Satellite communication refers to the use of artificial earth satellites as a relay station to forward radio waves, between two or more earth stations in the communication. Satellite communications since 1945 developm...Satellite communication refers to the use of artificial earth satellites as a relay station to forward radio waves, between two or more earth stations in the communication. Satellite communications since 1945 development so far, greatly accelerating the process of social information. The research and use of our satellites began in the early 1970s. Satellite communication applications include applications in data transmission services, applications in mobile communication systems, applications in video broadcast services, and applications in interactive services such as telephony. With the advancement of satellite communication technology and the improvement of satellite communication capability, the application of satellite communication is becoming more and more extensive, and the service level is getting higher and higher. In today's rapid development of terrestrial communications, satellite communications in the development of the market despite the great diffi culties and risks, and even suff ered major setbacks, but because of its irreplaceable characteristics of the decision it is still to develop and application. Therefore, from the overall and long term, the future development prospects of satellite communications is still bright and beautiful. China's satellite communications development goals: good management, make good use of existing satellite communications systems, and actively develop new business, new markets, new systems and adhere to independent construction.展开更多
In space information networks, satellites are generally in high speed orbit motion. In order to obtain better spacial and temporal coverage performance, satellites should cooperate with each other as a constellation. ...In space information networks, satellites are generally in high speed orbit motion. In order to obtain better spacial and temporal coverage performance, satellites should cooperate with each other as a constellation. Previous works on constellations mainly focus on global seamless coverage using fewer satellites. However, like most countries, it is hard for China to build ground stations in overseas, and the geostationary Earth orbit position resource is scarce. In this paper, we investigate the constellation design problem with restricted ground supporting. We first proposes a 'backbone network + enhanced network' hybrid constellation design approach. Then a hybrid '4GEO+5IGSO' constellation is designed using the proposed approach, and the coverage performance of this constellation is analyzed in detail. Simulation results show the proposed approach can realize global seamless coverage only using a small number of satellites. Furthermore, the proposed hybrid constellation meets the coverage demand only relies on ground stations inside China.展开更多
In this paper,the latest progress,major achievements and future plans of Chinese meteorological satellites and the core data processing techniques are discussed.First,the latest three FengYun(FY)meteorological satelli...In this paper,the latest progress,major achievements and future plans of Chinese meteorological satellites and the core data processing techniques are discussed.First,the latest three FengYun(FY)meteorological satellites(FY-2H,FY-3D,and FY-4A)and their primary objectives are introduced Second,the core image navigation techniques and accuracies of the FY meteorological satellites are elaborated,including the latest geostationary(FY-2/4)and polar-orbit(FY-3)satellites.Third,the radiometric calibration techniques and accuracies of reflective solar bands,thermal infrared bands,and passive microwave bands for FY meteorological satellites are discussed.It also illustrates the latest progress of real-time calibration with the onboard calibration system and validation with different methods,including the vicarious China radiance calibration site calibration,pseudo invariant calibration site calibration,deep convective clouds calibration,and lunar calibration.Fourth,recent progress of meteorological satellite data assimilation applications and quantitative science produce are summarized at length.The main progress is in meteorological satellite data assimilation by using microwave and hyper-spectral infrared sensors in global and regional numerical weather prediction models.Lastly,the latest progress in radiative transfer,absorption and scattering calculations for satellite remote sensing is summarized,and some important research using a new radiative transfer model are illustrated.展开更多
To solve the special requirements of the high orbit optical remote sensing satellite for the thermal deformation of the platform the thermal deformation test and measurement scheme of the satellite platform is designe...To solve the special requirements of the high orbit optical remote sensing satellite for the thermal deformation of the platform the thermal deformation test and measurement scheme of the satellite platform is designed. Through the comparative analysis of test results the rationality of the thermal deformation design of the platform structure is verified. The results of thermal deformation measurement show that the maximum deformation of A camera mounting surface is 57.5〃 and the maximum deformation of B camera mounting surface points to 79.3〃 which can be used as the basis for thermal deformation prediction of satellite during the orbit operation.展开更多
