2017/05/16 by Karen Aplin, Aplin, Karen, Martin Airey +3
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics (physics.ao-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Scientific Research and Discoveries #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Space Physics (physics.space-ph)
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1705.05597
openalex publication_date 2017/05/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Lightning is common throughout the Solar System, and charging of particles occurs in all atmospheres due to ionization from galactic cosmic rays. Here, some electrical processes relevant to the atmosphere of Venus are outlined and discussed in a comparative planetology context.