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DOI | 10.1029/2019GL083643 |
The Effects of Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure on the Structure of the Topside Ionosphere of Mars | |
Girazian, Z.; Halekas, J.; Morgan, D. D.; Kopf, A. J.; Gurnett, D. A.; Chu, F. | |
2019-08-16 | |
发表期刊 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
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ISSN | 0094-8276 |
EISSN | 1944-8007 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 46期号:15页码:8652-8662 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | We use Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN observations of the upstream solar wind, and Mars Express observations of ionospheric electron densities and magnetic fields, to study how the topside ionosphere (>320 km) of Mars is affected by variations in solar wind dynamic pressure. We find that high solar wind dynamic pressures result in the topside ionosphere being depleted of plasma at all solar zenith angles, coincident with increased induced magnetic field strengths. The depletion of topside plasma in response to high solar wind dynamic pressures is observed in both weak and strong crustal magnetic field regions. Taken together, our results suggest that high solar wind dynamic pressures lead to ionospheric compression, increased ion escape, and reduced day-to-night plasma transport in the high-altitude nightside ionosphere. Plain Language Summary Mars lacks a global dipole magnetic field to hold off the solar wind. As a consequence, the solar wind can significantly affect the structure of the topside ionosphere. Previous studies detailing these effects, however, have primarily focused on impulsive space weather events. In this work, we use observations from two spacecraft (MAVEN and Mars Express) to statistically study how the solar wind dynamic pressure affects the topside ionosphere. We find that, during times of high solar wind dynamic pressure, the ionosphere is globally depleted of plasma, which suggests that the ionosphere is compressed and plasma escape is enhanced. |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000483812500008 |
WOS关键词 | MARTIAN IONOSPHERE ; GLOBAL SURVEYOR ; MAVEN OBSERVATIONS ; RADAR SOUNDINGS ; ION ESCAPE ; VARIABILITY ; EXPRESS ; NIGHTSIDE ; ENERGIZATION ; MORPHOLOGY |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/186014 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | Univ Iowa, Dept Phys & Astron, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Girazian, Z.,Halekas, J.,Morgan, D. D.,et al. The Effects of Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure on the Structure of the Topside Ionosphere of Mars[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2019,46(15):8652-8662. |
APA | Girazian, Z.,Halekas, J.,Morgan, D. D.,Kopf, A. J.,Gurnett, D. A.,&Chu, F..(2019).The Effects of Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure on the Structure of the Topside Ionosphere of Mars.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,46(15),8652-8662. |
MLA | Girazian, Z.,et al."The Effects of Solar Wind Dynamic Pressure on the Structure of the Topside Ionosphere of Mars".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 46.15(2019):8652-8662. |
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