Ionospheric response to solar flares of C and M classes in January–February 2010

The ionospheric response to solar flares is analyzed for the case of the beginning of solar activity growth, when the background ionization of the ionosphere is still low enough. It is shown that the algorithms and methods of averaging variations and derivative of the total electron content (TEC) over the entire sunlit ionosphere almost always make it possible to identify the ionospheric response even to close in time weak solar flares of the C class. It is found that the response to a solar flare rather intense in the X-ray range can have almost no manifestations, which is caused by the fact that the flare does not reveal itself in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum. A map of the TEC derivative over the Japan territory with an average resolution of ～18 km is drawn for the M6.4 flare (February 7, 2010). Before the flare maximum, the TEC derivatives are synchronously increasing over the entire Japan, while after the flare maximum the values of the TEC derivative vary not so synchronously, and local differences are seen.     

Dynamics of Planetary Waves in the Ionosphere as Observed from GPS Satellites

The GPS satellite data are used to study the dynamics of the ionospheric total electron content (TEC) over Central Europe in the summer season from June 23 to September 30, 1996. The TEC variations within the range of periods typical of the planetary waves were found to be nearly synchronous with the neutral wind variations in the mesosphere and with the variations in the occurrence of ionospheric sporadic layers. The observed TEC variations were interpreted as the result of penetration of energy carried by nonstationary Rossby waves to the upper atmospheric altitudes.     

Forecasting of the Total Electron Content at a Single Location

The autocovariance prediction method previously used for the forecast of VI derived ionospheric characteristics has been used for forecast of one of the most important ionospheric—the total electron content (TEC)—at single locations. Quiet and disturbed conditions at different European stations were studied in regard to clarify the forecasting capabilities of the method for determination of the TEC. The accuracies of the method achieved in dependence on the time range of the forecast are demonstrated.     

Planetary waves according to simultaneous observations of <Emphasis Type="Italic">GPS</Emphasis> satellites and ground-based magnetic stations

On the basis of measurements made at Japanese magnetic stations and using GPS satellites for the 12 months of 2003, a comparison of simultaneous variations of three components of the magnetic field and total electron content (TEC) was carried out in the range of the planetary waves period. The correlation analysis has shown that almost synchronous variations exist within this range of periods at the ground-based magnetometer stations and in the TEC measurements both during strong magnetic disturbances and in quiet periods. The strong magnetic disturbances could be considered as a possible independent source of ionospheric variations within the planetary waves range, while the accompanying ionospheric storms could be a possible factor changing the conductivity of the lower ionosphere plasma. In quiet periods, the correlation of magnetic variations and disturbances in TEC is caused by the direct impact of atmospheric planetary waves on the lower ionosphere and can be related to variations of ionospheric currents due to the dynamo mechanism.     

白谱法在电离层扰动研究中的应用

将电离层扰动从其背景中分离出来一直是电离层扰动研究的核心与难点。文章综述白谱法在电离层扰动研究方面取得的进展,主要有:1）白谱法比常规电离层扰动提取方法能更好地描述磁暴期间电离层的扰动,利用白谱法构建的电离层天气单站指数 Js、全球指数 Jp 和区域指数Jr与 Dst 指数之间存在极好的关联性,可以直接利用 Dst 来对 Jp进行预报。2）白谱法同样适合研究强磁暴期间的电离层异常弱响应。对比研究发现,电离层在强磁暴条件下的弱响应不依赖于采用的扰动提取方法本身,并且该现象的出现与纬度、地方时及磁暴前期条件强烈相关。3）白谱法是研究地磁平静期由其他扰动源引起电离层扰动的有力工具。基于白谱法构建的Js分布图能够很好地反映台风过程中电离层扰动的空间特征。     

北斗系统格网电离层延迟算法研究

介绍了北斗系统下格网电离层延迟算法原理及建模方法。利用25个参考站的模拟数据,建立了覆盖我国地区的格网电离层延迟模型。通过仿真给出格网点(35°N,115°E)的格网电离层垂直误差及用户穿透点(36.94°N,118.44°E)的用户电离层垂直误差在一天内的变化,结果显示一天内格网电离层垂直误差及用户电离层垂直误差的平均值分别为0.871m和0.877m。     

