Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1976
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976icar...28..247b&link_type=abstract
Icarus, vol. 28, June 1976, p. 247-268.
Physics
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Data Reduction, Doppler Effect, Line Spectra, Mars Atmosphere, Water Vapor, Abundance, Annual Variations, Diurnal Variations, Equinoxes, Terminator Lines
Scientific paper
Results are reported for 469 photoelectric spectral scans of the Doppler-shifted Martian water lines (at 8197.704 and 8176.975 A), which were obtained during the 1972-74 apparition with an echelle-coude scanner mounted on a 107-in. telescope. These observations covered almost an entire Martian year and were made in three ways: pole to pole on the central meridian, parallel to the equator at various latitudes, and parallel to the terminator at various positions between the limb and the terminator. Previous observations of Martian water vapor are reviewed, and the data-reduction procedures used in the present study are described in detail. The major conclusions are: (1) both seasonal and diurnal variations seem to be controlled by insolation rather than by local topography relative to the 6.1-mb surface; (2) there was a slight negative correlation with elevation, but this improved during seasons of greater water content; (3) the planetwide abundance is low during both equinoctical periods; (4) the maximum abundance occurs at about 40 deg latitude in each hemisphere after solstice; and (5) during the 'drier' seasons near the equinoxes, the atmospheric water vapor content changes by a factor of 2 to 3 over a diurnal cycle with the maximum near local noon.
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