太赫兹火星大气临边探测仿真研究

对火星大气进行连续高分辨率观测是研究火星大气物理和化学过程的重要手段.太赫兹临边探测技术通过测量火星大气中的风和光化学循环中的重要气体（CO,O₃,H₂O,H₂O₂等）提高对火星的认知.针对火星大气遥感的探测需求,分析了300～1000GHz频段的频谱特征.针对探测卫星对于载荷质量、功耗等参数的要求,提出一个560GHz频段的火星大气太赫兹临边探测仪设计方案,并利用辐射传输模型ARTS中的行星工具箱进行仿真.仿真结果显示:火星大气温度的反演精度优于4K,其中45km高度以下优于2K;H₂O丰度的反演精度在90km以下优于50%,30km以下优于2%;H₂O₂的反演精度在40km以下优于50%;O₃的反演精度在50km以下优于60%;大气风速度的反演精度在65km以上优于5m·s-1,最高可以达到2m·s-1.研究结果表明,利用太赫兹波段的吸收谱线可以很好地探测火星大气中各成分的丰度、变化趋势以及中高层大气的风,可为后续火星表面及大气探测提供参考.      

临近空间太阳紫外辐射环境模拟与地区差异

太阳紫外辐射是临近空间能量输入的主要来源之一,对其在中层大气的辐射特性进行研究,是研究临近空间大气成分与密度变化、光化学反应以及动力学过程的重要基础。依托“鸿鹄”临近空间探测专项计划,利用MODTRAN5辐射传输模型及卫星实测数据,模拟并对比中国11个主要地形区上空临近空间（20~50 km）紫外辐射（200~400 nm）垂直分布和季节演变的异同,计算了臭氧含量、太阳天顶角和日地距离等关键因素对辐射强度的影响。结果表明,各地形区的辐射流量垂直分布廓线和年较差垂直分布廓线较为一致,在地理位置上毗邻的地区辐射特性及季节演变较为接近,但在太阳紫外的不同波段之间区别较大。研究成果为临近空间探测实验提供了数据支撑,为大气反演等相关领域提供参考。      

质谱计在行星系统与小天体探测中的应用

质谱计多次应用于行星系统和小天体的大气层与土壤吸附气体或挥发组分及其同位素含量探索,是太阳系行星系统和小天体探测计划中的首选载荷之一。大气和土壤元素及其同位素组分探测对资源勘探、行星系统的宜居性、天体演化、起源及其重要事件的精准时间坐标研究等具有重要意义。质谱计已多次成功应用于火星、土星系、木星系、彗星等探测任务中开展大气环境探测。质谱计的探测对象主要包括太阳系行星、行星卫星如月球、木星伽利略卫星、土卫,以及地外小行星和彗星。四极杆质谱计在当前的深空空间环境探测活动中应用最为广泛。利用四极杆质谱计除可用于探测稀薄天体大气与土壤析出气体外,如增加抽真空能力的前端设计,则具备探测稠密大气成分的能力。中科院空间中心研发的星载质谱计已多次成功应用于地球行星大气成分和密度探测。     

中性原子成像仪的定标测试

中性原子成像仪（NAIS-H）获取的高时空分辨率图像可为地球空间磁暴和亚暴过程的各类机制研究提供全景式的空间粒子分布数据,为磁层与电离层耦合、磁层能量耗散等MIT（磁层elax-elax电离层elax-elax热层耦合小卫星星座探测计划）科学研究任务提供重要的数据支撑.探测器的标定是研制过程的一个重要技术环节,是日后空间探测数据分析和反演基本依据.本文利用模拟信号源对中性原子成像仪原理样机的前端电子学系统进行了能谱定标,并利用电子加速器对标定的能谱进行了辐射测试验证.      

K波段微波高光谱辐射计的晴空定标方法

K波段微波高光谱辐射计应用于大气探测方向,能够减少地表至对流层内的大气廓线误差和提高廓线的垂直分辨率.针对平均辐射温度在宽大气频谱和不同天空仰角下存在浮动的问题,结合所统计的北京地区往年廓线数据和晴空条件下的Liebe大气吸收模型（1993）,提出了一种微波高光谱下改进的晴空定标方法.相比于传统的晴空定标方法,该方法利用先验的气象数据对定标过程进行优化计算,有利于提高平均辐射温度的预测精度.误差分析结果表明当K波段微波高光谱辐射计采用改进的晴空定标方法时,能够有效减少平均辐射温度对其定标误差的影响.      

