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Scientific paper
Jul 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976jgr....81.3417w&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 81, July 1, 1976, p. 3417-3422.
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Ionospheric Electron Density, Jupiter Atmosphere, Pioneer 10 Space Probe, Planetary Ionospheres, Radio Occultation, Atmospheric Turbulence, Density Distribution, Frequency Distribution, Radio Spectra, Scintillation, Turbulence Effects
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It is demonstrated that when the frequency spectrum of log amplitude fluctuations is used, the radio-occultation experiment is a powerful tool for detecting, identifying, and studying ionospheric irregularities. Analysis of Pioneer 10 radio-occultation measurements reveals that the Jovian ionosphere possesses electron-density irregularities which are very similar to those found in the earth's ionosphere. This is the first time such irregularities have been found in a planetary ionosphere other than that of the earth. The Pioneer 10 results indicate that the spatial wave-number spectrum of the electron-density irregularities is close to the Kolmogorov spectrum and that the outer scale size is greater than the Fresnel size (6.15 km). This type of spectrum suggests that the irregularities are probably produced by the turbulent dissipation of irregularities larger than the outer scale size.
Woo Richard
Yang F.-C.
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