Thermal Tides in the Dusty Martian Atmosphere: A Verification of Theory

Major features of the daily surface pressure oscillations observed by the Viking landers during the two great dust storms on Mars in 1977 can be explained in terms of the classical atmospheric tidal theory developed for the earth's atmosphere. The most dramatic exception is the virtual disappea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1981-07, Vol.213 (4506), p.437-439
Hauptverfasser:	Zurek, R. W., Leovy, C. B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atmosphere Atmospheric models Atmospheric tides Dust storms Impact craters Mars Mars (Planet) Ocean currents Opacity Planetary atmospheres Planetary meteorology Planets Pressure Tidal waves Trajectories
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