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Law & Cloutier 1997
Law, C.C. and Cloutier, P.A. (1997). Currents and magnetic field structures in the dayside solar wind interaction with Venus. Journal of Geophysical Research 102: doi: 10.1029/97JA01722. issn: 0148-0227.

Analysis of high-resolution magnetic field data from the Pioneer Venus Orbiter spacecraft has shown that magnetic field rotations occur in association with the dayside ionopause of Venus. There is no evidence of a precursor to this rotation within the magnetosheath above the ionopause. This finding implies that the current system responsible for the field rotation is completely contained within the ionosphere, and therefore a return current must exist on the dayside below the ionopause. Further examination of the magnetic field data has revealed a secondary rotation at lower altitudes that we attribute to this return current. A large-scale dayside current system capable of reproducing these observations is described. ¿ 1997 American Geophysical Union

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Keywords
Ionosphere, Planetary ionospheres (5435, 5729, 6026, 6027, 6028), Magnetospheric Physics, Current systems, Magnetospheric Physics, Solar wind interactions with unmagnetized bodies, Planetology, Solar System Objects, Venus
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Journal of Geophysical Research
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