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Gravity Wave Detection on Mars using Limb Sounding and the S-Transform Atmospheric Waves Workshop --- 9-10 November 2011 Corwin Wright [email protected] Laboratoire de Physique des Oceans, Universite de Bretagne Occidental Gravity Wave Detection on Mars using Limb Sounding and the S-Transform

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Page 1: Gravity Wave Detection on Mars using Limb Sounding and the S-Transform Atmospheric Waves Workshop --- 9-10 November 2011 Corwin Wright corwin.wright@univ-brest.fr

Gravity Wave Detection on Mars using Limb Sounding and the S-Transform

Atmospheric Waves Workshop --- 9-10 November 2011

Corwin Wright

[email protected]

Laboratoire de Physique des Oceans, Universite de Bretagne Occidental

Gravity Wave Detection on Mars using Limb Sounding and the S-Transform

Page 2: Gravity Wave Detection on Mars using Limb Sounding and the S-Transform Atmospheric Waves Workshop --- 9-10 November 2011 Corwin Wright corwin.wright@univ-brest.fr

Corwin Wright, [email protected] GW Detection

MCS on MRO

Source: JPL

Page 3: Gravity Wave Detection on Mars using Limb Sounding and the S-Transform Atmospheric Waves Workshop --- 9-10 November 2011 Corwin Wright corwin.wright@univ-brest.fr

MCS GW Detection

MCS Results

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

Page 4: Gravity Wave Detection on Mars using Limb Sounding and the S-Transform Atmospheric Waves Workshop --- 9-10 November 2011 Corwin Wright corwin.wright@univ-brest.fr

MCS GW Detection

MCS – Sample Temperatures

Source: McCleese et al (2010)

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

MCS – Coverage

Data used is the Kleinboehl et al (2010) retrieval, downloaded from the PDS.

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

Seasonal Zonal Means

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

Temperature Perturbations

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

Vertical Wavelengths

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

Horizontal Wavelengths

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

Momentum Fluxes

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

Latitude-Time Series

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

Seasonal Zonal Means

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

Page 13: Gravity Wave Detection on Mars using Limb Sounding and the S-Transform Atmospheric Waves Workshop --- 9-10 November 2011 Corwin Wright corwin.wright@univ-brest.fr

MCS GW Detection

Seasonal Maps

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

Temperature Perturbations

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

Vertical Wavelengths

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

Horizontal Wavelengths

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

Momentum Fluxes

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

Conclusions

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

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MCS GW Detection

•MCS is an excellent platform for studying atmospheric internal gravity waves

•MCS results are limited by resolution in many places

•Clear climatological features can be observed, and key sources identified

•The seasonal cycle is clearly evident.

•Large potential still exists for exploring the data

Conclusions

Corwin Wright, [email protected]

submitted to Icarus: A one-year seasonal analysis of Martian gravity waves using MCS Data