Showing papers by "Peter M. Banks published in 1971"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that the mid-latitude ionosphere may be in a continual dynamic state if the storms occur sufficiently often and that the density and flux profiles expected during the subsonic phase of the recovery are still not reached after an elapsed time of 10 days and correspondingly there is still a net loss of plasma from the ionosphere to the magnetosphere.
175 citations
TL;DR: Collisionless ion exosphere kinetic and hydrodynamic models comparison for polar wind supersonic flow characteristics were compared in this paper for comparison of polar wind SUpersonic flows.
Abstract: Collisionless ion exosphere kinetic and hydrodynamic models comparison for polar wind supersonic flow characteristics
114 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of recent findings and studies is presented which shows that thermal protons of planetary origin are rapidly destroyed in the Venusian ionosphere, and thus cannot be the principal topside ions.
Abstract: An analysis of recent findings and studies is presented which shows that thermal protons of planetary origin are rapidly destroyed in the Venusian ionosphere, and thus cannot be the principal topside ions. He(+) is conjectural, whereas there might be a possibility that O(+) is present in significant density.
5 citations
01 Jan 1971
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined sunlit and predawn atmospheric models for ionospheric phenomena, examining the flux and energy spectra effects on ionosphere phenomena, and showed that the energy spectrum of ionosphere changes with time.
Abstract: Photoelectron flux and energy spectra effects on ionospheric phenomena, examining sunlit and predawn atmospheric models
5 citations