Gravity waves in planetary atmospheres: Their effects and parameterization in global circulation models

AS Medvedev, E Yiğit - Atmosphere, 2019 - mdpi.com
The dynamical and thermodynamical importance of gravity waves was initially recognized in
the atmosphere of Earth. Extensive studies over recent decades demonstrated that gravity …

Coupling and interactions across the Martian whole atmosphere system

E Yiğit - Nature Geoscience, 2023 - nature.com
The Martian surface environment today is cold and dry, but evidence suggests the planet
may have hosted more habitable conditions in the past. Open questions about the evolution …

Mars Global Ionosphere‐Thermosphere Model: Solar cycle, seasonal, and diurnal variations of the Mars upper atmosphere

SW Bougher, D Pawlowski, JM Bell… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A new Mars Global Ionosphere‐Thermosphere Model (M‐GITM) is presented that
combines the terrestrial GITM framework with Mars fundamental physical parameters, ion …

Dust aerosol, clouds, and the atmospheric optical depth record over 5 Mars years of the Mars Exploration Rover mission

MT Lemmon, MJ Wolff, JF Bell III, MD Smith, BA Cantor… - Icarus, 2015 - Elsevier
Dust aerosol plays a fundamental role in the behavior and evolution of the martian
atmosphere. The first five Mars years of Mars Exploration Rover data provide an …

A ground‐to‐exosphere Martian general circulation model: 1. Seasonal, diurnal, and solar cycle variation of thermospheric temperatures

F González‐Galindo, F Forget… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We present the extension to the thermosphere of a Martian general circulation model, the
first able to self‐consistently study the whole Martian atmosphere from the surface to the …

Dust storm‐enhanced gravity wave activity in the Martian thermosphere observed by MAVEN and implication for atmospheric escape

E Yiğit, AS Medvedev, M Benna… - Geophysical Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lower atmospheric global dust storms affect the small‐and large‐scale weather and
variability of the whole Martian atmosphere. Analysis of the CO2 density data from the …

Variability of the Martian thermosphere during eight Martian years as simulated by a ground‐to‐exosphere global circulation model

F González‐Galindo… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Using a ground‐to‐exosphere general circulation model for Mars we have simulated the
variability of the dayside temperatures at the exobase during eight Martian years (MY, from …

A comparison of global models for the solar wind interaction with Mars

D Brain, S Barabash, A Boesswetter, S Bougher… - Icarus, 2010 - Elsevier
We present initial results from the first community-wide effort to compare global plasma
interaction model results for Mars. Seven modeling groups participated in this activity, using …

Solar‐Synchronous Tides in Mars Thermosphere CO2, Ar, and N2 Densities From MAVEN

JM Forbes, X Zhang, X Fang, M Benna… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Measurements of CO2, Ar and N2 densities from the Neutral Gas and Ion Mass
Spectrometer on the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN) between …

Martian thermospheric warming associated with the planet encircling dust event of 2018

SK Jain, SW Bougher, J Deighan… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We report the first observations of Martian thermospheric warming associated with the
Planet Encircling Dust Event (PEDE) of 2018. We used dayglow observations made by the …