Observations of Sodium Layer over Beijing and Haikou in July 2012
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摘要: 2012年7月海南激光雷达站(20°N,110°E)和北京激光雷达站(40°N,116°E)同时进行观测,对比低纬和中纬度中高层大气钠层分布及密度变化特性.两地使用相同的Nd:YAG激光器和泵浦染料激光器产生589nm激光,设定相同的激光参数,使用相同的直径1000mm的望远镜接收钠层的光子回波.两地均观测到突发钠层和双钠层事件.其中:海口观测到突发钠层事件9个,双钠层事件1个;北京观测到突发钠层事件1个,双钠层事件4个.分析海口和北京同一天夜间观测的大气钠层特性,对比两地同时观测到的钠层高度与密度的不同变化,发现当天夜间低纬度地区海口市上空钠层出现双钠层结构,持续时间123min,但是北京上空钠层没有发现该结构.Abstract: The observations were conducted by lidar over Haikou (20°N, 110°E) and Beijing (40°N, 116°E) in July 2012. The basic characteristics of the sodium layer density at a low-latitude and mid-latitude location are analyzed by the observations. The double sodium layer events and sporadic layer were observed over Beijing and Haikou. A Nd:YAG laser and a pumped dye laser are used to generate the probing beam. The wavelength of the dye laser is set to be 589nm by a sodium fluorescence cell. The energy and divergence of the beam are set about 45mJ and 1mrad, respectively. The backscattered fluorescence photons from the sodium layer are collected by a telescope with a primary mirror which diameter is equal to 1000mm. There are 9 events of Sporadic Sodium Layer (SSL) and 1 event of Double Sodium Layer (DSL) occurred in Haikou, and 1 event of SSL and 4 events of DSL occurred in Beijing. The variety and distribution of the sodium density over Beijing and Haikou during the night of July 1, 2012 are compared. A DSL structure was observed and it had lasted 120min during the night of July 1, 2012 over Haikou, but no DSL structure occurred over Beijing.
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Key words:
- Lidar /
- Mesosphere and lower-thermosphere /
- Sodium layer density /
- Atmospheric optics
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