模式化分析F区电离层赤道异常槽

利用二维低纬电离层理论时变模式模拟低纬电离层演化，考察影响赤道异常槽位置的物理因素．计算结果显示赤道槽有明显的季节、地方时和经度变化．以１１０°Ｅ为例，北半球夏季期间赤道槽一般在磁倾赤道北侧，最北达３°-３．５°Ｎ，而在北半球冬季期间一般位于磁倾赤道南侧，最南可达４°－５°Ｓ．进一步分析发现，赤道槽季节变化中光化电离率季节改变的影响很小，主要由水平中性风季节变化贡献．计算以８３天为例，白天赤道槽在地理经度１００°Ｅ附近最南，２８５°Ｅ附近最北，与观测特征基本一致．主要是背景大气水平风场的经度差异导致赤道槽位置的经度变化，而非前人认为直接由磁偏角控制的．     

广州地区上空电离层F_2层异常

广州电离层观测站位于磁赤道附近(地磁经纬度:183.0°E,11.5°N).根据对18个站电离层资料的分析,广州站位于f_0F_2极大值双驼峰现象北侧的位置;在太阳活动高年期间,f_0F_2极大值在夜间仍然保持存在;另外,电离层骚扰发生的次数多于国内各电离层观测站发生的次数.这些特性都是F_2层赤道异常现象.     

中低纬电离层不同季节地磁暴响应的事例分析

利用中国中低纬台站漠河（53.5°N，122.3°E）、北京（40.3°N，116.2°E）、武汉（30.5°N，114.2°E）和三亚（18.3°N，109.6°E）的电离层观测数据，对比分析了4个台站电离层参数在2015年不同季节4个地磁扰动事件期间的变化特征.结果表明，4个磁暴事件期间电离层的响应特征并不完全一致，有着明显的季节特征，春季、夏季和秋季电离层以负相扰动为主，冬季以正相扰动为主.分析发现，中性成分O/N₂的降低与电离层负相扰动有关，但三亚地区的负相扰动还与扰动发电机电场相关.正相扰动的机制在不同事件中并不相同，穿透电场可能是引起春季磁暴事件期间电离层短时正暴效应的原因，而冬季长时间的正暴效应则是扰动电场和中性风共同作用的结果.      

F2层对地磁扰动的响应

利用37个电离层垂直探测站1974-1986年的数据,采用f0F2与地磁ap指数相关分析的方法,首次得到一个太阳活动周期各年东亚-澳大利亚扇区,欧洲-非洲扇区和美洲-东太平洋扇区F2层对地磁扰动响应随地磁纬度的分布.结果指出,地磁高纬和中纬地区为负响应,低纬和赤道地区为正响应,大约在±30°附近换向.最大正响应在磁赤道附近,最大负响应在地磁纬度±50°附近,最大负响应的幅度大于最大正响应的幅度.存在明显的经度差别和南北半球不对称性.     

低纬Pi2地磁脉动的东西方向传播特性

１９９６年１０月至１１月２９日在地磁北纬２９．６°附近的新疆喀什,甘肃安西和北京,沿东西方向建立了地磁脉动观测台链。根据观测数据,研究了低纬Ｐｉ２脉动东西方向的传播和性和偏振特性,发现黄昏区以东向传播的右旋偏振为主。     

第24太阳活动周中国地区电离层闪烁统计特性研究

利用第24太阳活动周中国多个地区GNSS电离层闪烁监测站数据，统计分析中国中低纬地区电离层闪烁特性.结果显示:电离层闪烁主要发生在春秋分及夜间20:00—02:00LT时段；在28°N以南地区，纬度越低电离层闪烁强度和发生概率越高；电离层闪烁发生概率与太阳活动呈正相关，太阳活动上升年电离层闪烁发生概率高于下降年；不同强度地磁活动条件下，电离层闪烁均可能发生，且与地磁活动强度整体呈负相关.通过研究电离层闪烁统计特性，可以为电离层闪烁机理的深入研究、预报及工程应用提供参考.      

利用北斗观测数据实时监测中国区域电离层变化

北斗卫星导航信号采用三个频点工作,可以利用伪距双频组差方法解算电离层电子含量,为实时监视中国区域电离层变化提供新的技术手段.中国中低纬度处于电离层赤道异常变化区,在北纬20°±5°区域时常发生较大梯度的电离层变化.利用北斗实时多频伪距和相位观测数据,采用相位平滑伪距方法计算电离层穿刺点电子含量,分析通过北斗系统GEO卫星监测的电离层周日变化特性;采用多面函数方法拟合中国区域1°×1°分辨率的电离层延迟量,每5min绘制一幅中国区域电离层图,观测区域所有电离层穿刺点拟合残差RMS为2.778TECU;分析北斗系统实时监测中国区域电离层异常情况,当发生电离层异常变化时,相邻两天的VTEC（Vertical Total Electronic Content）峰值相差约60TECU.      

