利用电离层参量推断电子浓度剖面的一种简单方法

由武汉电离层观象台实测的电离层F2层临界频率foF2、3000km传播因子M(3000)F2的月中值资料，统计分析分别得出它们的经验模式，模式结果能够较好地再现这些参数的观测值．利用foF2、M(3000)F2以及TEC的经验模式，获得F2层的峰值参数，输入到电子浓度的Chapman α函数中，推断出了电子浓度的高度剖面；将剖面在一定的高度范围内积分，得到该区域内的电子含量并与实际观测TEC相比较，结果表明，在100-1000km高度范围内积分的电子含量与观测结果能够较好的符合．     

Estimation of vertically integrated water vapor in Hungary using MODIS imagery

Information about the amount and spatial structure of atmospheric water vapor is essential in understanding meteorology and the Earth environment. Space-borne remote sensing offers a relatively inexpensive method to estimate atmospheric water vapor in the form of integrated water vapor (IWV). The research activity reported in the present paper is based on the data acquired by the HRPT/MODIS (High Resolution Picture Transmission, MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) receiving station established in Budapest (Hungary) by the Space Research Group of the Eötvös Loránd University. Integrated water vapor is estimated by the remotely sensed data of the MODIS instrument with different methods and also by the operational numerical weather prediction model of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Radiosonde data are used to evaluate the accuracy of the different IWV fields though it has been pointed out that the in situ data also suffers from uncertainties. It was found that both the MODIS and the ECMWF based fields are of good accuracy. The satellite data represent finer scale spatial structures while the ECMWF data have a relatively poor spatial resolution. The high quality IWV fields have proved to be useful for radiative transfer studies such as the atmospheric correction of other satellite data from times different than the overpass times of satellites Terra/Aqua and the forecast times of the model data. For this purpose the temporal variability of IWV is scrutinized both using ECMWF and MODIS data. Taking advantage of Terra and Aqua overpasses, the mean rate of change of IWV estimated by the near infrared method was found to be 0.47 ± 0.45 kg m⁻² h⁻¹, while it was 0.13 ± 0.65 kg m⁻² h⁻¹ based on the infrared method. The numerical weather prediction model’s analysis data estimated −0.01 ± 0.13 kg m⁻² h⁻¹ for the mean growth rate, while using forecast data it was 0.24 ± 0.18 kg m⁻² h⁻¹. MODIS data should be used when available for the estimation of the IWV in other studies. If no satellite data are available, or available data are only from one overpass, ECMWF based IWV can be used. In this case the analysis fields (or the satellite field) should be used for temporal extrapolation but the rate of change should be calculated from the forecast data due to its higher temporal resolution.     

Thermospheric neutral density response to solar forcing

Recent measurements by the Solar EUV (Extreme Ultra Violet) Experiment (SEE) aboard the Thermosphere–Ionosphere–Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics satellite (TIMED) provide solar EUV spectral irradiance with adequate spectral and temporal resolution, and thus the opportunity to use solar measurements directly in upper atmospheric general circulation models. Thermospheric neutral density is simulated with the NCAR Thermosphere–Ionosphere–Electrodynamic General Circulation Model (TIEGCM) using TIMED/SEE measurements and using the EUVAC solar proxy model. Neutral density is also calculated using the NRLMSISE-00 empirical model. These modeled densities are then compared to density measurements derived from satellite drag data. It is found that using measured solar irradiance in the general circulation model can improve density calculations compared to using the solar proxy model. It is also found that the general circulation model can improve upon the empirical model in simulating geomagnetic storm effects and the solar cycle variation of neutral density.     

不同几何结构对燃油喷嘴热防护特性的影响

试验研究了不同管路结构对燃油结焦性能的影响,结果表明,在1 000 K、150 m/s来流条件和400 K、05 m/s燃油条件下,减小弯管角度和突扩管路的突扩尺寸可以降低结焦附着,且在对管路加热的初始阶段中,结焦量随时间增加会出现波动,在加热15 min时管壁结焦量达到最大,壁面上部分结焦的脱落使结焦量降低。随后,采用试验与数值模拟相结合的方法研究了喷嘴和喷嘴帽罩结构对热防护特性的影响。结果表明,主、副油路同心布置的喷嘴具有最好的热防护效果,在所试验工况下最高可降低湿壁温度近50%,甚至优于带空气隔热层的模型。而喷嘴帽罩对喷嘴出口油温的降低有限,但减小帽罩与喷嘴体的接触或在接触面处填充低热导率的材料仍是有效的改进措施,可降低出口油温约5 K。研究结果对喷嘴的热防护设计具有指导作用。     

加力燃烧室用气冷喷油杆结焦特性数值研究

为阐明实际工作环境参数下气冷喷油杆内燃油结焦速率与沉积厚度等特性,建立沿喷杆轴向的一维非稳态热-流-固耦合换热与燃油结焦计算模型,获得了喷杆壁面与燃油温度、结焦速率与相对结焦厚度等参数沿程分布。分析了燃油进口温度和质量流量对燃油结焦特性的影响,并与无气冷喷杆方案结果进行了对比。计算结果表明:燃油温度沿轴向逐渐升高,喷杆壁温在底端达到峰值。基准工况下气冷喷杆结焦速率和结焦厚度均沿轴向先升高后降低。结焦速率最大为26μg/(cm2·h),对应相对结焦沉积厚度0.6%。无气冷喷杆方案,在喷杆前端和底部各存在一结焦峰值区域。结焦速率峰值分别为398μg/(cm2·h)和807μg/(cm2·h),对应相对结焦沉积厚度8%和15%。固定燃油进口流量,随着燃油进口温度升高,结焦速率显著增大,喷杆内结焦总质量呈指数级增长趋势。固定燃油进口温度,进口流量越大,结焦速率略有增大,结焦总质量仅呈线性增长趋势。相较于无气冷喷杆,气冷喷杆可显著降低喷杆壁面与燃油温度,从而大幅抑制结焦生成。     

