火星:北部の夏の氷帽 - バイキング2からの水蒸気観測
まとめ
火星の水蒸気は,北部の真夏にピークに達する. 北極の氷冠は主に二酸化炭素ではなく,水氷であり,200K以上の温度を必要とする.
科学分野:
- 惑星科学は惑星科学である.
- 大気科学 大気科学
- 地質学 地質学 地質学
背景:
- 水蒸気分布は,火星の気候の動態を理解するために重要である.
- 以前の極地表モデルでは,観測された水蒸気の豊富さを完全に説明できなかった.
研究 の 目的:
- 火星上の水蒸気の緯度依存を調査するためです.
- 火星の極地氷の構成と影響を決定する.
主な方法:
- バイキング2号軌道探査機からの水蒸気データの分析.
- 極地大気条件の熱力学モデリング.
主要な成果:
- 北部の真夏の間,北緯70度から80度の間に観測されたピーク水蒸気の豊富さ.
- 北極地域には,200 Kを超える近地温度が必要である.
- 観測された条件は,安定した二酸化炭素の氷帽と矛盾しています.
結論:
- 残った北極帽と低緯度の氷塊は主に水氷である.
- 水氷の厚さは1メートルから1キロメートルと推定されています.
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