The physics of wind-blown sand and dust

JF Kok, EJR Parteli, TI Michaels… - Reports on progress in …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The transport of sand and dust by wind is a potent erosional force, creates sand dunes and
ripples, and loads the atmosphere with suspended dust aerosols. This paper presents an …

The physics of Martian weather and climate: a review

PL Read, SR Lewis… - Reports on Progress in …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The planet Mars hosts an atmosphere that is perhaps the closest in terms of its meteorology
and climate to that of the Earth. But Mars differs from Earth in its greater distance from the …

Dust lifting through surface albedo changes at Jezero crater, Mars

A Vicente‐Retortillo, GM Martínez… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We identify temporal variations in surface albedo at Jezero crater using first‐of‐their‐kind
high‐cadence in‐situ measurements of reflected shortwave radiation during the first 350 …

Modeling the development of Martian sublimation thermokarst landforms

CM Dundas, S Byrne, AS McEwen - Icarus, 2015 - Elsevier
Sublimation-thermokarst landforms result from collapse of the surface when ice is lost from
the subsurface. On Mars, scalloped landforms with scales of decameters to kilometers are …

Vertical distribution of dust in the Martian atmosphere during northern spring and summer: High‐altitude tropical dust maximum at northern summer solstice

NG Heavens, MI Richardson… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The vertical distribution of dust in Mars' atmosphere is a critical unknown in the simulation of
its general circulation and a source of insight into the lifting and transport of dust. Zonal …

Gusev Crater, Mars: Observations of three dust devil seasons

R Greeley, DA Waller, NA Cabrol… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Spirit began operations in Gusev Crater in January 2004 and has returned data on three
seasons of dust devil (DD) activity. Total DDs observed were 533 in season one, 101 in …

Dust devil frequency of occurrence and radiative effects at Jezero crater, Mars, as measured by MEDA Radiation and Dust Sensor (RDS)

D Toledo, V Apéstigue, I Arruego… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer, onboard the Perseverance rover, is a
meteorological station that is operating on Mars and includes, among other sensors, the …

Vortex‐dominated aeolian activity at InSight's landing site, Part 1: Multi‐instrument observations, analysis, and implications

C Charalambous, JB McClean, M Baker… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We report the aeolian changes observed in situ by NASA's InSight lander during the first 400
sols of operations: Granule creep, saltation, dust removal, and the formation of dark surface …

Active Mars: A dynamic world

CM Dundas, P Becerra, S Byrne… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mars exhibits diverse surface changes at all latitudes and all seasons. Active processes
include impact cratering, aeolian sand and dust transport, a variety of slope processes …

Convective vortices and dust devils at the MSL landing site: Annual variability

H Kahanpää, C Newman, J Moores… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Two hundred fifty‐two transient drops in atmospheric pressure, likely caused by passing
convective vortices, were detected by the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station …