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DOI10.1029/2019GL083643
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
ISSN0094-8276
EISSN1944-8007
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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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
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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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