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Estimates of gravity wave drag on Mars: Indication of a possible lower thermospheric wind reversal

✍ Scribed by Alexander S. Medvedev; Erdal Yiğit; Paul Hartogh


Book ID
103830730
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
390 KB
Volume
211
Category
Article
ISSN
0019-1035

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✦ Synopsis


Spectral gravity wave parameterization suitable for planetary thermospheres applied to wind and temperature from Mars Climate Database reveals enormously strong drag incompatible with the wind distribution. It points out to a possible wind reversal in the 110-140 km layer similar to the one in the Earth's lower thermosphere.