Venus bowshock precursor

Fontheim, Ernest G.; Brace, Larry H.

1990

Citation: Fontheim, Ernest G., Brace, Larry H. (1990)."Venus bowshock precursor." Advances in Space Research 10(5): 11-14. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/28764>

Abstract: Significant ion and electron flux enhancements immediately upstream of the Venus bowshock have been observed by the Electron Temperature Probe on the Pioneer Venus Orbiter. It is shown that mass loading of the solar wind by oxygen ions (without the effect of MHD turbulence) accounts for only about 3.5% of the observed effect. Finally, evidence is presented that turbulence may play a nonnegligible role in the ion pickup process in front of the Venus bowshock.

DOIs: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0273-1177(90)90160-2

URI: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V3S-472BKS0-P8/2/b188ca92d12549e2fda1e7d322219bc0

Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/28764

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