Investigation of the Backscatter Echo Failuresof CMP Digisondes during the Geomagnetic Superstorm in May 2024
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摘要: 地球电离层在无线电波的传输、反射和散射中起着关键作用,直接影响通信、导航和定位系统。本文利用中国子午工程(CMP)数字测高仪和相控阵非相干散射雷达观测数据,分析了2024年5月10-12日特大地磁暴期间测高仪短波信号回波消失现象及其物理机制。分析结果表明,2024年5月10-11日X3.9和X5.8级耀斑引起中国地区短波吸收,持续时间较短,造成MHT、YUZH等部分台站测高仪信号短波中断,频高图回波消失;磁暴主相和恢复相期间,强电离层负暴使电子密度下降,电离层F层临界频率下降、峰值高度抬升,导致较长时间里频高图回波残缺或回波消失,自动标定结果失真、缺失。子午工程三亚非相干散射雷达观测显示5月10-11日发生多次反转的穿透电场和扰动发电机电场共同引发的低纬地区电离层垂直漂移与11-12日的强负暴,与测高仪频高图的暴时表现一致。这些结果说明数字测高仪频高图在暴时长时间回波消失原因是强电离层负暴和电离层垂直抬升共同引起的短波中断,促进了电离层暴对数字测高仪观测影响的理解,为改进空间天气扰动情况下测高仪观测数据质量控制、短波中断预警和参数自动标定方法提供了先验知识支持。Abstract: The ionosphere plays a critical role in radio wave transmission, reflection, and scattering affecting communication, navigation and positioning systems directly. This study analyzes the disappearance of short-wave echoes during the extreme geomagnetic storm on 10-12 May 2024 using observations of digisondes and incoherent scatter radar(ISR) of the Chinese Meridian Project (CMP). The results show that the short-wave absorption over Chinese regions caused by X3.9 and X5.8 solar flares on 10-11 May 2024 lasted for a short time, with interruptions of digisonde short-wave signals at some stations such as MHT and YUZH stations were interrupted. During the main and recovery phases of the geomagnetic storm, the strong ionospheric negative storm reduced electron density, decreased the critical frequency of the ionospheric F-layer, and raised its peak height, resulting in incomplete or vanished ionogram echoes over a long period, as well as distorted or missing automatic calibration results. Observations from the Sanya ISR of CMP reveal vertical ionospheric drifts at low latitudes on 10-11 May and a strong negative storm on 11-12 May driven by prompt penetration electric fields(PPEF) and disturbance dynamo electric fields (DDEFs), which are consistent with the storm-time ionograms. In conclusion, the long-duration backscatter echo failures in ionograms during geomagnetic superstorm is caused by short-wave interruption induced by the strong ionospheric negative storm and vertical uplift of the ionosphere. This study improves the understanding of ionospheric storm effects on digital ionosonde observations and provide a priori knowledge for improving the quality control of ionosonde observational data and automatic feature extraction during space weather disturbances.
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Key words:
- Digisonde /
- Chinese Meridian Project /
- HF Radio Blackout /
- Space Weather
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