Models of the Io torus

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Aug 1985

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Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 63, Aug. 1985, p. 243-265.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Models, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Io, Satellite Atmospheres, Space Plasmas, Toruses, Atmospheric Composition, Ion Temperature, Oxygen Ions, Silicon, Spectrum Analysis, Three Dimensional Models, Voyager 1 Spacecraft, Jupiter, Satellites, Io, Models, Torus, Analysis, Spectroscopy, Ions, Earth-Based Observations, Comparisons, Intensity, Convection, Density, Voyager 1, Temperature, Mixing, Geometry, Longitude, Motion, Symmetry

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The author presents the results of three-dimensional calculations that include variations in the torus plasma properties with longitude, latitude, and distance from Jupiter. These calculations are used to model and interpret the data described in Paper I (Morgan, 1985), to compare these spectroscopic data with Oliversen's [S II] images and with the in situ measurements made by Voyager 1, and to test the hypothesis that the optical east-west variations observed in Paper I are consistent with the convective motions suggested by Barbosa and Kivelson (1983) and Ip and Goertz (1983). In this paper, the author shows that the optical intensity asymmetry can be explained as a natural consequence of the suggested convective motions.

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