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  Response of the intermediate complexity Mars Climate Simulator to different obliquity angles

Segschneider, J., Grieger, B., Keller, H. U., Lunkeit, F., Kirk, E., Fraedrich, K., et al. (2005). Response of the intermediate complexity Mars Climate Simulator to different obliquity angles. Planetary and Space Science, 53(6), 659-670.

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Segschneider, J.1, 2, Author           
Grieger, B., Author
Keller, H. U., Author
Lunkeit, F., Author
Kirk, E., Author
Fraedrich, K.3, Author           
Rodin, A., Author
Greve, R., Author
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1The Ocean in the Earth System, MPI for Meteorology, Max Planck Society, ou_913552              
2Ocean Biogeochemistry, The Ocean in the Earth System, MPI for Meteorology, Max Planck Society, ou_913556              
3Max Planck Fellows, MPI for Meteorology, Max Planck Society, ou_913548              

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Free keywords: Mars; Mars climate; Mars atmosphere; climate modelling; atmospheric dynamics
 Abstract: A climate model of intermediate complexity, named the Mars Climate Simulator, has been developed based on the Portable University Model of the Atmosphere (PUMA). The main goal of this new development is to simulate the climate variations on Mars resulting from the changes in orbital parameters and their impact on the layered polar terrains (also known as permanent polar ice caps). As a first step towards transient simulations over several obliquity cycles, the model is applied to simulate the dynamical and thermodynamical response of the Martian climate system to different but fixed obliquity angles. The model is forced by the annual and daily cycle of solar insolation. Experiments have been performed for obliquities of ø=15° (minimum), ø=25.2 ° (present), and ø=35° (maximum). The resulting changes in solar insolation mainly in the polar regions impact strongly on the cross-equatorial circulation which is driven by the meridional temperature gradient and steered by the Martian topography. At high obliquity, the cross-equatorial near surface flow from the winter to the summer hemisphere is strongly enhanced compared to low obliquity periods. The summer ground temperature ranges from 200K (ø=15°) to 250K (ø= 35°) at 80 °N in northern summer, and from 220K (ø=15 °) to 270K (ø=35 °) at 80 °S in southern summer. In the atmosphere at 1 km above ground, the respective range is 195–225K in northern summer, and 210–250K in southern summer

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2005-05
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Title: Planetary and Space Science
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 53 (6) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 659 - 670 Identifier: ISSN: 0032-0633