Localized Heating of the Martian Topside Ionosphere Through the Combined Effects of Magnetic Pumping by Large‐Scale Magnetosonic Waves and Pitch Angle Diffusion by Whistler Waves
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DOI: 10.1029/2019gl086408
Abstract: We present Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) observations of periodic ( ∼ 25 s) large‐scale (hundreds of km) magnetosonic waves propagating into the Martian dayside upper ionosphere. These waves adiabatically modulate the superthermal electron… read more here.
Keywords: scale magnetosonic; pitch angle; magnetosonic waves; large scale ... See more keywords