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Electrical conductivity of Jupiter's shallow interior and the formation of a resonant of a resonant planetary-ionospheric cavityThe present consideration of hydrogenic atmospheric reactions on Jupiter, to a depth of 4000 km, notes the primary ion constituents at these depths to be both positive and negative ions of molecular hydrogen contributing less than 20 percent to total electrical conductivity by free electrons. An electrical surface defined by the boundary beneath which the interior is electrically conducting exists at depths which vary according to EM wave frequency, from 1100 km for 1 mHz to 3000 for 1 MHz. The presence of a lower electrical boundary within the shallow interior suggests that a planetary-ionosphere resonant cavity analogous to the earth-ionosphere cavity may exist.
Document ID
19910031718
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Sentman, D. D.
(California, University Los Angeles, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 88
ISSN: 0019-1035
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
91A16341
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-05-007-004
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-955232
CONTRACT_GRANT: W-7405-ENG-36
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Public
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