极向运动极光结构和喉区极光光学观测特征的对比分析

利用中国北极黄河站高时间分辨率的三波段全天空成像仪极光观测数据，联合太阳风和行星际磁场等观测，分析了极向运动极光结构（PMAFs）和喉区极光的形成及演化特征.研究发现:一系列PMAFs与喉区极光事件同时出现在观测视野中，其中PMAFs主要发生在日侧极隙区极光卵赤道向边界的极向一侧，沿东西方向分布，点亮后向高纬运动；喉区极光紧靠PMAF一侧发生，从极光卵赤道向边界向低纬延伸，沿南北方向分布，点亮后向高纬偏西方向运动；观测期间PMAFs发生频率高于喉区极光；当PMAFs与喉区极光同时出现时，PMAFs可以与喉区极光几乎同时出现或略晚于喉区极光出现，持续时间较喉区极光短.观测结果表明:与PMAF相对应的磁层顶重联过程和与喉区极光对应的磁层顶凹陷导致的磁重联过程在日侧磁层顶上的相邻区域分别发生，两种极光事件的形成过程相对独立，可能不存在相互触发关系.      

基于紫外极光图像的极光电集流指数模型

极光电集流指数AE是描述地磁亚暴强弱的重要指标,且与极区磁层扰动及极光粒子沉降过程密切相关。因此,建立更加准确的极光电集流指数模型对空间天气的研究具有重要意义。利用1997年POLAR卫星紫外极光图像数据探究了紫外极光图像中极光强度IAP的空间分布与AE指数在不同季节的相关性,并在此基础上提出了基于紫外极光图像的AE指数模型。以网格化方法提取极光强度空间分布特征,采用广义回归神经网络,通过相关系数法和方差选择法构建Cor-GRNN和Var-GRNN两种AE指数模型,并针对冬至月份、夏至月份、分点月份3个季节分别进行训练。研究结果表明,AE指数与IAP具有相似的半年变化趋势,其相关性在不同季节差异较大。相比于太阳风驱动下的AE指数神经网络预测模型,基于极光图像的AE指数模型在ERMS和R2标准上均优于其他模型,其中归一化ERMS小于0.1,模型对于AE指数变化的可解释度提升了10%左右。     

喉区极光的机器识别

喉区极光是一种发生在电离层对流喉区附近的极光现象，是极光卵向低纬侧延伸出的南北向分立结构，其可能对应由磁鞘高速流与磁层顶作用引发的磁层顶重联过程.喉区极光研究对深入理解太阳风—磁层—电离层耦合过程具有重要意义.从长期观测所积累的大量全天空极光观测数据中准确高效识别出喉区极光结构，是开展喉区极光统计研究的基础.本文利用北极黄河站2003—2017年全天空成像仪的极光观测数据，建立了喉区极光图像标注数据集；基于密集连接卷积神经网络（DenseNet）对极光图像全局高维表征的自动学习，首次实现了喉区极光结构的机器识别.算法对喉区极光识别准确率达96%，且具有良好的泛化性能.研究表明基于深度学习的图像识别方法可用于从海量极光观测数据中自动识别喉区极光事件.      

地球自转对北极黄河站观测日侧极光弧运动的影响

利用北极黄河站全天空极光数据,采用AACGM模型,将日侧极光弧映射到地磁坐标系,定量计算地球自转导致的极光弧运动速度.对于任意一条极光弧,其偏斜角定义为极光弧方向与当地地磁东西方向的夹角.研究发现,地球自转产生的速度由极光弧离开天顶的距离和偏斜角决定,其中偏斜角的影响更为重要,其还决定速度的方向.在4年的观测数据中,提取超过40000张出现极光弧的图像,计算极光弧偏斜角.计算结果表明,日侧极光弧的偏斜角随磁地方时增大而逐渐减小,并在大约10:00MLT（磁地方时）附近发生反转.由于偏斜角的反转,地球自转产生的极光弧运动在晨侧多为极向运动,到午后多为赤道向运动.相比午前,午后的运动更为明显,最大速度可超过300m·-1.      

基于深度表征学习的紫外极光卵图像聚类

极光受太阳风驱动的地磁亚暴等大尺度动力学影响，其形态及演化因不同的太阳风-磁层-电离层耦合作用可能表现不同。目前，极光卵及其形态的归类大多依据极光演化理论作主观定性分析，没有明确的分类标准，故难以借助统计分析方法和有监督分类模型开展客观定量研究。建立了基于深度表征学习的紫外极光卵图像聚类模型（MoCo-GMM），并利用空间环境参数设计了评估模型物理合理性的方法，在大规模POLAR卫星紫外极光卵图像数据上进行了实验，聚类结果不仅具有良好的簇内凝聚性和簇间分散性，且具备一定的物理可解释性，有效实现了基于图像的极光卵及其形态的客观归类。     

