Mars boundary layer modeling: Diurnal moisture cycle and soil properties at the Viking Lander 1 Site.
Mars boundary layer modeling: Diurnal moisture cycle and soil properties at the Viking Lander 1 Site.
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DOI:
10.1006/icar.1995.1146
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发表时间:
1995-09
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3.2
通讯作者:
H. Savijärvi
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作者:
H. Savijärvi
Abstract A dusty and moist martian atmospheric boundary layer model was augmented with a soil temperature diffusion scheme, simple soil hydrology, and interactive icecloud physics. It was applied to the summertime conditions at the Viking Lander 1 site (48°W, 22.5°N). A good simulation of the observed 1.6-m diurnal VL-1 temperature cycle was obtained when the soil properties were adjusted to that of a dryish at least 7-cm-thick sandlike topsoil layer with water availability of 0.05%, thermal conductivity of 0.18 W m -1 K -1 , and volumetric heat capacity of 0.8 × 10 6 J m -3 K -1 . The cold nighttime temperatures lead to saturation of water vapor and surface fog formation in the model. The radiation fog extended to 60-80-m altitudes during the night, but remained thin, with maximum ice content of 0.05 g m -3 at 1.6 m height and vertical ice-waterpath of 0.43 precipitable (pr) μm by 07 LT. The fog dispersed within two hours after sunrise. The column water vapor amount stayed at about 16 pr μm (close to the Viking MAWD observations), being well mixed in the lowest 3 km with mixing ratios of about 0.18 g/kg, except near the surface where the ground sublimation/frosting and the condensation/sublimation into/from fog created a clear diurnal cycle. The 1.6-m relative humidities hit 100% at night (22-07 LT) but dropped below 1% in the afternoon.