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Waves on the subsolar ionopause of venus |
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| Authors: | C.T. Russell R.N. Singh J.G. Luhmann R.C. Elphic L.H. Brace |
| Affiliation: | *Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, U.S.A. **Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | The subsolar ionopause of Venus is expected to be stable to both the Kelvin-Helmholtz and flute instabilities. However, magnetic profiles obtained in the subsolar region indicate that the surface of the ionopause contains large amplitude corrugations, perhaps incipient flux ropes. A possible mechanism for destabilizing the boundary is suggested by the observation that the ion density does not drop abruptly at the ionopause but continues to decrease smoothly into the magnetosheath. |
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