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Scientific paper
Dec 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008agufm.p51b1414m&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008, abstract #P51B-1414
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3311 Clouds And Aerosols, 5704 Atmospheres (0343, 1060), 5739 Meteorology (3346), 6225 Mars
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Discrete afternoon mountain clouds are one of the early atmospheric features observed on Mars. Their exclusive formation near the high mountains led to the assumption that air lifting associated with local circulation forced by the mountains is behind their formation. The mountain clouds are regularly seen over the high mountains on Mars such as the soaring Tharsis volcanoes, the giant Olympus Mons that peaks at 21.1 km high and Elysium Mons, but also over moderately elevated mountains like Alba Patera (6.8 km) and Apollinaris Patera (5 km). They acquire their distinctive character from being associated with mountain peaks and regularly appearing in daytime in the northern spring and summer seasons when other clouds are rare to observe. Using a general circulation model of the atmosphere of Mars we investigate the local dynamics that lead to the formations of mountain clouds and their connection to the amounts of water present in the atmosphere and to the aphelion cloud belt.
Forbes Jeffrey
Moudden Yassir
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