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Lange L, Forget F, Banfield D, Wolff M, Spiga A, Millour E, Viúdez‐Moreiras D, Bierjon A, Piqueux S, Newman C, Pla‐García J, Banerdt WB. InSight Pressure Data Recalibration, and Its Application to the Study of Long-Term Pressure Changes on Mars. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH. PLANETS 2022; 127:e2022JE007190. [PMID: 35865505 PMCID: PMC9286347 DOI: 10.1029/2022je007190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Observations of the South Polar Residual Cap suggest a possible erosion of the cap, leading to an increase of the global mass of the atmosphere. We test this assumption by making the first comparison between Viking 1 and InSight surface pressure data, which were recorded 40 years apart. Such a comparison also allows us to determine changes in the dynamics of the seasonal ice caps between these two periods. To do so, we first had to recalibrate the InSight pressure data because of their unexpected sensitivity to the sensor temperature. Then, we had to design a procedure to compare distant pressure measurements. We propose two surface pressure interpolation methods at the local and global scale to do the comparison. The comparison of Viking and InSight seasonal surface pressure variations does not show changes larger than ±8 Pa in the CO2 cycle. Such conclusions are supported by an analysis of Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) pressure data. Further comparisons with images of the south seasonal cap taken by the Viking 2 orbiter and MARCI camera do not display significant changes in the dynamics of this cap over a 40 year period. Only a possible larger extension of the North Cap after the global storm of MY 34 is observed, but the physical mechanisms behind this anomaly are not well determined. Finally, the first comparison of MSL and InSight pressure data suggests a pressure deficit at Gale crater during southern summer, possibly resulting from a large presence of dust suspended within the crater.
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- L. Lange
- Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique,Institut Pierre‐Simon Laplace (LMD/IPSL)Sorbonne UniversitéCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École Polytechnique, École Normale Supérieure (ENS)ParisFrance
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- Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique,Institut Pierre‐Simon Laplace (LMD/IPSL)Sorbonne UniversitéCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École Polytechnique, École Normale Supérieure (ENS)ParisFrance
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- Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary ScienceCornell UniversityIthacaNYUSA
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- Space Science InstituteBoulderCOUSA
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- Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique,Institut Pierre‐Simon Laplace (LMD/IPSL)Sorbonne UniversitéCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École Polytechnique, École Normale Supérieure (ENS)ParisFrance
- Institut Universitaire de FranceParisFrance
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- Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique,Institut Pierre‐Simon Laplace (LMD/IPSL)Sorbonne UniversitéCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École Polytechnique, École Normale Supérieure (ENS)ParisFrance
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- Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC‐INTA) and National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA)MadridSpain
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- Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique,Institut Pierre‐Simon Laplace (LMD/IPSL)Sorbonne UniversitéCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École Polytechnique, École Normale Supérieure (ENS)ParisFrance
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- Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
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- Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC‐INTA) and National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA)MadridSpain
- Southwest Research InstituteBoulderCOUSA
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- Jet Propulsion LaboratoryCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadenaCAUSA
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The Mars Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (MRAMS): Current Status and Future Directions. ATMOSPHERE 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/atmos10120747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The Mars Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (MRAMS) is closing in on two decades of use as a tool to investigate mesoscale and microscale circulations and dynamics in the atmosphere of Mars. Over this period of time, there have been numerous improvements and additions to the model dynamical core, physical parameterizations, and framework. At the same time, the application of the model to Mars (and related code for other planets) has taught many lessons about limitations and cautions that should be exercised. The current state of MRAMS is described along with a review of prior studies and findings utilizing the model. Where appropriate, lessons learned are provided to help guide future users and aid in the design and interpretation of numerical experiments. The paper concludes with a discussion of future MRAMS development plans.
