An improved,near real time water vapor path delay correction of Cryosat-2 sea surface height measurements

This paper presents improvements of a method (Stum et al., 2011) aimed at computing the water vapor path delay correction of altimeter sea surface height, using total precipitable water measurements from scanning microwave radiometers. The main interest of this improved method is for the Cryosat-2 mission over the ocean. Focus is made on the applicability of the method in near real time. An experiment to produce an operational path delay correction for Jason-2 and Cryosat-2 Interim Geophysical Data Records (IGDR) has been set up. Results confirm that the new correction, although less accurate than the one attainable with an embarked radiometer, improves the Cryosat-2 sea surface height accuracy.     

高超声速升力体飞行器等离子体鞘数值模拟

为探究高超声速再入过程中通信“黑障”的影响因素,基于一种化学反应平衡气体组分模型,采用有限体积法求解三维全N-S方程,数值方法采用AUSMPW+格式和LU-SGS隐式求解方法,模拟典型球锥体的高超声速流场,得到的电子数密度分布同RAM-C II飞行试验数据吻合良好。并针对一种升力体外形飞行器进行计算,选取高度范围35~55〖KG*9〗km、马赫数12~25、攻角10°~30°共14个飞行状态,得到了不同状态下的飞行器周围的电子数密度分布情况,对比分析发现电子数密度值与飞行高度、马赫数以及攻角的大小关系密切。     

Modeling of sub-ionospheric VLF signal perturbations associated with total solar eclipse, 2009 in Indian subcontinent

During the total solar eclipse of 2009, a week-long campaign was conducted in the Indian sub-continent to study the low-latitude D-region ionosphere using the very low frequency (VLF) signal from the Indian Navy transmitter (call sign: VTX3) operating at 18.2 kHz. It was observed that in several places, the signal amplitude is enhanced while in other places the amplitude is reduced. We simulated the observational results using the well known Long Wavelength Propagation Capability (LWPC) code. As a first order approximation, the ionospheric parameters were assumed to vary according to the degree of solar obscuration on the way to the receivers. This automatically brought in non-uniformity of the ionospheric parameters along the propagation paths. We find that an assumption of 4 km increase of lower ionospheric height for places going through totality in the propagation path simulate the observations very well at Kathmandu and Raiganj. We find an increase of the height parameter by h^′=+3.0$h^{\prime }=+3.0$ km for the VTX-Malda path and h^′=+1.8$h^{\prime }=+1.8$ km for the VTX-Kolkata path. We also present, as an example, the altitude variation of electron number density throughout the eclipse time at Raiganj.     

表面钝化对超临界航空煤油静态结焦特性影响

通过静态装置,研究了不锈钢经表面磷化、酸洗钝化以及电解钝化后对超临界压力下航空煤油RP-3热氧化结焦的抑制效果,并对表面钝化层的耐久性做出评估.研究发现,不锈钢的钝化膜层有效地降低不锈钢表面催化活性,按结焦抑制效果排序为:电解钝化>酸洗钝化>磷化;化学稳定性好、耐蚀性强的钝化膜层会延长材料的使用寿命,按钝化膜耐蚀性排序为:电解钝化>酸洗钝化>磷化;综合结焦抑制效果及化学稳定性两个因素考虑,电解钝化为最佳表面钝化方案,但其在高温高腐蚀的煤油环境下长时间实验时易失去钝化效用.     

地面寿命试验中离子推力器表面的溅射沉积量计算

有效降低溅射沉积影响是离子推力器地面寿命试验需要解决的重要技术问题。文章建立了真空舱壁上溅射物沉积到离子推力器表面的计算模型。应用该模型计算了LIPS-200推力器在TS-7真空舱中进行寿命试验的背溅射沉积情况,对钛（Ti）材料和石墨（C）材料内衬,背溅射沉积量分别为0.79 μm/kh和0.20 μm/kh。对比美国NSTAR和NEXT离子推力器寿命试验中的背溅射沉积量测量数据,文章中的计算结果表明,LIPS-200推力器的表面沉积污染在可接受的范围。     

Regional 4-D modeling of the ionospheric electron density

The knowledge of the electron density is the key point in correcting ionospheric delays of electromagnetic measurements and in studying the ionosphere. During the last decade GNSS, in particular GPS, has become a promising tool for monitoring the total electron content (TEC), i.e., the integral of the electron density along the ray-path between the transmitting satellite and the receiver. Hence, geometry-free GNSS measurements provide informations on the electron density, which is basically a four-dimensional function depending on spatial position and time. In addition, these GNSS measurements can be combined with other available data including nadir, over-ocean TEC observations from dual-frequency radar altimetry (T/P, JASON, ENVISAT), and TECs from GPS-LEO occultation systems (e.g., FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC, CHAMP) with heterogeneous sampling and accuracy.     

