Comment on 'Distribution of whistler mode bursts at Venus' by F.L. Scarf, K.F. Jordan, and C.T. Russell

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Sep 1989

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989jgr....9412087t&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 94, Sept. 1, 1989, p. 12087-12091; Reply, p. 12093, 12094.

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Solar Planetary Interactions, Venus Atmosphere, Whistlers, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Lightning, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft, Venus Clouds, Very Low Frequencies, Venus, Whistlers, Distribution, Bursts, Electrical Fields, Lightning, Volcanism, Altitude, Surface, Features, Spacecraft Observations, Waves, Pvo Mission, Hypotheses, Oefd Instrument, Topography, Magnetic Fields, Ionosphere, Seasonal Variations, Nightside, Solar Wind, Emissions

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Consideration is given to the study of the 100-Hz electric field noise observed from the Pioneer Venus Orbiter (PVO) by Scarf et al. (1987). It is suggested that the study incorrectly interprets the results as evidence for lightning and volcanism at Venus. Statistical evidence is presented, suggesting that the distribution of the noise is essentially random, within the zone of occurrence of ion troughs, and decreases at the lowest PVO altitudes, closest to the neutral atmosphere. It is found that the topographic clustering reported by Scarf et al. is an artifact of the variable spatial distribution of troughs and associated noise.

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