Observations of Atmospheric Tides in the Middle and Upper Atmosphere of Mars From MAVEN and MRO.

ABSTRACT: Variability in the Martian upper atmosphere is strongly linked to the lower atmosphere and much of it can be attributed to vertical wave propagation. Atmospheric tides in particular are a well-known phenomenon in the Martian atmosphere that play a key role in the transport of energy as they propagate to higher altitudes. Previous theoretical predictions and observations suggest that tides producing wavenumber-2 and wavenumber-3 patterns are strongest in a fixed local time at high altitudes, however, the energy they carry and the region of deposition are not well characterized. Given the availability of atmospheric observations from several spacecraft at the same time, in this paper, the nature and behavior of tides are studied concurrently at several altitudes. Here, six intervals are iden

SUBMITTER: Kumar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9542092 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature