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The effect of the hot oxygen corona on the interaction of the solar wind with Venus
Author(s) -
Belotserkovskii O. M.,
Breus T. K.,
Krymskii A. M.,
Ya Mitnitskii V.,
Nagy A. F.,
Gombosi T. I.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl014i005p00503
Subject(s) - venus , magnetosheath , solar wind , atmosphere of venus , physics , orbiter , bow shock (aerodynamics) , computational physics , coronal mass ejection , corona (planetary geology) , mechanics , magnetic field , orbit (dynamics) , atmospheric sciences , plasma , geophysics , shock wave , astrobiology , magnetopause , astronomy , aerospace engineering , nuclear physics , engineering , quantum mechanics
A numerical gas dynamic model, which includes the effects of mass loading of the shocked solar wind, was used to calculate the density and magnetic field variations in the magnetosheath of Venus. These calculations were carried out for conditions corresponding to a specific orbit of the Pioneer Venus Orbiter (PVO orbit 582). A comparison of the model predictions and the measured shock position, density and magnetic field values showed a reasonable agreement, indicating that a gas dynamic model that includes the effects of mass loading can be used to predict these parameters.