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Numerical simulations of mass loading in the solar wind interaction with Venus

Author(s) -

Murawski K.,

Steinolfson R. S.

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

journal of geophysical research: space physics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67

H-Index - 298

eISSN - 2156-2202

pISSN - 0148-0227

DOI - 10.1029/95ja02433

Subject(s) - venus , solar wind , atmosphere of venus , physics , bow shock (aerodynamics) , coronal mass ejection , shock (circulatory) , magnetohydrodynamics , magnetopause , mechanics , planet , geophysics , atmosphere (unit) , shock wave , plasma , computational physics , atmospheric sciences , astrobiology , astronomy , meteorology , medicine , quantum mechanics

Numerical simulations are performed in the framework of nonlinear two ‐ dimensional magnetohydrodynamics to investigate the influence of mass loading on the solar wind interaction with Venus. The principal physical features of the interaction of the solar wind with the atmosphere of Venus are presented. The formation of the bow shock, the magnetic barrier, and the magnetotail are some typical features of the interaction. The deceleration of the solar wind due to the mass loading near Venus is an additional feature. The effect of the mass loading is to push the shock farther outward from the planet. The influence of different values of the magnetic field strength on plasma evolution is considered.

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