Interannual variability of Mars' south polar CAP

Details Interannual variability of Mars' south polar CAP Interannual variability of Mars' south polar CAP

Aug 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987icar...71..298j&link_type=abstract

(NASA, Lunar and Planetary Institute, and National Air and Space Museum, MECA Conference on Mars: The Evolution of Its Climate a

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Mars Atmosphere, Mars Surface, Periodic Variations, Polar Caps, Space Observations (From Earth), Data Reduction, Dust Storms, Southern Hemisphere, Mars, Polar Regions, Ice Cap, Dust Storms, Latitude, Telescope Methods, Seasonal Variations, Earth-Based Observations

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Published observational data on the seasonal recession of the south polar cap on Mars (covering the period 1903-1977) are compiled in tables and graphs and analyzed statistically. The basic data set (photographic observations obtained at Lowell Observatory) of Fischbacher et al. (1960) and James and Lumme (1982) and the reduction procedures described by Baum and Martin (1973) are employed, and Viking data from 1977 are used for comparison; the early onset (relative to the mean) of the 1956 recession is characterized in detail. A list of photographically documented large dust storms is provided, and it is suggested that in years with early spring storms, recession may be slower than in years without such storms.

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