A two-dimensional model of the nightside ionosphere of Venus Ion energetics

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Jun 1984

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Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 89, June 1, 1984, p. 3837-3842.

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Atmospheric Models, Ion Temperature, Night, Planetary Ionospheres, Two Dimensional Models, Venus Atmosphere, Heat Transfer, Solar Position, Temperature Distribution, Vertical Distribution, Venus, Models, Nightside, Ionosphere, Temperature, Theoretical Studies, Transport, Heat, Density, Pioneer Missions, Pvo, Ions, Orbiters

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The energetics of the nightside ionosphere of Venus are still not well understood. Rather large ion temperatures have been observed on the nightside. The authors have constructed a two-dimensional theoretical model of the energetics of the nightside ionosphere which takes into account the effects of horizontal and vertical bulk transport of heat. They demonstrate that the observed maintenance of the ion temperature can be explained in terms of these transport terms for solar zenith angles less than 150°. Simple heat transport cannot explain the observed high temperatures for angles greater than 150°.

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