基于激光雷达实测和动力学仿真方法研究中间层顶垂直风扰动特性

利用中国廊坊台站钠荧光多普勒激光雷达82h垂直风和水平风观测数据,统计得到中间层顶区域中存在10m·-1量级的垂直风扰动和纬向风扰动,其中垂直风扰动远远超过平均风速为-0.015m·-1的背景垂直风速.根据三维准单色重力波的极化关系和色散关系,对高中低三种频率重力波产生的垂直风扰动进行仿真,结果显示在满足短周期、大纬向风扰动条件下,高频重力波能够产生最大10m·-1量级的垂直风扰动,中频重力波能够产生10m·-1以内的垂直风扰动,低频重力波能产生1m·-1以内的垂直风扰动.理论条件下准单色重力波能够产生10m·-1量级的垂直风扰动,钠激光雷达观测到的最大10m·-1量级的垂直风扰动真实存在.研究结果可对高层大气垂直风场探测、垂直风场模拟和重力波参数化提供依据.      

内重力波传播的3维传输函数模式研究

在考虑背景风场及大气耗散的条件下,建立了3维内重力波传输函数数值模式.分析了300 km高度3维传输函数在频率波数域的特性,并以近地面单位脉冲点源为激发源,得到了内重力波在3维空间中的时空分布.讨论了不同时空尺度地面方波源激发的内重力波在电离层高度的能量分布特征.结果表明,(1)对内重力波而言,背景大气相当于一个带通滤波器,只有波动周期和波长分别在15～30 min和200～400 km之间的重力波扰动最容易上传到300km高度;(2)在背景风场的作用下水平面上以同心圆扩散的波阵面以及垂直方向上成漏斗状的波阵面发生了变形,并且逆风方向比顺风方向更有利于声重力波由对流层向电离层高度传播;(3)300km高度对时间尺度和空间尺度分别在20～30 min和150～250 km之间的地面方波源响应的总能量最强.      

Aura/MLS与TIMED/SABER观测全球重力波特性

大气重力波是临近空间环境主要大气波动之一,对全球环流具有重要影响。卫星上搭载的临边探测器能够探测临近空间大气温度,可用于临近空间大气重力波研究。利用2012－2014年Aura的微波临边探测器（MLS）和TIMED的红外临边探测器（SABER）的探测数据,对20~50 km高度的大气重力波扰动分布特征开展了分析研究,两种观测重力波活动基本一致,重力波随季节、纬度及高度的变化显著。冬季半球高纬度重力波扰动较强,赤道和夏季半球近赤道地区上空也存在明显重力波活动区域,夏季半球高纬度重力波扰动最弱。重力波扰动强度随高度增加。TIMED/SABER重力波扰动强度数值比 Aura/MLS略强。      

一次暴雨激发平流层重力波的卫星观测与数值模拟

针对卫星Aqua/AIRS观测到的与2011年7月25日山东省乳山市特大暴雨相伴的一次平流层重力波过程,利用中尺度数值模式WRF进行暴雨诱发平流层重力波的数值模拟.对模式输出的垂直速度场和温度扰动场的分析表明,暴雨在平流层内的弧状波结构主要集中在降水云系东侧,水平影响范围大于1000km,且随着高度的增加,圆弧状结构趋于闭合,波动能量显著增强.此外,对垂直速度剖面结构分析表明,受高空东风和风切变的影响,重力波在上传过程中逆着背景风场向东传输,不同高度波动形态各异.基于快速傅里叶变换（FFT）的功率谱分析结果表明,此次暴雨激发的平流层重力波在35km高度的周期为7~20h,水平波长约为1000km,垂直波长为5~10km.通过分析动量通量的垂直输送,定量反映出重力波上传过程中的动力学变化特征.      

小尺度重力波引起夜光云反照率变化的统计特征

利用AIM卫星搭载的CIPS云成像探测器获得的云图数据,提取2008-2009年南北半球共6664个小尺度重力波（波长10～150km）个例,通过重力波区域与背景云层反照率变化值的对比分析,研究重力波引起云层反照率的变化特征.结果表明,重力波引起的反照率变化值以正值为主,最大平均值4.48×10-6sr-1出现在南半球降交轨道.反照率变化值与IWC变化值正相关,相关系数均在0.85以上.重力波引起的反照率变化呈现出很强的纬度和时间依赖性,且几乎均为正值.反照率变化值在中期阶段（冬/夏至日之后的50天）的高纬地区（>70°）更大,但在中期以外始末阶段的低纬地区（<70°）逐渐变小,甚至开始出现负值.随着背景云层的增强,反照率平均值呈线性增大,小尺度重力波能够引起背景云层反照率约14.6%～28.8%的变化量.当重力波引起的反照率周期性变化的振幅逐渐增大时,反照率变化值也线性增大,变化率约为0.909%～1.194%.南半球的变化率整体比北半球稍小,这与背景大气条件的差异有关      

