dc.contributor.author | Hamil, O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cravens, T. E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rahmati, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Connerney, J. E. P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Andersson, L. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-22T22:46:33Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-02-22T22:46:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-07-04 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hamil, O., Cravens, T. E., Rahmati, A., Connerney, J. E. P., & Andersson, L. (2019). Pressure gradients driving ion transport in the topside Martian atmosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 124, 6117– 6126. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA026670 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/31451 | |
dc.description | An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2019 American Geophysical Union. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Magnetic and thermal pressure gradient forces drive plasma flow in the topside ionosphere of Mars. Some of this flow can contribute to ion loss from the planet and thus affect atmospheric evolution. MAVEN measurements of the magnetic field, electron density, and electron temperature, taken over a 3‐year time period, are used to obtain averaged magnetic and thermal pressures in the topside ionosphere versus altitude, solar zenith angle, and latitude. Magnetic pressures are several times greater than thermal pressures for altitudes greater than about 300 km; that is, the plasma beta is less than one. The total pressure increases with altitude in the ionosphere and decreases with increasing solar zenith angle. Using these pressure patterns in the dayside ionosphere to estimate the pressure gradient force in the fluid momentum equation, we estimate horizontal day‐to‐night plasma flow speeds of a few kilometers per second near 400 km. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2019. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. | en_US |
dc.title | Pressure Gradients Driving Ion Transport in the Topside Martian Atmosphere | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
kusw.kuauthor | Hamil, O. | |
kusw.kuauthor | Cravens, T. E. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Physics and Astronomy | en_US |
kusw.oanotes | Per Sherpa Romeo 02/22/2021:Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
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TitleJournal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics [English]
ISSNsElectronic: 2169-9402
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dc.identifier.doi | 10.1029/2019JA026670 | en_US |
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