Mapping seasonal trends of electron temperature in the topside ionosphere based on DEMETER data

The diurnal, seasonal and latitudinal variations of the electron temperature in the Earth‘s topside ionosphere during relatively low solar activity period of 2005 – 2008 are investigated. In order to examine seasonal variations and morphology of the topside ionospheric plasma temperature, CNES micro-satellite DEMETER ISL data are used. Presented study is oriented on the dataset gathered in 2005 and 2008. Within conducted analysis, global maps of electron temperature for months of equinoxes and solstices have been developed. Furthermore, simultaneous studies on two-dimensional time series based on DEMETER measurements and predictions obtained with the IRI-2012 model supply examination of the topside ionosphere during recent deep solar minimum. Comparison with the IRI-2012 model reveals discrepancies between data and prediction, that are especially prominent during the periods of very low solar activity.     

Preliminary evidence for drizzle in the middle cloud layer of Venus

Vertical trajectory data from the VEGA 1 and 2 balloon flights in the atmosphere of Venus is re-analyzed. A previously employed helium leak rate profile invoked to entirely account for the decrease in equilibrium float altitude of VEGA 2 is questioned and deemed ad hoc. As an alternative, it is proposed that both VEGA 1 and 2 experienced in-flight mass increases due to the deposition of cloud particles onto their envelopes, as well as losing helium at a reduced rate consistent with the pre-flight prediction. Particle deposition rates are estimated and found to be compatible with this alternative scenario. Possible evidence for drizzle is also presented. Preliminary experiments to derive aerosol deposition rate on a flat plate and the maximum feasible liquid mass that may be accumulated on a near-spherical envelope are briefly described. Further experimental work is recommended to constrain the deposition efficiency values involved and the maximum feasible drizzle fluxes that could have been encountered by both VEGA 1 and 2.     

ULF/ELF ionospheric electric field and plasma perturbations related to Chile earthquakes

ULF/ELF electric field perturbations in the ionosphere have been widely observed by the satellites. In this paper, we develop a method of Logarithm Electric Field Intensity (LEFI) to automatically distinguish this kind of disturbances based on the spectrum intensity and its damping exponent with frequency in electromagnetic signals. This method is applied to DEMETER data processing around Chile earthquakes with magnitude larger than 6.0. It is found that 2/3 earthquakes have shown obvious ULF/ELF electric field perturbations in this region. The temporal and spatial distributions of electron density and temperature were compared with that of electric field, which proved the existence of irregularities above epicentral area. Finally, the coupling mechanism of earthquake-ionosphere is discussed based on multi-parameter analysis.     

CRISTA-NF measurements of water vapor during the SCOUT-O3 Tropical Aircraft Campaign

The new remote sensing experiment CRISTA-NF (Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere – New Frontiers) successfully participated in the SCOUT-O3 Tropical Aircraft Campaign in November and December 2005. CRISTA-NF operated aboard the high-altitude research aircraft M-55 Geophysica. Mid-infrared spectra (4–15 μm) were measured in the limb sounding geometry with high spatial resolution (250 m vertical sampling, 5–15 km along track sampling). Measurements were carried out during transfer flights between Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, and Darwin, Australia, as well as during several local flights near Darwin. Water vapor volume mixing ratios in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere were derived from the CRISTA-NF radiance measurements by utilizing a rapid radiative transfer forward model and the optimal estimation retrieval approach. CRISTA-NF water vapor measurements below the hygropause have a total retrieval error of 15–40% (i.e. root mean square of accuracy and precision). The systematic terms are dominating in the retrieval error budget. The contributions of a priori information to the retrieval results are less than 5–10%. The vertical resolution of the observations is about 250–500 m when permitted by instrument sampling. In this paper we present first results for three transfer flights of the campaign. Being generally in good agreement with corresponding ECMWF operational analyzes, the CRISTA-NF measurements show significantly higher variability and local structures in the upper tropospheric water vapor distributions.     

矩方法及其在水凝结研究中的应用与发展

矩方法(Method of Moments,MOM),又可以称作内部坐标矩方法,通过求解液滴尺寸分布函数对内部坐标的各阶矩的输运方程,反映粒子数量及尺寸分布的演化。在各种有关伴随凝结流动的数值方法中,矩方法兼顾了计算效率和液滴分布信息,因此被广泛应用于水凝结的研究。本文首先介绍了经典矩方法,综述了矩方法的最新发展。然后应用经典凝结矩方法,研究了伴随同质凝结的Prandtl-Meyer膨胀流动问题,计算发现随着来流水蒸气饱和度的提高,凝结诱导的激波由定常状态向非定常状态转变,出现自激振荡现象;进一步,将经典凝结矩方法推广到异质凝结领域。通过引入"瞬间活化"假设,简化了异质成核模型,将此方法应用到伴随异质凝结的激波管问题中,进行了参数研究,加深了对异质凝结和流动相互作用的认识;最后针对经典矩方法无法处理相间相互作用的问题,将经典矩方法中的矩方程改写为基于液相平均速度的形式,发展了一套考虑相间质量、动量、能量交换的矩方法,应用此方法研究了伴随同质凝结的旋涡运动问题,分析了旋涡中凝结的产生过程,以及凝结与流动相互作用对液相分布的影响,计算结果显示了凝结生成的液滴在离心力作用下离开旋涡中心的现象。