Ionosphere tomography based on spaceborne SAR

Two models of ionosphere tomography based on spaceborne SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) are proposed. For HF-SAR the signal with sweeping frequency lower than the characteristic frequency of ionosphere will be scatted during the ionosphere propagation and completely reflected at a corresponding height. The ionospheric electron density isolines looked as series of random surfaces can be reconstructed from the HF-SAR echoes by using the inverse scattering technique for layered rough surfaces and the method of moment (MoM). The numerical simulation show that due to the MoM can provide a full wave solution, the ionosphere tomography with high resolution can be obtained as long as enough sampling data of HF-SAR echoes are used. For VHF/UHF/P/L-band SAR the TEC (Total Electron Content) can be obtained from the SAR echoes scattered by some strong point targets (such as the calibrators, etc.) appeared in the SAR imaged ground region, and the ionosphere tomography can be performed by CT technique.     

Rocket observations of propagating waves in the night time equatorial F-region over Brazil

A Brazilian SONDA III rocket carrying plasma diagnostic experiments was launched from the Brazilian rocket launching stations in Alcântara (2.31°S, 44.4°W Geog. Lat.) to measure the height profiles of electron density, electron temperature and the ambient electric field. High frequency capacitance probe was used to measure the height profile of the electron density and the Langmuir probe was used to measure the electron density and the spatial structures of plasma irregularities. An electric field double probe was used to measure the electric field fluctuations associated with the F-region plasma irregularities. Spectral analysis of the fluctuations in electron density and electric field indicated the presence of propagating waves in the night time F-region over a large height range. The electron temperatures estimated from the LP data showed abnormally high values in the base of the F-region during the upleg of the rocket and practically normal values in the same height region during the downleg. A brief study of the characteristic features of the spectra of electron density and electric field fluctuations and the associated electron temperature variations are presented and discussed here.     

磁云边界层内朗缪尔波活动现象的初步研究

对35例磁云边界层内朗缪尔波活动现象进行了初步分析, 发现两类磁云边界层内特有的朗缪尔波活动现象. 一类是相对于邻近鞘区和磁云本体, 整个边界层内朗缪尔波活动增强; 另一类是短时间的朗缪尔波爆发现象, 同时伴随着宽频带的多普勒频移离子声波活动. 考察了其中一例朗缪尔波爆发事件对应的高分辨率电子分布函数数据, 发现速度约为7×103 km/s的电子束流形成尾峰分布不稳定性导致了朗缪尔波的爆发.      

A new weighted mean temperature model in China

The Global Positioning System (GPS) has been applied in meteorology to monitor the change of Precipitable Water Vapor (PWV) in atmosphere, transformed from Zenith Wet Delay (ZWD). A key factor in converting the ZWD into the PWV is the weighted mean temperature ($T_m$), which has a direct impact on the accuracy of the transformation. A number of Bevis-type models, like $T_m-T_s$ and $T_m-T_s\text{,}{P}_s$ type models, have been developed by statistics approaches, and are not able to clearly depict the relationship between $T_m$ and the surface temperature, $T_s$. A new model for $T_m$, called weighted mean temperature norm model (abbreviated as norm model), is derived as a function of $T_s$, the lapse rate of temperature, δ, the tropopause height, $h_{\mathit{trop}}$, and the radiosonde station height, $h_s$. It is found that $T_m$ is better related to $T_s$ through an intermediate temperature. The small effects of lapse rate can be ignored and the tropopause height be obtained from an empirical model. Then the norm model is reduced to a simplified form, which causes fewer loss of accuracy and needs two inputs, $T_s$ and $h_s$. In site-specific fittings, the norm model performs much better, with RMS values reduced averagely by 0.45 K and the Mean of Absolute Differences (MAD) values by 0.2 K. The norm model is also found more appropriate than the linear models to fit $T_m$ in a large area, not only with the RMS value reduced from 4.3 K to 3.80 K, correlation coefficient $R^2$ increased from 0.84 to 0.88, and MAD decreased from 3.24 K to 2.90 K, but also with the distribution of simplified model values to be more reasonable. The RMS and MAD values of the differences between reference and computed PWVs are reduced by on average 16.3% and 14.27%, respectively, when using the new norm models instead of the linear model.