微流星消融对中高层区域金属层的影响

采用连续的微流星体消融模型,对小微粒的流星颗粒(半径＜100μm)消融过程进行分析,并估计对中高层区域(80～110 km)金属层的影响．无线电流星雷达与激光雷达的探测结果表明,半径在100μm以上的流星颗粒的消融物并不是金属层主要的源．本文从流星颗粒的动量方程和能量方程出发,计算不同半径下的流星微粒在不同的注入速度下的消融剖面,并分析了流星消融截止高度的变化趋势．结合长期的激光雷达观测,计算表明,10～4μ半径的流星微粒是普通金属层的主要影响因素．     

武汉上空Na层季节和夜间变化的观测研究

根据武汉大学激光雷达2001年3月到2002年10月的观测数据,对武汉上空(30.5°N,114.4°E)的背景Na层结构进行了研究,并与其他观测站尤其是Urbana(40°N,88°W)的观测结果进行了比较。发现武汉上空11月的Na层柱密度最大,是4月的2.5倍,质心高度的极小值出现在5月和11月,极大值在4月、9月和12月;全年平均Na层均方根宽度为4.47km.Na层各参数呈现出周期性变化规律,其中Na层均方很宽度呈现出明显的半年周期性变化规律。夜间Na层柱密度呈现总体增加的趋势,质心高度在入夜后立即迅速上升,在2000LT以后上升速度趋缓,凌晨0500LT以后出现下降;Na层均方根宽度在夜间约有1.3km的起伏变化,它入夜后迅速减小,在午夜0035LT时出现一低谷,然后随时间逐渐变宽。     

Earth observation from space – The issue of environmental sustainability

Remote sensing scientists work under assumptions that should not be taken for granted and should, therefore, be challenged. These assumptions include the following:1. Space, especially Low Earth Orbit (LEO), will always be available to governmental and commercial space entities that launch Earth remote sensing missions.2. Space launches are benign with respect to environmental impacts.3. Minimization of Type 1 error, which provides increased confidence in the experimental outcome, is the best way to assess the significance of environmental change.4. Large-area remote sensing investigations, i.e. national, continental, global studies, are best done from space.5. National space missions should trump international, cooperative space missions to ensure national control and distribution of the data products.At best, all of these points are arguable, and in some cases, they're wrong. Development of observational space systems that are compatible with sustainability principles should be a primary concern when Earth remote sensing space systems are envisioned, designed, and launched. The discussion is based on the hypothesis that reducing the environmental impacts of the data acquisition step, which is at the very beginning of the information stream leading to decision and action, will enhance coherence in the information stream and strengthen the capacity of measurement processes to meet their stated functional goal, i.e. sustainable management of Earth resources. We suggest that unconventional points of view should be adopted and when appropriate, remedial measures considered that could help to reduce the environmental footprint of space remote sensing and of Earth observation and monitoring systems in general. This article discusses these five assumptions in the context of sustainable management of Earth's resources. Taking each assumption in turn, we find the following:(1) Space debris may limit access to Low Earth Orbit over the next decades.(2) Relatively speaking, given that they're rare event, space launches may be benign, but study is merited on upper stratospheric and exospheric layers given the chemical activity associated with rocket combustion by-products.(3) Minimization of Type II error should be considered in situations where minimization of Type I error greatly hampers or precludes our ability to correct the environmental condition being studied.(4) In certain situations, airborne collects may be less expensive and more environmentally benign, and comparative studies should be done to determine which path is wisest.(5) International cooperation and data sharing will reduce instrument and launch costs and mission redundancy. Given fiscal concerns of most of the major space agencies – e.g. NASA, ESA, CNES – it seems prudent to combine resources.     

Tidal associated temperature disturbances observed at the middle atmosphere (30–65 km) by a Rayleigh lidar at 23°S

A lidar has been operated in São José dos Campos, Brazil (23.2°S, 45.8°W) since 1972, mainly dedicated to the study of mesospheric sodium at the 589 nm resonant line. The molecular Rayleigh scattering can also be used provided we limit the height to ∼75 km where the sodium scattering begins. Nevertheless, the weak signal obtained only permits the determination of density and temperature profiles by accumulating a large number of shots giving only nocturnal average profiles. Temporal variations in density and temperature on the scale of hours can however, be obtained by performing a superposed epoch analysis for a given time interval and covering a period of several days. In this way we obtained hourly mean profiles grouped by months, seasons and overall, with data acquired from 1993 to 2004. The difference between the hourly temperatures and the nocturnal means shows for some months, with enough data coverage, downward propagating structures that apparently have tidal origin. The seasonal averages show a recurrent feature with high temperatures before and low temperatures after midnight above 50 km. Some similarity is found with the GSWM model, but the observed temperature amplitudes are twice of that for the model.     