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Harri AM, Genzer M, Kemppinen O, Gomez-Elvira J, Haberle R, Polkko J, Savijärvi H, Rennó N, Rodriguez-Manfredi JA, Schmidt W, Richardson M, Siili T, Paton M, Torre-Juarez MDL, Mäkinen T, Newman C, Rafkin S, Mischna M, Merikallio S, Haukka H, Martin-Torres J, Komu M, Zorzano MP, Peinado V, Vazquez L, Urqui R. Mars Science Laboratory relative humidity observations: Initial results. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH. PLANETS 2014; 119:2132-2147. [PMID: 26213667 PMCID: PMC4508910 DOI: 10.1002/2013je004514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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UNLABELLED The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) made a successful landing at Gale crater early August 2012. MSL has an environmental instrument package called the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) as a part of its scientific payload. REMS comprises instrumentation for the observation of atmospheric pressure, temperature of the air, ground temperature, wind speed and direction, relative humidity (REMS-H), and UV measurements. We concentrate on describing the REMS-H measurement performance and initial observations during the first 100 MSL sols as well as constraining the REMS-H results by comparing them with earlier observations and modeling results. The REMS-H device is based on polymeric capacitive humidity sensors developed by Vaisala Inc., and it makes use of transducer electronics section placed in the vicinity of the three humidity sensor heads. The humidity device is mounted on the REMS boom providing ventilation with the ambient atmosphere through a filter protecting the device from airborne dust. The final relative humidity results appear to be convincing and are aligned with earlier indirect observations of the total atmospheric precipitable water content. The water mixing ratio in the atmospheric surface layer appears to vary between 30 and 75 ppm. When assuming uniform mixing, the precipitable water content of the atmosphere is ranging from a few to six precipitable micrometers. KEY POINTS Atmospheric water mixing ratio at Gale crater varies from 30 to 140 ppmMSL relative humidity observation provides good dataHighest detected relative humidity reading during first MSL 100 sols is RH75.
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- A-M Harri
- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- NASA AMES Research Center San Francisco, California, USA
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Ashima Research Inc. Pasadena, California, USA
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- Southwest Research Institute Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, California, USA
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Centro de Astrobiologia Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, Complutense University of Madrid Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Astrobiologia Madrid, Spain
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Harri AM, Genzer M, Kemppinen O, Gomez-Elvira J, Haberle R, Polkko J, Savijärvi H, Rennó N, Rodriguez-Manfredi JA, Schmidt W, Richardson M, Siili T, Paton M, Torre-Juarez MDL, Mäkinen T, Newman C, Rafkin S, Mischna M, Merikallio S, Haukka H, Martin-Torres J, Komu M, Zorzano MP, Peinado V, Vazquez L, Urqui R. Mars Science Laboratory relative humidity observations: Initial results. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH. PLANETS 2014; 119:2132-2147. [PMID: 26213667 DOI: 10.1002/2013je004423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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UNLABELLED The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) made a successful landing at Gale crater early August 2012. MSL has an environmental instrument package called the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) as a part of its scientific payload. REMS comprises instrumentation for the observation of atmospheric pressure, temperature of the air, ground temperature, wind speed and direction, relative humidity (REMS-H), and UV measurements. We concentrate on describing the REMS-H measurement performance and initial observations during the first 100 MSL sols as well as constraining the REMS-H results by comparing them with earlier observations and modeling results. The REMS-H device is based on polymeric capacitive humidity sensors developed by Vaisala Inc., and it makes use of transducer electronics section placed in the vicinity of the three humidity sensor heads. The humidity device is mounted on the REMS boom providing ventilation with the ambient atmosphere through a filter protecting the device from airborne dust. The final relative humidity results appear to be convincing and are aligned with earlier indirect observations of the total atmospheric precipitable water content. The water mixing ratio in the atmospheric surface layer appears to vary between 30 and 75 ppm. When assuming uniform mixing, the precipitable water content of the atmosphere is ranging from a few to six precipitable micrometers. KEY POINTS Atmospheric water mixing ratio at Gale crater varies from 30 to 140 ppmMSL relative humidity observation provides good dataHighest detected relative humidity reading during first MSL 100 sols is RH75.
