Planetary Atmospheres
Cover Page/Proposal Summary
ROSS-00 NRA 00-OSS-01
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 |
Signature | Date |
_____________________________________ | ____________ |
Co-Investigators and Collaborators: | |||
Type | Name | Affiliation | |
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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