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    Strong Localized Pumping of Water Vapor to High Altitudes on Mars During the Perihelion Season

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    Brines, A.
    López-Valverde, M.A.
    Funke, B.
    González-Galindo, F.
    Aoki, S.
    Villanueva, G.L.
    Holmes, J.A.
    Belyaev, D.A.
    Liuzzi, G.
    Thomas, I.R.
    Erwin, J.T.
    Grabowski, U.
    Forget, F.
    Lopez-Moreno, J.J.
    Rodriguez-Gomez, J.
    Daerden, F.
    Trompet, L.
    Ristic, B.
    Patel, M.R.
    Bellucci, G.
    Vandaele, A.C.
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    Discipline
    Physical sciences
    Subject
    Mars
    atmosphere
    water vapor
    ExoMars/TGO
    NOMAD
    solar occultation
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2024
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    Description
    Here we present water vapor vertical profiles observed with the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter/Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery instrument during the perihelion and Southern summer solstice season (LS = 240°–300°) in three consecutive Martian Years 34, 35, and 36. We show the detailed latitudinal distribution of H2O at tangent altitudes from 10 to 120 km, revealing a vertical plume at 60°S–50°S injecting H2O upward, reaching abundance of about 50 ppmv at 100 km. We have observed this event repeatedly in the three Martian years analyzed, appearing at LS = 260°–280° and showing inter-annual variations in the magnitude and timing due to long term effects of the Martian Year 34 Global Dust Storm. We provide a rough estimate of projected hydrogen escape of 3.2 × 109 cm−2 s−1 associated to these plumes, adding further evidence of the key role played by the perihelion season in the long term evolution of the planet's climate.
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    Brines, A.; López-Valverde, M.A.; Funke, B.; González-Galindo, F.; Aoki, S.; Villanueva, G.L.; Holmes, J.A.; Belyaev, D.A.; Liuzzi, G.; Thomas, I.R.; Erwin, J.T.; Grabowski, U.; Forget, F.; Lopez-Moreno, J.J.; Rodriguez-Gomez, J.; Daerden, F.; Trompet, L.; Ristic, B.; Patel, M.R.; Bellucci, G.; Vandaele, A.C. (2024). Strong Localized Pumping of Water Vapor to High Altitudes on Mars During the Perihelion Season. , Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 51, Issue 14, e2023GL107224, DOI: 10.1029/2023GL107224.
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    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/13375
    doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2023GL107224
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    Article
    Peer-Review
    Yes
    Language
    eng
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