北京地区大气温度及重力波活动的季节变化

利用瑞利激光雷达观测数据,分析了北京地区35~70km高度范围内大气温度和重力波活动的季节变化.发现北京地区30~70km高度范围内的大气温度有明显的年周期变化:平流层顶最高温度出现在6,7月份,大约为270K;中间层70km高度最低温度也出现在6,7月份,大约为200K.以2014年10月14日晚数据为例,分析重力波势能密度,发现50km以下重力波势能存在耗散,而在50km以上重力波近乎无耗散地向上传播.通过对比35~50km高度范围内的平均势能密度,对北京地区重力波活动强弱的季节变化进行了研究.研究结果表明,北京上空重力波活动强度具有明显的年周期变化,冬季平均势能密度为18J·kg-1,夏季为8J·kg-1,且冬季重力波活动强度约为夏季的两倍.此外,还分析了春夏秋冬四个季节重力波势能密度随高度的变化.结果表明,不同季节和不同高度的重力波势能密度不同.      

中高层大气对低层大气脉冲扰动的响应

从基本的大气运动方程出发,采用二维全隐欧拉格式(FICE)建立极坐标下二维声重波传播的数值模式.对小振幅高斯形态声重波传播过程的模拟结果表明,该数值模式能够再现声重波波包向上的稳定传播过程.应用此数值模式模拟了在没有背景风场和存在背景风场条件下中高层大气对10km高空处近似脉冲点源扰动的响应过程,获得了中高层大气对低层大气脉冲扰动响应的图像.结果表明,电离层高度对重力波扰动的响应不但出现在激发源激发之后,还与激发源具有较大距离,扰动的幅度随高度的增大而增大;有背景风时,顺风情况下重力波波动传播路径较逆风情况下平缓,且传播的水平距离比逆风情况下远,波动的振幅较逆风情况下弱,逆向背景风场能够加速重力波向上传播.同时,模拟还表明脉冲扰动正上方可以激发产生一种以6 min为主要周期,具有声学分支特性的快速波动.本文模拟的扰动结果与2004年12月26日苏门答腊-安达曼地震引起的电离层TEC扰动具有类似的图像.      

重力波波包在三维非等温大气和水平风场中非线性传播的数值研究

采用全隐欧拉格式（FICE）对重力波波包在三维非等温大气、均匀和剪切风场中的非线性传播进行了数值模拟，给出了重力波波包三维非线性传播的全过程，分析了重力波的传播特性及背景温度场、风场对重力波传播的影响。结果表明：波包扰动速度振幅的增长比在WKB条件下振幅的增长要慢；波包非线性传播的路径、能量传输速度不同于WKB近似下的结果，非线性效应导致了重力波的传播特性的改变；温度场的非均匀性会改变重力波传播的路径和速度；剪切风场使扰动速度振幅的增加变得缓慢，使垂直波长减小。     

重力波波包在剪切风场中的非线性传播

采用二维全隐欧拉格式,对具有高斯分布的重力波波包在剪切风场中的非线性传播过程进行数据模拟和分析,数值分析结果表明,在没有出现临界层的情况下,尽管存在非线性效应,在整个传播过程中,波动的等相面向下运动,波包和波相关能量仍然能够自由地向上传输。波相关扰动速度随高度增加而增加,并且垂直波长随高度增加而减小。     

重力波非线性传播过程中的饱和与破碎

采用水平方向的显式算法与垂直方向的隐式算法相结合的时间分裂法,建立了二维可压缩大气中重力波非线性传播的数值模式.用本模式对小振幅重力波传播过程的模拟结果与线性重力波理论预测的结果吻合很好,从而验证了本模式的正确性.我们用此模式模拟了有限振幅重力波在非线性传播过程中的饱和与破碎,结果表明,(1)翻转出现在饱和之前,但向破碎演化仍需要一段时间,由于非线性波-波和波-流相互作用使得非线性数值模拟的饱和高度(出现时间)高(早)于线性饱和理论预测的结果;(2)重力波在不稳定之前已经有能量向背景场中转移,破碎直接导致非线性波-波相互作用,造成能量向小尺度短波上转移;(3)背景风场的加速方向,形成射流的方向与重力波的水平传播方向一致,表明重力波与背景流的非线性相互作用加剧了背景风剪切和不稳定性的发展.      

