首页> 外文期刊>Journal of geophysical research. Planets >Mars equatorial mesospheric clouds: Global occurrence and physical properties from Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer and Mars Orbiter Camera limb observations
【24h】

Mars equatorial mesospheric clouds: Global occurrence and physical properties from Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer and Mars Orbiter Camera limb observations

机译:火星赤道中层云:火星全球测量师热发射光谱仪和火星轨道器相机四肢观测的全球发生和物理性质

获取原文
获取原文并翻译 | 示例
           

摘要

We report the occurrence of a new type of cloud in the Mars dayside (1300–1400 Local Time) atmosphere, apparent as high-altitude (60 to 80 km), vertically discrete aerosol scattering layers. Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) limb observations from the Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) visible channel indicate peak frequencies at the beginning and end of the aphelion northern summer season (L S = 30° and 150°), where they are confined to equatorial (15°S–15°N) latitudes and two longitude ranges (40°E–2°W and 50°W–120°W). Limb images from the MGS Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) indicate significant horizontal variations in these Mars equatorial mesospheric (MEM) clouds on 20–50 km scales. On the basis of the distribution of projected limb heights, MEM clouds exhibit peak optical depths over 70–75 km altitudes, that are substantial (nadir τ vis of order 0.01) for the low-pressure region of formation (~1 μbar). Averaged TES limb infrared spectral (5–40 μm) and solarband radiance profiles corresponding to MEM occurrence indicate dust aerosols (r eff = 1.5–2.0 μm, τ vis ~ 0.4) at 0–25 km altitudes, capped by water ice clouds (r eff = 1.5–2.0 μm, τ vis ~ 0.2) at 20–45 km altitudes. The lack of detectable infrared radiances at MEM cloud heights precludes distinction of water versus CO2 ice, but indicates ≤1 μm particle sizes for water or ≤1.5 μm for CO2 ice compositions. More recent Mars Express observations point toward Mars mesospheric CO2 clouds, although current dynamical and radiative models do not indicate sufficiently cold temperatures at MEM cloud locations to produce daytime CO2 saturation conditions.
机译:我们报告在火星的白天(1300-1400当地时间)大气中出现了一种新型的云,明显是高空(60至80 km),垂直离散的气溶胶散射层。从热发射光谱仪(TES)可见通道进行的火星全球测量师(MGS)肢体观察表明,北部夏季头孢菌素的开始和结束时的峰值频率(LS = 30°和150°)仅限于赤道(15 °S–15°N)纬度和两个经度范围(40°E–2°W和50°W–120°W)。来自MGS火星轨道照相机(MOC)的肢体图像表明,这些火星赤道中层(MEM)云在20–50 km尺度上存在明显的水平变化。根据预计肢体高度的分布,MEM云在70-75 km的高度上显示出峰值光学深度,对于低压地层(〜1μbar)而言是相当大的(最低点相对于0.01阶)。 TES肢体的平均TES肢体红外光谱(5–40μm)和对应于MEM发生的太阳带辐射剖面表明,在0–25 km的海拔高度,粉尘气溶胶(r eff = 1.5–2.0μm,τvis〜0.4),被水冰云(r eff = 1.5-2.0μm,τvis〜0.2)在20-45 km的高度。在MEM云高处缺乏可检测的红外辐射,因此无法区分水与CO2冰,但是表明水的粒径≤1μm,CO 2的冰成分≤1.5μm。尽管目前的动力学模型和辐射模型还没有表明MEM云位置处的低温足以产生白天的CO2饱和条件,但最新的Mars Express观测指向火星中层CO2云。

著录项

相似文献

  • 外文文献
  • 中文文献
  • 专利
获取原文

客服邮箱:kefu@zhangqiaokeyan.com

京公网安备:11010802029741号 ICP备案号:京ICP备15016152号-6 六维联合信息科技 (北京) 有限公司©版权所有
  • 客服微信

  • 服务号