In this study,an east-moving Tibetan Plateau vortex(TPV)is analyzed by using the ERA-5 reanalysis and multi-source satellite data,including FengYun-2E,Aqua/MODIS and CALIPSO.The objective is to demonstrate:(i)the usef...In this study,an east-moving Tibetan Plateau vortex(TPV)is analyzed by using the ERA-5 reanalysis and multi-source satellite data,including FengYun-2E,Aqua/MODIS and CALIPSO.The objective is to demonstrate:(i)the usefulness of multi-spectral satellite observations in understanding the evolution of a TPV and the associated rainfall,and(ii)the potential significance of cloud-top quantitative information in improving Southwest China weather forecasts.Results in this study show that the heavy rainfall is caused by the coupling of an east-moving TPV and some low-level weather systems[a Plateau shear line and a Southwest Vortex(SWV)],wherein the TPV is a key component.During the TPV’s life cycle,the rainfall and vortex intensity maintain a significant positive correlation with the convective cloud-top fraction and height within a 2.5 radius away from its center.Moreover,its growth is found to be quite sensitive to the cloud phases and particle sizes.In the mature stage when the TPV is coupled with an SWV,an increase of small ice crystal particles and appearance of ring-and U/V-shaped cold cloud-top structures can be seen as the signature of a stronger convection and rainfall enhancement within the TPV.A tropopause folding caused by ageostrophic flows at the upper level may be a key factor in the formation of ring-shaped and U/V-shaped cloud-top structures.Based on these results,we believe that the supplementary quantitative information of an east-moving TPV cloud top collected by multi-spectral satellite observations could help to improve Southwest China short-range/nowcasting weather forecasts.展开更多
Subsequent to a peripheral nerve injury,there are changes in gene expression within the dorsal root ganglia in response to the damage.This review selects factors which are well-known to be vital for inflammation,cell ...Subsequent to a peripheral nerve injury,there are changes in gene expression within the dorsal root ganglia in response to the damage.This review selects factors which are well-known to be vital for inflammation,cell death and nociception,and highlights how alterations in their gene expression within the dorsal root ganglia can affect functional recovery.The majority of studies used polymerase chain reaction within animal models to analyse the dynamic changes following peripheral nerve injuries.This review aims to highlight the factors at the gene expression level that impede functional recovery and are hence are potential targets for therapeutic approaches.Where possible the experimental model,specific time-points and cellular location of expression levels are reported.展开更多
An imaging energetic electron spectrometer built by the Peking University team(BD-IES) onboard a Chinese navigation satellite in an inclined GEO orbit has been launched successfully in September 2015, which measures t...An imaging energetic electron spectrometer built by the Peking University team(BD-IES) onboard a Chinese navigation satellite in an inclined GEO orbit has been launched successfully in September 2015, which measures the spectra of the energetic electrons with the energy range of 50–600 keV in nine directions. In this study, Monte Carlo simulations of the BD-IES sensor head were performed using Geant4 and the corresponding characteristic responses to the isotropic energetic particles were derived. The effective geometric factors were estimated using the typical electron and proton spectra in the GEO orbit and the corresponding simulated sensor head responses. It was found that the average effective geometric factors of nine directions are close to the nominal geometric factors calculated with the traditional method, but the effective geometric factor decreases as the center energy of the energy channel decreases. The BD-IES sensor head also responses to the energetic protons, but the average contamination rate of all 72 channels is about 2%, which means that the proton contamination is acceptable. The spectra of the energetic electrons measured by BD-IES are derived using the effective geometric factors of the sensor head and are comparable with the spectra measured by the magnetic electron ion spectrometer(MagEIS) instrument onboard Van Allen Probes.展开更多
