THE JOVIAN IONOSPHERE

被引:16
作者
Prasad, S. S. [1 ]
Tan, Arjun [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Florida, Dept Phys & Astron, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
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D O I
10.1029/GL001i008p00337
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
Models for the Jovian ionosphere which incorporate the role of hydrocarbons in the production and loss of ionization, are presented. A new feature is the possible existence of a second peak in the electron density distribution. On comparing our model with the results of the Pioneer-10 measurements of the Jovian ionospheric electron density-distribution, we find several important differences. Plausible explanations for these differences are also discussed.
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页码:337 / 340
页数:4
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