Long cloud observations on Mars and implications for boundary layer characteristics over slopes

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Feb 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982jgr....87..867k&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 87, Feb. 1, 1982, p. 867-880.

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Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Atmospheric Models, Cloud Physics, Mars Atmosphere, Atmospheric Circulation, Boundary Layer Flow, Flow Stability, Flow Velocity, Gravity Waves, Mathematical Models, Periodic Variations, Spatial Distribution, Viking Orbiter Spacecraft, Wavelengths, Mars, Clouds, Observations, Boundary Layers, Characteristics, Viking, Orbiter, Mountains, Arisa Mons, Pavonis Mons, Imagery, Formation, Winds, Tharsis Region, Wavelengths, Motion, Velocity, Mathematical Models, Data, Features, Physical

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The times and locations of occurrence are measured, as are the wavelengths and, when possible, the apparent velocity of motion of these clouds. The wavelengths of the patches of ripple clouds that are often found with the long formations are tabulated. The long clouds are observed only in the early morning hours, suggesting that they are associated with drainage winds caused by a cold planetary boundary layer. Simple mathematical models are developed to examine various aspects of such boundary winds; these make it possible to construct a complete and self-consistent explanation of all the observed features of the cloud formations.

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