The Diurnal And Seasonal Variation Of Water Ice Clouds
As Observed By Emirs
S. A. Atwood, Space And Planetary Science Center, And Department Of Earth Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu
Dhabi, Uae, Laboratory For Atmospheric And Space Physics, University Of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Usa
(Samuel.Atwood@Lasp.Colorado.Edu), M. D. Smith, Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md, Usa,
K. Badri, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center, Dubai, Uae, C. S. Edwards, N. Smith, Northern Arizona
University, Flagstaff, Az, Usa, P. R. Christensen, S. Anwar, Arizona State University, Tempe, Az, Usa, M. J.
Wolff, Space Science Institute, Boulder, Co, Usa, F. Forget, Laboratoire De Météorologie Dynamique, Jussieu, Paris, France, M. R. El-Maarry, Space And Planetary Science Center, And Department Of Earth Sciences,
Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, Uae
Introduction: A Considerable Record Of Martian
Water Ice Cloud Observations Has Now Been Produced
From The Combined Measurements Of Numerous Mars
Missions. However, Much Of This Record Is Derived
From Sun-Synchronous Spacecraft That Observe At
Roughly The Same Local Time Across Their Domain
(Typically Early Afternoon) Or Surface Instruments
With No Spatial Coverage Beyond The Lander Location.
Where Local Time Variable Observations Of Water Ice
Cloud Exist, Spatial, Temporal, Or Seasonal Coverage Is
Often Limited. Such Bounds To Observational Coverage