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Guzewich, Scott D., de la Torre Juárez, Manuel, Newman, Claire E., Mason, Emily, Smith, Michael D., Miller, Nina, Khayat, Alain S. J., Kahanpää, Henrik, Viúdez‐Moreiras, Daniel, Richardson, Mark I. |
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Journal of Geophysical Research. Planets; Aug2021, Vol. 126 Issue 8, p1-21, 21p |
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Surface pressure measurements on Mars have revealed a wide variety of atmospheric phenomena. The Mars Science Laboratory Rover Environmental Monitoring Station pressure sensor data set is now the longest duration record of surface pressure on Mars. We use the first 2580 Martian sols, nearly 4 Mars years, of measurements to identify atmospheric pressure waves with periods of tens of minutes to hours using wavelet analysis on residual pressure after the tidal harmonics are removed. We find these waves have a clear diurnal cycle with strongest activity in the early morning and late evening and a seasonal cycle with the strongest waves in the second half of the martian year (Ls = 180–360°). The strongest such waves of the entire mission occurred during the Mars Year 34 global dust storm. Comparable atmospheric waves are identified using atmospheric modeling with the MarsWRF general circulation model in a "nested" high spatial resolution mode. With the support of the modeling, we find these waves best fit the expected properties of inertia‐gravity waves with horizontal wavelengths of O(100s) of km. Plain Language Summary: Measuring air pressure from the surface of Mars has revealed a wide variety of atmospheric phenomena. The Curiosity rover's record or surface air pressure is now the longest yet made on Mars. We use the first ∼8 years of Curiosity's pressure observations to look for atmospheric waves with periods of tens of minutes to hours. We find these waves have a clear pattern in their daily behavior with the strongest activity in the early morning and late evening and a seasonal cycle with the strongest waves in the second half of the Martian year (Northern hemisphere fall and winter). The strongest of such waves occurred in 2018 during a global dust storm. We find comparable waves in atmospheric modeling. With the support of modeling, we find these waves best fit the expected properties of buoyancy waves forced by airflow over topography with horizontal wavelengths of 100–1,000 km. Key Points: We detect atmospheric pressure waves with periods of tens of minutes to 3 h with Mars Science Laboratory Rover Environmental Monitoring Station observationsWe find comparable waves in mesoscale atmospheric simulations with the MarsWRF general circulation modelBased on their characteristics, we interpret waves with periods greater than 1 h as topographically forced inertia‐gravity waves [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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