子午工程首次火箭探空数据准单色惯性重力波特性分析

利用2010年6月3日子午工程首次气象火箭探测的温度和风场数据,采用矢端曲线法分别从平流层（20~50km）和对流层（0~15km）廓线提取了海南火箭发射场上空准单色惯性重力波参数.火箭探测的平流层和对流层两个准单色惯性重力波分别向上和向下逆风传播,固有周期为20.1h和22.4h,垂直波长为9.5km和4.0km,水平波长为2900km和753km,垂直群速度c_gz为0.0887m·-1和0.0298m·-1,水平群速度c_gh为12.7m·-1和3.65m·-1,λ_h/λ_z为305:1和188:1,c_gh/c_gz为143:1和122:1.      

Gravity wave mixing effects on the OH*-layer

Based on an advanced numerical model for excited hydroxyl (OH*) we simulate the effects of gravity waves (GWs) on the OH*-layer in the upper mesosphere. The OH* model takes into account (1) production by the reaction of atomic hydrogen (H) with ozone (O₃), (2) deactivation by atomic oxygen (O), molecular oxygen (O₂), and molecular nitrogen (N₂), (3) spontaneous emission, and (4) loss due to chemical reaction with O. This OH* model is part of a chemistry-transport model (CTM) which is driven by the high-resolution dynamics from the KMCM (Kühlungsborn Mechanistic general Circulation Model) which simulates mid-frequency GWs and their effects on the mean flow in the MLT explicitly. We find that the maximum number density and the height of the OH*-layer peak are strongly determined by the distribution of atomic oxygen and by the temperature. As a results, there are two ways how GWs influence the OH*-layer: (1) through the instantaneous modulation by O and T on short time scales (a few hours), and (2) through vertical mixing of O (days to weeks). The instantaneous variations of the OH*-layer peak altitude due to GWs amount to 5–10 km. Such variations would introduce significant biases in the GW parameters derived from airglow when assuming a constant pressure level of the emission height. Performing a sensitivity experiment we find that on average, the vertical mixing by GWs moves the OH*-layer down by ~2 to 7 km and increases its number density by more than 50%. This effect is strongest at middle and high latitudes during winter where secondary GWs generated in the stratopause region account for large GW amplitudes.     

Remote sounding of atmospheric gravity waves with satellite limb and nadir techniques

Recent advances in satellite techniques hold great potential for mapping global gravity wave (GW) processes at various altitudes. Poor understanding of small-scale GWs has been a major limitation to numerical climate and weather models for making reliable forecasts. Observations of short-scale features have important implication for validating and improving future high-resolution numerical models. This paper summarizes recent GW observations and sensitivities from several satellite instruments, including MLS, AMSU-A, AIRS, GPS, and CLAES. It is shown in an example that mountain waves with horizontal wavelengths as short as 30 km now can be observed by AIRS, reflecting the superior horizontal resolution in these modern satellite instruments. Our studies show that MLS, AMSU-A and AIRS observations reveal similar GW characteristics, with the observed variances correlated well with background winds. As a complementary technique, limb sounding instruments like CRISTA, CLAES, and GPS can detect GWs with better vertical but poorer horizontal resolutions. To resolve different parts of the broad GW spectrum, both satellite limb and nadir observing techniques are needed, and a better understanding of GW complexities requires joint analyses of these data and dedicated high-resolution model simulations.     

Indication of convectively generated gravity waves observed by CLAES

Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer temperature data are analyzed for gravity waves (GWs) using the same methods previously employed for CRISTA data. We obtain nearly 1.5 years of continuous GW data between 34°S and 34°N and good coverage at higher latitudes depending on UARS yaw maneuvers. Correlations of GW variances with sea surface temperature indicate strong convective forcing above the Gulf of Mexico and the Kuro-Shio stream as well as above source regions in the southern subtropics during the summer months of the respective hemisphere. However, it appears difficult to clearly separate between convective forcing and the effects of the background winds, for which similar correlations are found. Further progress in accessing GW sources therefore can be expected mainly from improved measurements, which could provide also information about the GW horizontal wavelength as well as from quantitative comparisons to model predictions.     

北京上空高分辨率气球探空观测的温度垂直波数谱

使用分辨率为10 m的温度剖面检查2.90～8.01 km和14.65～19.76 km高度范围内归一化温度扰动谱的谱特性,并且将它们与模式谱比较.结果表明,在波数9.8×10-4～2.5×10-2m-1范围内,对流层的垂直波数谱有约-1.9的平均谱斜率;低平流层的垂直波数谱有约-2.2的平均谱斜率.这两个平均谱斜率大大偏离了目前饱和谱模式和普适大气谱模式表示的-3.0和-2.4谱斜率,并且认为是目前气球测量中曾经观测到的最平谱斜率.在波数9.8×10-4～2.5×10-2m-1范围内,对流层和低平流层的平均谱振幅比饱和谱模式的谱振幅分别大24倍和5倍,这也与饱和谱模式以及目前文献中的观测结果有很大不同.这些较大平均谱振幅与最平的平均谱斜率一道共同表明,观测的温度谱并不遵循目前的饱和谱模式和普适大气谱模式.      

