Storm time spatial variations in TEC during moderate geomagnetic storms in extremely low solar activity conditions (2007–2009) over Indian region

The total electron content (TEC) measurements from a network of GPS receivers were analyzed to investigate the storm time spatial response of ionosphere over the Indian longitude sector. The GPS receivers from the GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) network which are uniquely located around the ∼77°E longitude are used in the present study so as to get the complete latitudinal coverage from the magnetic equator to low mid-latitude region. We have selected the most intense storms but of moderate intensity (−100 nT < Dst < −50 nT) which occurred during the unusually extremely low solar activity conditions in 2007–2009. Though the storms are of moderate intensity, their effects on equatorial to low mid-latitude ionosphere are found to be very severe as TEC deviations are more than 100% during all the storms studied. Interesting results in terms of spatial distribution of positive/negative effects during the main/early recovery phase of storms are noticed. The maximum effect was observed at crest region during two storms whereas another two storms had maximum effect near the low mid-latitude region. The associated mechanisms like equatorial electrodynamics and neutral dynamics are segregated and explained using the TIMED/GUVI and EEJ data during these storms. The TEC maps are generated to investigate the storm time development/inhibition of equatorial ionization anomaly (EIA).     

地磁测量数据野值的辨识与剔除

针对地磁测量野值的辨识与剔除方法进行了深入研究。分析了野值辨识与剔除的基本原理,基于孤立型野值和斑点型野值模型分析比较了不同的野值剔除方法。利用地磁场实测信息,优化了野值剔除方法的参数,并从不同角度验证了方法的野值修复效果。仿真结果表明,在观测信息为总强度地磁信息条件下,优化的最小二乘B样条逼近法能够有效地辨识野值,具有较好的野值修复效果。     

Wave disturbance influence on HF-propagation characteristics

This work studies the variations of HF characteristics and ionospheric parameters recorded over mid-latitude paths in the Russian East-Siberian region during magnetic storms on May 15, 1997, and September 24, 2006. The sharp wave-like changes in maximum observed frequencies (MOF) were recorded during the main phase of the investigated storms. Assuming that observed MOF variations can be produced by ionospheric disturbances propagating from the northern to the southern latitudes, a simulation of HF propagation conditions was carried out.     

Effects of geomagnetic activity and atmospheric power variations on quantitative measures of brain activity: Replication of the Azerbaijani studies

This study replicates and extends the observations by Babayev and Allahveriyeva that changes in right hemispheric electroencephalographic activity are correlated with increases in geomagnetic activity. During the geomagnetically quiet interface between solar cycle 23 and 24 quantitative electroencephalographic (QEEG) measurements were completed for normal young adults in three separate experiments involving about 120 samples over 1.5 years. The most consistent, moderate strength correlations occurred for the changes in power within the gamma and theta ranges over the right frontal lobe. Real-time measures of atmospheric power obtained from polar orbiting satellites showed similar effects. The preferential involvement of the right frontal lobe and the regions subject to its inhibition with environmental energetic changes are consistent with the behavioural correlations historically associated with these conditions. They include increased incidence of emotional lability, erroneous reconstruction of experiences, social confrontations, and unusual perceptions.     

地球磁场对带电赤道卫星的轨道半长轴和偏心率的摄动影响

本文利用摄动理论研究了带电的赤道卫星在地球磁场中做椭圆轨道运动时地磁摄动力对轨道半长径和偏心率的摄动影响。研究结果表明：地磁场对带电赤道卫星的轨道半长径没有摄动影响，既无周期摄动，也无长期摄动，但对轨道偏心率有摄动影响，且只有周期性摄动，而无长期摄动。当卫星自身带电量较大时，这种摄动影响必须予以考虑     

磁暴期间甚低纬哨声的导管传播

对磁暴期间甚低纬哨声导管传播的机理进行了初步的讨论，根据暴时低纬哨声的特点，认为暴时出现的扩展哨、多跳回波是沿东向扰动电场导致的场列电离增强路径传播的。对在东向电场影响下低纬Ｆ层的数值模拟表明，东向电场导致的场列电离增强结构有利于哨声的捕获和传播。     

Effects of geomagnetic activity variations on the physiological and psychological state of functionally healthy humans: Some results of Azerbaijani studies

There are collaborative and cross-disciplinary space weather studies in the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences conducted with purposes of revealing possible effects of solar, geomagnetic and cosmic ray variability on certain technological, biological and ecological systems. This paper describes some results of the experimental studies of influence of the periodical and aperiodical changes of geomagnetic activity upon human brain, human health and psycho-emotional state. It also covers the conclusions of studies on influence of violent solar events and severe geomagnetic storms of the solar cycle 23 on the mentioned systems in middle-latitude location. It is experimentally established that weak and moderate geomagnetic storms do not cause significant changes in the brain’s bioelectrical activity and exert only stimulating influence while severe disturbances of geomagnetic conditions cause negative influence, seriously disintegrate brain’s functionality, activate braking processes and amplify the negative emotional background of an individual. It is concluded that geomagnetic disturbances affect mainly emotional and vegetative spheres of human beings while characteristics reflecting personality properties do not undergo significant changes.     

FY—1C气象卫星在沙尘暴监测中的应用

利用我国发射的“风云一号”(C)极轨气象卫星 (FY 1C)所提供的图像 ,对 1999年 5月 13～ 14日发生在塔里木盆地至河西走廊西部以及 2 0 0 0年 4月 6～ 7日发生在北京周围地区的两次沙尘暴过程进行了分析 ,说明FY 1C资料在环境监测方面可以发挥极好的作用     

人工神经网络在磁情预报中的应用

介绍了人工神经元网络在磁情预报中的应用研究，并对具体应用于C9指数预报的MLP的拓扑结构，预报效率及在预报时所表现出的特点和问题进行了讨论。     

Interplanetary shocks and geomagnetic activity during solar maximum (2000) and solar minimum (1995–1996)

Plasma and magnetic field parameter variations through fast forward interplanetary shocks were correlated with the peak geomagnetic activity index Dst in a period from 0 to 3 days after the shock, during solar maximum (2000) and solar minimum (1995–1996). Solar wind speed (V) and total magnetic field (B_t) were the parameters with higher correlations with peak Dst index. The correlation coefficients were higher during solar minimum (r² = 56% for V and 39% for B_t) than during solar maximum (r² = 15% for V and 12% for B_t). A statistical distribution of geomagnetic activity levels following interplanetary shocks was obtained. It was observed that during solar maximum, 36% and 28% of interplanetary shocks were followed by intense (Dst  −100 nT) and moderate (−50  Dst < −100 nT) geomagnetic activity, whereas during solar minimum 13% and 33% of the shocks were followed by intense and moderate geomagnetic activity. It can be concluded that the upstream/downstream variations of V and B_t through the shocks were the parameters better correlated with geomagnetic activity level, and during solar maximum a higher relative number of interplanetary shocks can be followed by intense geomagnetic activity than during solar minimum. One can extrapolate, for forecasting goals, that during a whole solar cycle a shock has a probability of around 50% to be followed by intense/moderate geomagnetic activity.