The Initiation and Maintenance of an Ice Sheet at the Martian South Pole

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Jan 1998

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998lpico.953q..44w&link_type=abstract

The First International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration, Proceedings of the Conference held at Camp Allen, TX.

Physics

Mars (Planet), Mars Atmosphere, Mars Surface, Precipitates, Ice, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Models, Albedo, Atmospheric Attenuation

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During winter at the south pole of Mars, atmospheric CO2 condenses out of the atmosphere and precipitates to the ground. Internal mass and energy feedbacks resulting from this process amplify the seasonal cycle, with ramifications for long-term climate. A simplified model that incorporates balanced budgets for energy, moisture, and CO2 is developed to investigate the factors responsible for the initiation and maintenance of an ice sheet at the martian south pole. Surface albedo and atmospheric absorption of longwave radiation are shown to be extremely important to the process.

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