Solar cycle variability of Mars dayside exospheric temperatures: Model evaluation of underlying thermal balances

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Bougher, S W ^a   McDunn, T M ^a   Zoldak, K A ^b   Forbes, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING MECHANISM; COOLING PROCESS; DRAG MEASUREMENT; DYNAMICAL MODEL; DYNAMICAL PROCESS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL REGULATION; GLOBAL WINDS; HEATING EFFICIENCIES; LONG TERM; MARS GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR; MATCHING CONDITION; MODEL EVALUATION; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR FLUX; THERMAL BALANCE;

COOLING; HEATING; SIMULATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; COOLING; HEATING; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MODEL TEST; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SOLAR CYCLE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOSPHERE;

EID: 65649121154     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036376     Document Type: Article

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