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- A-M Harri
- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- NASA AMES Research Center San Francisco, California, USA
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Ashima Research Inc. Pasadena, California, USA
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- Southwest Research Institute Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, California, USA
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute Helsinki, Finland
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- Centro de Astrobiologia Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Applied Mathematics, Complutense University of Madrid Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Astrobiologia Madrid, Spain
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Mischna MA, Lee C, Richardson M. Development of a fast, accurate radiative transfer model for the Martian atmosphere, past and present. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/2012je004110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Greeley R, Skypeck A, Pollack JB. Martian aeolian features and deposits: Comparisons with general circulation model results. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/92je02580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Seiff A. Mars atmospheric winds indicated by motion of the Viking landers during parachute descent. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/92je02738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Murphy JR, Haberle RM, Toon OB, Pollack JB. Martian global dust storms: Zonally symmetric numerical simulations including size-dependent particle transport. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/92je02945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pollack JB, Haberle RM, Murphy JR, Schaeffer J, Lee H. Simulations of the general circulation of the Martian Atmosphere: 2. Seasonal pressure variations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/92je02947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Haberle RM, Pollack JB, Barnes JR, Zurek RW, Leovy CB, Murphy JR, Lee H, Schaeffer J. Mars atmospheric dynamics as simulated by the NASA Ames General Circulation Model: 1. The zonal-mean circulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/92je02946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Bougher SW, Fesen CG, Ridley EC, Zurek RW. Mars mesosphere and thermosphere coupling: Semidiurnal tides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/92je02727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Barnes JR, Pollack JB, Haberle RM, Leovy CB, Zurek RW, Lee H, Schaeffer J. Mars atmospheric dynamics as simulated by the NASA Ames General Circulation Model: 2. Transient baroclinic eddies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/92je02935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Zurek RW, Martin LJ. Interannual variability of planet-encircling dust storms on Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/92je02936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Santee M, Crisp D. Thermal structure and dust loading of the Martian atmosphere during late southern summer: Mariner 9 revisited. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/92je01896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sprague AL, Boynton WV, Forget F, Lian Y, Richardson M, Starr R, Metzger AE, Hamara D, Economou T. Interannual similarity and variation in seasonal circulation of Mars' atmospheric Ar as seen by the Gamma Ray Spectrometer on Mars Odyssey. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1029/2011je003873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Madeleine JB, Forget F, Millour E, Montabone L, Wolff MJ. Revisiting the radiative impact of dust on Mars using the LMD Global Climate Model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1029/2011je003855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cornwall C, Titus TN. Spatial and temporal distributions of Martian north polar cold spots before, during, and after the global dust storm of 2001. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1029/2008je003243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Heavens NG, Richardson MI, Toigo AD. Two aerodynamic roughness maps derived from Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data and their effects on boundary layer properties in a Mars general circulation model (GCM). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1029/2007je002991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Bell JM, Bougher SW, Murphy JR. Vertical dust mixing and the interannual variations in the Mars thermosphere. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1029/2006je002856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Richardson MI, Toigo AD, Newman CE. PlanetWRF: A general purpose, local to global numerical model for planetary atmospheric and climate dynamics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1029/2006je002825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sprague AL, Boynton WV, Kerry KE, Janes DM, Kelly NJ, Crombie MK, Nelli SM, Murphy JR, Reedy RC, Metzger AE. Mars' atmospheric argon: Tracer for understanding Martian atmospheric circulation and dynamics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1029/2005je002597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Greeley R, Arvidson RE, Barlett PW, Blaney D, Cabrol NA, Christensen PR, Fergason RL, Golombek MP, Landis GA, Lemmon MT, McLennan SM, Maki JN, Michaels T, Moersch JE, Neakrase LDV, Rafkin SCR, Richter L, Squyres SW, de Souza PA, Sullivan RJ, Thompson SD, Whelley PL. Gusev crater: Wind-related features and processes observed by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1029/2005je002491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ronald Greeley
- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Earth and Planetary Sciences; Washington University; St. Louis Missouri USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- NASA Ames Research Center; Moffett Field California USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Atmospheric Sciences; Texas A&M University; College Station Texas USA
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- Department of Geosciences; State University of New York at Stony Brook; Stony Brook New York USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences; University of Tennessee; Knoxville Tennessee USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Institut für Raumsimulation; Deutschen Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; Cologne Germany
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- Department of Astronomy; Cornell University; Ithaca New York USA
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- Department of Astronomy; Cornell University; Ithaca New York USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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Cahoy KL, Hinson DP, Tyler GL. Radio science measurements of atmospheric refractivity with Mars Global Surveyor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1029/2005je002634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hinson DP. Radio occultation measurements of transient eddies in the northern hemisphere of Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1029/2005je002612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Perrier S, Bertaux JL, Lefèvre F, Lebonnois S, Korablev O, Fedorova A, Montmessin F. Global distribution of total ozone on Mars from SPICAM/MEX UV measurements. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1029/2006je002681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kahre MA, Murphy JR, Haberle RM. Modeling the Martian dust cycle and surface dust reservoirs with the NASA Ames general circulation model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1029/2005je002588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mars ecopoiesis is a human controlled process consisting in changes needed for anaerobic life to be established on planet surface. The daily minimum temperature on present day Mars is well below the water freezing point, due to the low thermal inertia of the surface. A simple time-dependent model to evaluate the ground temperature is developed here. It takes into account the incident solar radiation, the greenhouse effect and surface thermal inertia. The model is applied to two modified Martian atmospheres. Increasing surface thermal inertia seems to be necessary for Mars intrinsic ecopoiesis. This can be done either by removing the regolith layer covering the bedrock or by regolith compression. The Northern hemisphere of the terraformed Mars appears to be more hospitable than the Southern hemisphere, because the amplitude of the daily temperature excursion there is lower and the freezing temperature appears at higher latitudes. A regional (and seasonal) terraforming of Mars is suggested.
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- Viorel Badescu
- Candida Oancea Institute of Solar Energy, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
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González-Galindo F. Extension of a Martian general circulation model to thermospheric altitudes: UV heating and photochemical models. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1029/2004je002312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sprague AL, Boynton WV, Kerry KE, Janes DM, Hunten DM, Kim KJ, Reedy RC, Metzger AE. Mars' South Polar Ar Enhancement: A Tracer for South Polar Seasonal Meridional Mixing. Science 2004; 306:1364-7. [PMID: 15472041 DOI: 10.1126/science.1098496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The gamma ray spectrometer on the Mars Odyssey spacecraft measured an enhancement of atmospheric argon over southern high latitudes during autumn followed by dissipation during winter and spring. Argon does not freeze at temperatures normal for southern winter (approximately 145 kelvin) and is left in the atmosphere, enriched relative to carbon dioxide (CO2), as the southern seasonal cap of CO2 frost accumulates. Calculations of seasonal transport of argon into and out of southern high latitudes point to meridional (north-south) mixing throughout southern winter and spring.
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- A L Sprague
- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, 1629 East University Boulevard, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0092, USA.
