Wilson, R. J., 1997: A general circulation model simulation of the Martian polar warming. Geophys. Res. Lett., 24 (2), 123-126.
Abstract. This paper reports on a successful general circulation model simulation
of a rapid warming phenomenon observed in the Martian winter polar atmosphere
during global dust storm conditions. The model includes a self-consistent
simulation of the dust distribution which is forced with a prescribed surface
source. The warming is shown to be largely a response to the development
of a pole-to-pole solstitial Hadley circulation resulting from the greatly
increased dust loading. A crucial aspect of the simulation is a sufficiently
deep computational domain that allows for the full development of this circulation.
These simulations indicate that the thermal tides play a contributing role
by providing zonal momentum flux divergence at the winter pole and by the
advection of aerosol.
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