Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991jgr....9621347g&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 96, Dec. 1, 1991, p. 21,347-21,359.
Physics
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Magnetohydrodynamics, Night Sky, Planetary Ionospheres, Plasma Density, Venus Atmosphere, Atmospheric Turbulence, Electron Energy, Particle Precipitation, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft, Plasma Waves, Volt-Ampere Characteristics
Scientific paper
The individual volt-ampere curves from the Pioneer Venus Orbiter electron temperature probe showed evidence for small-scale density irregularities, or short-period plasma waves, in regions of the nightside ionosphere where the Orbiter electric field detector observed waves in its 100-Hz channel. A survey of the nightside volt-ampere curves has revealed several hundred examples of such irregularities. The I-V structures correspond to plasma density structure with spatial scale sizes in the range of about 100-2000 m, or alternatively they could be viewed as waves having frequencies extending toward 100 Hz. They are often seen as isolated events, with spatial extent along the orbit frequently less than 80 km. The density irregularities or waves occur in or near prominent gradients in the ambient plasma concentrations both at low altitudes where molecular ions are dominant and at higher altitudes in regions of reduced plasma density where O(+) is the major ion. Electric field 100-Hz bursts occur simultaneously, with the majority of the structured I-V curves providing demonstrative evidence that at least some of the E field signals are produced within the ionosphere.
Brace Larry H.
Curtis Steven Andrew
Grebowsky Joseph M.
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