High LMD GCM resolution modeling of the seasonal evolution of the martian northern permanent cap: comparison with Mars Express Omega observations

François Forget (1, 2) , Benjamin Levrard (3) , Franck Montmessin (2, 4) , Bernard Schmitt (5) , Sylvain Douté (5) , Yves Langevin (6) , Jean-Pierre Bibring (6)

1 LMD - Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (UMR 8539)
2 ARC - NASA Ames Research Center
3 CRAL - Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon
4 SA - Service d'aéronomie
5 LPG - Laboratoire de Planétologie de Grenoble
6 IAS - Institut d'astrophysique spatiale

A high resolution modelling of the northern cap (1°x 1°) has been performed in the 3-D LMD GCM to investigate the seasonal evolution of the permanent water ice cap (ice thickness, temperature...). Comparisons will be made with unprecedently resolved MEX/OMEGA observations (MArs Express).

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Earth Sciences

François Forget, Benjamin Levrard, Franck Montmessin, Bernard Schmitt, Sylvain Douté, et al.. High LMD GCM resolution modeling of the seasonal evolution of the martian northern permanent cap: comparison with Mars Express Omega observations. 36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2005), 2005, Houston, United States. pp. 1. ⟨insu-00356240⟩