Based on the Chinese Meridian Project(CMP),the International Meridian Circle Program(IMCP)aims to coordinate the deployment of a comprehensive ground-based monitoring network along the 120°E-60°W Great Merid...Based on the Chinese Meridian Project(CMP),the International Meridian Circle Program(IMCP)aims to coordinate the deployment of a comprehensive ground-based monitoring network along the 120°E-60°W Great Meridian Circle to track the propagation and evolution of space weather events from the Sun to the Earth,as well as the imprints of other major natural and anthropic hazards on the ionosphere,the middle and upper atmosphere.Currently,we have completed the IMCP headquarters building in Beijing and established the China-Brazil Joint Laboratory for Space Weather in cooperation with Brazil.Meanwhile,the Chinese Meridian Project PhaseⅡand different components of the IMCP observation system are under construction.展开更多
For several months I heard of the Five-hundredmeter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST)and dreamed of visiting it.FAST is a myth:the largest radio telescope in the world,a gigantic 500-meterwide dish,built by Chi...For several months I heard of the Five-hundredmeter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST)and dreamed of visiting it.FAST is a myth:the largest radio telescope in the world,a gigantic 500-meterwide dish,built by Chinese astronomers in a remote countryside of Guizhou Province in southern China,performing its first test operations and listening to the faint murmurs of the distant universe.And now,with Alain Cirou sitting next to me。展开更多
Earth’s ecosystems and human activities are threatened by a broad spectrum of hazards of major importance for the safety of ground infrastructures,space systems and space flight:solar activity,earthquakes,atmospheric...Earth’s ecosystems and human activities are threatened by a broad spectrum of hazards of major importance for the safety of ground infrastructures,space systems and space flight:solar activity,earthquakes,atmospheric and climatic disturbances,changes in the geomagnetic field,fluctuations of the global electric circuit.Monitoring and understanding these major hazards to better predict and mitigate their effects is one of the greatest scientific and operational challenges of the 21st century.Though diverse,these hazards share one feature in common:they all leave their characteristic imprints on a critical layer of the Earth’s environment:its ionosphere,middle and upper atmosphere(IMUA).The objective of the International Meridian Circle Program(IMCP),a major international program led by the Chines Academy of Sciences(CAS),is to deploy,integrate and operate a global network of research and monitoring instruments to use the IMUA as a screen on which to detect these imprints.In this article,we first show that the geometry required for the IMCP global observation system leads to a deployment of instruments in priority along the 120°E-60°W great meridian circle,which will cover in an optimal way both the dominant geographic and geomagnetic latitude variations,possibly complemented by a second Great Circle along the 30°E-150°W meridians to capture longitude variations.Then,starting from the Chinese Meridian Project(CMP)network and using it as a template,we give a preliminary and promising description of the instruments to be integrated and deployed along the 120°E-60°W great circle running across China,Australia and the Americas.展开更多
People on Earth,the cradle and common home of humankind,pursue a shared dream to explore the vast universe and understand the relationship between humankind and Earth.From ancient times to the present,human beings hav...People on Earth,the cradle and common home of humankind,pursue a shared dream to explore the vast universe and understand the relationship between humankind and Earth.From ancient times to the present,human beings have always taken great interest in exploring and understanding Earth itself and its position in the universe.Basic sciences like astronomy,cosmology,space science,and planetary science,as well as material science,fluid science,and life science,were all born in response to this“call from the universe.”展开更多
基金Supported by the International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(183311KYSB20200003)。
文摘Based on the Chinese Meridian Project(CMP),the International Meridian Circle Program(IMCP)aims to coordinate the deployment of a comprehensive ground-based monitoring network along the 120°E-60°W Great Meridian Circle to track the propagation and evolution of space weather events from the Sun to the Earth,as well as the imprints of other major natural and anthropic hazards on the ionosphere,the middle and upper atmosphere.Currently,we have completed the IMCP headquarters building in Beijing and established the China-Brazil Joint Laboratory for Space Weather in cooperation with Brazil.Meanwhile,the Chinese Meridian Project PhaseⅡand different components of the IMCP observation system are under construction.
文摘For several months I heard of the Five-hundredmeter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST)and dreamed of visiting it.FAST is a myth:the largest radio telescope in the world,a gigantic 500-meterwide dish,built by Chinese astronomers in a remote countryside of Guizhou Province in southern China,performing its first test operations and listening to the faint murmurs of the distant universe.And now,with Alain Cirou sitting next to me。
基金This work was supported by the International PartnershipProgram of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.183311KYSB20200003)the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission(Grant No.Z181100002918001).
文摘Earth’s ecosystems and human activities are threatened by a broad spectrum of hazards of major importance for the safety of ground infrastructures,space systems and space flight:solar activity,earthquakes,atmospheric and climatic disturbances,changes in the geomagnetic field,fluctuations of the global electric circuit.Monitoring and understanding these major hazards to better predict and mitigate their effects is one of the greatest scientific and operational challenges of the 21st century.Though diverse,these hazards share one feature in common:they all leave their characteristic imprints on a critical layer of the Earth’s environment:its ionosphere,middle and upper atmosphere(IMUA).The objective of the International Meridian Circle Program(IMCP),a major international program led by the Chines Academy of Sciences(CAS),is to deploy,integrate and operate a global network of research and monitoring instruments to use the IMUA as a screen on which to detect these imprints.In this article,we first show that the geometry required for the IMCP global observation system leads to a deployment of instruments in priority along the 120°E-60°W great meridian circle,which will cover in an optimal way both the dominant geographic and geomagnetic latitude variations,possibly complemented by a second Great Circle along the 30°E-150°W meridians to capture longitude variations.Then,starting from the Chinese Meridian Project(CMP)network and using it as a template,we give a preliminary and promising description of the instruments to be integrated and deployed along the 120°E-60°W great circle running across China,Australia and the Americas.
文摘People on Earth,the cradle and common home of humankind,pursue a shared dream to explore the vast universe and understand the relationship between humankind and Earth.From ancient times to the present,human beings have always taken great interest in exploring and understanding Earth itself and its position in the universe.Basic sciences like astronomy,cosmology,space science,and planetary science,as well as material science,fluid science,and life science,were all born in response to this“call from the universe.”