Mid-latitude ionospheric scintillation has been studied in very poor proportion as compared to the equatorial and high latitude ionospheric scintillation. Mid-latitude ionospheric scintillations are often associated w...Mid-latitude ionospheric scintillation has been studied in very poor proportion as compared to the equatorial and high latitude ionospheric scintillation. Mid-latitude ionospheric scintillations are often associated with either day time photo-ionization or due to the storm enhanced density. Using the phase screen model and the wave propagation theory in random media, we have identified the orientation of the ionospheric irregularities over Weihai with the local geomagnetic field. Amplitude and phase scintillation data observed using global positioning system(GPS) scintillation receiver deployed at the mid-latitude observation station Weihai, have been used along with K-index derived from the horizontal magnetic field component of the local magnetometer. The proposed model uses the scintillation indices relationship with the local K-index. We identified the scintillation dependence over local K-index during geomagnetic quiet and disturbed condition. This dependence coefficient is used on the real scintillation data for modeling. The presented scintillation model has been validated by comparing it to the real observations. The co-relation coefficient is more than 90% during the disturbed as well as quiet geomagnetic conditions.展开更多
Since the North American and Global Land Data Assimilation Systems(NLDAS and GLDAS) were established in2004, significant progress has been made in development of regional and global LDASs. National, regional, projectb...Since the North American and Global Land Data Assimilation Systems(NLDAS and GLDAS) were established in2004, significant progress has been made in development of regional and global LDASs. National, regional, projectbased, and global LDASs are widely developed across the world. This paper summarizes and overviews the development, current status, applications, challenges, and future prospects of these LDASs. We first introduce various regional and global LDASs including their development history and innovations, and then discuss the evaluation, validation, and applications(from numerical model prediction to water resources management) of these LDASs. More importantly, we document in detail some specific challenges that the LDASs are facing: quality of the in-situ observations, satellite retrievals, reanalysis data, surface meteorological forcing data, and soil and vegetation databases;land surface model physical process treatment and parameter calibration;land data assimilation difficulties;and spatial scale incompatibility problems. Finally, some prospects such as the use of land information system software, the unified global LDAS system with nesting concept and hyper-resolution, and uncertainty estimates for model structure,parameters, and forcing are discussed.展开更多
Ionospheric delay error is considered to be one of the most prominent factors impacting the Global Navigation Satellite Systems(GNSS) positioning and navigation accuracies. Due to dispersive nature and anisotropic of ...Ionospheric delay error is considered to be one of the most prominent factors impacting the Global Navigation Satellite Systems(GNSS) positioning and navigation accuracies. Due to dispersive nature and anisotropic of the ionosphere above certain regions, the positioning accuracy is seriously affected when using a precision-limited model. In this paper, an attempt has been taken to estimate ionosphere-delays based on Planar Fit(PF) and Spherical Harmonic Function(SHF) models by applying the commonly used single layer Model(SLM) and an extended single layer model(ESLM) which has been explored sparsely over the region. The results show that ESLM of PF and SHF techniques performed better in estimating ionospheric delay compared to the existing SLM model. Although the performance of the ESLM approach is almost comparable to the SLM results during the quiet ionospheric conditions, the ESLM-PF and ESLMSHF models led to respective improvements of 4.66% and 7.14% over the classically used SLM model under the disturbed ionospheric conditions. In view of the uneven variability of equatorial/low latitude ionosphere above the Indian subcontinental region, the suitability of ESLM-PF and ESLM-SHF models has been emphasized and suggested for assessing its completeness and reliableness across other parts of the globe. The output of this work may be useful for high precession GNSS positioning through mitigating the ionospheric delays under quiet as well as varied ionospheric conditions across the low/equatorial latitude regions.展开更多
2018年12月5—6日,由中国航天工业科学技术咨询有限公司主办的第六届航天国际化发展论坛在北京召开。欧洲咨询公司(Euroconsult)总裁帕科姆·雷维(Pacome Revillon)在论坛上作了题为Prospects for Satellite Services的报告。报告...2018年12月5—6日,由中国航天工业科学技术咨询有限公司主办的第六届航天国际化发展论坛在北京召开。欧洲咨询公司(Euroconsult)总裁帕科姆·雷维(Pacome Revillon)在论坛上作了题为Prospects for Satellite Services的报告。报告预测卫星服务业未来走势呈现四大特征:一是航天技术与服务创新持续加速;二是机载宽带接入、自动驾驶、万物互联、万户融通等新业务模式层出不穷;三是新增私人与政府投资主体不断涌现;四是行业生态系统转型牵引未来发展。本刊将报告内容原文刊出。展开更多
An algorithm based on hyperspectral infrared cloudy radiative transfer model (HIRTM) is introduced and a simulation method for infrared image of the generation geostationary meteorological satellite is proposed. Based...An algorithm based on hyperspectral infrared cloudy radiative transfer model (HIRTM) is introduced and a simulation method for infrared image of the generation geostationary meteorological satellite is proposed. Based on the parameters from weather research and forecast (WRF), such as the water content, atmospheric temperature, and humidity profile, the simulation data for the advanced Himawari imager (AHI) infrared radiative (IR) channels of Himawari-8 are obtained. Simulated results based on HIRTM agree well with the observed data. Further, the movement, development, and change of the cloud are well predicated. And the simulation of IR cloud image for the weather forecast has been obtained. This paper provides an improved method for evaluation and improvement of regional numerical model for weather forecast.展开更多
