Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jan 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000stin...0075275g&link_type=abstract
Technical Report, Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States
Mathematics
Logic
Research, Microwaves, Mars Atmosphere, Surface Temperature, Three Dimensional Motion, Hydrological Cycle, Experiment Design, Atmospheric General Circulation Models, Atmospheric Moisture, Carbon Monoxide, Heterodyning, Humidity Measurement, Infrared Radiation, Line Spectra, Mars Surface, Radio Receivers, Reflector Antennas, Spectral Resolution, Water Vapor
Scientific paper
The Microwave Investigation of the Mars Atmosphere and Surface Experiment (MIMAS) is designed to address two major scientific goals: 1) To understand the three dimensional general circulation of the Martian atmosphere, and 2) To understand the hydrologic cycle of water on Mars, including the time-variable sources, sinks, and atmospheric transport of water vapor. The proposed instrument is a submillimeter wave, heterodyne receiver, with both continuum and very high spectral resolution capability. A small reflector antenna will be used to feed the receiver. Instrument heritage comes from the MIRO receiver, currently under design for the ESA Rosetta Mission, and from SWAS, a NASA astrophysics mission. The instrument will be able to measure atmospheric spectral lines from both water and carbon monoxide and use these lines as tracers of atmospheric winds. Measurement objectives of MIMAS are to measure surface temperature, atmospheric temperature from the surface up to an altitude of 60 km or more, the distribution of CO and H2O in the atmosphere, and certain wind fields (zonal and meridional). The global distribution of CO, as well as temperature distributions, will be used as input data for GCMs (general circulation models). Water vapor profiles will be used to understand the sources and sinks of water on Mars and to understand how it is transported globally by the general circulation. Zonal and meridional wind fields will provide further tests of the GCMs. An important aspect of this experiment is that the temperature and humidity measurements are insensitive to dust and ice condensates thereby making the measurement capability independent of the presence of dust clouds and ice particles. Temperature measurements derived from the data can be used in conjunction with infrared measurements to determine dust profiles.
Allen Marsha M.
Clancy Trevor
Forget Francois
Frerking Margaret
Gulkis Sam
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