电离层离子丰度对哨声传播经度效应的影响

Iss-b卫星探测结果表明,|电离层离子丰度呈现经度变化.本文选取较真实的电离层模型参数,对130°E和114°E两个子午面内传播的低纬哨声进行了射线跟踪.我们发现,由于[O~+],[He~+]和[H~+]决定的电子浓度垂直梯度的经度变化,导致哨声传播特性的经度效应,使得130°E比114°E内传播的低纬哨声更好地满足透射条件:|μsinδ|≤1.与电子浓度的水平梯度的影响比较,离子丰度决定的电子浓度垂直梯度随经度的变化使哨声传播产生的经度效应明显得多.武昌(地理30.5°N,114.6°E;地磁19.3°N).和鹿儿岛(31.5°N,130.8°E;20.5°N)两台站观测到的哨声出现率的经度效应证实了本文的理论预言.     

基于多种观测手段的东亚低纬电离层不规则体事件分析

利用海南台站（19.5°N,109.1°E,dip:13.6°N）和磁赤道区的多种地基和天基观测数据,对2011年11月20日观测到的电离层不规则体事件进行了分析.海南台站VHF雷达、电离层闪烁和数字测高仪的综合观测结果表明,当天日落附近发生了强的电离层不规则体事件,主要表现为雷达羽和强闪烁的形态.结合磁赤道区GPS和C/NOFS卫星观测结果进行分析可知,海南台站日落附近出现的雷达羽和强闪烁与南海磁赤道区产生的主等离子体泡存在明显联系.      

电离层赤道异常峰区的微分多普勒跟踪

本文介绍在武汉(30.5°N,114.4°E)地区利用微分多普勒方法对电离层赤道异常峰进行跟踪的结果.由观测资料的分析表明,东经115°线附近,电离层赤道异常峰区在我国长沙(28.1°N,113.0°E)以南和广州(23.2°N,113.3°E)以北地段,其北‘驼峰’顶位于衡阳(26.8°N,112.5°E)至英德(24.2°N,113.5°E)一带上空.对异常峰活动特征的研究也获得了一些有益结果.     

Global validation of IRI TEC for high and medium solar activity conditions

The IRI model offers a choice of options for the computation of the electron density profile and electron content (TEC). Recently new options for the topside electron density profile have been developed, which have a strong impact on TEC. Therefore it is important to test massively the IRI and the new options with experimental data. A large number of permanent stations record dual frequency GPS data from which it is possible to obtain TEC values. Thirty-one worldwide distributed stations have been selected to investigate the capabilities of the IRI to reproduce experimental TEC. Data for years 2000 (high solar activity) and 2004 (medium solar activity) have been analyzed computing modeled values with the IRI-2001 and the IRI-2007-NeQuick topside options. It is found that IRI-2007-NeQuick option generally improves the estimate of the slant TEC, especially in the case of high latitudes stations during high solar activity.     

A study on TEC reduction during the tail phase of the 21st June 2020 annular solar eclipse

Ionospheric response during the annular solar eclipse of June 21, 2020, has been examined in terms of the Total Electron Content (TEC) obtained from six Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers positioned in the Chinese-Taiwanese region. We have shown TEC variation from satellites designated by PRNs (Pseudo-Random Noise code) 2, 6, and 19. PRN wise TEC trend was observed to depend upon satellite-pass trajectory to the receiver's location during the eclipse period. A time lag of ~15–30 min is also observed in maximum TEC decrement after the phase of maximum eclipse. Instead of the percentage of eclipse magnitude, a reduction in TEC is seen more for the station for which the orbital track of respective satellites was in closer view relative to receivers for more hours of eclipse window. Additionally, the eclipse day diurnal variations are compared with the pre-eclipse day TEC trend, and observed results show a clear decrease in TEC values at all chosen stations after the eclipse onset then reached the lowest value a few minutes afterward the maximum eclipse phase.     

Comparison of topside ionosphere scale height modeled by the Topside Sounder Model and incoherent scatter radar ionospheric model

The topside ionosphere scale height extracted from two empirical models are compared in the paper. The Topside Sounder Model (TSM) provides directly the scale height (H_T), while the incoherent scatter radar ionospheric model (ISRIM) provides electron density profiles and its scale height (H_R) is determined by the lowest gradient in the topside part of the profile. H_T and H_R are presented for 7 ISR locations along with their dependences on season, local time, solar flux F10.7, and geomagnetic index ap. Comparison reveals that H_T values are systematically lower than respective H_R values as the average offset for all 7 stations is 55 km. For the midlatitude stations Arecibo, Shigaraki, and Millstone Hill this difference is reduced to 43 km. The range of variations of H_R is much larger than that of H_T, as the H_T range overlaps the lower part of the H_R range. Dependences on ap, DoY and LT are much stronger in the ISRIM than in TSM. This results in much larger values of H_R at higher ap. Diurnal amplitude of H_R is much larger than that of H_T, with large maximum of H_R at night. The present comparison yields the conclusion that the ISR measurements provide steeper topside Ne profiles than that provided by the topside sounders.     

