Abstract: Estimates of the mass of dust suspended in the Martian atmosphere are derived from global and regional 9‐μm opacity maps produced from Viking Infrared Thermal Mapper data. During the peak of the 1977b storm, a total dust mass of approximately 4.3 × 10 14 g was suspended, equivalent to 4.3 × 10 −4 g/cm 2 , or a layer 1.4 μm thick. During a local dust storm near Solis Planum at L S 227°, approximately 1.3 × 10 13 g of dust were lofted, equal to about a 6‐μm layer in that vicinity.
Publication Year: 1995
Publication Date: 1995-04-25
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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