The solar wind interaction with Venus through the eyes of the Pioneer Venus Orbiter

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 54, Issue 13-14, 2006, Pages 1482-1495

  Russell, C T ^a,b   Luhmann, J G ^c   Strangeway, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ionosphere; Pioneer Venus orbiter; Solar wind interaction; Venus

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIZATION; PLANETS;

MACH NUMBER; PIONEER VENUS ORBITER; SOLAR WIND INTERACTION; VENUS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 33750621827     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.04.025     Document Type: Article

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