A Record Of Water-Ice Cloud At The Phoenix Landing Site Derived From Modelling Met Temperature Data
G. Bischof1, J.E. Moores1, H.M. Sapers1, Centre For Research In Earth And Space Science, York University,
Toronto, Canada (Gbischof@Yorku.Ca)1, B.A. Cooper2, Noirlab, Gemini North Observatory, Hilo, Usa2
Heat Contamination Given Off From The Lander.
Introduction:
The Phoenix Mission Played A Key Role In Our
Surface Energy Balance And Cloud Emission. This
Current Understanding Of Polar Clouds. Previous
Work Seeks To Build A Record Of Clouds At The Phoenix
Studies Have Investigated The Opacity (Dickinson Et
Site By Analyzing The Radiative Contribution Of The
Al., 2010), Morphology (Moores Et Al., 2010), And
Water-Ice Clouds To The Surface Energy Balance. The
Transport (Whiteway Et Al., 2009) Of The Water-Ice
Energy Balance Used In This Work Is Adapted From
Clouds Throughout The 151-Sol Mission In The Martian
Martínez Et Al. (2014) And Is Given By
Northern Polar Region (68.2°N).
The Lidar And Surface Stereo Imager (Ssi)
Onboard The Phoenix Lander Were The Two Main Instruments Used For Characterization Of The Clouds.