Magnetic field configuration in the Venus ionosphere

Yoshihiro Kakinami; Shigeto Watanabe; Koh Ichiro Oyama

doi:10.1016/j.asr.2006.09.012

Magnetic field configuration in the Venus ionosphere

Yoshihiro Kakinami, Shigeto Watanabe, Koh Ichiro Oyama

Institute of Space and Plasma Sciences

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Abstract

We investigated the magnetic field configuration in the Venus ionosphere, from the data (orbit 1-600) obtained by Pioneer Venus Orbiter (PVO). The magnetic field lines were draping the Venus ionosphere, but the magnetic field lines were opened to the interplanetary space in the nightside ionosphere. We found the closed magnetic field line around Venus near the magnetic equator at 600-800 km altitudes during the high solar wind dynamic pressure. The result shows that magnetic reconnection occurs in the Venus nightside ionosphere.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2621-2625
Number of pages	5
Journal	Advances in Space Research
Volume	38
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2006.09.012
Publication status	Published - 2006

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Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Geophysics
Atmospheric Science
Space and Planetary Science
General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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