Climatological Gravity Waves in the Middle and Upper Atmosphere of Mars Based on ACS/TGO Observations

被引:3
作者
Ji, Qianqian [1 ]
Zhu, Xiaoqian [1 ]
Sheng, Zheng [1 ]
Zhang, Jie [1 ]
Zhang, Yun [2 ]
机构
[1] Natl Univ Def Technol, Coll Meteorol & Oceanog, Changsha 410073, Peoples R China
[2] ShanXi Meteorol Observ, Taiyuan 030000, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; SPECTRAL-ANALYSIS; GLOBAL-SURVEYOR; THERMOSPHERE; PROPAGATION; CONVECTION;
D O I
10.3847/1538-4357/acdc1f
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Gravity waves (GWs) are important for the vertical coupling of the Martian atmosphere. The middle atmosphere is the key region where GWs propagate to the upper thermosphere and generate momentum and energy exchange, but the knowledge of middle-atmosphere GWs is incomplete, due to the lack of observations with the kilometer-scale resolution. We have analyzed the climatology of GW activity in the middle and upper atmosphere of Mars using 20-180 km temperature profiles measured by the Atmospheric Chemistry Suite instrument on board the Trace Gas Orbiter. The results show that the amplitudes of GWs extracted in this study are generally less than 15% and that the centers of the strongest GW activity vary significantly with the seasons. Second, the strongest GW activity in the mesosphere indicates the strong dissipation effects of the mesopause, and the mid-atmospheric GWs show a seasonal pattern that is stronger in the winter hemisphere. During the global dust event of MY34, the enhancement of GWs in the middle atmosphere is most pronounced at low and middle latitudes where the dust storms are active. It is possible that changes in the temperature structure of the middle atmosphere adjust the atmospheric circulation and thus improve the propagation of GWs. Furthermore, GW activity is stronger on the dayside than on the nightside, and there is no significant correlation between amplitudes and background temperature. This suggests a limited role of convective instability in limiting the growth of GWs in the middle atmosphere, with nonlinear damping competing with that of molecular diffusion at different harmonics.
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