The spatial and seasonal distribution of Martian clouds and some meteorological implications

Details The spatial and seasonal distribution of Martian clouds and some meteorological implications The spatial and seasonal distribution of Martian clouds and some meteorological implications

Aug 1984

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Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 89, Aug. 1, 1984, p. 6671-6688.

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Annual Variations, Cloud Cover, Mars Atmosphere, Planetary Meteorology, Spatial Distribution, Atmospheric Moisture, Mariner 9 Space Probe, Northern Hemisphere, Planetary Atmospheres, Southern Hemisphere, Viking Orbiter Spacecraft, Mars, Seasonal Variations, Distribution, Clouds, Meteorology, Climate, Atmosphere, Morphology, Patterns, Comparisons, Surface, Winds, Data, Velocity, Stability, Humidity, Mariner 9, Viking Missions, Structure, Latitutde, Hydration, Dust, Storms, Temperature, Parameters, Orbiters,

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All Mariner 9 and Viking Orbiter images of Martian atmospheric clouds were analyzed to obtain temporal meteorological characteristics of Mars. The data comprised over 57,000 images which were separated into seven categories of surface obscuration. The classes included: lee waves, waves, plumes, streak clouds, cloud streets, localized fogs and hazes and were associated with particular formation mechanisms, probabilities of wind shear, static stability and surface shear stress and composition. Near surface winds followed the cap edges except in summer. Hemispheric asymmetries were attributed to the hydration state and global dust storm effects. Static stability was regionally and seasonally variable. Finally, clouds formed more easily in the northern than in the southern hemisphere in all corresponding seasons.

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