Interannual similarity in the Martian atmosphere during the dust storm season
Abstract We find that during the dusty season on Mars (southern spring and summer) of years without a global dust storm there are three large regional‐scale dust storms. The storms are labeled A, B, and C in seasonal order. This classification is based on examining the zonal mean 50 Pa (∼25 km) dayt...
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| author | D. M. Kass A. Kleinböhl D. J. McCleese J. T. Schofield M. D. Smith |
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| description | Abstract We find that during the dusty season on Mars (southern spring and summer) of years without a global dust storm there are three large regional‐scale dust storms. The storms are labeled A, B, and C in seasonal order. This classification is based on examining the zonal mean 50 Pa (∼25 km) daytime temperature retrievals from TES/MGS and MCS/MRO over 6 Mars Years. Regional‐scale storms are defined as events where the temperature exceeds 200 K. Examining the MCS dust field at 50 Pa indicates that warming in the Southern Hemisphere is dominated by direct heating, while northern high latitude warming is a dynamical response. A storms are springtime planet encircling Southern Hemisphere events. B storms are southern polar events that begin near perihelion and last through the solstice. C storms are southern summertime events starting well after the end of the B storm. C storms show the most interannual variability. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4d324487327f4137befd976a815987b82025-08-20T03:49:37ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072016-06-0143126111611810.1002/2016GL068978Interannual similarity in the Martian atmosphere during the dust storm seasonD. M. Kass0A. Kleinböhl1D. J. McCleese2J. T. Schofield3M. D. Smith4Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena California USAJet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena California USAJet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena California USAJet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena California USANASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt Maryland USAAbstract We find that during the dusty season on Mars (southern spring and summer) of years without a global dust storm there are three large regional‐scale dust storms. The storms are labeled A, B, and C in seasonal order. This classification is based on examining the zonal mean 50 Pa (∼25 km) daytime temperature retrievals from TES/MGS and MCS/MRO over 6 Mars Years. Regional‐scale storms are defined as events where the temperature exceeds 200 K. Examining the MCS dust field at 50 Pa indicates that warming in the Southern Hemisphere is dominated by direct heating, while northern high latitude warming is a dynamical response. A storms are springtime planet encircling Southern Hemisphere events. B storms are southern polar events that begin near perihelion and last through the solstice. C storms are southern summertime events starting well after the end of the B storm. C storms show the most interannual variability.https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL068978Mars Climate Sounderregional dust stormsTemperature |
| spellingShingle | D. M. Kass A. Kleinböhl D. J. McCleese J. T. Schofield M. D. Smith Interannual similarity in the Martian atmosphere during the dust storm season Geophysical Research Letters Mars Climate Sounder regional dust storms Temperature |
| title | Interannual similarity in the Martian atmosphere during the dust storm season |
| title_full | Interannual similarity in the Martian atmosphere during the dust storm season |
| title_fullStr | Interannual similarity in the Martian atmosphere during the dust storm season |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interannual similarity in the Martian atmosphere during the dust storm season |
| title_short | Interannual similarity in the Martian atmosphere during the dust storm season |
| title_sort | interannual similarity in the martian atmosphere during the dust storm season |
| topic | Mars Climate Sounder regional dust storms Temperature |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL068978 |
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