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Martian atmosphere modeling between 0.4 and 3.5 microns - Comparison of theory and experimentA model of the lower atmosphere of Mars has been constructed that combines aerosol absorption and scattering with a line-by-line analysis of CO2 and H2O in a multilayer radiative transfer program. Aerosol composition previously inferred from the NASA Lear Jet Observatory data was used to measure the optical complex indices of refraction of appropriate Martian analogs from 0.4 to 2.5 microns. The aerosol vertical particle density scale was deduced using the Viking camera observations of the soil and sky intensities between 0.4 and 1.0 microns in comparison with those modeled using a multilayer Mie scattering program. A comparison of observed Mars atmospheric absorptions was made with those obtained using Lorentz, Voigt, and Doppler line profiles in a multilayer model of the CO2 and H2O. The Voigt line profile of CO2 absorption at approximately 4976 kaysers was then combined in a multilayer aerosol model of the Martian atmosphere. An evaluation of the effect on the line shape was made using several aerosol loadings.
Document ID
19790029098
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Egan, W. G.
(Grumman Aerospace Corp. Bethpage, NY, United States)
Fischbein, W. L.
(Grumman Aerospace Corp. Bethpage, NY, United States)
Hilgeman, T.
(Grumman Aerospace Corp. Bethpage, NY, United States)
Smith, L. L.
(Grumman Aerospace Corp. Bethpage, N.Y., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1978
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: In: Symposium on Planetary Atmospheres
Location: Ottawa
Country: Canada
Start Date: August 16, 1977
End Date: August 19, 1977
Accession Number
79A13111
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS2-8664
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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