Simultaneous Response of the Mid-Latitude Ionosphere to a Sudden Commencement of Strong Magnetic Storms

Using the new technology of global GPS detection of ionospheric disturbances (GLOBDET), it is found that a sharp increase of the time derivative of the magnetic field strength during magnetic storms is accompanied by a simultaneous decrease of the mid-latitude total electron content (TEC) over the entire dayside of the globe. The corresponding negative correlation coefficient is no less than 0.8, and the delay relative to the sudden commencement of magnetic storm is about 3–10 min. The effect is especially clearly pronounced for magnetic storms with sudden commencements (SSC). The analysis is carried out for a set of 90 to 300 GPS stations for 10 days (January 6 and April 23, 1998; April 6, June 8, July 13, 14, and 15, 2000; March 31, April 4 and 11, 2001) with various levels of geomagnetic activity (D _st and K _p varied from –6 to –295 nT and from 0 to 9, respectively). The amplitude of the response in the total electron content for the events considered was 0.1–0.4 × 10¹⁶ m^–2 (which is a deviation of 0.2–2.6% from the TEC background value). The velocity of the disturbance motion from the dayside to the nightside was about 10–20 km/s. The results obtained agree with the data of ionospheric parameter measurements conducted earlier by methods with high temporal resolution.     

“风云三号”D星电离层光度计

“风云三号”D星电离层光度计（IPM）是我国首次利用天基方式对电离层进行全天候定量化光学遥感观测的载荷。该载荷通过观测电离层夜/日间OI 135.6 nm气辉辐射强度、日间N₂LBH带气辉辐射强度,可以反演获取夜间电子总含量（TEC）、F2层峰值电子密度（NmF2）及日间O/N₂比等关键电离层环境信息。该载荷具备夜间高灵敏度观测的突出优势,非常适合电离层精细结构和微小变化观测,配置了夜间和日间两种工作模式,可以实现对电离层关键环境信息的全天候监测。文章主要对该电离层光度计的观测目标、观测原理、系统组成和在轨观测结果进行介绍。     

适用于微纳卫星的微型电离层光学探测器

文章介绍了质量小、体积小的微型电离层光学探测器技术,给出了探测器的探测原理和设计方案,通过探测原子氧远紫外夜气辉(136.5 nm)辐射强度,反演电离层总电子含量(TEC)。采用轻量化铝反射镜、抗干扰电荷前放设计,实现反射镜、工业级远紫外探测器、电子学的一体化和小型化,研制出适用于微纳卫星的1 kg量级微型空间电离层光学探测器。该型探测器能够利用微纳星群多种轨道搭载,可获得丰富数据的优势,获取全球电离层高时空分辨率总电子含量分布,为未来实现卫星编队探测提供载荷研制基础。     

利用混合模型LSTM-DNN进行全球电离层TEC map的中短期预报

近年来,基于深度学习技术的长短期记忆（long short-term memory, LSTM）网络相关预报算法在空间天气的预测方面得到广泛应用,但存在预测误差随时间堆叠的缺陷,因此只能进行有限的短期预测。为解决这一问题,文章将太阳风参数、太阳黑子数、地磁活动水平指数Ap以及磁暴环电流指数Dst作为预报因子加入模型,建立一个基于LSTM和深度神经网络（deep neural networks, DNN）的混合模型来进行全球电离层TEC map的中短期预报。该模型可以明显减小时间递增对预测误差的影响。测试结果表明,相较于单独的LSTM模型,LSTM-DNN混合模型对24 h电离层预报准确率相近,对48 h电离层预报平均相对精度（RA）由79.30%提升到81.18%,对144 h电离层预报平均相对精度由64.97%提升到77.64%。     

