,甚至导致相反的结果 ,实际应用时必须慎重。  相似文献   

Condensed species in Titan's stratosphere: Confirmation of crystalline cyanoacetylene (HC₃N) and evidence for crystalline acetylene (C₂H₂) on Titan     

R.K. Khanna 《Icarus》2005,178(1):165-170

Infrared spectra of crystalline HC₃N and C₂H₂ were investigated at several temperatures between 15 and 150 K. The characteristics of the 505 and 753 cm⁻¹ bands of HC₃N are in complete agreement with the emission spectral data on Titan obtained by the Voyager IRIS instrument, thus confirming the identification of crystalline HC₃N on Titan. A composite spectrum in the 720-800 cm⁻¹ region, with contributions from HC₃N and C₂H₂ in crystalline phases, reproduces the Voyager emission data in that region, thus providing a suggestion for the identification of crystalline C₂H₂ on Titan.  相似文献   

一种多站雷电定位系统探 测效率的估算方法     

陈明理  郭昌明 《高原气象》1991,10(3):287-292

通过分析多站雷电定位系统MDF的特点,提出影响多站雷电定位系统探测效率的因素主要有两个方面:1)波形判据及阈值的设置;2)DF场地环境及其本身的时间分辨率。本文提出了一种估算系统因第二种因素存在时的探测效率的方法。用此方法分别计算和分析了北京DF网络三年来的探测效率。结果表明:1)该系统中各DF站在正常情况下(不考虑第一种因素)探测效率约为70％左右;2)若有大量干扰DF的探测效率会大大降低。  相似文献   

Polarized radiation diagnostics of magnetohydrodynamic models of the solar atmosphere     

O. Steiner  U. Grossmann-Doerth  M. Schüssler  M. Knölker 《Solar physics》1996,164(1-2):223-242

Solar magnetic elements and their dynamical interaction with the convective surface layers of the Sun are numerically simulated. Radiation transfer in the photosphere is taken into account. A simulation run over 18.5 minutes real time shows that the granular flow is capable of moving and bending a magnetic flux sheet (the magnetic element). At times it becomes inclined by up to 30° with respect to the vertical around the level ₅₀₀₀ = 1 and it moves horizontally with a maximal velocity of 4 km/s. Shock waves form outside and within the magnetic flux sheet. The latter cause a distinctive signature in a time series of synthetic Stokes V-profiles. Such shock events occur with a mean frequency of about 2.5 minutes. A time resolution of at least 10 seconds in Stokes V recordings is needed to reveal an individual shock event by observation.The National Center for Atmospheric Research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation  相似文献   

热带平流层CO浓度准两年振荡的位相变化特征     

王春晓  田文寿 《大气科学》2017,41(2):275-288

利用2005~2014年10年的卫星微波临边探测仪（MLS）资料分析了热带平流层一氧化碳（CO）体积混合比的年际变率,发现热带平流层CO浓度的准两年振荡（QBO）在30 hPa高度附近存在明显的位相变化特征。大气化学气候模式模拟结果表明,热带平流层CO的准两年振荡信号是化学和动力过程共同作用的结果,而动力作用主要是QBO引起的次级经向环流引起的物质传输。化学和动力过程共同作用导致热带平流层CO浓度的垂直梯度在30 hPa高度处发生反转,进而产生一氧化碳QBO信号的位相变化。此外,化学气候模式模拟结果还表明,与CO有关的化学过程不但可以减弱一氧化碳QBO信号的振幅,还可以在热带30~10 hPa高度范围内造成一氧化碳QBO和纬向风QBO信号之间约3个月的时间差。  相似文献   

Atmospheric input of anthropogenic phosphorus to the northwest mediterranean under oligotrophic conditions     

C. Migon  V. Sandroni  J. -P. Bthoux 《Marine environmental research》2001,52(5):413-426

Phosphorus (P) concentration in the atmospheric aerosol was measured at a northwestern Mediterranean coastal site. Airborne P ranged between 25 and 85 ng m(-3) (geometric mean: 51 ng m(-3)). Due to a significant contribution (about 90%) of anthropogenic land-based source emissions, dry deposition velocities of 0.1-0.5 cm s(-1) were used to estimate a dry flux of 0.15-0.7 micromol P m(-2) day(-1). The theoretical impact of the dry flux on primary production (0.1-0.4 mg C m(-2) day(-1)) is 50-200-fold lower than that of a single significant wet event. The incineration plant of the Nice district is identified as a possible major source of airborne anthropogenic P. As the implementation of waste plants is currently expanding along the western European shores, the importance of the P atmospheric source to the western Mediterranean is likely to increase with time.  相似文献   

近红外偏振辐射卫星数据的海洋耀光动态检测     

陈震霆  孙晓兵  汪俊锋  李树  黄红莲  陈卫  乔延利 《遥感学报》2019,23(2):215-229

太阳光入射海表特定区域形成海洋耀光,呈强反射和偏振特性。在卫星海洋遥感中,海洋耀光对遥感成像质量有较大影响,尤其对海洋上空云、气溶胶及海色等研究干扰较大,因此剔除海洋耀光是卫星遥感数据处理过程中首先要解决的重要问题。以PARASOL卫星的POLDER3载荷数据为研究对象,获取载荷成像时刻太阳及观测几何、海表风速风向及气溶胶光学厚度等参数,采用海气辐射传输相关理论,结合耀光角和多角度NIR偏振辐射信息(865 nm),构建基于近红外偏振辐射特性规则的OGDD模型,获取耀光角临界值实现耀光动态检测。以印度洋某海区为研究对象,获取实测耀光区NIR通道的大气层顶反射率和偏振反射率,利用OGDD模型将耀光角判别临界值调整为34°。相比MODIS经验临界值(40°),标记耀光像元相对减少了30%。结果表明,该方法不仅能通过动态调整临界值准确识别海洋耀光,为云检测及云物理特性反演提供可靠的源数据,还能为高分五号卫星多角度偏振载荷在轨定标及气溶胶反演提供支持。  相似文献