Results from the LIMS experiment for the PMP-1 winter 1978/79

The Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere (LIMS) experiment utilized a 6-channel limb scanning infrared radiometer on the Nimbus 7 spacecraft, for the purpose of determining global distributions of temperature and trace constituents in the middle atmosphere (15–65 km) with high vertical resolution.LIMS observations provide a detailed picture of atmospheric variability during the disturbed winter of 1978/79. During January and February, three large disturbances caused simultaneous temperature changes through most of the global middle atmosphere. The amplitudes and phases of the planetary temperature and height waves show large variations during this time. Their values and derived quantities are larger than those resulting from data with lower vertical resolution. The Eliassen-Palm fluxes calculated for late January are in qualitative agreement with the observed acceleration of the zonal winds.     

Evaluation of uncertainty in gravity wave potential energy calculations through GPS radio occultation measurements

The application of the Global Positioning System (GPS) radio occultation (RO) method to the atmosphere enables the determination of height profiles of temperature, among other variables. From these measurements, gravity wave activity is usually quantified by calculating the potential energy through the integration of the ratio of perturbation and background temperatures between two given altitudes in each profile. The uncertainty in the estimation of wave activity depends on the systematic biases and random errors of the measured temperature, but also on additional factors like the selected vertical integration layer and the separation method between background and perturbation temperatures. In this study, the contributions of different parameters and variables to the uncertainty in the calculation of gravity wave potential energy in the lower stratosphere are investigated and quantified. In particular, a Monte Carlo method is used to evaluate the uncertainty that results from different GPS RO temperature error distributions. In addition, our analysis shows that RO data above 30 km height becomes dubious for gravity waves potential energy calculations.     

太阳活动突发过程对临近空间大气影响的模拟

空间天气对地球及近地空间具有重要影响,大的空间天气事件对中上层大气动力学和成分具有不同的影响。利用全大气耦合模式WACCM,针对太阳耀斑、太阳质子、地磁暴三类事件,以太阳活动平静期2015年5月10-14日的GEOS-5数据为模式背景场,通过F_10.7、离子产生率、Kp及Ap指数设置,分别模拟三类事件对临近空间大气温度、密度和臭氧的影响。结果表明耀斑事件在三类事件中对临近空间大气温度和密度的影响最为显著。平流层大气温度增加是由耀斑辐射增强引起平流层臭氧吸收紫外辐射发生的光化学反应所致,耀斑事件引起平流层和低热层温度增加约为2～3 K,低热层大气相对密度增加在6%以内;太阳质子事件及磁暴事件主要影响低热层,但太阳质子事件和磁暴事件对低热层温度扰动不大于1 K。     

Dark energy,co-evolution of massive black holes with galaxies,and ASTROD-GW

The detection of low frequency band (100 nHz–100 mHz) and very low frequency band (300 pHz–100 nHz) gravitational waves (GWs) is important for exploration of the equation of state of dark energy and the co-evolution of massive black holes (MBHs) with galaxies. Most galaxies are believed to have a massive black hole in the galactic core. In the formation of these black holes, merging and accretion are the two main processes. Merging of massive black holes generate GWs which could be detected by space GW detectors and Pulsar Timing Arrays (PTAs) to cosmological distances. LISA (Laser-Interferometric Space Antenna) is most sensitive to the frequency band 1 mHz–100 mHz, ASTROD-GW (ASTROD [Astrodynamical Space Test of Relativity using Optical Devices] optimized for Gravitational Wave detection) is most sensitive to the frequency band 100 nHz–1 mHz and PTAs are most sensitive to the frequency band 300 pHz–100 nHz. In this paper, we discuss the sensitivities and outlooks of detection of GWs from binary massive black holes in these frequency bands with an emphasis on ASTROD-GW. The GWs generated by the inspirals, merging and subsequent ringdowns of binary black holes are standard sirens to the cosmological distance. Using GW observations, we discuss the methods for determining the equation of state of dark energy and for testing the co-evolution models of massive black holes. ASTROD-GW is an optimization of ASTROD to focus on the goal of detection of GWs. The mission orbits of the 3 spacecraft forming a nearly equilateral triangular array are chosen to be near the Sun-Earth Lagrange points L3, L4 and L5. The 3 spacecraft range interferometrically with one another with arm length about 260 million kilometers. With 52 times longer in arm length compared to that of LISA, the strain detection sensitivity is 52 times better toward larger wavelength. The scientific aim is focused for gravitational wave detection at low frequency. The science goals include detection of GWs from MBHs, and Extreme-Mass-Ratio Black Hole Inspirals (EMRI), and using these observations to find the evolution of the equation of state of dark energy and to explore the co-evolution of massive black holes with galaxies.