基于HITRAN数据库的大气激光雷达信号仿真

信号仿真研究是大气激光雷达研究的重要环节，结果可为激光雷达系统的设计和研制提供基础.本文仿真系统可用于激光雷达回波信号模拟.该仿真系统利用HITRAN数据库中的吸收谱线计算大气分子对激光的吸收光谱，并采用大气辐射传输模型中的气溶胶模式模拟气溶胶对激光的衰减.利用激光雷达方程，数值模拟了355nm，532nm以及1064nm的回波信号，并将532nm的数值模拟结果与实测结果进行对比，评估了激光雷达系统的光学效率.      

基于有限体积法和SNBCK模型的红外辐射特性计算

耦合求解流场、组分浓度场、基于SNBCK模型的气体辐射传输/能量方程以求准确模拟飞行器排气系统气动热力及红外特性.窄带模型参数由HITEMP逐线计算数据库计算得到.通过CO₂4.3μm波段吸收率计算,圆柱炉膛辐射换热特性计算两个算例验证了所采用程序求解辐射传输/能量方程的准确性.最后计算了两种二元喷管的红外特性,结果表明大宽高比二元喷管地面和空中状态红外辐射特性差异巨大.     

行星低频射电爆发的空间探测进展

在低频电磁波频带,部分行星类天体不仅存在热辐射,还存在非热的爆发辐射.其中代表性的非热辐射是行星极光射电辐射爆发,包括千米波爆发、木星百米波爆发及10米波爆发.人类对太阳系的这些射电爆发已经开展了数十年的地面和空间探测,这些探测方法可以作为遥感手段拓展用于对木星磁场及其内部构造的探测.然而,关于行星射电爆发及其变化特性...     

宇宙探索——红外和紫外望远镜

红外望远镜红外望远镜接收红外线探测宇宙。红外线是可见光波长较长的红端之外到毫米波射电波之间的电磁辐射光谱。宇宙中所有温度低于3000℃、高于-250℃的物体都发射红外线,因此,使用红外望远镜可以观测到温度从3000℃到-250℃的幼年恒星、褐矮星和行星等天体,以及星际尘埃物质和亚毫米波辐射等。由于红外线的幅度较宽,科学家将它划分为近红外、中红外、远红外和亚毫米波4段。地球大气层中的二氧化碳和水蒸汽,虽然吸收红外线,但宇宙中一些波长较短的近红外和中红外线,以及波长较长的亚毫米波可以到达山顶,因此,美国等国在1979年和1987年分…     

NASA总结MAVEN在轨4年的重要科学发现

正ESA网站2018年9月19日报道,在欧洲行星科学大会上,火星生命探测计划2016任务(ExoMars-2016)团队公布了其上搭载的示踪气体轨道器(TGO)获得的首批科学成果。(1)辐射检测。TGO2018年4月开始执行科学任务,首要探测目标是提供详细的火星大气气体编目,包括可能与活跃地质过程和生物过程相关的气体。TGO携带了4台科学仪器,其中精细分辨率超热中子     

大气行星波影响低频电波吸收变化的机制

本文根据冬季中低纬低电离层中、低频（ＬＦ）电波振幅扰动与高纬平流层中大气行昨波活动密切相关的观测事实，分析研究了可能引起低电离层对ＬＦ电波吸收变化诸因素的作用后，提出了一种能较好地解释观测现象的物理机制，大气行星波可通过两种方式改变大气离化率ｑ，因而引起低电离层中电子密度Ｎ扰动，进而改变由Ｎ大小决定的电离层电波吸收值，结果导致ＬＦ电波振幅发生相应变化。文中给出了描述这一物理计算公式和某些计算结果。     

Numerical modeling of inhomogeneous orographic wave influence on planetary waves in the middle atmosphere

Parameterization of dynamical and thermal effects of stationary orographic gravity waves (OGWs) generated by the Earth’s surface topography is incorporated into a numerical model of general circulation of the middle and upper atmosphere. Responses of atmospheric general circulation and characteristics of planetary waves at altitudes from the troposphere up to the thermosphere to the effects of OGWs propagating from the earth surface are studied. Changes in atmospheric circulation and amplitudes of planetary waves due to variations of OGW generation and propagation in different seasons are considered. It is shown that during solstices the main OGW dynamical and heat effects occur in the middle atmosphere of winter hemispheres, where changes in planetary wave amplitudes due to OGWs may reach up to 50%. During equinoxes OGW effects are distributed more homogeneously between northern and southern hemispheres.     

