On the formation of the nightside ionospheric bulge in the Venus wake

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Published: Jul 1, 1980
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.00167169p.1980.19.3.885
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ionosphere, Venus

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H. Pérez de Tejada
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, 04510, Ciudad de México, México.
L. H. Brace
NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 20771, U.S.A.

Abstract

A study of the distribution of ionopause crossings obtained from the Pioneer Venus electron temperature probe measurements is presented and its results discussed in connection with the configuration of the nightside ionospheric bulge. It is shown that the available experimental evidence indicates that in addition to showing decreasing heights with increasing latitude, the bulge of the nightside ionopause is also less frequently formed at high latitudes. This result is consistent with the predictions of the viscous entry model and the penetration of ionosheath fluxes into the umbra through the polar terminator.

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Pérez de Tejada, H., & Brace, L. H. (1980). On the formation of the nightside ionospheric bulge in the Venus wake. Geofisica Internacional, 19(3), 213–220. https://doi.org/10.22201/igeof.00167169p.1980.19.3.885
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