武汉上空钠层与钾层的同时激光雷达观测

简要介绍了(WIPM)双波长共振荧光激光雷达系统和数据处理方法, 并利用其对武汉上空钠层和钾层进行了多天的同时观测, 通过对钠层和钾层的绝对数密度、柱密度以及质心高度的计算, 同时与中纬度其他地区的相关参数进行比较,得出武汉上空钠层的绝对数密度、柱密度以及质心高度与其他中纬度地区十分相近的结论, 并且发现了一个钠层突发和钾层突发不同时出现的现象.      

考虑高斯能量分布的复杂表面航天器激光雷达散射特性分析

针对复杂表面航天器在激光雷达照射下散射特性模拟不准的问题,通过表面建模和激光特性修正进行了解决。该方法首先通过高斯能量分布法对激光光束模型进行修正;然后基于有限元的思想,针对航天器复杂表面非光滑、非连续以及多材质等特性,利用改进Z-buffer的消隐算法解决了复杂航天器表面建模问题;最后建立了面向激光雷达的复杂表面航天器激光雷达散射截面的计算方法。仿真分析表明:航天器不同姿态下的激光雷达散射截面精度提升了14.58%,为后续面向激光雷达的隐身设计奠定了基础。     

星载主动光学遥感技术现状

激光雷达具有重要的军事应用价值和民用价值,主要应用于军事侦察、军事气象、航天器交会对接和地球科学研究方面。文章简述激光雷达的研究历史,从地球科学应用角度阐述激光雷达技术现状。     

合作环境下基于惯性/里程计/Lidar融合的UGV导航方法

近年来，无人车在巡检、探测等方面的应用愈发广泛,且应用环境愈发复杂。在这些应用中，无人车必须对自身的位姿进行准确估计，以确保作业安全、高效完成。其中，可在复杂环境下适用的自主导航能力是核心关键技术。提出了一种基于惯性/里程计/激光雷达的地面无人车导航方法，区别于传统的激光雷达SLAM方法，该方法根据已知的几何结构特征进行定位，避免了因有效点数量稀少而导致的匹配误差。同时对惯性/里程计/激光雷达的融合算法进行了研究，提高了自主导航系统的鲁棒性和准确性。最后，在Gazebo中搭建了相应的仿真环境，并进行了算法验证。仿真结果表明，该方法能够实现无人车在巡检过程中实时可靠的自主导航，具有较好的工程应用价值。     

武汉上空中层顶大气重力波活动的钠层荧光激光雷达观测研究

从中国科学院武汉物理与数学研究所钠荧光激光雷达自1999年至今的观测数据中选取了分布于全年26天的数据进行重力波活动的分析研究.统计结果表明,武汉中层顶区的重力波活动非常频繁:26天总观测时间累计约为185.5 h,总共观测到124个重力波活动,平均发生频度为每小时0.7个波,且波的出现频度与地方时有一定关系.这些波的垂直波长主要分布在3-7km,垂直相速主要位于0.1-0.5 m/s.与国外报道的结果相比较,波长数值与分布较为一致,但相速明显较低.武汉中层顶区重力波活动的另一特点是多波过程很频繁,多、单波过程的出现比例约为3:2.利用钠层相对密度扰动时空图方法,给出了武汉中层顶区重力波传播和破碎现象的典型结果.还利用单色波模型对部分钠层数据进行了单色波相关参数的提取.      

中国武汉上空钠层分布的实验观测与理论模拟

介绍了中国科学院武汉物理与数学研究所钠层荧光激光雷达及其观测数据反演方法;对武汉上空钠层分布进行了初步理论模拟,并与观测结果进行了比较,对影响武汉上空钠层分布的因素进行了初步讨论。