考虑电离层对GEOSAR影响的改进CS成像算法

地球同步轨道合成孔径雷达(GEOSAR)轨道位置高且合成孔径时间较长,电离层的空时变化特性严重影响该雷达的聚焦性能。为解决电离层对GEOSAR成像聚焦性能的影响,提出一种改进的chirp scaling (CS)成像算法。结合GEOSAR的轨道运动特点,给出因电离层空时变化引起的回波信号模型,提出了改进CS成像算法用以解决电离层对成像聚焦性能的影响。仿真结果表明:该成像方法能较好地处理电离层影响,可获得理想的聚焦成像结果。该方法为GEOSAR实现高精度成像提供了技术支撑。     

“风云三号”电离层掩星气候学数据处理方法

电离层掩星观测数据具有长期稳定性以及无须定标等优势，在电离层气候学研究中占有重要地位，而有效的数据处理方法是掩星数据科学性、可用性的保障。文章提出的数据处理方法能够根据所选电离层参数的物理特性和太阳活动情况动态调整质量控制阈值，根据数据时间跨度以及空间范围划分不同的时间窗和地理空间步长，并将离散的参数数据映射到全球数据网格中，以提升对不同时期电离层异常廓线的针对性，同时保证数据的可靠，且具有灵活性强、易于模块化的特点。使用FY3-C GNOS电离层掩星数据对该方法的有效性进行了验证，以期为基于电离层掩星数据开展电离层长期气候学研究提供高效的数据处理方式。     

基于OARO-GRU网络的高频地波雷达电离层杂波短期预测

电离层杂波的精确预测对提升高频地波雷达的目标探测性能具有重要推动作用。为此,提出了一种基于改进人工兔子算法优化门控循环单元 （Opposite Artificial Rabbits Optimization optimized Gated Recurrent Unit, OARO-GRU）网络的电离层杂波短期预测模型。首先,依据高频地波雷达接收到的电离层杂波具有混沌特性这一先验知识,通过相空间重构技术构造GRU网络的输入和输出样本集;然后,融入反向学习和柯西变异两种改进策略用于改善标准ARO的寻优能力,并将其用于执行GRU网络的包含隐层节点个数、初始学习速率和最大迭代次数在内的三个超参数值的优选;最后,重新训练优化后的GRU网络,输入测试样本集进行测试,并依据给定的评价指标评估模型。实测结果表明：相较于其他7种对照模型,所提出的OARO-GRU网络预测模型在预测精度和可靠性上均具有明显的优越性,为有效改善高频地波雷达的目标探测性能提供了一种新的思路与方法。     

基于改进PSO-WNN的高频地波雷达 电离层杂波抑制方法

高频地波雷达的海上目标探测能力与电离层杂波的抑制效果息息相关,而电离层杂波的复杂性与变化多样性又为抑制带来了难题。为实现电离层杂波的抑制,分析了电离层杂波的混沌特性,在此基础上提出一种基于改进粒子群算法优化小波神经网络的抑制方法,解决了粒子群算法易早熟和易陷入局部最优的缺点;提出一种自适应概率变异的策略,丰富了种群多样性,使得整个迭代过程中粒子群能够跳出当前最优,寻得全局最优。实测实验表明,基于改进粒子群算法优化的小波神经网络（PSO-WNN）能够基本预测电离层杂波的数值,进行电离层杂波的抑制,有效改善了信噪比,对电离层杂波的抑制研究具有重要意义。     

Influence of the interplanetary magnetic field on ULF oscillations of the ionospheric resonator

A weak but statistically reliable dependence of the diurnal activity of oscillations in the ionospheric Alfvén resonator on orientation of the interplanetary magnetic field ahead of the magnetospheric front has been detected based on observations of ULF oscillations at Sayan solar observatory Mondy of the Institute of Solar–Terrestrial Physics. The interpretation of the result has been proposed. The essence is that the electromagnetic fluctuations penetrate into the magnetosphere from the interplanetary environment and influence the ionospheric resonator. The formulation of the problem and the method of solving it are part of the broad program of the experimental and theoretical study of the influence of the interplanetary magnetic field on the oscillation regime of ULF oscillations of the magnetosphere.     

