On the magnetic configuration near Venus: EOF modeling and statistical analyses based on Venus Express measurements
Abstract
More than 2000 orbits of Venus Express magnetic field measurementsare used for Orthogonal Function (EOF) analysis to study and model the magnetic environment over the Venus northern polar cap. The modeling results extract the dominant coherent variations, separate the known physical phenomenaon different EOFs and identify the most important driving factors. EOF1 represents the magnetic draping configuration of IMF Bz component whereas EOF2 is controlled by IMF By component and presents the draping and piling-up of IMF By. Besides, our analysis illustrates an asymmetric response of magnetic By component to IMF between the ±E hemispheres,constricted over the terminator (about 90-93° Solar Zeniths Angle) below 300km altitude. The magnetic By component increases as the increase of the parallel IMF component in the +E hemisphere but antiparallel IMF component the -E. To detail the asymmetry, we define a new coordinate system referring to the Sun-Venus-VEX plane which is more robust in comparison with the SVE or VSO coordinate system, and develop a new data averaging method which balances the significance and resolution of data representation.Our result suggests the asymmetry is neither resulting from a large plane of current nor a line of current.
- Publication:
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European Planetary Science Congress
- Pub Date:
- October 2015
- Bibcode:
- 2015EPSC...10..408H