Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Dec 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010agufm.p53e1572d&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #P53E-1572
Mathematics
Logic
[5405] Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets / Atmospheres, [5445] Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets / Meteorology, [5462] Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets / Polar Regions, [5464] Planetary Sciences: Solid Surface Planets / Remote Sensing
Scientific paper
Micrometer sized mineral particles drifting over Mars surface greatly influence both solar and thermal radiative fluxes in the atmosphere, thus its energy balance and its global circulation. Furthermore any kind of remotely sensed data in the optical domain includes their strong, spatially varying, often annoying contributions. Monitoring the particles as well as identifying the sources and the sinks in relation with surface activity is of paramount importance. Since 2004 and 2006 respectively, the imaging spectrometers OMEGA@MEX and CRISM@MRO perform nadir-looking and EPF observations in the VIS and the NIR for the study of the surface and atmosphere alike. We propose an original method to retrieve the optical depth τ dust of the Martian dust over the targeted scenes at a reference wavelength of one micron. Our method works even if the underlying surface is completely made of minerals (low contrast between surface and atmospheric dust) while being observed at a fixed geometry. Nevertheless it provides the maximum of information when applied to spectra acquired over the same area at different emergence angles. The method is based on a parametrization of the radiative coupling between particles and gas that determines, with local altimetry and the meteorological situation, the absorption band depth of gaseous CO2. The coupling depends on (i) the acquisition geometry (ii) the type, abundance and vertical distribution of particles (iii) the surface albedo As. For each spectro-pixel of an image, comparison of band depths estimated on the one hand from the observed spectrum and on the other hand from a calculated transmission spectrum through the atmospheric gases alone, one can build a precious new observable that directly depends on τ dust. Combining the latter with the radiance factor in the continuum, we evaluate after LUT inversion τ dust and As. After validation on test images, we have applied the present method - associated with a complementary approach proposed by [1] - in order to map dust abundance at high southern latitudes from early to late spring of MY 27 and 28. For that purpose we use a time series of OMEGA images for global coverage associated with a limited number of more spatially focused CRISM observations to determine the scale height of dust vertical distribution. As a result, we obtain de-trended and extended maps that are corrected for changes of optical depth due to varying atmospheric height because of topography. They clearly show dust activity within and around the area covered by the CO2 seasonal deposits. Atmospheric mineral particles are clearly depleted above the latter compared to the surroundings, even if occasional incursions of dusty clouds can occur. We note sudden, strong and spatially localized enhancements of dust opacity that can be traced as they migrate before disappearance. [1] Vincendon et al. JGR 2008
Bibring J.
Doute Sylvain
Langevin Yves
OMEGA Team
Spiga Aymeric
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