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A study of the possible characteristics of a low-altitude electron layer in the martian atmosphere
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wallio, H. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1974 |
| Description | The apparent diurnal Martian surface pressure variations, as deduced from radio occultation experiments, is discussed and explained as possibly arising from the effect of a low-altitude electron layer. Possible source and loss mechanisms for the low altitude electron layer are presented and discussed. Time dependent differential equations describing the electron layer are derived, and then integrated to investigate the electron distribution resulting from several processes that might occur in the atmosphere. It is concluded that the source mechanism is the sublimation of alkali atoms from a permanent dust layer, and that the dominant loss process must involve CO2 clustering about the alkali atoms. An electron layer is developed which explains the apparent diurnal surface pressure variation. |
| File Size | 1506344 |
| Page Count | 58 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19740027151 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1xd5nz78 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1974-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Sciences Alkalies Numerical Integration Electron Density Concentration Carbon Dioxide Mars Atmosphere Electron Distribution Pressure Time Dependence Dust Diurnal Variations Differential Equations Occultation Atmospheric Electricity Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