地上天上看极光

极光是发生在地球两极周围高层大气中的一种十分宏伟壮丽的发光现象,也是唯一能用肉眼看见的地球高层大气中的一种物理过程。极光的形态变化万千,颜色绚丽多彩。极光的每一次出现,都好似大自然恩赐给人类的一幅美丽画卷,可惜地球上绝大多数人都生活在中低纬度地区,他们一辈子也没有欣赏这空中美景的机缘。     

基于迁移学习的太空台风自动识别

太空台风是极盖区内一种新发现的大尺度亮斑状极光结构，直观表征了地磁平静期的一种堪比磁暴的太阳风能量注入现象，这更新了人们对太阳风–磁层–电离层耦合过程的认识，如何从海量星载极光数据中准确髙效识别出太空台风事件具有重要的科学意义。采用深度学习的方法，通过六种网络模型的对比，最终基于迁移学习和EfficientNetB2网络提出了一种太空台风自动识别方法。在2005-2021年美国国防气象卫星（Defense Meteorological Satellite Program,DMSP）上搭载的紫外光谱成像仪（Special Sensor Ultraviolet Spectrographic Imager,SSUSI）的观测数据中验证了该模型的有效性，识别准确率达到97.7%。研究结果表明，该方法可用于从海量星载极光观测数据中自动识别太空台风事件。     

基于U-net的紫外极光观测极光卵形态提取

极光卵形态提取是极光研究的重要手段.如何提高强干扰背景下的紫外极光图像极光卵形态提取精度，目前仍是一个难题.本文提出一种基于深度学习语义分割模型U-net的方法，实现了对极光卵形态的高精度提取.在Polar卫星紫外极光观测数据的实验结果表明，该方法相比于已有算法精度更高，对完整型极光卵和缺口型极光卵图像均能得到更加精确的提取结果，特别是针对强日辉干扰、灰度不均匀和对比度低情况下的紫外极光图像时，该方法显示了明显优势.      

磁层－电离层电动耦合与中纬地磁指数的变化

本文探讨磁层一电离层耦合过程内中纬地磁指数的变化特点，并与极光电集流和赤道电集流（指数）变化相比较．相关分析和时序叠加分析均表明，高、中、低纬地磁指数变化可归结为磁层一电离层电动耦合的统一物理图象．有Ｒ事件的磁暴主相初期和无Ｒ事件的磁扰期内，赤道电集流和中纬地磁指数的变化各不相同．这再次证明，耦合分析中将磁层源扰动的直接穿透作用与经电离层内动力过程的效应二者加以区分和综合研究是很重要的．     

暴时极光区热层大气焦耳加热与F区电离耗空的EISCAT雷达观测

利用ＥＩＳＣＡＴ雷达探测数据，分析计算了太阳活动高年夏季发生的一次强磁暴期间，极光区电离层对流电场、电导率以及焦耳加热速率等着重考察了Ｅ区热怪大气焦耳加热和Ｆ区离子摩擦增温与Ｆ区电子密度耗空的关系发现在下午东向极光电集流期间，电子密度最大耗空出现在Ｆ区３００－３２５ｋｍ高度，时间恰在积分的Ｅ区大气焦耳加热量大值和Ｆ区最大离子增温之后５－１０ｍｉｎ，耗空率达７０％。     

Auroral Electrojet Event Associated With Magnetospheric Substorms

The auroral electrojet index is an important index in monitoring and predicting substorms. A substorms usually includes auroral breakup, auroral electrojet event marked by AE increase, energetic particle injection at geosynchronous orbit, mid-low latitude Pi2, etc. However the question whether an auroral electrojet event corresponds to a substorm remains unanswered. Using the auroral electrojet index in 2004, we analyzed five auroral electrojet events and studied their relation with substorms. The results show that there are three kinds of auroral electrojet events: (1) simultaneous rapid increase of westward auroral electrojet and eastward auroral electrojet; (2) rapid increase of westward auroral electrojet and almost unchangeable eastward auroral electrojet; (3) rapid increase of eastward auroral electrojet and almost unchangeable westward auroral electrojet. Most of auroral electrojet events correspond to substorms. However a few auroral electrojet events are not accompanied by substorms. This situation most often occurs for the auroral electrojet event in which eastward auroral electrojet dominates.      

