Radio science measurements of atmospheric refractivity with Mars Global Surveyor

Radio science measurements of atmospheric refractivity with Mars Global Surveyor

Radio occultation experiments with Mars Global Surveyor measure the refractive index of the Martian atmosphere from the surface to ~250 km in geopotential height. Refractivity is proportional to neutral density at low altitudes and electron density at high altitudes, with a transition at ~75 km. We...

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Main Authors: Cahoy, Kerri, Hinson, David, Tyler, G. Leonard
Other Authors: Space Telecommunications Astronomy and Radiation (STAR) Lab
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Geophysical Union 2017
Subjects:
radio occultation experiments
Mars Global Surveyor
atmospheric refractive index
Martian atmosphere
geopotential height
neutral density
electron density
zonal refractivity variations
wave numbers
atmospheric structure
atmospheric dynamics
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Martian northern hemisphere
thermal tides
ionospheric structure
ionosphere forms
neutral atmosphere
stationary Rossby waves
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/110898

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