The Martian atmospheric boundary layer

A Petrosyan, B Galperin, SE Larsen… - Reviews of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The planetary boundary layer (PBL) represents the part of the atmosphere that is strongly
influenced by the presence of the underlying surface and mediates the key interactions …

Atmospheric science with InSight

A Spiga, D Banfield, NA Teanby, F Forget… - Space Science …, 2018 - Springer
In November 2018, for the first time a dedicated geophysical station, the InSight lander, will
be deployed on the surface of Mars. Along with the two main geophysical packages, the …

Feasibility of kee** Mars warm with nanoparticles

S Ansari, ES Kite, R Ramirez, LJ Steele… - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
One-third of Mars' surface has shallow-buried H2O, but it is currently too cold for use by life.
Proposals to warm Mars using greenhouse gases require a large mass of ingredients that …

A study of daytime convective vortices and turbulence in the Martian planetary boundary layer based on half‐a‐year of InSight atmospheric measurements and large …

A Spiga, N Murdoch, R Lorenz, F Forget… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studying the atmospheric planetary boundary layer (PBL) is crucial to understand the
climate of a planet. The meteorological measurements by the instruments onboard InSight at …

Seasonal variability of the daytime and nighttime atmospheric turbulence experienced by InSight on Mars

A Chatain, A Spiga, D Banfield… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The InSight mission, featuring continuous high‐frequency high‐sensitivity pressure
measurements, is in ideal position to study the active atmospheric turbulence of Mars. Data …

Rocket dust storms and detached dust layers in the Martian atmosphere

A Spiga, J Faure, JB Madeleine… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Airborne dust is the main climatic agent in the Martian environment. Local dust storms play a
key role in the dust cycle; yet their life cycle is poorly known. Here we use mesoscale …

3D convection-resolving model of temperate, tidally locked exoplanets

M Lefèvre, M Turbet… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
A large fraction of known terrestrial-size exoplanets located in the habitable zone of M-
dwarfs are expected to be tidally locked. Numerous efforts have been conducted to study the …

Pre-and post-entry, descent and landing assessment of the martian atmosphere for the mars 2020 rover

MA Mischna, G Villar, DM Kass, S Dutta… - The Planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This review provides an analysis of activities undertaken by the Mars 2020 Council of
Atmospheres (CoA) in support of the entry, descent, and landing (EDL) of the Mars 2020 …

Large eddy simulations of the dusty Martian convective boundary layer with MarsWRF

Z Wu, MI Richardson, X Zhang, J Cui… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Large eddy simulation (LES) of the Martian convective boundary layer (CBL) with a Mars‐
adapted version of the Weather Research and Forecasting model is used to examine the …

Mars express 10 years at Mars: Observations by the Mars express radio science experiment (MaRS)

M Pätzold, B Häusler, GL Tyler, T Andert… - Planetary and Space …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mars Express spacecraft is operating in Mars orbit since early 2004. The Mars
Express Radio Science Experiment (MaRS) employs the spacecraft and ground station …