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The first Mars thermospheric general circulation model: The Martian atmosphere from the ground to 240 km
Author(s) -
Angelats i Coll M.,
Forget F.,
LópezValverde M. A.,
GonzálezGalindo F.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2004gl021368
Subject(s) - martian , atmosphere of mars , mars exploration program , thermosphere , atmosphere (unit) , gcm transcription factors , general circulation model , atmospheric sciences , atmospheric circulation , atmospheric models , atmospheric model , geology , astrobiology , gravity wave , environmental science , meteorology , geophysics , physics , ionosphere , gravitational wave , astronomy , climate change , oceanography
The Martian general circulation model (GCM) at the Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD) has been extended up to approximately 240 km and it is now the first GCM to fully simulate the Martian atmosphere from the ground up to the thermosphere. In this paper we summarize the processes that have been added and give a first simple study of the effects of parameterized orographic gravity waves on the zonal mean fields. This first study clearly emphasizes the coupling between the different atmospheric regions and notes the importance of having fully coupled models to simulate the atmosphere of Mars.