文摘Satellite communication refers to the use of artificial earth satellites as a relay station to forward radio waves, between two or more earth stations in the communication. Satellite communications since 1945 development so far, greatly accelerating the process of social information. The research and use of our satellites began in the early 1970s. Satellite communication applications include applications in data transmission services, applications in mobile communication systems, applications in video broadcast services, and applications in interactive services such as telephony. With the advancement of satellite communication technology and the improvement of satellite communication capability, the application of satellite communication is becoming more and more extensive, and the service level is getting higher and higher. In today's rapid development of terrestrial communications, satellite communications in the development of the market despite the great diffi culties and risks, and even suff ered major setbacks, but because of its irreplaceable characteristics of the decision it is still to develop and application. Therefore, from the overall and long term, the future development prospects of satellite communications is still bright and beautiful. China's satellite communications development goals: good management, make good use of existing satellite communications systems, and actively develop new business, new markets, new systems and adhere to independent construction.
文摘In space information networks, satellites are generally in high speed orbit motion. In order to obtain better spacial and temporal coverage performance, satellites should cooperate with each other as a constellation. Previous works on constellations mainly focus on global seamless coverage using fewer satellites. However, like most countries, it is hard for China to build ground stations in overseas, and the geostationary Earth orbit position resource is scarce. In this paper, we investigate the constellation design problem with restricted ground supporting. We first proposes a 'backbone network + enhanced network' hybrid constellation design approach. Then a hybrid '4GEO+5IGSO' constellation is designed using the proposed approach, and the coverage performance of this constellation is analyzed in detail. Simulation results show the proposed approach can realize global seamless coverage only using a small number of satellites. Furthermore, the proposed hybrid constellation meets the coverage demand only relies on ground stations inside China.
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant Nos.2018YFB0504900 and 2015AA123700).
文摘In this paper,the latest progress,major achievements and future plans of Chinese meteorological satellites and the core data processing techniques are discussed.First,the latest three FengYun(FY)meteorological satellites(FY-2H,FY-3D,and FY-4A)and their primary objectives are introduced Second,the core image navigation techniques and accuracies of the FY meteorological satellites are elaborated,including the latest geostationary(FY-2/4)and polar-orbit(FY-3)satellites.Third,the radiometric calibration techniques and accuracies of reflective solar bands,thermal infrared bands,and passive microwave bands for FY meteorological satellites are discussed.It also illustrates the latest progress of real-time calibration with the onboard calibration system and validation with different methods,including the vicarious China radiance calibration site calibration,pseudo invariant calibration site calibration,deep convective clouds calibration,and lunar calibration.Fourth,recent progress of meteorological satellite data assimilation applications and quantitative science produce are summarized at length.The main progress is in meteorological satellite data assimilation by using microwave and hyper-spectral infrared sensors in global and regional numerical weather prediction models.Lastly,the latest progress in radiative transfer,absorption and scattering calculations for satellite remote sensing is summarized,and some important research using a new radiative transfer model are illustrated.
基金Sponsored by the Military Commission on Science and Technology (Grant No.17-163-18-XJ-001-054-01).
文摘To solve the special requirements of the high orbit optical remote sensing satellite for the thermal deformation of the platform the thermal deformation test and measurement scheme of the satellite platform is designed. Through the comparative analysis of test results the rationality of the thermal deformation design of the platform structure is verified. The results of thermal deformation measurement show that the maximum deformation of A camera mounting surface is 57.5〃 and the maximum deformation of B camera mounting surface points to 79.3〃 which can be used as the basis for thermal deformation prediction of satellite during the orbit operation.
