Annales Geophysicae
Annales Geophysicae
ANGEO
Articles | Volume 36, issue 6
Articles | Volume 36, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1537-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-36-1537-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 36, issue 6
ANGEO Communicates
 | 
15 Nov 2018
ANGEO Communicates |  | 15 Nov 2018

Can an interplanetary magnetic field reach the surface of Venus?

Yasuhito Narita and Uwe Motschmann

Viewed

Total article views: 3,736 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
2,540 971 225 3,736 223 274
  • HTML: 2,540
  • PDF: 971
  • XML: 225
  • Total: 3,736
  • BibTeX: 223
  • EndNote: 274
Views and downloads (calculated since 06 Jul 2018)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 06 Jul 2018)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 3,736 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 3,440 with geography defined and 296 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 

Saved (final revised paper)

Latest update: 07 Nov 2026
Download
Short summary
Venus has no intrinsic magnetic field. On the other hand, we discover that an interplanetary magnetic field may nevertheless penetrate the planetary ionosphere by the diffusion process and reach the planetary surface when the solar wind condition remains for a sufficiently long time, between 12 and 54 h, depending on the condition of ionosphere.
Read more
Share