Characterization Of The Martian Mesosphere By Lmd-Mgcm
Simulations Compared To Nomad/Tgo Observations.
F. GonzáLez-Galindo, Instituto De Astrofı́Sica De Andalucı́A-Csic, Granada, Spain (Ggalindo@Iaa.Es), M.A.
LóPez-Valverde, A. Brines, A. Modak, A. Stolzenbach, B. Funke, J.J. LóPez-Moreno, Instituto De Astrofı́Sica
De Andalucı́A-Csic, Granada, Spain, F. Forget, E. Millour, Laboratoire De MéTéOrologie Dynamique, Ipsl, Paris,
France, F. LefèVre, M. Vals, F. Montmessin, Latmos, Paris, France, M. Patel, Open University, Milton Keynes,
Uk, G. Bellucci, Istituto Di Astrofisica E Planetologia, Italy, A.C. Vandaele, Bira, Brusels, Belgium.

Introduction
Since The Beginning Of The 21st Century, Many Different
Missions Have Provided Unvaluable Information About
The Martian Atmosphere, Including Its Seasonal And Geographical Variability. So, Remote Sounding By Orbiters
Such As Mars Global Surveyor And Mars Express Allowed
For A Good Characterization Of The Dust, Water And Co2
Cycles In The Lower Atmosphere, As Well As Their Effects
On The Temperature Structure (Smith, 2004; Montmessin
Et Al., 2017). In Situ Measurements By Landers And Rovers
Have Unveiled The Meteorological Structure Near The Surface Of The Planet (E.G. Savijarvi Et Al., 2019). The Thermosphere/Ionosphere Region, As Well As The Magnetosphere And Its Interaction With The Solar Wind, Have Been
Explored By Mars Express And Specially The Maven
Mission By A Combination Of Remote Sounding And Insitu Measurements (E.G. Bougher Et Al., 2017).