Abstract
Ground-based telescopes offer a number of advantages for characterising the Martian atmosphere, including the ability to use high resolution (R ~ 30000) spectroscopy and to simultaneously
characterise the atmospheric state across an entire hemisphere. In October/November 2005 we obtained high-resolution ground-based spectra of Mars in the 1.6 μm and 2.0 μm CO2 bands using IRTF/CSHELL and Gemini South/GNIRS with the intention of deriving temperature, pressure and dust optical depth maps from these. We will make use of a forward-modelling technique to iteratively match our observational spectra to simulated spectra created using SMART and VSTAR. We present preliminary results demonstrating our models and observations match closely.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of Second Workshop on Mars atmosphere modelling and observations |
Editors | F. Forget |
Place of Publication | Paris |
Publisher | Laboratoire de Meteorologie Dynamique |
Number of pages | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Event | Workshop on Mars Atmosphere Modelling and Observations (2nd : 2006) - Granada, Spain Duration: 27 Feb 2006 → 3 Mar 2006 |
Workshop
Workshop | Workshop on Mars Atmosphere Modelling and Observations (2nd : 2006) |
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City | Granada, Spain |
Period | 27/02/06 → 3/03/06 |
Keywords
- Martian atmosphere