文摘In this study,an east-moving Tibetan Plateau vortex(TPV)is analyzed by using the ERA-5 reanalysis and multi-source satellite data,including FengYun-2E,Aqua/MODIS and CALIPSO.The objective is to demonstrate:(i)the usefulness of multi-spectral satellite observations in understanding the evolution of a TPV and the associated rainfall,and(ii)the potential significance of cloud-top quantitative information in improving Southwest China weather forecasts.Results in this study show that the heavy rainfall is caused by the coupling of an east-moving TPV and some low-level weather systems[a Plateau shear line and a Southwest Vortex(SWV)],wherein the TPV is a key component.During the TPV’s life cycle,the rainfall and vortex intensity maintain a significant positive correlation with the convective cloud-top fraction and height within a 2.5 radius away from its center.Moreover,its growth is found to be quite sensitive to the cloud phases and particle sizes.In the mature stage when the TPV is coupled with an SWV,an increase of small ice crystal particles and appearance of ring-and U/V-shaped cold cloud-top structures can be seen as the signature of a stronger convection and rainfall enhancement within the TPV.A tropopause folding caused by ageostrophic flows at the upper level may be a key factor in the formation of ring-shaped and U/V-shaped cloud-top structures.Based on these results,we believe that the supplementary quantitative information of an east-moving TPV cloud top collected by multi-spectral satellite observations could help to improve Southwest China short-range/nowcasting weather forecasts.
基金the Hargreaves and Ball Trust,the National Institute for Health Research(II-LA-0313-20003)(to AJR)the Rosetrees Trust,the Academy of Medical Sciencesthe Manchester Regenerative Medicine Network(MaRMN)(to AF and AJR),Progetto Eccellenza from the Italian Ministry of Research(to VM).
文摘Subsequent to a peripheral nerve injury,there are changes in gene expression within the dorsal root ganglia in response to the damage.This review selects factors which are well-known to be vital for inflammation,cell death and nociception,and highlights how alterations in their gene expression within the dorsal root ganglia can affect functional recovery.The majority of studies used polymerase chain reaction within animal models to analyse the dynamic changes following peripheral nerve injuries.This review aims to highlight the factors at the gene expression level that impede functional recovery and are hence are potential targets for therapeutic approaches.Where possible the experimental model,specific time-points and cellular location of expression levels are reported.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41374167, 41421003)the Major Project of Chinese National Programs for Fundamental Research and Development (Grant No. 2012CB825603).
文摘An imaging energetic electron spectrometer built by the Peking University team(BD-IES) onboard a Chinese navigation satellite in an inclined GEO orbit has been launched successfully in September 2015, which measures the spectra of the energetic electrons with the energy range of 50–600 keV in nine directions. In this study, Monte Carlo simulations of the BD-IES sensor head were performed using Geant4 and the corresponding characteristic responses to the isotropic energetic particles were derived. The effective geometric factors were estimated using the typical electron and proton spectra in the GEO orbit and the corresponding simulated sensor head responses. It was found that the average effective geometric factors of nine directions are close to the nominal geometric factors calculated with the traditional method, but the effective geometric factor decreases as the center energy of the energy channel decreases. The BD-IES sensor head also responses to the energetic protons, but the average contamination rate of all 72 channels is about 2%, which means that the proton contamination is acceptable. The spectra of the energetic electrons measured by BD-IES are derived using the effective geometric factors of the sensor head and are comparable with the spectra measured by the magnetic electron ion spectrometer(MagEIS) instrument onboard Van Allen Probes.
基金the China Postdoctoral International Exchange Program from the Institute of Space Sciences Shandong University, Chinathe National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41574138, 41274149 & 41274148)the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. JQ201412).
文摘Mid-latitude ionospheric scintillation has been studied in very poor proportion as compared to the equatorial and high latitude ionospheric scintillation. Mid-latitude ionospheric scintillations are often associated with either day time photo-ionization or due to the storm enhanced density. Using the phase screen model and the wave propagation theory in random media, we have identified the orientation of the ionospheric irregularities over Weihai with the local geomagnetic field. Amplitude and phase scintillation data observed using global positioning system(GPS) scintillation receiver deployed at the mid-latitude observation station Weihai, have been used along with K-index derived from the horizontal magnetic field component of the local magnetometer. The proposed model uses the scintillation indices relationship with the local K-index. We identified the scintillation dependence over local K-index during geomagnetic quiet and disturbed condition. This dependence coefficient is used on the real scintillation data for modeling. The presented scintillation model has been validated by comparing it to the real observations. The co-relation coefficient is more than 90% during the disturbed as well as quiet geomagnetic conditions.