磁层-电离层电动耦合与中纬地磁指数的变化

本文探讨磁层一电离层耦合过程内中纬地磁指数的变化特点,并与极光电集流和赤道电集流(指数)变化相比较。相关分析和时序叠加分析均表明,高、中、低纬地磁指数变化可归结为磁层一电离层电动耦合的统一物理图象。有R事件的磁暴主相初期和无R事件的磁扰期内,赤道电集流和中纬地磁指数的变化各不相同。这再次证明,耦合分析中将磁层源扰动的直接穿透作用与经电离层内动力过程的效应二者加以区分和综合研究是很重要的。      

太阳风扰动对极光电急流和环电流指数的影响

利用WIND卫星的太阳风观测数据和地磁活动指数, 研究了太阳风扰动对环电流SYM-H指数, 西向极光电急流AL指数和东向极光电急流AU指数的影响. 结果表明, 太阳风动压增长和减少能够同步或延迟引起地磁活动指数的强烈扰动, 其包括环电流指数的上升, 西向极光电急流指数的下降和东向极光电急流指数的上升. 太阳风动压的突然剧烈增加还能够触发超级亚暴和大磁暴. 太阳风动压脉冲引起的地磁效应具有复杂的表现形式, 这说明太阳风动压脉冲的地磁效应不仅与太阳风动压脉冲大小和持续时间有关, 还与磁层本身所处的状态有关. 时间尺度较长, 消耗能量较大的磁暴只有大的持续时间较长的太阳风动压脉冲才能激发.      

Ionospheric and field-aligned current systems in the auroral zone: a concise review

During the last few years our knowledge about the real three-dimensional current flow in the auroral zone has been significantly increased due to new improved measurements, especially those made by ground-based magnetometer networks, coherent and incoherent auroral radars, sounding rockets and low-altitude satellites. Combination of two or even more of those data sets (e.g. electron densities and electric and magnetic fields) allowed for a rather accurate determination of the distribution of Hall, Pedersen and Birkeland currents in the auroral zone. In this review an attempt is made to summarize the present knowledge about the distribution of conductivity, electric field and current flow in the auroral zone as well for the large-scale electrojet systems as for the comparatively smaller current systems associated with quiet and active aurora, i.e. discrete arcs, auroral break-ups, westward travelling surges and omega bands.     

A study of the short-term variations of foE during a sudden magnetically disturbed period

We present some first results of a study of the short-term fluctuations of the critical frequency foE. Measurements of this parameter were made by taking ionograms every two minutes during one week (Feb., 3 to 9, 1969).This period included an SSC following a type II solar radio burst and which was accompanied by a strong auroral electrojet magnetic perturbation.A reference quiet day was obtained from the hourly median values of the whole period using a “cubic spline” interpolation. The deviations from this reference were Fourier-analysed. The possibility of a physical relation between the SSC and these data is discussed.     

1978—1988年间磁扰的分析与日地耦合

用1978-1988年间行星际磁场(IMF)的B_z分量、极光区AL指数和赤道附近地磁台Z分量等资料探讨了日地耦合中的主要物理过程。B_z的11年变化大致与太阳活动程度相当,但AL和赤道附近ΔZ更多地受磁层和电离层内部过程所控制。分析中强调了对国际磁抗日按物理过程进行分类的必要性。      

Effects of variations of geomagnetic field on VLF waves induced by beating of two HF waves

Beat wave (BW) high frequency (HF) ionospheric heating experiments were conducted to generate very low frequency (VLF) waves. The VLF waves were registered with a VLF receiver located ～15?km east of the European Incoherent Scatter (EISCAT) heating facility in Tromsø, Norway. A fluxgate magnetometer was used to monitor auroral electrojet current, and ionospheric conditions were measured using a Dynasonde. Correlation coefficients between VLF amplitudes and the deviation of geomagnetic north–south components were calculated. Experimental results show that strong and positive correlation exists the majority of the time, but sometimes no correlation or even a negative correlation occurred. This is consistent with similar past experiments that took place with exclusively AM generation. These results therefore support the conclusion that BW generation of VLF waves is no different than with AM, likely occurring in the D or lower E ionospheric region.     

The solar wind control of the equatorial ionosphere dynamics during geomagnetic storms

The interplanetary magnetic field, geomagnetic variations, virtual ionosphere height h′F, and the critical frequency foF2 data during the geomagnetic storms are studied to demonstrate relationships between these phenomena. We study 5-min ionospheric variations using the first Western Pacific Ionosphere Campaign (1998–1999) observations, 5-min interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) and 5-min auroral electrojets data during a moderate geomagnetic storm. These data allowed us to demonstrate that the auroral and the equatorial ionospheric phenomena are developed practically simultaneously. Hourly average of the ionospheric foF2 and h′F variations at near equatorial stations during a similar storm show the same behavior. We suppose this is due to interaction between electric fields of the auroral and the equatorial ionosphere during geomagnetic storms. It is shown that the low-latitude ionosphere dynamics during these moderate storms was defined by the southward direction of the B_z-component of the interplanetary magnetic field. A southward IMF produces the Region I and Region II field-aligned currents (FAC) and polar electrojet current systems. We assume that the short-term ionospheric variations during geomagnetic storms can be explained mainly by the electric field of the FAC. The electric fields of the field-aligned currents can penetrate throughout the mid-latitude ionosphere to the equator and may serve as a coupling agent between the auroral and the equatorial ionosphere.