Plasma motion in the Venus ionosphere - Transition to supersonic flow

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Jul 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991jgr....9611057w&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 96, July 1, 1991, p. 11,057-11,064.

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Planetary Ionospheres, Plasma Dynamics, Venus Atmosphere, Space Plasmas, Supersonic Flow

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A remarkable feature of the ionosphere of Venus is the presence of nightward supersonic flows at high altitude near the terminator. In this paper it is shown that the relatively high pressure dayside plasma wells up slowly, and at high altitude it is accelerated horizontally through a relatively constricted region near the terminator toward the low-density nightside. In effect, the plasma flows through a 'nozzle' that is first converging, then diverging, permitting the transition to supersonic flow. The model plasma accelerates to supersonic speeds, reaching sonic speed just behind the terminator. The ion transport rates are sufficient to produce and maintain the nightside ionosphere.

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