Solar activity variations of ionosonde measurements and modeling results

The time series of hourly electron density profiles N(h) obtained at several mid-latitude stations in Europe have been used to obtain N(h) profiles on a monthly basis and to extract both the expected bottomside parameters and a proxy of the ionospheric variability as functions of time and height. With these data we present advances on a “Local Model” technique for the parameters B0 and B1, its applicability to other ionospheric stations, to other bottomside ionospheric parameters, and to modeling the time/height variability of the profile. The Local Model (LM) is an empirical model based on the experimental results of the solar activity dependence of the daily and seasonal behavior of the above parameters. The LM improves the IRI-2001 prediction of the B0 and B1 by factor of two at mid-latitudes. Moreover, the LM can be used to simulate other ionospheric parameters and to build mean N(h) profiles and the deviations from them. The modeling of both the average N(h) profiles and their deviations is an useful tool for ionospheric model users who want to know both the expected patterns and their deviations.     

Science rational for MIERS/IRI collaboration

In this paper, we will shortly highlight some of the aspects that COST Action 296 on Mitigation of Ionospheric Effects on Radio Systems (MIERS) and International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) have in common in an attempt to define science rationale for collaboration between these two international projects.     

Detrend effect on the scalograms of GPS power scintillation

The study of amplitude scintillation on GPS radio links is usually done after detrending the time series of the transmitted power so to define scintillations as the chaotic fluctuation around a unitary value. In a sense, the choice of how to detrend the time series is part of the definition of scintillation.     

Modeling of ionospheric parameter variations in East Asia during the moderate geomagnetic disturbances

The results of modeling of ionospheric disturbances observed in the East Asian region during moderate storms are presented. The numerical model for ionosphere–plasmasphere coupling developed at the ISTP SB RAS is used to interpret the data of observations at ionospheric stations located in the longitudinal sector of 90–130°E at latitudes from auroral zone to equator. There is obtained a reasonable agreement between measurements and modeling results for winter and equinox. In the summer ionosphere, at the background of high ionization by the solar EUV radiation in the quiet geomagnetic period the meridional thermospheric wind strongly impacts the electron concentration in the middle and auroral ionosphere. The consistent calculations of the thermospheric wind permit to obtain the model results which are closer to summer observations. The actual information about the space-time variations of thermosphere and magnetosphere parameters should be taken into account during storms.     

武昌地区急始型磁暴期间电离层电子总含量的变化

利用１９８０年４月至１９９０年１２月共１３６次急始型磁暴资料统计研究了武昌地区ＴＥＣ的变化。结果表明，ＴＥＣ的暴时变化出现正相，相对变化值ΔＴＥＣ的暴时变化形态与中高纬地区一些台站所观测到的结果差别较大；如果磁暴急始出现在白天，则急始后３６小时，会出现ΔＴＥＣ的极大值，如果急始出现在夜间，则不会出现极大值，这一现象与太阳黑子数，季节无关。     

Investigation of natural and artificial stimulation of the ionospheric Alfvén resonator at high latitude

A brief review is provided of recent progress in understanding the ionospheric Alfvén resonator (IAR) at high latitude. Firstly, naturally occurring resonances of the IAR as detected by pulsation magnetometers in the auroral zone at Sodankylä and in the polar cap at Barentsburg are considered. The characteristics of the IAR in the two regions are broadly similar, although the effects of solar illumination are less clear at the higher latitudes. Secondly we review recent attempts to stimulate the IAR through high-power radio frequency experiments both in the auroral zone at Tromsø with the European Incoherent SCATter (EISCAT) heater, and within the polar cap at Longyearbyen with the Space Plasma Exploration by Active Radar (SPEAR) facility. In the auroral zone at, Tromsø the stimulated IAR has been observed by ground-based magnetometers, and through electron acceleration observed on the FAST spacecraft. At SPEAR in the polar cap, the stimulated IAR has been investigated, with ground magnetometers, with the first results indicative of a positive detection.     

攻角试飞测试基准的误差修正

阐述了攻角测量误差的成因和攻角试飞校准的必要性。选定机头空速管攻角传感器为攻角试飞的测试基准，分析其攻角探测特性，并运用细长旋成体理论重点计算了机体绕流对攻角测量的影响量。探讨了攻角试飞测试基准的误差修正问题。     

准分子激光矫正屈光不正的原理及其实现

研究了准分子激光治疗屈光不正的原理及其实现方法，介绍了准分子激光治疗屈光不正的原理及其种类。在初始角膜模型假设的基础上，提出了能够用于近视、远视和散光等屈光手术的数学模型，计算出切削量和切削的层数，并给出了相应的算法框图。就准分子激光角膜切削机理和“飞点扫描”等关键技术进行了研究。研究成果直接用于准分子激光眼科治疗机，并给出了准分子激光眼科治疗机的原理框图。实验和临床数据表明。取得了满意的手术效果。     

壁面摩擦对风洞侧壁干扰的影响

本文研究了摩擦对风洞侧壁干扰的影响。在以Barnwell为代表开展的一系列侧壁干扰研究中,所有工作都未计及摩擦的影响。我们认为,Barnwell等人的这一处理理论上有缺陷。对此,本文用Karman-Pohlhausen方法对侧壁边界层作了分析,指出摩擦对侧壁干扰有不同程度的影响,具体取决于Pohlhausen参数B的大小;B越小,影响越大。Barnwell略去摩擦项的结果只对应于分离边界层情况,而事实上Barnwell处理的是附着边界层。通过这一分析,本文建立了有摩擦影响的侧壁干扰修正的新形式;考虑到多种因素的影响,初步建议参数B按中间值取为B=3～4。最后,就修正参数δ~*的确定作了一定讨论。     

Comparison of observed ionospheric vertical TEC over the sea in Indian region with IRI-2016 model

The vertical ionospheric TEC values obtained from GAGAN grid based ionospheric delay correction values over the sea in the Indian equatorial region have been compared with the corresponding values derived from the International Reference Ionosphere model, IRI-2016. The objective of this work is to study the deviation of the vertical TEC derived from the IRI model from ground truths over the sea for different conditions. This will serve the basic intention of assessing the candidature of the IRI model as an alternative ionospheric correction model in navigation receivers in terms of accuracy. We have chosen different solar activity periods, seasons, geomagnetic conditions, locations etc. for our comparison and analysis. The TEC values by the IRI-2016 were compared with the actual measured values for the given conditions and errors were obtained. The measured vertical TEC values at the ionospheric grid points were derived from the GAGAN broadcast ionospheric delay data and used as reference. The IRI model with standard internal functions was used in estimating the TEC at the same ionospheric grid points. The errors in the model derived values are statistically analysed. Broadly, the results show that, for the Indian sector over the sea, the IRI model performs better on quiet days in off equatorial regions, particularly in the northern region. The overall performance degrades for other conditions with the model generally underestimating the true TEC values and most severely in the equatorial region. The performance is worst in this region for the disturbed days of the equinoctial period. The comparison study is also done with the TEC data measured directly by dual frequency GPS receivers. The results were found to be in general agreement with those obtained by comparing the model with GAGAN broadcast data as reference. This study will be useful in considering the IRI-2016 model for real time estimates of TEC as an alternative to the current parametric model in a satellite navigation receiver in absence of other options.