Evidence for the lowering of the centroid of daytime thermospheric O(D) 630.0 nm emission over the magnetic equator: First results

It is shown in this paper for the first time that the intensity of the daytime thermospheric O(¹D) 630.0 nm airglow as measured by the ground-based dayglow photometer over Trivandrum (8.5°N; 77°E; dip lat. 0.5°N), a geomagnetic dip equatorial station, exhibit a direct correlation with the electron density at 180 km. This altitude is about ∼40 km lower than the believed centroid of the O(¹D) 630.0 nm dayglow emission i.e. 220 km. This observation is contrary to the understanding of the behavior of O(¹D) 630.0 nm dayglow over equatorial/low latitudes. Over these latitudes, the variations of the measured intensity of O(¹D) 630.0 nm dayglow are known to be associated with the changes in the electron density at altitudes around 220 km, the centroid of this emission. In this context, the present results indicating the lowering of the peak altitude of O(¹D) 630.0 nm emission from ∼220 to ∼180 km over the dip equator is new. Recent results on solar XUV flux indicate that this could be an important parameter that controls the O(¹D) 630.0 nm dayglow excitation rates through modulations in the neutral and ionic composition in lower thermosphere-ionosphere region. However, the lowering of the centroid of O(¹D) 630.0 nm emission, as shown in this study, has been ascribed primarily to the fountain effect associated with the equatorial ionization anomaly.     

On the use of NeQuick topside option in IRI-2007

The latest version of IRI includes various options for the computation of the topside electron density profile. One of the possible choices is based on NeQuick model. Its inclusion in IRI has been made transferring all the formulations used in NeQuick model. In details, an Epstein layer function is used to describe the electron density profile and the topside shape is controlled by an empirical parameter, connected to the NeQuick F2 bottomside thickness parameter, B2bot. It is computed also in this IRI topside option in order to maintain self-consistency with its original formulation. This paper analyses the possibility of using the IRI bottomside parameters for this option and its impact on the profile and TEC. The case of experimental peak values given as input is also analysed.     

亚大地区F2电离层预测方法和CCIR方法的比较

本文将“国际参考电离层”所采用的CCIR频率预测方法和亚大地区F_2电离层预测方法预测的f_0F_2和M(3000)F_2,分别与第21太阳活动周的我国实测数据进行了比较。结果表明,从总体上看,在中国区域内亚大地区F_2电离层预测方法优于CCIR方法。文章建议,在没有更好方法的情况下,未来的“中国参考电离层”可以采用亚大地区F_2电离层预测方法。     

武昌低电离层LF观测的季节变化

通过分析武昌低电离层LF观测数据,得到了中低纬度低电离层电子密度剖面的季节变化特征及其与太阳天顶角周年变化的关系,给出LF相位周年振荡幅度的年际变化曲线．     

A statistical study of the mid-latitude NmF2 winter anomaly

Hourly values of the F2-layer peak density, NmF2, measured by 62 ionosonde stations from 1957 to 2008 at middle geomagnetic latitudes of the northern and southern hemispheres are used in a statistical study of the F2-region winter anomaly. We analyze a maximum value, R, of the winter/summer geomagnetically quiet daytime NmF2 ratio over each ionosonde for approximately the same winter and summer solar activity conditions. The conditional probability of an occurrence of R in an interval of R, the most frequent value of R, the mean expected value of R, and the conditional probability to observe the F2-region winter anomaly are calculated and studied for low, moderate, and high solar activity conditions. It is found that northern hemisphere stations show significant cross-correlations of winter anomaly statistics with geomagnetic latitude for moderate and high solar activities.     

基于MARSIS的火星低纬度电离层统计特性研究

在对欧空局火星快车探测器搭载的MARSIS雷达的浅表层探测数据进行校准过程中,获得了火星电离层的总电子含量(total electron content,TEC)观测数据。利用该数据,计算火星低纬度地区电离层的峰值电子密度和标高;并对其进行统计分析发现,在低纬度地区,火星冬季电离层的标高和峰值电子密度均较夏季高,即冬季电离层较夏季更显著,且春季电离层的电子密度梯度最大。     

中纬度观测的电离层F区经度效应及其模式计算

利用1956—1994年期间分别在长春和乌鲁木齐两观测站上观测的f0F2和f0F1月中值,定量分析了两站上观测的经度效应,讨论了产生两站上经度效应的可能物理机制,并与国际参考电离层模式的结果进行了比较．