• ISSN 2097-1893
    • CN 10-1855/P

    中低纬电离层不规则体相互作用研究综述

    A review of interactions between ionospheric irregularities at low and mid-latitudes

    • 摘要: 电离层作为连接磁层与中高层大气的重要纽带,是日地空间能量传输与耦合的关键区域,其相关研究对理解空间天气效应、保障通信导航安全等具有重要意义. 其中,对电离层不规则体现象(如电离层等离子体泡、中尺度行进式电离层扰动等)的研究尤为关键. 电离层等离子体泡(equatorial plasma bubble, EPB)和中尺度行进式电离层扰动(medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances, MSTIDs)是中低纬电离层典型的两类电离层不规则体结构,它们的形态结构特征及演化过程对我们理解电离层动力学变化至关重要. 本文分类总结了近年来关于EPB与MSTIDs两类电离层不规则体现象的相互作用研究,该研究可以分为三类:EPB与EPB之间的相互作用;MSTIDs与MSTIDs之间的相互作用;EPB与MSTIDs之间的相互作用. EPB与EPB之间的相互作用主要是EPB之间的融合过程,MSTIDs与MSTIDs之间的相互作用涉及到MSTIDs之间的相向运动与追赶问题,而MSTIDs与EPB之间的相互作用往往会导致MSTIDs或EPB其中之一消亡. 在以上几类电离层不规则体相互作用过程中,电离层背景参量(如风场、电场等)的变化至关重要,同时,电离层不规则体自身的极化电场往往也起到关键性作用. 针对此课题,目前虽有少量研究报道,但由于观测事件相对较少,对其发生特征、演化过程尚不清晰. 此外,其相互作用过程相关的物理解释仍处于假设与猜想阶段,未来亟待开展更多观测和模拟的交叉验证实验.

       

      Abstract: The ionosphere serves as a crucial link between the magnetosphere and the middle to upper atmosphere, and it is a key region for energy transfer and coupling in the Sun-Earth system. Advances in ionospheric research are therefore essential for understanding space weather impacts and for improving the resilience of communication and navigation systems. Partly, ionospheric irregularities such as equatorial plasma bubble (EPB) and medium scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) have attracted sustained attention. EPB and MSTIDs are two representative classes of irregularity structures in the low and mid latitude ionosphere. Their morphology and evolution provide important diagnostics of ionospheric dynamics. This review summarizes recent progress on interaction processes involving EPB and MSTIDs, the relevant literature could be categorized into three types: EPB-EPB interactions, MSTIDs-MSTIDs interactions, and EPB-MSTIDs interactions. EPB-EPB interactions are primarily manifested as EPB merging, whereas MSTIDs- MSTIDs interactions typically involve head on propagation and overtaking scenarios. EPB-MSTIDs interactions, by contrast, usually result in the dissipation of either structure. Across these interaction scenarios, changes in the ionospheric background parameter, for example neutral winds and ambient electric fields, play an important role, while polarization electric fields generated by the irregularities themselves may be pivotal in regulating the interaction outcomes. However, reports of such interaction events remain relatively sparse, leaving their occurrence characteristics and evolutionary pathways insufficiently constrained. Furthermore, existing physical interpretations are still largely tentative, highlighting the need for systematic cross validation through more observations and numerical simulations.

       

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