基金Supported by the US Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) Land Surface Modeling Project (granted to Youlong Xia)National Natural Science Foundation of China (51609111, granted to Baoqing Zhang).
文摘Since the North American and Global Land Data Assimilation Systems(NLDAS and GLDAS) were established in2004, significant progress has been made in development of regional and global LDASs. National, regional, projectbased, and global LDASs are widely developed across the world. This paper summarizes and overviews the development, current status, applications, challenges, and future prospects of these LDASs. We first introduce various regional and global LDASs including their development history and innovations, and then discuss the evaluation, validation, and applications(from numerical model prediction to water resources management) of these LDASs. More importantly, we document in detail some specific challenges that the LDASs are facing: quality of the in-situ observations, satellite retrievals, reanalysis data, surface meteorological forcing data, and soil and vegetation databases;land surface model physical process treatment and parameter calibration;land data assimilation difficulties;and spatial scale incompatibility problems. Finally, some prospects such as the use of land information system software, the unified global LDAS system with nesting concept and hyper-resolution, and uncertainty estimates for model structure,parameters, and forcing are discussed.
文摘Ionospheric delay error is considered to be one of the most prominent factors impacting the Global Navigation Satellite Systems(GNSS) positioning and navigation accuracies. Due to dispersive nature and anisotropic of the ionosphere above certain regions, the positioning accuracy is seriously affected when using a precision-limited model. In this paper, an attempt has been taken to estimate ionosphere-delays based on Planar Fit(PF) and Spherical Harmonic Function(SHF) models by applying the commonly used single layer Model(SLM) and an extended single layer model(ESLM) which has been explored sparsely over the region. The results show that ESLM of PF and SHF techniques performed better in estimating ionospheric delay compared to the existing SLM model. Although the performance of the ESLM approach is almost comparable to the SLM results during the quiet ionospheric conditions, the ESLM-PF and ESLMSHF models led to respective improvements of 4.66% and 7.14% over the classically used SLM model under the disturbed ionospheric conditions. In view of the uneven variability of equatorial/low latitude ionosphere above the Indian subcontinental region, the suitability of ESLM-PF and ESLM-SHF models has been emphasized and suggested for assessing its completeness and reliableness across other parts of the globe. The output of this work may be useful for high precession GNSS positioning through mitigating the ionospheric delays under quiet as well as varied ionospheric conditions across the low/equatorial latitude regions.
文摘2018年12月5—6日,由中国航天工业科学技术咨询有限公司主办的第六届航天国际化发展论坛在北京召开。欧洲咨询公司(Euroconsult)总裁帕科姆·雷维(Pacome Revillon)在论坛上作了题为Prospects for Satellite Services的报告。报告预测卫星服务业未来走势呈现四大特征:一是航天技术与服务创新持续加速;二是机载宽带接入、自动驾驶、万物互联、万户融通等新业务模式层出不穷;三是新增私人与政府投资主体不断涌现;四是行业生态系统转型牵引未来发展。本刊将报告内容原文刊出。
基金the Climate Change Special Project under Grant No.CCSF201834.
文摘An algorithm based on hyperspectral infrared cloudy radiative transfer model (HIRTM) is introduced and a simulation method for infrared image of the generation geostationary meteorological satellite is proposed. Based on the parameters from weather research and forecast (WRF), such as the water content, atmospheric temperature, and humidity profile, the simulation data for the advanced Himawari imager (AHI) infrared radiative (IR) channels of Himawari-8 are obtained. Simulated results based on HIRTM agree well with the observed data. Further, the movement, development, and change of the cloud are well predicated. And the simulation of IR cloud image for the weather forecast has been obtained. This paper provides an improved method for evaluation and improvement of regional numerical model for weather forecast.