Response of ionospheric electron temperature to solar wind dynamic pressure from Pioneer Venus

Mahajan, K. K ; Paul, R. ; Kar, J. (1988) Response of ionospheric electron temperature to solar wind dynamic pressure from Pioneer Venus Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics, 17 . pp. 50-52. ISSN 0367-8393

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Abstract

Variations in electron temperature at an altitude of 250 km for various values of solar wind dynamic pressure varying from 2 ×10 to the -8th to about 1.7 × 10 to the -7th dynes/sq cm are examined using an electron temperature probe and magnetometer measurements from Pioneer Venus Orbiter. It is shown that there is a definitive relationship between the two parameters, with T(e) varying from 3000 K to more than 10,000 K in this dynamic pressure range. It is concluded that T(e) in the Venus ionosphere is largely controlled by solar wind conditions.

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Keywords:Electron Energy; Ionospheric Temperature; Planetary Ionospheres; Solar Planetary Interactions; Solar Wind; Venus Atmosphere; Magnetometers; Pioneer Venus Spacecraft; Planetary Magnetic Fields
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