Numerical simulations of the formation and evolution of water ice clouds in the Martian atmosphere

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Apr 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993icar..102..261m&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 102, no. 2, p. 261-285.

Mathematics

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Atmospheric Models, Hydrological Cycle, Ice Clouds, Mars Atmosphere, Planetary Meteorology, Aerosols, Dust, Micrometeorites, Water, Mars, Atmosphere, Numerical Methods, Simulation, Origin, Formation, Evolution, Water Ice, Clouds, Aerosols, Time Dependence, Extinction, Models, Diurnal Variations, Parameters, Temperature, Eddy Diffusion, Nucleation, Condensation, Opacity, Composition, Optical Properties, Dust, Depth, Particles, Mixing, Spacecraft Observations, Landers, Viking Missions, Irtm Instrument, Mawd I

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A model of the formation, evolution, and description of Martian water ice clouds is developed which well reproduces the physical processes governing the microphysics of water ice cloud formation on Mars. The model is used to show that the cloud properties are most sensitive to the temperature profile, the number of days for which condensation previously occurred, the contact angle, and the presence of incoming meteoritic debris at the top of the atmosphere. The AM-PM differences in optical depths measured at the Viking Lander site were successfully simulated with the model, obtaining total column optical depths of ice of a few tenths in agreement with observations.

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