Publikationsdatum:
2011-08-24
Beschreibung:
Estimates of the mass of dust suspended in the Martian atmosphere are derived from global and regional 9-micrometer opacity maps produced from Viking Infrared Thermal Mapper data. During the peak of the 1977b storm, a total dust mass of approximately 4.3 x 10(exp 14) g was suspended, equivalent to 4.3 x 10(exp -4) g/sq cm, or a layer 1.4 micrometers thick. During a local dust storm near Solis Planum at L(sub s) 227 deg, approximately 1.3 x 10(exp 13) g of dust were lofted, equal to about a 6-micrometer layer in that vicinity.
Schlagwort(e):
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Materialart:
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227); 100; E4; p. 7509-7512
Format:
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