引入地轴进动的地球发电机模型数值模拟  

Numerical Simulation of Dynamo Model with the Earth’s Axis Precession

作　　者：王正涛[1,2] 詹文臻 丁嘉威 刘美琴 WANG Zhengtao;ZHAN Wenzhen;DING Jiawei;LIU Meiqin(School of Geodesy and Geomatics,Wuhan University,Wuhan 430079,China;Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment and Geodesy,Ministry of Education,Wuhan University,Wuhan 430079,China;School of Earth and Planetary,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China)

机构地区：[1]武汉大学测绘学院,湖北武汉430079 [2]武汉大学地球空间环境与大地测量教育部重点实验室,湖北武汉430079 [3]中国科学院大学地球与行星科学学院,北京100049

出　　处：《武汉大学学报（信息科学版）》2022年第4期501-507,共7页Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University

基　　金：国家自然科学基金(41974007,41774019,41474018,41274032);地球观测与时空信息科学国家测绘地理信息局重点实验室经费(201812)。

摘　　要：在地球外核磁流体发电机数值模拟研究中,与地轴进动相关的庞加莱力通常视其影响极小而在求解发电机方程组中将其忽略,但实际上地轴进动的周期相对地球磁场的倒转周期来说仍是一个值得考虑的项。基于地球发电机数值模拟基准模型,通过引入周期为25960 a的地轴进动速度,比较分析不同埃克曼数和瑞利数参数组合模型中地轴进动对发电机数值模型的作用。结果表明,地轴进动使得球壳磁流体的动能及磁能波动稳定在一个较原始模型更小的范围内,但增大球壳磁流体的环向动能10%~20%以上,这导致磁场西向漂移速率明显加快;通过比较各模型间的核-幔边界磁场强度和磁雷诺数,发现地轴进动项的引入使得磁流体的能量更倾向于向动能转换;通过比较核-幔边界的偶极性,发现地轴进动项的引入会降低磁流体发电机数值模型的偶极性,但对于所选的原始模型,偶极性的减小程度还不足以使其成为非类地发电机模型。通过数值模拟研究,发现地轴进动项的加入很可能会导致埃克曼数量级较小的类地发电机模型变为多极子主导的发电机模型,因此,在更为准确的磁流体发电机数值模拟研究中,必须考虑地轴进动项。Objectives:The Poincaréforce related to the precession of Earth’s axis is usually omitted in the solution of the dynamo equations as its effects are minimal.But in fact,the period of Earth’s axial precession is still a term that is worth considering compared to the period of Earth’s magnetic field reversal.Methods:This paper compares and analyzes different dynamo models with Ekman number and Rayleigh number by introducing Earth’s axis precession velocity with a period of 25960 years.Results:It is found that Earth’s axial precession stabilizes the kinetic energy and magnetic energy fluctuation of spherical shell magnetic fluid in a smaller range than the benchmark dynamo,and increases the toroidal kinetic energy of spherical shell magnetic fluid by more than 10%-20%,which leads to significantly accelerated westward drift rate of the magnetic field.Based on the magnetic field strength and magnetic Reynolds number at the core-mantle boundary of those dynamos,it is found that the introduction of the precession item of Earth’s axis makes magnetic energy more tend to kinetic energy conversion.And by comparing the core-mantle boundary dipolarity,it is found that the introduction of the precession item will reduce the dipolarity.But for the dynamos in this article,the influence is not strong enough to make it become less Earth-like.Conclusions:From the comparison and analysis of the dynamo models,the introduction of Earth’s axis precession would possibly change the dynamo model with a small Ekman number to a multipole dominant dynamo model.It can be inferred that the term of Earth’s axis precession should be considered in more precise research of the numerical dynamo simulation for more.

关 键 词：地磁场 地球发电机 数值模拟 地轴进动 

分 类 号：P223[天文地球—大地测量学与测量工程]