The electric wind of Venus: A global and persistent “polar wind”‐like ambipolar electric field sufficient for the direct escape of heavy ionospheric ions

The electric wind of Venus: A global and persistent “polar wind”‐like ambipolar electric field sufficient for the direct escape of heavy ionospheric ions

Abstract Understanding what processes govern atmospheric escape and the loss of planetary water is of paramount importance for understanding how life in the universe can exist. One mechanism thought to be important at all planets is an “ambipolar” electric field that helps ions overcome gravity. We...

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Main Authors: Glyn A. Collinson, Rudy A. Frahm, Alex Glocer, Andrew J. Coates, Joseph M. Grebowsky, Stas Barabash, Shawn D. Domagal‐Goldman, Andrei Fedorov, Yoshifumi Futaana, Lin K. Gilbert, George Khazanov, Tom A. Nordheim, David Mitchell, Thomas E. Moore, William K. Peterson, John D. Winningham, Tielong L. Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-06-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Subjects:
polar wind
ambipolar field
polarization electric field
ionospheric escape
Venus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL068327
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