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Estimates of gravity wave drag on Mars: Indication of a possible lower thermospheric wind reversal |
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| Authors: | Alexander S Medvedev Erdal Yi?it |
| Institution: | a Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau D-37191, Germany b Center for Space Environment Modeling, Department of Atmosphere, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2143, United States |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | Atmospheres Dynamics Mars Atmosphere |
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