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A numerical study of the Martian atmospheric convection with a two-dimensional anelastic model
Earth, Planets and Space volume 50, pages 431–437 (1998)
Abstract
Thermal convection of the Martian lower atmosphere is examined by the use of a two-dimensional anelastic model with a resolution fine enough to describe convection eddies.
For a homogeneous radiative cooling of 50 K/day given in the layer below 5 km, a layer of time-dependent convection develops up to about 6 km in height. The intensity of realized vertical winds ranges up to 20 m/s. The dust, which is injected into the lowest layer and treated as a passive tracer, is transported immediately in the convection layer and mixed uniformly.
The intensity of the horizontal winds near the surface reaches about 10 m/s, which, combined with large-scale motions, is expected to contribute to the dust injection into the atmosphere.
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Odaka, M., Nakajima, K., Takehiro, S. et al. A numerical study of the Martian atmospheric convection with a two-dimensional anelastic model. Earth Planet Sp 50, 431–437 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03352130
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