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

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

1 CRAL - Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon
2 LMD - Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (UMR 8539)
3 ARC - NASA Ames Research Center
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]

Benjamin Levrard, François Forget, 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-00356321⟩