基于分段多项式建模的电离层污染校正算法研究

电离层污染使需要通过电离层传播的超视距雷达的回波谱展宽,影响雷达的目标检测性能。基于分段多项式建模的校正算法可用于解决电离层的相位污染问题,针对该算法在处理实际数据时遇到的问题,分析相位污染校正中可能出现的相位残差跳变的影响,并给出了相应的解决方案。此外,讨论电离层幅度污染的问题,给出简单的补偿方法,提供了电离层污染校正算法的完整流程。通过对实际数据的处理,验证了算法的有效性,算法更适合应用于工程实际。     

Updating the Local Model of the TEC during the Solar Eclipse on August 11, 1999

A total solar eclipse with the locations and times of the pass well-known in advance can be used to update the local model of the TEC for these particular circumstances. The observations using GPS receivers at the Warsaw and Borowiec stations and the ionosonde in Warsaw were analyzed in order to justify the results given by the IRI theoretical predictions. The IRI program with this updating creates a useful tool for preparation of the corrections for the process of network adjustment using the GPS technique and for navigation using single frequency receivers.     

电离层小尺度因素对无线电大气掩星弯曲角的影响

历经25年的发展,基于GNSS的无线电掩星技术已经成为一种有效的临近空间探测手段,但是在无线电大气掩星观测及数据处理过程中不可避免地会受到各种误差的影响,其中,电离层是重要误差源之一。由于电离层小尺度因素的存在,GNSS信号在穿越电离层过程中会受到影响,表现为振幅和相位上的振荡,并最终影响反演所得的大气弯曲角产品。文章基于COSMIC大气弯曲角数据,研究电离层小尺度因素中扩展E层（Es层）及F层不均匀体在中低纬地区对无线电大气掩星的影响,通过计算不同高度区间内的弯曲角偏差标准差统计研究电离层Es层及F层不均匀体发生率与大气弯曲角振荡的关系。结果表明,Es层及F层不均匀体能够引起大气弯曲角振荡,表现出弯曲角随纬度、磁地方时及季节变化的特性,且这些电离层小尺度因素能够影响到的高度区间为35～80 km。该研究有助于进一步认识电离层小尺度因素对GNSS无线电大气掩星探测技术的影响,以及后续提高大气掩星产品的数据质量。     

空间天文望远镜主动制冷焦面结构设计、分析与热实验

对某天文卫星的可见光望远镜载荷CCD焦面工作温度需求进行了分析计算。为满足CCD焦面 -65℃ 的工作温度需求,设计了主动制冷焦面结构。采用有限元方法分析了工作温度下热电制冷器和导热胶产生的热应力,结果表明热电制冷器最大应力为14Mpa,导热胶最大剪切应力为1.2Mpa,均处于许用安全应力内。研制的焦面组件模拟件顺利通过了真空热试验,验证了焦面组件的制冷性能与安全性。     

Modeling the Modification of the Nighttime High-Latitude F-Region by Powerful HF Radiowaves

A mathematical model of the high-latitude F-region, taking the ionospheric plasma convection into account, is used for modeling a response of the auroral F-region to irradiation by powerful high-frequency (HF) radiowaves. The model enables us to calculate the time variations in the profiles of the electron concentration, the velocity of positive ions, and the ion and electron temperatures in the part of a magnetic-flux tube moving over an artificial ionospheric heater under the action of a convective electric field. The modeling was carried out for a part of the magnetic flux tube intersecting the F-layer irradiated by the Norwegian heater at Tromsö when it is located near the midnight magnetic meridian. The calculations were made for the equinox conditions under the high solar and low geomagnetic activity. The results of our modeling show that substantial variations in the profiles of the electron temperature, the velocity of positive ions, and the electron concentration can be produced in the nighttime high-latitude F-layer due to HF heating. The perturbation caused by a 20 s rectangular pulse should exist for about 20 min at the level of the F-layer maximum. The disturbed plasma volume can leave the region irradiated by the heater and move away for over 500 km within the above-mentioned time period.