Numerical simulations of mass loading in the solar wind interaction with Venus

Details Numerical simulations of mass loading in the solar wind interaction with Venus Numerical simulations of mass loading in the solar wind interaction with Venus

Feb 1996

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996jgr...101.2547m&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 101, Issue A2, p. 2547-2560

Physics

Plasma Physics

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Space Plasma Physics: Discontinuities, Interplanetary Physics: Interplanetary Shocks, Interplanetary Physics: Pickup Ions, Interplanetary Physics: Planetary Bow Shocks

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Numerical simulations are performed in the framework of nonlinear two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics to investigate the influence of mass loading on the solar wind interaction with Venus. The principal physical features of the interaction of the solar wind with the atmosphere of Venus are presented. The formation of the bow shock, the magnetic barrier, and the magnetotail are some typical features of the interaction. The deceleration of the solar wind due to the mass loading near Venus is an additional feature. The effect of the mass loading is to push the shock farther outward from the planet. The influence of different values of the magnetic field strength on plasma evolution is considered.

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