HR: 0830h
AN: P21F-02    [Abstracts]
TI: Modeling the Middle and Upper Atmosphere of Mars for Late 2003 to Early 2004
AU: Curtis, N
EM: ncurtis@swri.org
AF: Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510, San Antonio, TX 78238 United States
AU: * Crowley, G
EM: gcrowley@swri.org
AF: Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510, San Antonio, TX 78238 United States
AU: Hackert, C
EM: chackert@swri.org
AF: Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510, San Antonio, TX 78238 United States
AU: Hinson, D
EM: hinson@rocc.stanford.edu
AF: Stanford University, 350 Serra Mall, David Packard #333, Stanford, CA 94305-9515 United States
AU: Wene, G
EM: gwene@utsa.edu
AF: University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249 United States
AU: Freitas, C
EM: cfreitas@swir.org
AF: Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510, San Antonio, TX 78238 United States
AU: Chocron, S
EM: schocron@swri.org
AF: Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510, San Antonio, TX 78238 United States
AU: Bullock, M
EM: mbullock@swri.org
AF: Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, P.O. Drawer 28510, San Antonio, TX 78238 United States
AU: Roble, R
EM: roble@hao.ucar.edu
AF: National Center for Atmospheric Research, High Altitude Observatory 3450 Mitchell Lane , Boulder, CO 80301 United States
AB: We have created a new Mars GCM that extends from about 14 km above the planetary surface to altitudes of about 300km, thus coupling the lower and upper atmospheres. The model includes Mars-appropriate dynamics, chemistry, and energetics. Some preliminary results for a dust-free tide-free atmosphere are presented, showing temperature and composition profiles, electron density distributions, and global wind patterns for late 2003 to early 2004. The simulations are validated against measurements of neutral density, temperature, and electron density.
DE: 5400 PLANETOLOGY: SOLID SURFACE PLANETS
DE: 5405 Atmospheres--composition and chemistry
DE: 5409 Atmospheres--structure and dynamics
DE: 5435 Ionospheres (2459)
SC: Planetary Sciences [P]
MN: 2005 Joint Assembly