Space weather at Venus and its potential consequences for atmosphere evolution

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Luhmann, J G ^a   Kasprzak, W T ^b   Russell, C T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORONAL MASS EJECTION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SOLAR WIND; STORM; VENUS;

EID: 34250748000     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002820     Document Type: Article

References (59)

1. Ayres, T. R. (1997), Evolution of the solar ionizing flux, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 1641.
2. Barabash, S., et al. (2007), The Analyzer of Space Plasmas and Energetic Atoms (ASPERA-4) for the Venus Express Mission, Planet. Space Sci., in press.
3. Brace, L. H., R. F. Theis, and W. R. Hoegy (1982), Plasma clouds above the ionopause of Venus and their implications, Planet. Space Sci., 30, 29.
4. Brace, L. H., W. T. Kasprzak, H. A. Taylor, R. F. Theis, C. T. Russell, A. Barnes, J. D. Mihalov, and D. M. Hunten (1987), The ionotail of Venus: Its configuration and evidence for ionospheric escape, J. Geophys. Res., 92, 15.
5. Brace, L. H., R. F. Theis, and J. D. Mihalov (1990), The response of the Venus nightside ionosphere and ionotail to solar EUV and solar wind dynamic pressure, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 4075.
6. Brace, L. H., R. E. Hartle, and R. F. Theis (1995), The nightward ion flow scenario at Venus revisited, Adv. Space Res., 16, 99.
7. Chassefiere, E. (1996), Hydrodynamic escape of oxygen from primitive atmospheres: Applications to the case of Venus and Mars, Icarus, 124, 537.
8. Chassefiere, E. (1997), Loss of water on the young Venus: The effect of a strong primitive solar wind, Icarus, 126, 229.
9. Cravens, T. E., L. H. Brace, H. A. Taylor, S. J. Quenon, C. T. Russell, W. T. Knudsen, K. L. Miller, A. Barnes, J. D. Mihalov, and F. W. Scarf (1982), Disappearing ionospheres on the nightside of Venus, Icarus, 51, 271.
10. Cravens, T. E., S. L. Crawford, A. F. Nagy, and T. Gornbosi (1983), A two-dimensional model of the ionosphere of Venus, J. Geophys. Res., 88, 5595.
11. Crider, D. H., J. Espley, D. A. Brain, D. L. Mitchell, J. E. P. Connerney, and M. H. Acuña (2005), Mars Global Surveyor observations of the Halloween 200,3 solar superstorm's encounter with Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 110, A09S21, doi:10.1029/2004JA010881.
12. Dryer, M., H. Perez-de-Tejada, H. A. Taylor Jr., D. S. Intriligator, J. D. Mihalov, and B. Rompolt (1982), Compression of the Venusian ionosphere on May 10, 1979 by the interplanetary shock generated by the solar eruption of May 8, 1979, J. Geophys. Res., 87, 9035.
13. Elphic R. C., and A. I. Ershkovich (1984), On the stability of the Venus ionopause, J. Geophys. Res., 89, 997.
14. Fox, J. L., and K. Y. Sung (2001), Solar activity variations of the Venus thermosphere/ionosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 21,305.
15. Grebowsky, J. M., W. T. Kasprzak, E. R. Hartle, K. K. Mahajan, and T. C. G. Wagner (1993), Suprathermal ions detected in Venus' dayside ionosheath, ionopause, and magnetic barrier region, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 9055.
16. Hartle, R. E., and J. M. Grebowsky (1990), Upward ion flow in ionospheric holes on Venus, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 31.
17. Haskin, L. A., et al. (2005), Water alteration of rocks and soils on Mars at the Spirit rover site in Gusev crater, Nature, 436, 66.
18. Holmstrom, M., and E. Kallio (2004), The solar wind interaction with Venus and Mars: Energetic neutral atom and x-ray imaging, Adv. Space Res., 33, 187.
19. Intriligator, D. S., J. H. Wolfe, and J. D. Mihalov (1981), The Pioneer Venus Orbiter Plasma Analyzer, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., GE-18, 39.
20. Jian, L., C. T. Russell, and J. G. Luhmann (2006), Properties of stream interactions at one AU during 1995-2004, Sol. Phys., 239, 337-392.
21. Jian, L., C. T. Russell, J. G. Luhmann, and R. M. Skoug (2007), Evolution of solar wind structures from 0.72 AU to 1 AU, Adv. Space Res., in press.
22. Kar, J., K. K. Mahajan, M. Srilakshmi, and R. Kohli (1986), Possible effects of solar flares on the ionosphere of Venus from Pioneer Venus Orbiter observations, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 8986.
23. Kasprzak, W. T., and H. B. Niemann (1982), Observations of energetic ions near the Venus ionopause, Planet. Space Sci., 30, 1107.
24. Kasprzak, W. T., H. B. Niemann, and P. Mahaffy (1987), Observations of energetic ions on the nightside of Venus, J. Geophys. Res., 92, 291.
25. Kasprzak, W. T., J. M. Grebowsky, H. B. Niemann, and L. H. Brace (1991), Suprathermal >36 eV ions observed in the near-tail region of Venus by the Pioneer Venus Orbiter neutral mass spectrometer, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 11,175.
26. Knudsen, W. C., J. Bakke, K. Spenner, and V. Novak (1980), Pioneer Venus Orbiter planar retarding potential analyzer experiment, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., GE-18, 54.
27. Knudsen, W. C., K. Spenner, and K. L. Miller (1981), Antisolar acceleration of ionospheric Plasma across the Venus terminator, Geophys. Res. Lett., 8, 241.
28. Krehbiel, J. P., L. H. Brace, J. R. Cutler, W. H. Pinkus, and R. B. Kaplan (1981), Pioneer Venus Orbiter Electron Temperature Probe, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., GE-18, 49.
