Electron temperatures and densities in the Venus ionosphere - Pioneer Venus orbiter electron temperature probe results

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Feb 1979

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979sci...203..763b&link_type=abstract

Science, vol. 203, Feb. 23, 1979, p. 763-765.

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Electron Energy, Ionospheric Electron Density, Pioneer Venus Spacecraft, Planetary Ionospheres, Venus Atmosphere, Bow Waves, Ionospheric Sounding, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Shock Waves, Solar Wind, Vertical Distribution, Venus, Pioneer Venus, Electrons, Temperatures, Density, Ionosphere, Electron Probes, Bow Shock, Solar Wind, Flux

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The Pioneer Venus orbiter electron temperature probe was used to obtain altitude profiles of electron temperature and density in the ionosphere of Venus. Elevated temperatures at times of low solar wind flux might indicate support for a certain model. According to this model, less than 5% of the solar wind energy is deposited at the ionopause and is conducted downward through an unmagnetized ionosphere to the region below 200 km where electron cooling to the neutral atmosphere proceeds rapidly. The patterns of electron temperatures and densities at higher solar wind fluxes are considered, the variability of the ionopause height in the late afternoon is noted, and the role of an induced magnetic barrier in the neighborhood of the ionopause is discussed.

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