Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10701655 | Icarus | 2011 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We study photoionization and downward ion fluxes in the nightside Venus ionosphere. ⺠We find that the ionosphere is sunlit to 95° SZA or slightly more. ⺠We find that the downward ion flux over the 90-125° range is 1.2E8 cmâ2 sâ1. ⺠We find that the nightside ne peaks are systematically higher than the RO profiles. ⺠We suggest that the VTS3 neutral densities are too large over the entire nightside.
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Authors
Jane L. Fox,