地球科学进展 ›› 2010, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (9): 893 -906. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2010.09.0893

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地球γ射线闪(TGFs)及其物理机制研究进展
郄秀书,王俊芳   
  1. 中国科学院大气物理研究所中层大气与全球环境探测重点实验室(LAGEO),北京 100029
  • 收稿日期:2010-04-21 修回日期:2010-05-20 出版日期:2010-09-10
  • 通讯作者: 郄秀书 E-mail:qiex@mail.iap.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:

    国家自然科学基金项目“地球γ-射线闪(TGFs)机理及其与闪电的联系研究”(编号:40774083)资助

Research Progress of Phenomenology and Physical Mechanism of Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes(TGFs)

Qie Xiushu, Wang Junfang   

  1. Key Laboratory of Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation (LAGEO), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100029, China
  • Received:2010-04-21 Revised:2010-05-20 Online:2010-09-10 Published:2010-09-10

根据卫星、地面、飞机和气球的探测结果,TGFs和与雷暴、闪电过程有关的高能辐射现象可以大致分为2类:持续时间为毫秒量级的短时间高能辐射,一般认为多数可能与闪电有关;持续时间为几秒甚至更长的长时间高能辐射,一般认为可能与雷暴有关。对已有的TGFs和与雷暴、闪电有关的高能辐射现象的观测事实、理论探索和数值模拟方面的进展进行简要的回顾,并提出目前尚未解决的问题。

 According to the experimental data from satellites、jets and balloons, TGFs and high energy radiation relative to thunderstorms and lightning flashes can be classified into two categories: The short-duration events on the order of milliseconds are considered relative to lightning flashes; the long-duration events on the order of seconds or longer are considered relative to thunderstorms. An attempt was made to summarize the available experimental data、theoretical study and modeling effort, and some presently unsolved problems at present  were outlined. 

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