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Montmessin F. Origin and role of water ice clouds in the Martian water cycle as inferred from a general circulation model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1029/2004je002284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Prettyman TH. Composition and structure of the Martian surface at high southern latitudes from neutron spectroscopy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1029/2003je002139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hinson DP. Temperature inversions, thermal tides, and water ice clouds in the Martian tropics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1029/2003je002129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Golombek MP, Grant JA, Parker TJ, Kass DM, Crisp JA, Squyres SW, Haldemann AFC, Adler M, Lee WJ, Bridges NT, Arvidson RE, Carr MH, Kirk RL, Knocke PC, Roncoli RB, Weitz CM, Schofield JT, Zurek RW, Christensen PR, Fergason RL, Anderson FS, Rice JW. Selection of the Mars Exploration Rover landing sites. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1029/2003je002074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- M. P. Golombek
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Center for Earth and Planetary Studies; National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution; Washington DC USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Astronomy; Cornell University; Ithaca New York USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Earth and Space Sciences; Washington University; St. Louis Missouri USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey; Menlo Park California USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey; Flagstaff Arizona USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona USA
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Kass DM, Schofield JT, Michaels TI, Rafkin SCR, Richardson MI, Toigo AD. Analysis of atmospheric mesoscale models for entry, descent, and landing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1029/2003je002065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- D. M. Kass
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Department of Meteorology; San Jose State University; San Jose California USA
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- Department of Meteorology; San Jose State University; San Jose California USA
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- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena California USA
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Martin TZ, Bridges NT, Murphy JR. Near-surface temperatures at proposed Mars Exploration Rover landing sites. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1029/2003je002063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Department of Astronomy; New Mexico State University; Las Cruces New Mexico USA
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Mischna MA. On the orbital forcing of Martian water and CO2cycles: A general circulation model study with simplified volatile schemes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1029/2003je002051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hynek BM. Explosive volcanism in the Tharsis region: Global evidence in the Martian geologic record. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1029/2003je002062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Sanchez BV. Atmospheric rotational effects on Mars based on the NASA Ames general circulation model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1029/2002je001984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Takahashi YO. Topographically induced north-south asymmetry of the meridional circulation in the Martian atmosphere. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.1029/2001je001638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Forbes JM, Bridger AFC, Bougher SW, Hagan ME, Hollingsworth JL, Keating GM, Murphy J. Nonmigrating tides in the thermosphere of Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1029/2001je001582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jeffrey M. Forbes
- Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences; University of Colorado; Boulder Colorado USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory; University of Arizona; Tucson Arizona USA
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- High Altitude Observatory; National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder Colorado USA
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- NASA Langley Research Center; George Washington University; Hampton Virginia USA
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- Department of Astronomy; New Mexico State University; Las Cruces New Mexico USA
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Tyler D. Simulation of surface meteorology at the Pathfinder and VL1 sites using a Mars mesoscale model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1029/2001je001618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Smith DE, Zuber MT, Frey HV, Garvin JB, Head JW, Muhleman DO, Pettengill GH, Phillips RJ, Solomon SC, Zwally HJ, Banerdt WB, Duxbury TC, Golombek MP, Lemoine FG, Neumann GA, Rowlands DD, Aharonson O, Ford PG, Ivanov AB, Johnson CL, McGovern PJ, Abshire JB, Afzal RS, Sun X. Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter: Experiment summary after the first year of global mapping of Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1029/2000je001364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1152] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Malin MC, Bell JF, Calvin W, Clancy RT, Haberle RM, James PB, Lee SW, Thomas PC, Caplinger MA. Mars Color Imager (MARCI) on the Mars Climate Orbiter. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1029/1999je001145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pearl JC, Smith MD, Conrath BJ, Bandfield JL, Christensen PR. Observations of Martian ice clouds by the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer: The first Martian year. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1029/1999je001233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hinson DP, Tyler GL, Hollingsworth JL, Wilson RJ. Radio occultation measurements of forced atmospheric waves on Mars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1029/2000je001291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Smrekar S, Catling D, Lorenz R, Magalhães J, Moersch J, Morgan P, Murray B, Presley M, Yen A, Zent A, Blaney D. Deep Space 2: The Mars Microprobe Mission. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1029/1999je001073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Forget F, Hourdin F, Fournier R, Hourdin C, Talagrand O, Collins M, Lewis SR, Read PL, Huot JP. Improved general circulation models of the Martian atmosphere from the surface to above 80 km. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1029/1999je001025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 816] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Anderson FS, Greeley R, Xu P, Lo E, Blumberg DG, Haberle RM, Murphy JR. Assessing the Martian surface distribution of aeolian sand using a Mars general circulation model. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1029/1999je900024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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