中低纬Spread-F的数值模拟

本文导出了中低纬地区电离层F区中的Rayleigh-Taylor不稳定性的线性增长率,并对一些典型情况进行了数值模拟研究.结果表明,Ravleigh-Taylor不稳定性的线性增长率随纬度的增加而降低,在中纬度地区,如果没有合适的东西向水平外电场,纯Rayleiyh-Taylor模难于增长,初始扰动将被稳定化.在这些区域,线性增长率的表达式还表明,外电场导致的E×B模的增长率虽然随纬度的增加而减小,但其减小的速率慢于R-T模增长率的减小.非线性的数值模拟则显示,中纬非线性E×B漂移不能象在赤道地区那样使电子密度减小的区域抬升到F区顶部以上,亦即在中纬地区,F顶部以上通常不出现电离层泡,但在F区较低部分可以演化出较大范围的电子密度增强区,这与中低纬地区Spread-F的某些观测特征一致.这说明Rayleigh-Taylor不稳定性与东向水平外电场一起可以成为导致中纬Spread-F发展的一种机制.

F2层临界频率的太阴半日周期扰动分析

大气太阴潮汐对ES层和F2层有影响,在ES层和F2层的参数中均发现以太阴半日周期的振荡.通过分析中低纬地区10个台站F2层临界频率(foF2)的太阴半日分量变化,得到以下结论:foF2太阴半日潮有日变化和季节变化.不同的纬度,太阴半日潮的日变化、季节变化不同.武汉foF2太阴半日潮出现最强的月份、武汉中层低热层大气太阴半日潮汐风最强的月份、武汉ES层参数的太阴半日潮最大值出现的月份均相同,这表明,中层和低热层大气太阴半日潮汐和ES层、F2层的太阴半日潮汐有非常强的相关性.

2010-2020年大气电场数据集

大气电场的变化同时受到闪电活动和太阳活动影响,大气电场的变化代表着全球大气电路的状态。其日平均变化特点代表着平静时期该地区近地面大气电场的平均值,这对于研究中低纬地区近地面大气电场由于太阳活动引起的扰动具有重要意义。子午工程建立了大气电场的黑龙江漠河站、长春农安站、武汉九峰站、成都郫县站、广东肇庆站5个长期定位野外观测站,测量了大量近地面大气电场数据,通过这一数据可以加强太阳活动事件导致的近地面大气电场变化特性的研究,以及由于近地面大气电场变化进而影响局部地区天气的研究,通过天基、地基观测和理论研究,了解太阳活动-近地面大气电场-局地地区天气变化之间的内在联系,分析它们之间相互作用的机理。

The Relationship between the East Asian Subtropical Westerly Jet and Summer Precipitation over East Asia as Simulated by the IAP AGCM4.0

Based on a 30-year Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project(AMIP) simulation using IAP AGCM4.0, the relationship between the East Asian subtropical westerly jet(EASWJ) and summer precipitation over East Asia has been investigated, and compared with observation. It was found the meridional displacement of the EASWJ has a closer relationship with the precipitation over East Asia both from model simulation and observation, with an anomalous southward shift of EASWJ being conducive to rainfall over the Yangtze-Huaihe River Valley(YHRV), and an anomalous northward shift resulting in less rainfall over the YHRV. However, the simulated precipitation anomalies were found to be weaker than observed from the composite analysis, and this would be related to the weakly reproduced mid-upper-level convergence in the mid-high latitudes and ascending motion in the lower latitudes.

Spatial Distributions of Atmospheric Radiative Fluxes and Heating Rates over China during Summer

The latitude-altitude distributions of radiative fluxes and heating rates are investigated by utilizing CloudSat satellite data over China during summer. The Tibetan Plateau causes the downward shortwave fluxes of the lower atmosphere over central China to be smaller than the fluxes over southern and northern China by generating more clouds. The existence of a larger quantity of clouds over central China reflects a greater amount of solar radiation back into space. The vertical gradients of upward shortwave radiative fluxes in the atmosphere below 8 km are greater than those above 8 km. The latitudinal-altitude distributions of downward longwave radiative fluxes show a slantwise decreasing trend from low latitudes to high latitudes that gradually weaken in the downward direction. The upward longwave radiative fluxes also weaken in the upward direction but with larger gradients. The maximum heating rates by solar radiation and cooling rates by longwave infrared radiation are located over 28 40°N at 7 8 km mean sea level (MSL), and they are larger than the rates in the northern and southern regions. The heating and cooling rates match well both vertically and geographically.

Indications of stratospheric anomalies in the freezing rain and snow disaster in South China,2008

NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data were used to characterize stratospheric temperature and water-vapor anomalies before and after the freezing rain and snow disaster of South China in 2008,and the influence of stratospheric circulation anomalies on the troposphere.Stratospheric temperature and water-vapor anomalies provided good leading indicators of this weather event.The period from December 1st 2007 to February 28th 2008 was divided into 18 pentads.During the 6th pentad,temperature decreased significantly at 10 hPa in the near-polar stratospheric region,and the decreasing trend strengthened and extended downward and southward to middle and lower latitudes.During the 14th-18th pentads,the temperature decrease reached its maximum and extended to 30°N.This coincided with the widespread freezing rain and snow event.By the end of January 2008,the temperature decrease ended in the near-polar stratospheric region,but continued in the mid-latitude area of the troposphere as the freezing rain and snow weather persisted.Similar to the temperature variations,positive anomalies of relative humidity in the stratospheric near-polar region also strengthened and extended downward and southward,coinciding with the freezing rain and snow event.Along with the significant relationship between the freezing rain and snow disaster and stratospheric circulation anomalies,the stratospheric polar vortex changed its shape in late December,intensifying and spreading downward from the top of the stratosphere and southward to the Asian continent,resulting in a deepening of the East Asian Trough and a strengthening of meridional circulation.Before the occurrence of the freezing rain and snow event,temperature and vapor increases in the stratosphere transferred downward to the troposphere,along with a stratospheric flow in the near-polar region southward to lower latitudes.

Climatology of global gravity wave activity and dissipation revealed by SABER/TIMED temperature observations

Gravity wave activity and dissipation in the height range from the low stratosphere to the low thermosphere(25–115 km)covering latitudes between 50°S and 50°N are statistically studied by using 9-year(January 22,2002–December 31,2010)SABER/TIMED temperature data.We propose a method to extract realistic gravity wave fluctuations from the temperature profiles and treat square temperature fluctuations as GW activity.Overall,the gravity wave activity generally increases with height.Near the equator(0°–10°),the gravity wave activity shows a quasi-biennial variation in the stratosphere(below 40 km)while from 20°to 30°,it exhibits an annual variation below 40 km;in low latitudes(0°–30°)between the upper stratosphere and the low thermosphere(40–115 km),the gravity wave activity shows a semi-annual variation.In middle latitudes(40°–50°),the gravity wave activity has a clear annual variation below 85 km.In addition,we observe a four-monthly variation with peaks occurring usually in April,August,December in the northern hemisphere and in February,June,October in the southern hemisphere,respectively,above 85 km in middle latitudes,which has been seldom reported in gravity wave activity.In order to study the dissipation of gravity wave propagation,we calculate the gravity wave dissipation ratio,which is defined as the ratio of the gravity wave growth scale height to the atmosphere density scale height.The height variation of the dissipation ratio indicates that strong gravity wave dissipation mainly concentrates in the three height regions:the stratosphere(30–60 km),the mesopause(around 85 km)and the low thermosphere(above 100 km).Besides,gravity wave energy enhancement can be also observed in the background atmosphere.

First record of extinct fruit genus Chaneya in low-latitude tropic of South China

Fossil reproductive structure from the Eocene of the Changchang Basin (Hainan Island,South China) is recognized as Chaneya hainanensis sp.nov.This new species is characterized by persistent corolla of five obovate petals with three subparallel primary venation linked by arching secondary veins,circular central disk bearing two orbicular ovaries or fruit bodies.This discovery confirms the presence of the extinct fruit genus Chaneya in low-latitude tropical area,providing significant fossil evidence for investigating the origin,migration,and phytogeography of this genus and discussing the Tertiary floristic exchanges among North America,eastern Asia,and Europe.Considering the distribution of this genus and its extant relatives and the climate changes during the Cenozoic,we hypothesize that Chaneya was a widespread tropical or subtropical taxon,but,with climate cooling,became extinct in northern latitudes and evolved into Picrasma (Simaroubaceae) and Rutaceae mainly in modern tropics and subtropics.