Open AccessStability of the Martian Atmosphere
Author(s) -
Michael B. McElroy,
T. M. Donahue
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556
H-Index - 1186
eISSN - 1095-9203
pISSN - 0036-8075
DOI - 10.1126/science.177.4053.986
Subject(s) - atmosphere of mars , trace gas , atmosphere (unit) , astrobiology , carbon monoxide , atmospheric carbon cycle , carbon dioxide , martian , environmental science , carbon dioxide in earth's atmosphere , negative carbon dioxide emission , atmospheric sciences , atmospheric oxygen , oxygen , environmental chemistry , chemistry , carbon sequestration , mars exploration program , geology , meteorology , physics , catalysis , biochemistry , organic chemistry
A detailed chemical dynamic model is presented for a moist martian atmosphere. Recombination of carbon dioxide is catalyzed by trace amounts of water. The abundances of carbon monoxide and molecular oxygen should vary in response to changes in atmospheric water and atmospheric mixing.
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