variabilityofthemartianionospherefromthemavenradiooccultationscienceexperiment

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	variabilityofthemartianionospherefromthemavenradiooccultationscienceexperiment
	Yao Meijuan 2; Cui Jun 2; Wu Xiaoshu 1; Huang Yingying 2; Wang Wenrui 2
刊名	earthandplanetaryphysics
	2019
卷号	3 期号:4 页码:283
ISSN号	2096-3955
英文摘要	The Martian ionosphere is produced by a number of controlling processes, including solar extreme ultraviolet radiation (EUV) and X-ray ionization, impact ionization by precipitating electrons, and day-to-night transport. This study investigates the structural variability of the Martian ionosphere with the aid of the radio occultation (RO) experiments made on board the recent Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft. On the dayside, the RO electron density profiles are described by the superposition of two Chapman models, representing the contributions from both the primary layer and the low-altitude secondary layer. The inferred subsolar peak electron densities and altitudes are 1.24×10~5 cm-3 and 127 km for the former, and 4.28×10~4 cm-3 and 97 km for the latter, respectively, in general agreement with previous results appropriate for the low solar activity conditions. Our results strengthen the role of solar EUV and X-ray ionization as the driving source of plasma on the dayside of Mars. Beyond the terminator, a systematic decline in ionospheric total electron content is revealed by the MAVEN RO measurements made from the terminator crossing up to a solar zenith angle of 120°. Such a trend is indicative of day-to-night plasma transport as an important source for the nightside Martian ionosphere.
语种	英语
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.bao.ac.cn/handle/114a11/46468]
专题	中国科学院国家天文台
作者单位	1.中国科学院国家天文台 2.中山大学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yao Meijuan,Cui Jun,Wu Xiaoshu,et al. variabilityofthemartianionospherefromthemavenradiooccultationscienceexperiment[J]. earthandplanetaryphysics,2019,3(4):283.
APA	Yao Meijuan,Cui Jun,Wu Xiaoshu,Huang Yingying,&Wang Wenrui.(2019).variabilityofthemartianionospherefromthemavenradiooccultationscienceexperiment.earthandplanetaryphysics,3(4),283.
MLA	Yao Meijuan,et al."variabilityofthemartianionospherefromthemavenradiooccultationscienceexperiment".earthandplanetaryphysics 3.4(2019):283.