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Back揭開電離層「飽和效應」全球樣貌 台日團隊研究登國際期刊
揭開電離層「飽和效應」全球樣貌 台日團隊研究登國際期刊
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揭開電離層「飽和效應」全球樣貌 台日團隊研究登國際期刊

中央大學與京都大學合作分析25年全球電離層觀測資料,發現太陽活動增強至一定程度後,電離層電子含量不再等比例增加。

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中央大學與京都大學團隊透過分析25年全球電離層觀測資料,首次證實電離層對太陽活動存在「飽和效應」,顛覆以往「太陽愈強電離層愈活躍」的直觀認知,有助提升GPS定位與衛星通訊可靠性。

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科學家長期透過全球電離層圖資料分析地球上空的總電子含量,以了解太陽活動對地球高空環境的影響。

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「太陽愈強,電離層就愈活躍」一直是許多人對太空天氣的直觀印象,但最新研究發現並非如此。中央大學太空系講座教授劉正彥、統計所教授陳玉英與京都大學博士黃俊雁合作,透過分析25年全球電離層觀測資料,首次證實電離層對太陽活動存在「飽和效應」,即當太陽活動增強至一定程度後,電離層電子含量不再等比例增加,而會逐漸趨於平緩,研究成果刊登於國際期刊《Geoscience Letters》。

研究團隊使用1999年至2024年、超過20年的全球電離層圖資料,分析地球上空的總電子含量,即GPS訊號穿過電離層時會遇到的電子數量。團隊並結合經驗模態分解與兩段式迴歸方法,從長期資料中找出電離層何時開始從「隨太陽活動增加」轉為「逐漸飽和」。

結果發現,飽和效應不是只出現在某一個地區,而是一種具有全球性的電離層現象,但它出現的位置與時間並不平均。低緯度地區,特別是磁赤道附近,在春分與秋分季節較容易出現飽和;而在夏季半球,中高緯度地區也會出現明顯的飽和特徵。研究也指出,這些現象與赤道電離層異常、威德爾海異常,以及雅庫茨克異常等已知電離層結構有關。

這項發現的重要性在於,提醒科學家電離層不是一個只受太陽照射強弱控制的簡單系統。除太陽極紫外線帶來的電離作用之外,高空大氣中的中性風、氧與氮分子的比例,以及電漿沿磁力線的移動,都可能影響電離層是否進入飽和狀態。也就是說,太陽很重要,但不是唯一的控制因素。

研究團隊指出,了解飽和效應有助於改善電離層模型與太空天氣預報,尤其在太陽活動高峰期,若模型仍假設「太陽越強,電離層就等比例變強」,可能會高估或誤判電離層的實際變化。透過這項研究,科學家可以更精準掌握高太陽活動期間電離層的全球反應,進一步提升GPS定位、衛星通訊與航空導航的可靠性。

這項研究也延續台灣在電離層與太空天氣研究上的長期優勢。從過去觀測磁暴期間的電漿密度空洞,到這次建立全球飽和效應的長期統計圖像,研究團隊逐步揭開地球高空電漿環境如何受到太陽活動影響,並為未來太空天氣監測與預警技術奠定基礎。

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  • 飽和效應對極端太陽風暴的具體影響為何?
  • 未來如何進一步修正全球電離層預報模型?

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