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The vertical transport of methane from different potential emission types on Mars

Patel, M. R.; Lewis, S. R.; Holmes, J. A.

The contrasting evolutionary behavior of the vertical profile of methane from three potential release scenarios is analyzed using a global circulation model with assimilated temperature profiles. Understanding the evolving methane distribution is essential for interpretation of future retrievals of the methane vertical profile taken by instruments…

Schumann resonances at Mars: Effects of the day-night asymmetry and the dust-loaded ionosphere

Montmessin, F.; Toledo-Redondo, S.; Molina-Cuberos, G. J. +6 more

Schumann resonances are standing waves that oscillate in the electromagnetic cavity formed between the conducting lower ionosphere and the surface of the planet. They have been measured in situ only on Earth and Titan, although they are believed to exist on other planets like Mars. We report numerical simulations of the Martian electromagnetic cav…