The structure of the upper atmosphere of Mars: In situ accelerometer measurements from Mars Global Surveyor

G.M. Keating; S.W. Bougher; R.W. Zurek; R.H. Tolson; G.J. Cancro; S.N. Noll; J.S. Parker; T.J. Schellenberg; R.W. Shane; B.L. Wilkerson; J.R. Murphy; J.L. Hollingsworth; R.M. Haberle; M. Joshi; J.C. Pearl; B.J. Conrath; M.D. Smith; R.T. Clancy; R.C. Blanchard; R.G. Wilmoth; D.F. Rault; T.Z. Martin; D.T. Lyons; P.B. Esposito; M.D. Johnston; C.W. Whetzel; C.G. Justus; J.M. Babicke

doi:10.1126/science.279.5357.1672

The structure of the upper atmosphere of Mars: In situ accelerometer measurements from Mars Global Surveyor

G.M. Keating, S.W. Bougher, R.W. Zurek, R.H. Tolson, G.J. Cancro, S.N. Noll, J.S. Parker, T.J. Schellenberg, R.W. Shane, B.L. Wilkerson, J.R. Murphy, J.L. Hollingsworth, R.M. Haberle, M. Joshi, J.C. Pearl, B.J. Conrath, M.D. Smith, R.T. Clancy, R.C. Blanchard, R.G. WilmothD.F. Rault, T.Z. Martin, D.T. Lyons, P.B. Esposito, M.D. Johnston, C.W. Whetzel, C.G. Justus, J.M. Babicke

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The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) z-axis accelerometer has obtained over 200 vertical structures of thermospheric density, temperature, and pressure, ranging from 110 to 170 kilometers, compared to only three previous such vertical structures. In November 1997, a regional dust storm in the Southern Hemisphere triggered an unexpectedly large thermospheric response at mid- northern latitudes, increasing the altitude of thermospheric pressure surfaces there by as much as 8 kilometers and indicating a strong global thermospheric response to a regional dust storm. Throughout the MGS mission, thermospheric density bulges have been detected on opposite sides of the planet near 90°E and 90°W, in the vicinity of maximum terrain heights. This wave 2 pattern may be caused by topographically-forced planetary waves propagating up from the lower atmosphere.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1672-1676
Number of pages	5
Journal	Science
Volume	279
Issue number	5357
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.279.5357.1672
Publication status	Published - 13 Mar 1998

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Keating, G. M., Bougher, S. W., Zurek, R. W., Tolson, R. H., Cancro, G. J., Noll, S. N., Parker, J. S., Schellenberg, T. J., Shane, R. W., Wilkerson, B. L., Murphy, J. R., Hollingsworth, J. L., Haberle, R. M., Joshi, M., Pearl, J. C., Conrath, B. J., Smith, M. D., Clancy, R. T., Blanchard, R. C., ... Babicke, J. M. (1998). The structure of the upper atmosphere of Mars: In situ accelerometer measurements from Mars Global Surveyor. Science, 279(5357), 1672-1676. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.279.5357.1672

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