Martian Dust Storms and Gravity Waves: Disentangling Water Transport to the Upper Atmosphere
Simulations with the Max Planck Institute Martian general circulation model for Martian years 28 and 34 reveal details of the water "pump" mechanism and the role of gravity wave (GW) forcing. Water is advected to the upper atmosphere mainly by upward branches of the meridional circulation:...
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ftpubman:oai:pure.mpg.de:item_3491721 2023-08-27T04:12:03+02:00 Martian Dust Storms and Gravity Waves: Disentangling Water Transport to the Upper Atmosphere Shaposhnikov, D. Medvedev, A. Rodin, A. Yiǧit, E. Hartogh, P. 2022 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000C-9322-7 unknown info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1029/2021JE007102 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/0148-0227 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-000C-9322-7 Journal of Geophysical Research (Planets) info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2022 ftpubman https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JE007102 2023-08-02T01:40:09Z Simulations with the Max Planck Institute Martian general circulation model for Martian years 28 and 34 reveal details of the water "pump" mechanism and the role of gravity wave (GW) forcing. Water is advected to the upper atmosphere mainly by upward branches of the meridional circulation: in low latitudes during equinoxes and over the south pole during solstices. Molecular diffusion plays little role in water transport in the middle atmosphere and across the mesopause. GWs modulate the circulation and temperature during global dust storms, thus changing the timing and intensity of the transport. At equinoxes, they facilitate water accumulation in the polar warming regions in the middle atmosphere followed by stronger upwelling over the equator. As equinoctial storms decay, GWs tend to accelerate the reduction of water in the thermosphere. GWs delay the onset of the transport during solstitial storms and change the globally averaged amount of water in the upper atmosphere by 10%-25%. Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole Max Planck Society: MPG.PuRe South Pole Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 127 1 |
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Simulations with the Max Planck Institute Martian general circulation model for Martian years 28 and 34 reveal details of the water "pump" mechanism and the role of gravity wave (GW) forcing. Water is advected to the upper atmosphere mainly by upward branches of the meridional circulation: in low latitudes during equinoxes and over the south pole during solstices. Molecular diffusion plays little role in water transport in the middle atmosphere and across the mesopause. GWs modulate the circulation and temperature during global dust storms, thus changing the timing and intensity of the transport. At equinoxes, they facilitate water accumulation in the polar warming regions in the middle atmosphere followed by stronger upwelling over the equator. As equinoctial storms decay, GWs tend to accelerate the reduction of water in the thermosphere. GWs delay the onset of the transport during solstitial storms and change the globally averaged amount of water in the upper atmosphere by 10%-25%. |
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Shaposhnikov, D. Medvedev, A. Rodin, A. Yiǧit, E. Hartogh, P. |
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Shaposhnikov, D. Medvedev, A. Rodin, A. Yiǧit, E. Hartogh, P. Martian Dust Storms and Gravity Waves: Disentangling Water Transport to the Upper Atmosphere |
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Martian Dust Storms and Gravity Waves: Disentangling Water Transport to the Upper Atmosphere |
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Martian Dust Storms and Gravity Waves: Disentangling Water Transport to the Upper Atmosphere |
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Martian Dust Storms and Gravity Waves: Disentangling Water Transport to the Upper Atmosphere |
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Martian Dust Storms and Gravity Waves: Disentangling Water Transport to the Upper Atmosphere |
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Martian Dust Storms and Gravity Waves: Disentangling Water Transport to the Upper Atmosphere |
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martian dust storms and gravity waves: disentangling water transport to the upper atmosphere |
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