Assimilation of Observations from ACS/TIRVIM on board ExoMars TGO into the LMD Mars GCM

Roland Young (1) , Sandrine Guerlet (1) , Ehouarn Millour (1) , François Forget (1) , T. Navarro (1) , Luca Montabone (2) , N. Ignatiev (3) , A. Grigoriev (3) , Alexey Shakun (3) , Alexander Trokhimovskiy (3) , Franck Montmessin (4) , Oleg Korablev (3)

1 LMD - Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (UMR 8539)
2 SSI - Space Science Institute [Boulder]
3 IKI - Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
4 PLANETO - LATMOS

We use the LETKF to assimilate thermal infrared observations from ACS-TIRVIM on board ExoMars TGO into the LMD Mars GCM. We present assimilation of atmospheric temperatures during the MY34 Global Dust Storm, and its effect on the general circulation.

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]

Roland Young, Sandrine Guerlet, Ehouarn Millour, François Forget, T. Navarro, et al.. Assimilation of Observations from ACS/TIRVIM on board ExoMars TGO into the LMD Mars GCM. Ninth International Conference on Mars, Jul 2019, Pasadena, United States. pp.LPI Contribution No. 2089. ⟨insu-02291803⟩