Cover Page/Proposal Summary

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Date Due: 4/28/2000

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Proposal Type: Progress Report

Grant/Contract/RTOP # NAG5-6189

Proposal Category: Dynamics

Major Equipment Proposal? No

Do you intend to submit an Education/Public Outreach (E/PO) proposal? No

Proposal Title:

Dynamics and Circulation of the Martian Atmosphere

Abbreviated Proposal Title:

Martian Atmospheric Dynamics

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Jeffrey Barnes Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Oregon State University Strand Agriculture Hall Room 326 Corvallis, OR 97331 Phone: 541-737-5685   Fax: 541-737-2540   E-mail: barnes@oce.orst.edu

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Co-Investigators and Collaborators:
Type	Name	Affiliation	E-mail
Sci Collab	Dr. Robert M. Haberle	NASA Ames
Sci Collab	Dr. Jeffery L. Hollingsworth	NASA Ames

Proposal Summary:

This is a proposal to continue on-going studies of the dynamics and circulation of the atmosphere of Mars. Particular areas of investigation include the transient baroclinic eddies in the Martian atmosphere and their interactions with the large topography and forced quasi-stationary eddies, and the mesoscale circulation of the north polar region in summer. A state-of-the-art numerical mesoscale circulation model (three-dimensional and non-hydrostatic) for Mars that has recently been developed by the P.I. and co-workers will be utilized for the proposed north polar studies. These studies will include examination of the sublimation of water from the north residual ice cap, and its transport at high latitudes in summer and early fall. The mesoscale model is potentially a very powerful tool for use in the planning, design, and operation of spacecraft missions to Mars. The proposed baroclinic eddy investigation will utilize both SGCM and GCM global models of the Martian atmosphere, in close conjunction with results from MGS TES data analyses conducted under an MDAP program.

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