Based on the dual-wavelength lidar we have developed, the 24 h continuous ob- servation has been realized in its sodium channel by using Faraday atomic filter technology and other relevant technologies. This will faci...Based on the dual-wavelength lidar we have developed, the 24 h continuous ob- servation has been realized in its sodium channel by using Faraday atomic filter technology and other relevant technologies. This will facilitate the continuous ob- servation of the sodium layer and the relevant upper atmosphere over Wuhan. A result of about 50 h observation indicates that the daytime column density of so- dium layer over Wuhan is slightly increased compared to that during the nighttime, and the characteristics of the sporadic sodium layer occurring during the daytime are compared with that during the nighttime.展开更多
Based on observations from daytime lidars in eastern China,diurnal cycles of the sodium layer over Wuhan(30.5°N,114.6°E)and Beijing(40.5°N,116°E)are investigated.Diurnal variations of Na density,ro...Based on observations from daytime lidars in eastern China,diurnal cycles of the sodium layer over Wuhan(30.5°N,114.6°E)and Beijing(40.5°N,116°E)are investigated.Diurnal variations of Na density,root mean square(RMS)layer width,and centroid height of the sodium layer are analyzed.Results reveal that the large diurnal cycles of the sodium layer are controlled mainly by 24-hr oscillations at the two observation sites.The diurnal variation of the sodium layer over Wuhan was modulated mainly by tidal perturbations during the lidar observation campaign.Conversely,the diurnal variation over Beijing was controlled principally by photoionization and photochemistry effects during another campaign,and there was little evidence of direct tidal perturbations.These comparisons suggest that the diurnal variation of the sodium layer perhaps has obvious regional characteristics across China.The variation can be either controlled mainly by tidal perturbations or by photoionization and photochemistry effects in different seasons.展开更多
During the total solar eclipse on July 22, 2009 in Wuhan, the joint observation test of Na layer and ionosphere was conducted by using the daytime observation atmospheric lidar and the GPS ionosphere detector. The res...During the total solar eclipse on July 22, 2009 in Wuhan, the joint observation test of Na layer and ionosphere was conducted by using the daytime observation atmospheric lidar and the GPS ionosphere detector. The results show that the full width at half maximum(FWHM) of Na layer density slightly narrowed during the total solar eclipse and broadened after the eclipse, while the height of Na peak slightly decreased in the eclipse and increased after the eclipse. These implying that Na layer changes reflect the rapid process of sunrise and sunset. The ionosphere total electron content(TEC) and the sky background light noise also presented an obvious fluctuation characteristic with the changes of solar irradiation during the process of total solar eclipse. The difference lies in that the changes of FWHM of Na layer atoms are much slower than that of ionosphere, the reason for this might be that the Na layer, after being disturbed by the total solar eclipse, will generate a series of complicated photochemical reactions and momentum transport processes, and then recombine the Na atoms. The Na atoms to be detected by the lidar need a lag process, which rightly conforms to the theoretical simulated results.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. G2000078400)
文摘Based on the dual-wavelength lidar we have developed, the 24 h continuous ob- servation has been realized in its sodium channel by using Faraday atomic filter technology and other relevant technologies. This will facilitate the continuous ob- servation of the sodium layer and the relevant upper atmosphere over Wuhan. A result of about 50 h observation indicates that the daytime column density of so- dium layer over Wuhan is slightly increased compared to that during the nighttime, and the characteristics of the sporadic sodium layer occurring during the daytime are compared with that during the nighttime.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41264006)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.20110490609)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province(Grant Nos.413127,20154191)partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.40905012,41174129)
文摘Based on observations from daytime lidars in eastern China,diurnal cycles of the sodium layer over Wuhan(30.5°N,114.6°E)and Beijing(40.5°N,116°E)are investigated.Diurnal variations of Na density,root mean square(RMS)layer width,and centroid height of the sodium layer are analyzed.Results reveal that the large diurnal cycles of the sodium layer are controlled mainly by 24-hr oscillations at the two observation sites.The diurnal variation of the sodium layer over Wuhan was modulated mainly by tidal perturbations during the lidar observation campaign.Conversely,the diurnal variation over Beijing was controlled principally by photoionization and photochemistry effects during another campaign,and there was little evidence of direct tidal perturbations.These comparisons suggest that the diurnal variation of the sodium layer perhaps has obvious regional characteristics across China.The variation can be either controlled mainly by tidal perturbations or by photoionization and photochemistry effects in different seasons.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.1097800341104101+1 种基金41101334)the National High-tech R&D Program
文摘During the total solar eclipse on July 22, 2009 in Wuhan, the joint observation test of Na layer and ionosphere was conducted by using the daytime observation atmospheric lidar and the GPS ionosphere detector. The results show that the full width at half maximum(FWHM) of Na layer density slightly narrowed during the total solar eclipse and broadened after the eclipse, while the height of Na peak slightly decreased in the eclipse and increased after the eclipse. These implying that Na layer changes reflect the rapid process of sunrise and sunset. The ionosphere total electron content(TEC) and the sky background light noise also presented an obvious fluctuation characteristic with the changes of solar irradiation during the process of total solar eclipse. The difference lies in that the changes of FWHM of Na layer atoms are much slower than that of ionosphere, the reason for this might be that the Na layer, after being disturbed by the total solar eclipse, will generate a series of complicated photochemical reactions and momentum transport processes, and then recombine the Na atoms. The Na atoms to be detected by the lidar need a lag process, which rightly conforms to the theoretical simulated results.