后向散射辐射探测大气臭氧总量反演方法的改进

以SBDART模式作为辐射传输计算模式,在各种大气气溶胶存在的情况下利用现有的大气后向散射反演大气臭氧总量的Version7方法,模拟计算得到各种气溶胶存在时的大气臭氧总量,并分析了反演结果误差产生的原因.进一步提出根据斜气柱臭氧总量sΩ0,选择不同连续波长区间测量得到的后向散射强度来对臭氧总量的初估值Ω0进行修正的方法.将得到的结果与Version7的进行比较,证明了新方法的有效性.      

Venus observations from ENVISAT–SCIAMACHY: Measurements and modeling

This work shows the capability of observing Venus with a sensor originally designed for Earth remote sensing. SCIAMACHY (SCanning Imaging Absorption spectroMeter for Atmospheric CHartographY), onboard ENVISAT, successfully observed visible and near-infrared spectra from the Venusian atmosphere. The Venus spectra were simulated using a line-by-line radiative transfer model. The single scattering approximation was applied in order to consider the effects of an approximately 20 km-thick haze layer above the main cloud deck, which was considered as a reflecting cloud located in the upper atmosphere of the planet. CO₂ absorption lines could be distinguished in both observed and simulated spectra and a good agreement between them was also found.     

Photochemical growing of complex organics in planetary atmospheres

UV induced syntheses of organic compounds from the main atmospheric constituents can be a very important source of organics in a given planetary environment provided the atmosphere is in a reduced state. The evolution of a CO₂ rich medium only produces very low yields of formaldehyde and related oxygenated compounds. Considering a CO rich atmosphere, the photochemical yield of O-organics formation is much higher, when the synthesis of N-organics remains difficult. The most favourable atmosphere as far as photochemical organic synthesis is concerned is a CH₄ rich milieu.. The photochemical evolution of such a CH₄ atmosphere under UV irradiation leads to a chain of various organics, the complexity of which increases together with the number of pathways involved in their formation. Their complexity also closely correlates with their UV photoabsorption spectrum: the more complex they are, the more shifted is their UV spectrum toward the visible range. Direct photodissociation of methane requires UV photon of wavelengths shorter than about 145 nm. It mainly produces ethane which absorbs UV at wavelengths shorter than about 160 nm, and acetylene, that presents an absorption spectrum extending up to 200 nm. This shift still continuously increases with further increase in number of C atoms. Unsaturated hydrocarbons with 4 and more C atoms have UV absorption characteristics including noticeable band structures in the 250–300 nm range. This trend has very important implication in the photochemical behaviour of a CH₄-rich planetary atmosphere, as it induces many catalytic processes. The occurrence of such processes is closely related to vertical atmospheric and energy deposition profiles. Titan provides a very good example of such a UV-directed organic atmospheric chemistry.     

On the influence of rough water surfaces on polarimetric investigations of aerosols from space

The equation of radiative transfer is solved for the complete Stokes' vector in order to study the polarization of solar radiation on top of a turbid atmosphere.The surface characteristics (bidirectional anisotropy and polarization properties of randomly oriented water surface elements) are contained in the lower boundary condition of the integro-differential equation. Results of surface model calculations are compared with polarimeter measurements of a natural scenario.On top of the atmosphere the degree of polarization is found to depend generally on the turbidity of the atmosphere. The degree of polarization reaches its maximum in the vicinity of the angle of specular reflection on the water surface, if the sun's zenith distance is about the Brewster's angle.According to the model calculations observation angles can be found where the degree of polarization does not depend on the surface roughness. Apparently these angles have to be preferred for determination of the atmospheric turbidity.     

Comparison of ground reflectance measurement with satellite derived atmospherically corrected reflectance: A case study over semi-arid landscape

Atmospheric corrections to satellite data are important for comparing multitemporal data sets over tropical regions with variable aerosol loading. In this study, we evaluated the potential of 6S radiative transfer model for atmospheric corrections of IRS-P6 AWiFS satellite data sets, in a semi-arid landscape. Ground measurements of surface reflectance representing different land use/land cover categories were conducted to relate IRS-P6 AWiFS top of atmospheric reflectance. The 6S radiative transfer model was calibrated for local conditions using ground measurements for aerosol optical depth, water vapor and ozone with a sun photometer. Surface reflectance retrieved from 6S code was compared with top of atmosphere (TOA) reflectance and ground based spectroradiometer measurements. Accurate parameterization of the 6S model using measurements of aerosol optical depth, water vapor and ozone plays an important role while comparing ground and satellite derived reflectance measurements.     

Optical properties of the Venusian atmosphere and radiative heat exchange

A detailed study has been made of the optical properties of the gas and aerosol phases of the atmosphere of Venus. The radiative heat exchange has been calculated for the most probable models of atmospheric structural and optical characteristics.