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顾浩, 曹雨田, 李子川, 付梦昊, 黄旭, 孙铭阳. 基于MAVEN卫星的火星逃逸面温度研究:日变化与太阳活动性变化[J]. 地球与行星物理论评, 2023, 54(1): 91-99. DOI: 10.19975/j.dqyxx.2022-051
引用本文: 顾浩, 曹雨田, 李子川, 付梦昊, 黄旭, 孙铭阳. 基于MAVEN卫星的火星逃逸面温度研究:日变化与太阳活动性变化[J]. 地球与行星物理论评, 2023, 54(1): 91-99. DOI: 10.19975/j.dqyxx.2022-051
Gu H, Cao Y T, Li Z C, Fu M H, Huang X, Sun M Y. 2023. MAVEN-based investigation of Martian exobase temperatures: Diurnal and solar cycle variations. Reviews of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, 54(1): 91-99. DOI: 10.19975/j.dqyxx.2022-051
Citation: Gu H, Cao Y T, Li Z C, Fu M H, Huang X, Sun M Y. 2023. MAVEN-based investigation of Martian exobase temperatures: Diurnal and solar cycle variations. Reviews of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, 54(1): 91-99. DOI: 10.19975/j.dqyxx.2022-051

基于MAVEN卫星的火星逃逸面温度研究:日变化与太阳活动性变化

MAVEN-based investigation of Martian exobase temperatures: Diurnal and solar cycle variations

  • 摘要: 火星逃逸面是理解其大气逃逸和演化过程的一个关键性概念. 本文基于搭载在火星大气与挥发分演化(MAVEN)卫星上的中性气体与离子质谱仪测量的中性成分密度数据,计算了火星大气中四种含量最多的成分(即CO2、O、N2和 CO)的逃逸面温度. 计算结果显示这四种成分的逃逸面温度具有较强的变化性,对应平均值分别为174 K、152 K、195 K和193 K. 计算出的四种成分的逃逸面温度均与其逃逸面高度成正相关而与其逃逸面密度成反相关. 进一步的研究表明逃逸面温度具有很强的日变化和太阳活动性变化:(1)火星日侧逃逸面温度高于夜侧,14时到达最高值,2时到达最低值;(2)火星逃逸面温度随太阳极紫外辐射的增加而增加,这一效果在日侧更加显著. 这些变化性是由不同的太阳极紫外波段的辐射能量注入对火星高层大气的不同加热程度导致的.

     

    Abstract: The exobase is a key concept for understanding atmospheric escape and evolution on Mars. With the aid of neutral density data measured via the Neutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer onboard the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft, we calculated the exobase temperatures of four relatively abundant species on Mars: CO2, O, N2, and CO. Our calculations revealed that the exobase temperatures are highly variable, with median temperatures of 174, 152, 195, and 193 K for CO2, O, N2, and CO, respectively. Moreover, the calculated exobase temperatures for the four species increased systematically with an increase in the exobase altitude or a decrease in the exobase density. Further investigations indicated strong diurnal and solar cycle variations in the exobase temperature: (1) the exobase temperature on the day side was higher than that on the night side, revealing a maximum temperature near the local time of 14 h and a minimum temperature near the local time of 2 h; and (2) the exobase temperatures of the four species increased with the solar extreme ultraviolet (EUV) flux, a feature that was restricted to the day side and absent on the night side, where non-solar energy inputs are likely important. These variations originate from the varying degrees of upper atmospheric heating on Mars in response to the different solar EUV energy inputs.

     

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