Solar cycle variations in the ionosphere of Mars

  • Beatriz Sánchez-Cano Radio and Space Plasma Physics Group, Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom,
  • Mark Lester Radio and Space Plasma Physics Group, Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom,
  • Olivier Witasse European Space Agency, ESTEC – Scientific Support Office, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
  • Pierre-Louis Blelly Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, Toulouse, France.
  • Marco Cartacci Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS), Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), Rome, Italy
  • Sandro M. Radicella Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Telecommunications / ICT for Development Laboratory, Strada Costiera 11 I-34151, Trieste, Italy
  • Miguel Herraiz Departamento de Física de la Tierra, Astronomía y Astrofísica I, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. Instituto de Geociencias, (UCM, CSIC), Madrid, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_FITE.2016.v28.53899
Keywords: solar cycle, ionosphere of Mars, TEC.

Abstract

Solar cycle variations in solar radiation create notable changes in the Martian ionosphere, which have been analysed with Mars Express plasma datasets in this paper. In general, lower densities and temperatures of the ionosphere are found during the low solar activity phase, while higher densities and temperatures are found during the high solar activity phase. In this paper, we assess the degree of influence of the long term solar flux variations in the ionosphere of Mars.

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Published
2016-10-14
How to Cite
Sánchez-Cano B., Lester M., Witasse O., Blelly P.-L., Cartacci M., Radicella S. M. y Herraiz M. (2016). Solar cycle variations in the ionosphere of Mars. Física de la Tierra, 28, 97-110. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_FITE.2016.v28.53899
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Vol. 28 (2016): Mars: A multidisciplinary scientific approach
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