Plasma channels in the Venus upper ionosphere

The structure of the Venus nightside ionosphere is modeled in terms of a flow configuration derived from the position of the intermediate transition along the flanks of the ionosheath downstream from the magnetic polar regions. It is suggested that the shocked solar wind erodes more strongly the pol...

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Main Author: H. Pérez de Tejada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica 2001-05-01
Series:Geofísica Internacional
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Online Access:http://www.geofisica.unam.mx/unid_apoyo/editorial/publicaciones/investigacion/geofisica_internacional/anteriores/2001/01/perez.pdf