Plasma Waves in the Magnetosheath of Venus

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Sep 1996

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Technical Report, California Univ. Los Angeles, CA United States Inst. of Geophysics and Planetary Physics.

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Geophysics

Bow Waves, Pioneer Venus 1 Spacecraft, Planetary Ionospheres, Shock Waves, Solar Wind, Space Plasmas, Venus Atmosphere, Ionospheric Heating, Magnetic Fields, Magnetosheath, Upstream, Venus (Planet), Lightning, Plasma Interactions

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Research supported by this grant is divided into three basic topics of investigation. These are: (1) Plasma waves in the Venus magnetosheath, (2) Plasma waves in the Venus foreshock and solar wind, (3) plasma waves in the Venus nightside ionosphere and ionotail. The main issues addressed in the first area - Plasma waves in the Venus magnetosheath - dealt with the wave modes observed in the magnetosheath and upper ionosphere, and whether these waves are a significant source of heating for the topside ionosphere. The source of the waves was also investigated. In the second area - Plasma waves in the Venus foreshock and solar wind, we carried out some research on waves observed upstream of the planetary bow shock known as the foreshock. The foreshock and bow shock modify the ambient magnetic field and plasma, and need to be understood if we are to understand the magnetosheath. Although most of the research was directed to wave observations on the dayside of the planet, in the last of the three basic areas studied, we also analyzed data from the nightside. The plasma waves observed by the Pioneer Venus Orbiter on the nightside continue to be of considerable interest since they have been cited as evidence for lightning on Venus.

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