Annales Geophysicae
Annales Geophysicae
ANGEO
Articles | Volume 41, issue 2
Articles | Volume 41, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-41-375-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-41-375-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 41, issue 2
Regular paper
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28 Sep 2023
Regular paper |  | 28 Sep 2023

Effects of ion composition on escape and morphology on Mars

Qi Zhang, Mats Holmström, and Xiao-Dong Wang

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We improve a method for modeling the interaction between solar wind and Mars that uses a hybrid model to fit the observed bow shock location to determine a corresponding exobase ion upflux. We applied the method to one Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution orbit to study the effects on ion escape estimates of heavy-ion composition in the ionosphere, alpha particles in the solar wind, solar-wind velocity aberration, and electron temperature. We also studied the morphology of the escaping ions.
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