Empirical models of the electron temperature and density in the Venus ionosphere

Details Empirical models of the electron temperature and density in the Venus ionosphere Empirical models of the electron temperature and density in the Venus ionosphere

Dec 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980jgr....85.7787t&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 85, Dec. 30, 1980, p. 7787-7794.

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Venus, Ionosphere, Models, Electrons, Temperature, Density, Pvo Mission, Spacecraft Observations, Altitude, Ionization, Nightside, Precipitation, Diurnal Variations, Oetp Instrument, Dayside, Structure, Transport, Particles

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The electron temperature and density of the Venus ionosphere is characterized using data from the Pioneer Venus orbiter electron temperature probe experiment for the full range of solar zenith angles and local times. Values for the electron density are nearly uniform across the day side with a sharp decrease in the vicinity of the terminator. The model shows a substantial night side ionosphere which can be accounted for by a combination of several transport processes, and by local production by precipitating particles. The electron temperature model demonstrates the high temperatures seen on both the day side and night side. It is found that the night side is much more variable than the day side, and that there is no obvious north-south asymmetry in either the temperature or the density.

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