基于224 MHz欧洲非相干散射甚高频雷达(European incoherent scatter very high frequency radar,EISCAT VHF radar)在2003—2014年间所观测的极区中层冬季回波(polar mesosphere winter echoes,PMWE)数据,分别从出现率、持续时间、高...基于224 MHz欧洲非相干散射甚高频雷达(European incoherent scatter very high frequency radar,EISCAT VHF radar)在2003—2014年间所观测的极区中层冬季回波(polar mesosphere winter echoes,PMWE)数据,分别从出现率、持续时间、高度分布、日变化、季节变化方面分析讨论了PMWE的平均时空特征,并对国际上PMWE与太阳和地磁活动的相关关系理论中存在的一些问题进行了讨论.结果表明:PMWE出现的几率非常低且持续时间普遍较短,其平均出现率为3.26%,每次出现的平均持续时间为67 min;高度分布范围主要在62~70 km,且在66~67 km高度范围内出现率最高;PMWE大多出现在白天,极少出现在夜晚,且11月份的出现率较高,12月份的出现率非常低.本文的研究为解释PMWE形成的物理机制提供了有价值的参考.展开更多
The observations of Polar Mesosphere Summer Echoes (PMSE) were carried out using the sporadic data of EISCAT UHF radar during the summer season from 2004 to 2015. There were 25 h of PMSE echoes with EISCAT UHF radar. ...The observations of Polar Mesosphere Summer Echoes (PMSE) were carried out using the sporadic data of EISCAT UHF radar during the summer season from 2004 to 2015. There were 25 h of PMSE echoes with EISCAT UHF radar. PMSE echoes were mostly observed only during the early morning and fore-noon time. Moreover, the PMSE echoes are positively correlated with Lymanα radiation, but the correlation is non-significant. The occurrence of PMSE echoes in the early morning and fore-noon time and there positive correlation with Lymanαradiation suggests that solar radiations might be one important factor for PMSE echoes in this study. Very weak positive, but statistically non-significant correlation is found between PMSE occurrence rate and the local geomagneticK-indices. It is found that there is a matching between the variation in the occurrence rate of PMSE and noctilucent clouds (NLC) up to some extent and they are positively correlated. This positive correlation might support the earlier proposed idea about the role of ice particle size in producing PMSE echoes at higher frequencies.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant nos. 41104097 and 41304119)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant nos. ZYGX2015J039, ZYGX2015J037, and ZYGX2015J041)
文摘The observations of Polar Mesosphere Summer Echoes (PMSE) were carried out using the sporadic data of EISCAT UHF radar during the summer season from 2004 to 2015. There were 25 h of PMSE echoes with EISCAT UHF radar. PMSE echoes were mostly observed only during the early morning and fore-noon time. Moreover, the PMSE echoes are positively correlated with Lymanα radiation, but the correlation is non-significant. The occurrence of PMSE echoes in the early morning and fore-noon time and there positive correlation with Lymanαradiation suggests that solar radiations might be one important factor for PMSE echoes in this study. Very weak positive, but statistically non-significant correlation is found between PMSE occurrence rate and the local geomagneticK-indices. It is found that there is a matching between the variation in the occurrence rate of PMSE and noctilucent clouds (NLC) up to some extent and they are positively correlated. This positive correlation might support the earlier proposed idea about the role of ice particle size in producing PMSE echoes at higher frequencies.
