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Georg Fischer Donald A. Gurnett William S. Kurth Ferzan Akalin Philippe Zarka Ulyana A. Dyudina William M. Farrell Michael L. Kaiser 《Space Science Reviews》2008,137(1-4):271-285
The Cassini mission provides a great opportunity to enlarge our knowledge of atmospheric electricity at the gas giant Saturn. Following Voyager studies, the RPWS (Radio and Plasma Wave Science) instrument has measured again the so-called SEDs (Saturn Electrostatic Discharges) which are the radio signature of lightning flashes. Observations by Cassini/ISS (Imaging Science Subsystem) have shown cloud features in Saturn’s atmosphere whose occurrence, longitudinal drift rate, and brightness were strongly related to the SEDs. In this paper we will review the main physical parameters of the SEDs. Lightning does not only give us clues about the dynamics of the atmosphere, but also serves as a natural tool to investigate properties of Saturn’s ionosphere. We will also discuss other lightning related phenomena and compare Saturn lightning with terrestrial and Jovian lightning. 相似文献
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D.A. Gurnett R.L. Huff D.D. Morgan A.M. Persoon T.F. Averkamp D.L. Kirchner F. Duru F. Akalin A.J. Kopf E. Nielsen A. Safaeinili J.J. Plaut G. Picardi 《Advances in Space Research (includes Cospar's Information Bulletin, Space Research Today)》2008,41(9):1335-1346
The Mars Express spacecraft carries a low-frequency radar called MARSIS (Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding) that is designed to study the subsurface and ionosphere of Mars. In this paper, we give an overview of the ionospheric sounding results after approximately one year of operation in orbit around Mars. Several types of ionospheric echoes are commonly observed. These include vertical echoes caused by specular reflection from the horizontally stratified ionosphere; echoes from a second layer in the topside ionosphere, possibly associated with O+ ions; oblique echoes from upward bulges in the ionosphere; and a variety of other echoes that are poorly understood. The vertical echoes provide electron density profiles that are in reasonable agreement with the Chapman photo-equilibrium model of planetary ionospheres. On the dayside of Mars the maximum electron density is approximately 2 × 105 cm−3. On the nightside the echoes are often very diffuse and highly irregular, with maximum electron densities less than 104 cm−3. Surface reflections are sometimes observed in the same frequency range as the diffuse echoes, suggesting that small isolated holes exist in the nightside ionosphere, possibly similar to those that occur on the nightside of Venus. The oblique echoes arise from upward bulges in the ionosphere in regions where the crustal magnetic field of Mars is strong and nearly vertical. The bulges tend to be elongated in the horizontal direction and located in regions between oppositely directed arch-like structures in the crustal magnetic field. The nearly vertical magnetic field lines in the region between the arches are thought to connect into the solar wind, thereby allowing solar wind electrons to heat the lower levels of the ionosphere, with an attendant increase in the scale height and electron density. 相似文献
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Paul R. Mahaffy Mehdi Benna Todd King Daniel N. Harpold Robert Arvey Michael Barciniak Mirl Bendt Daniel Carrigan Therese Errigo Vincent Holmes Christopher S. Johnson James Kellogg Patrick Kimvilakani Matthew Lefavor Jerome Hengemihle Ferzan Jaeger Eric Lyness John Maurer Anthony Melak Felix Noreiga Marvin Noriega Kiran Patel Benito Prats Eric Raaen Florence Tan Edwin Weidner Cynthia Gundersen Steven Battel Bruce P. Block Ken Arnett Ryan Miller Curt Cooper Charles Edmonson J. Thomas Nolan 《Space Science Reviews》2015,196(1-4):49-77
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