Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982esasp.185...59v&link_type=abstract
In ESA The Planet Mars p 59-63 (SEE N83-19673 09-91)
Physics
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Mars (Planet), Oblate Spheroids, Planetary Atmospheres, Solar Radiation, Annual Variations, Insolation, Summer, Winter
Scientific paper
The daily solar radiation incident at the top of the atmosphere of Mars, with and without the effect of the oblateness, is calculated as a function of season and latitude. It is shown that for parts of the summer, the daily insolation of Mars, assumed as an oblate planet, is slightly increased. In winter, the flattening effect results in a somewhat more extensive polar region, the solar energy input being always reduced (by more than 5% near the poles). It is found that the mean summer daily insolation is scarcely increased between the equator and the subsolar point, but decreased poleward of the above mentioned limit. In winter, however, the mean daily insolation is always reduced, the maximum loss of insolation attaining approximately 2% in the 60-80 deg latitude interval.
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