Infrared solar occultation sounding of the Martian atmosphere by the Phobos spacecraft

Details Infrared solar occultation sounding of the Martian atmosphere by the Phobos spacecraft Infrared solar occultation sounding of the Martian atmosphere by the Phobos spacecraft

Nov 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991icar...94...32k&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 94, Nov. 1991, p. 32-44.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Infrared Spectrometers, Mars Atmosphere, Mars Probes, Occultation, Solar Spectrometers, Atmospheric Composition, Space Probes, Water Vapor

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Water vapor distribution data have been obtained for the Mars atmosphere from nine occultation profiles obtained by a Phobos spacecraft spectrometer. Mean mixing ratios of 150 ppm below 12 km are noted to decrease to 3 ppm at 40 km. The properties of aerosols in the Martian atmosphere are studied in view of measurements of the volume extinction coefficients and their spectral sloped in at 1.9 and 3.7 micron wavelengths. It is suggested that small scale water vapor density variations may be due to tides.

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