Mars Global Reference Atmospheric Model (Mars-GRAM): Release No. 2 - Overview and applicationsThe Mars Global Reference Atmospheric Model (Mars-GRAM), a science and engineering model for empirically parameterizing the temperature, pressure, density, and wind structure of the Martian atmosphere, is described with particular attention to the model's newest version, Mars-GRAM, Release No. 2 and to the improvements incorporated into the Release No. 2 model as compared with the Release No. 1 version. These improvements include (1) an addition of a new capability to simulate local-scale Martian dust storms and the growth and decay of these storms; (2) an addition of the Zurek and Haberle (1988) wave perturbation model, for simulating tidal perturbation effects; and (3) a new modular version of Mars-GRAM, for incorporation as a subroutine into other codes.
Document ID
19930043807
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
James, B. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Johnson, D. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Tyree, L. (Science and Technology Corp. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 93-0849
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA, Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit