The generation of magnetic fields by the polarization electric field in the ionosphere of Venus

Details The generation of magnetic fields by the polarization electric field in the ionosphere of Venus The generation of magnetic fields by the polarization electric field in the ionosphere of Venus

Jan 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993jgr....98..263s&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 98, no. A1, p. 263-268.

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Electric Fields, Planetary Ionospheres, Planetary Magnetic Fields, Polarization (Waves), Space Plasmas, Venus Atmosphere, Convection-Diffusion Equation, Dynamic Pressure, Dynamo Theory, Venus, Magnetic Field, Polarization, Electric Field, Solar Wind, Origin, Ionosphere, Pvo Mission, Magnetization, Magnetometer, Pressure, Source, Spacecraft Observations, Formation, Altitude, Kinematics, Calculations, Dynamo, Strength, Flux Rope

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Measurements by the magnetometer on the Pioneer Venus orbiter have established that during conditions of low solar wind dynamic pressure, large-scale magnetic fields are not present in the ionosphere of Venus but that during conditions of high solar wind dynamic pressure the ionosphere of Venus is magnetized. The source of the magnetic field is thought to be currents induced in the ionosphere by the solar wind. We will show that ionospheric polarization electric field can act as a source, or 'battery', producing a small magnetic field, even without any initial magnetic field. We have calculated this polarization source as a function of altitude and solar zenith angle. The magnetic field was then determined using a 2D kinematic dynamo model of the ionosphere of Venus. The magnetic field attains a maximum strength of about 5 nT at a solar zenith angle of about 120 deg. This magnetic field might act as a 'seed' field for magnetic flux ropes and terminator waves.

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