Martian mesospheric cloud observations by IUVS on MAVEN: Thermal tides coupled to the upper atmosphere

Stevens; Siskind; Evans; Jain; Schneider; Deighan; Stewart; Crismani; Stiepen, Arnaud; Chaffin; McClintock; Holsclaw; Lefèvre; Lo; Clarke; Montmessin; Jakosky, Bruce M.

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Martian mesospheric cloud observations by IUVS on MAVEN: Thermal tides coupled to the upper atmosphere

Stevens; Siskind; Evans et al.

2017 • In Geophysical Research Letters, 44

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mars; atmosphere; tides

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[en] The manuscript describes the observation of Martian mesosphericclouds between 60 and 80 km altitude by the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph (IUVS) on NASA’sMAVEN spacecraft. The cloud observations are uniquely obtained at early morning local times, whichcomplement previous observations obtained primarily later in the diurnal cycle. Differences in thegeographic distribution of the clouds from IUVS observations indicate that the local time is crucial for theinterpretation of mesospheric cloud formation. We also report concurrent observations of upperatmospheric scale heights near 170 km altitude, which are diagnostic of temperature. These observationssuggest that the dynamics enabling the formation of mesospheric clouds propagate all the way to theupper atmosphere.

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Space science, astronomy & astrophysics

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Stevens

Siskind

Evans

Jain

Schneider

Deighan

Stewart

Crismani

Stiepen, Arnaud ; Université de Liège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)

Chaffin

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English

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Martian mesospheric cloud observations by IUVS on MAVEN: Thermal tides coupled to the upper atmosphere

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May 2017

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Geophysical Research Letters

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0094-8276

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1944-8007

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American Geophysical Union, Washington, United States - District of Columbia

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