基于风云三号E星探测的黄昏时热层大气成分比值季节转换研究

    Seasonal Transition Study of Thermospheric Atmospheric Composition Ratios at Twilight Based on Fengyun-3E Satellite Detection

    • 中国的多颗风云三号卫星配备了电离层光度计, 能探测到OI 135.6 nm和N2 LBH带的气辉辐射积分通量, 并计算出135.6/LBH比值. 风云三号E星作为第二代近极地太阳同步轨道卫星, 特别适合晨昏轨道的气辉观测. 该比值与热层大气成分中O/N2比值成正比, 反映了影响电离层电子密度变化的重要参数. 利用风云三号E星近两年的数据, 分析了中低纬地区135.6/LBH比值及相应参量的季节转换规律. 结果显示, OI 135.6 nm和N2 LBH带辐射强度的季节变化以冬季和夏季为主, 在春秋两季快速转变, 且这种变化随纬度而异. 135.6/LBH比值在春秋季也出现快速转换, 但其峰值和谷值时期与前述两种辐射强度不同. 中纬度地区表现为冬季高、夏季低的季节特征, 而赤道附近则相反, 呈现半年变化周期. 研究还发现, 135.6/LBH比值的季节转换存在不对称性, 受纬度和半球的影响显著. 这些结果证明, 风云卫星电离层光度计对热层大气成分比的季节、纬度和半球变化可以进行有效探测, 为电离层热层的研究、建模以及空间天气预报提供了重要依据.

       

      Abstract: Two Fengyun-3 satellites are equipped with Ionospheric Photometers capable of detecting the integrated radiant flux of the OI 135.6 nm and N2 LBH band airglow emissions, from which the ratio (referred to as the 135.6/LBH ratio) is derived. Among them, the Fengyun-3E satellite, the second generation of near-polar sun-synchronous orbit satellites, provides airglow observations during dawn-dusk orbits. The 135.6/LBH ratio is typically proportional to the thermospheric atmospheric composition ratio of O/N2, reflecting variations in this ratio, which is a significant parameter influencing changes in ionospheric electron density. This paper collects data from Fengyun-3E satellite in the past two years to analyze the seasonal conversion patterns of 135.6/LBH ratio and corresponding parameters in mid to low latitudes. The results showed that the seasonal variation of OI 135.6 nm and N2 LBH band radiation intensity was mainly in winter and summer, with rapid changes in spring and autumn, and this change varies with latitude. The 135.6/LBH ratio also shows a rapid transition in spring and autumn, but its peak and valley periods are different from the aforementioned two radiation intensities. The mid latitude region shows a seasonal characteristic of high in winter and low in summer, while the opposite is true near the equator, showing a semiannual variation cycle. The study also found that there is asymmetry in the seasonal transition of the 135.6/LBH ratio, which is significantly influenced by latitude and hemisphere. These results demonstrate that the Fengyun satellite ionospheric photometer has good performance in detecting seasonal, latitudinal, and hemispheric variations in the composition ratio of the thermosphere atmosphere, providing important basis for research, modeling, and space weather forecasting of the ionospheric thermosphere.

       

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