Processes in the present-day Atmosphere of Mars
Processes in the present-day Atmosphere of Mars
Session ID#: 280751
Session Description:
Observations from Mars orbiters, landers, and rovers have been providing a wealth of information on the Martian atmosphere. Current assets at Mars include weather stations on Mars rovers as well as Mars orbiters that provide perspectives from various orbits. Their measurements cover atmospheric regions from the near surface to the upper atmosphere and span several Mars years and solar cycles.
While observations have led to considerable progress in understanding the structure and variability of the Martian atmosphere, the challenges of today are the identification and quantification of the underlying dynamical, chemical, and radiative processes that govern the Martian atmosphere.
This session solicits observational and theoretical contributions that provide deeper insights into these processes in the present-day atmosphere of Mars. This includes studies on the connections between the upper and the lower atmospheres and on processes leading to upper atmospheric escape to space.
While observations have led to considerable progress in understanding the structure and variability of the Martian atmosphere, the challenges of today are the identification and quantification of the underlying dynamical, chemical, and radiative processes that govern the Martian atmosphere.
This session solicits observational and theoretical contributions that provide deeper insights into these processes in the present-day atmosphere of Mars. This includes studies on the connections between the upper and the lower atmospheres and on processes leading to upper atmospheric escape to space.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- A - Atmospheric Sciences
- AE - Atmospheric and Space Electricity
- SA - SPA-Aeronomy
- SH - SPA-Solar and Heliospheric Physics
Index Terms:
0343 Planetary atmospheres [ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE]
5405 Atmospheres [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
5445 Meteorology [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS]
6225 Mars [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
Primary Convener: Armin Kleinboehl, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
Conveners: Majd Mayyasi, Boston University, Center for Space Physics, Boston, MA, United States, Joseph Michael Battalio, Yale University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, New Haven, CT, United States and Yuni Lee, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, United States
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