新华社雷克雅未克８月１７日电（记者 璩静）１７日，中国极地研究中心与冰岛大学在第二届中冰北极科学研讨会期间签署合作备忘录，将在冰岛北部建立中冰联合极光观测台。

    Reykjavik xinhua news agency on August 17（Reporter Qu static）17，China polar research center and the university of Iceland in the 28th ice arctic seminer signed during memorandum of cooperation，Will northern in Iceland to establish a ice joint aurora observatory。

    第五次北极科考队领队、极光研究科学家杨惠根说，冰岛所处的地磁纬度约为６６度，是开展夜侧极光观测研究的理想地方。中冰联合极光观测台的建立不仅为两国开展极光物理合作提供研究用大型综合性观测设施，还将有助填补中国夜侧极光观测的空白。

    The fifth arctic expedition leader、Auroral research scientists YangHuiGen said，Iceland in place of the geomagnetic latitude is about 66 degrees，Is the first night side auroral observations an ideal place to study。Ice in the establishment of joint aurora observatory not only for the two countries to carry out the aurora physics research cooperation with large comprehensive observation facilities，Will also help to fill China night side aurora observation blank。

    “极光是太阳活动产生的太阳风等离子体与地球大气相互作用产生的极区大气发光现象，是影响人造卫星、空间站运行以及人类航天活动安全的灾害性空间天气活动的重要指示器，是我国极地考察研究的重要目标对象。”杨惠根说。据悉，中国已在南极中山站和北极黄河站建立极光观测台，开展地球日侧极光南北共轭观测。

    “Aurora is the sun activities produce solar wind plasma and earth's atmosphere interaction output of polar atmospheric luminous phenomenon，Is influence artificial satellite、The space station operation and human safety space activities of severe space weather activities of the important indicator，China is an important goal of polar research object。”YangHuiGen said。It is reported，China has set up a file in the Antarctic and arctic ZhongShanZhan Yellow River stand to establish the aurora observatory，Carry out earth day side aurora north and south conjugate observation。

    据介绍，联合极光观测台建设分两个阶段：２０１２年至２０１３年进行观测场地与生活设施建设，开展极光全天空光学观测和地磁观测；２０１４年至２０１５年为第二阶段，建设极光分光光谱仪、成像式宇宙噪声接收机、数字式电离层测高仪。

    According to introducing，Joint aurora observatory construction is divided into two phases：From 2012 to 2013 were observed field and living facilities construction，To carry out the aurora whole sky optical observation and geomagnetic observation；From 2014 to 2015 for the second stage，Construction aurora spectrophotometer、Imaging type cosmic noise receiver、Digital ionospheric altimeter。