Maven/Iuvs In The Sky With Dust And Water-Ice Cloud Particles.
K. Connour, Laboratory For Atmospheric And Space Physics, Boulder Co, Usa (Kyle.Connour@Colorado.Edu),
M. J. Wolff, Space Science Institute, Boulder Co, Usa, N. M. Schneider, J. Deighan, S. K. Jain, Laboratory For
Atmospheric And Space Physics, Boulder Co, Usa, F. Lefevre, Laboratoire Atmospheres, Milieux, Observations
Spatiales (Latmos), Cnrs, Sorbonne Universite, Uvsq, Paris, France, E. Millour, F. Forget, Laboratorie De
Meteorologie Dynamique, Paris, France, M. A. Kahre, R. J. Wilson, Nasa Ames Research Center, Moffett Field Ca,
Usa.
Introduction
Aerosols Are An Important Aspect Of The Martian Climate
But Their Diurnal Variability Is Largely Unknown. Dust
Is Ubiquitous In The Lower Martian Atmosphere, Absorbing And Scattering Incident Solar Radiation Which Warms
Or Cools The Troposphere Depending On Local Conditions.
Therefore, The Thermal State Of The Atmosphere Is Quite
Sensitive To The Abundance And Distribution Of Airborne
Dust (Kahre, Murphy, Newman, Wilson, Cantor, Lemmon And Wolff, 2017). Water-Ice Clouds Also Play A Role
In The Climate, Though Often To A Lesser Extent Than Dust.
These Clouds Absorb In The Infrared And Consequently
They Influence The Global Temperature Structure And Water
Vapor Transport (Clancy, Montmessin, Benson, Daerden,
Colaprete And Wolff, 2017). Unfortunately, Many Sunsynchronous Spacecraft Did Not Take Observations That