Mars atmosphere pressure periodicities from Viking observations

Details Mars atmosphere pressure periodicities from Viking observations Mars atmosphere pressure periodicities from Viking observations

Sep 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980jats...37.1994s&link_type=abstract

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, vol. 37, Sept. 1980, p. 1994-2001. Research supported by the California Institute of Techn

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Atmospheric Pressure, Mars Atmosphere, Viking Lander Spacecraft, Periodic Variations, Power Spectra, Pressure Measurement

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The first Martian year of pressure data taken by the Viking landers on Mars is subjected to power spectrum analysis. The analysis suggests that strong periodicities are present in the Martian atmosphere, especially at the high-latitude (48 deg N) site of the second lander. Most of these periodicities are probably due to the passage of baroclinic waves. Inspection of individual segments of data shows that the periodicities of the dominant waves vary significantly with time of year. This may be related to the amount of dust in the atmosphere since the dominant frequencies of the waves during times of major dust storms are quite different than at other times.

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