29. Kulikov, Y., H. Lammer, H. Lichtenegger, N. Terada, I. Ribas, C. Kolb, D. Langmayr, R. Lundin, E. Guinan, and S. Barabash (2006), Atmospheric and water loss from early Venus, Planet. Space Sci., 54(13-14), 1425-1444.
30. Lindsay, G. M., C. T. Russell, J. G. Luhmann, and P. Gazis (1994), On the sources of interplanetary shocks at 0.72 AU, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 11.
31. Lindsay, G. M., C. T. Russell, and J. G. Luhmann (1995), Coronal mass ejection and stream interaction region characteristics and their potential geoeffectiveness, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 16,999.
32. Luhmann, J. G. (1993), A model of the ionospheric tail rays of Venus, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 17,615.
33. Luhmann, J. G., and S. J. Bauer (1992), Solar wind effects on atmosphere evolution at Venus and Mars, in Venus and Mars: Atmospheres, Ionospheres and Solar Wind Interactions, Geophys. Monogr Ser., vol. 66, edited by J. G. Luhmann, M. Tatrallyay, and R. O. Pepin, p. 417, AGU, Washington, D. C.
34. Luhmann, J. G., and T. E. Cravens (1991), Magnetic fields in the ionosphere of Venus, Space Sci. Rev., 55, 201.
35. Luhmann, J. G., and J. U. Kozyra (1991), Dayside pickup oxygen ion precipitation at Venus and Mars: Spatial distributions, energy deposition and consequences, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 5457.
36. + pickup ions, Geophys. Res. Lett., 19, 2151.
37. Luhmann, J. G., T. L. Zhang, S. M. Petrinec, C. T. Russell, P. Gazis, and A. Barnes (1993), Solar cycle 21 effects on the interplanetary magnetic field and related parameters at 0.7 AU and 1.0 AU, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 5559.
38. Luhmann, J. G., W. T. Kasprzak, and J. M. Grebowsky (1995), On removing molecular ions from Venus, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 14,515.
39. + pickup ions: Collected PVO results and expectations for Venus Express, Planet. Space Sci., 54(13-14), 1457-1471.
40. Lundin, R., et al. (2006), Plasma acceleration above the Martian magnetic anomalies, Science, 311, 980.
41. McComas, D. J., H. E. Spence, C. T. Russell, and M. A. Saunders (1986), The average magnetic field draping and consistent plasma properties of the Venus magnetotail, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 7939.
42. Mendillo, M., P. Withers, D. Hinson, H. Rishbeth, and B. Reinish (2006), Effects of solar flares on the ionosphere of Mars, Science, 311, 1135.
43. Mihalov, J. D., and A. Barnes (1982), The distant interplanetary wake of Venus: Plasma observations from Pioneer Venus, J. Geophys. Res., 87, 9045.
44. Mihalov, J. D., C. T. Russell, W. T. Kasprzak, and W. C. Knudsen (1995), Observations of ionospheric escape on Venus' nightside, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 19,579.
45. Miller, K. L., and R. C. Whitten (1991), Ion dynamics in the Venus ionosphere, Space Sci. Rev., 55, 81.
46. Moore, K. R., D. J. McComas, C. T. Russell, and J. D. Mihalov (1990), A statistical study of ions and magnetic fields in the Venus magnetotail, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 12,005.
47. Mulligan, T., C. T. Russell, and J. G. Luhmann (1998), Solar cycle evolution of the structure of magnetic clouds in the inner heliosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 2959.
48. Ong, M., J. G. Luhmann, C. T. Russell, R. J. Strangeway, and L. H. Brace (1991), Venus ionospheric clouds: Relationship to the magnetosheath field geometry, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 11,133.
49. Russell, C. T. (Ed.) (1991), Venus Aeronomy, Space Sci. Rev., vol. 55, Springer, New York.
50. Seki, K., R. C. Elphic, M. Hirahara, T. Terasawa, and T. Mukai (2001), On atmospheric loss of oxygen ions from Earth through magnetospheric processes, Science, 291, 1939.
51. Shinagawa, H. (1996), A two-dimensional model of the Venus ionosphere: 2. Magnetized ionosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 26,921.
52. Sonett, C. P.,, M. Giampapa, and M. S. Matthews (Eds.) (1991), The Sun in Time, Univ. of Ariz. Press, Tucson.
53. Squyres, S. W., et al. (2004), In situ evidence for an ancient aqueous environment at Meridiani Planum, Mars, Science, 306, 1709.
54. Tanaka, T. (1998), Effects of decreasing ionospheric pressure on the solar wind interaction with non-magnetized planets, Earth Planets Space, 50, 259.
55. Taylor, H. A., H. C. Brinton Jr., T. C. G. Wagner, B. H. Blackwell, and G. R. Cordier (1980), Bennett ion mass spectrometers on the Pioneer Venus bus and obiter, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., GH-18, 44.
56. Taylor, H. A., P. A. Cloutier, M. Dryer, S. T. Suess, A. Barnes, and R. S. Wolf (1985), Response of Earth and Venus ionospheres to corotating solar wind stream of 3 July 1979, Earth Moon Planets, 32, 275.
57. Whitten, R. C., B. Baldwin, W. C. Knudsen, K. L. Miller, and K. Spenner (1982), The Venus ionosphere at grazing incidence of solar radiation: Transport of plasma to the nightside, Icarus, 51, 261.
58. Whitten, R. C., A. Barnes, and P. T. McCormick (1991), Plasma motions in the Venus ionosphere: Transition to supersonic flow, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 11,057.
59. Zhang, T. L., et al. (2007), Magnetic field investigation of the Venus plasma environment: Expected new results, Planet Space Sci., in press.