Assessing
Brightness
Temperature
Sensitivity
To
Aerosols In The Martian Atmosphere Using The Ensemble
Mars Atmosphere Reanalysis System (Emars)
R. P. Mcmichael, Department Of Meteorology And Atmospheric Science, The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, Pa, Usa (Rpm5826@Psu.Edu), S. J. Greybush, Department Of Meteorology And Atmospheric
Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa, Usa, R. J. Wilson, Space Science And Astrobiology Division, Nasa Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Ca, Usa.
Introduction:
The Ensemble Mars Atmosphere Reanalysis System (Emars; Greybush Et Al., 2019a) Assimilates Retrievals From The Thermal Emission Spectrometer
(Tes; Smith Et Al., 2001) And Mars Climate Sounder
(Mcs; Kleinböhl Et Al., 2009) Instruments Into The
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Mars Global
Climate Model (Gfdl/Nasa Mgcm) Using The Local Ensemble Transform Kalman Filter (Letkf;
Hunt Et Al., 2007). One Of The Primary Science Objectives Of Emars Is To Better Model And Understand
Global Dust Storms, In Particular Characterizing Which
Atmospheric States Lead To Their Initiation And How
These Storms Evolve. Of Particular Importance To This