Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jul 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981sci...213..437z&link_type=abstract
Science, vol. 213, July 24, 1981, p. 437-439.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Atmospheric Heating, Atmospheric Tides, Diurnal Variations, Dust Storms, Mars Atmosphere, Pressure Oscillations, Astronomical Models, Atmospheric Models, Solar Heating, Viking Lander Spacecraft, Mars, Atmosphere, Dust, Tides, Thermal Effects, Features, Amplitude, Surface, Pressure, Viking 1 Lander, Viking 2 Lander, Models, Opacity, Theoretical Studies, Storms, Heating, Data, Comparisons, Harmonics, Meteorology
Scientific paper
Major features of the daily surface pressure oscillations observed by the Viking landers during the two great dust storms on Mars in 1977 can be explained in terms of the classical atmospheric tidal theory developed for the earth's atmosphere. The most dramatic exception is the virtual disappearance of only the diurnal tide at Viking Lander 1 just before the second storm. This disappearance is attributed to destructive interference between the usually westward-traveling tide and an eastward-traveling diurnal Kelvin mode generated by orographically induced differential heating. The continuing Viking Lander 1 pressure measurements can be used with the model to monitor future great dust storms.
Leovy Conway B.
Zurek Richard W.
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