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Spatio-Temporal Level Variations of the Martian Seasonal North Polar Cap From Co-Registration of MOLA Profiles
Institute of Geodesy and Geoinformation Science, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2617-7854
Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9110-1138
Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, GEOPS, Orsay, France; Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Paris, France.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2857-6621
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Space Technology. Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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2022 (English)In: Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets, ISSN 2169-9097, E-ISSN 2169-9100, Vol. 127, no 10, article id e2021JE007158Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The seasonal deposition and sublimation of CO2 constitute a major element in Martian volatile cycles. We reprocess the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) data and apply co-registration procedures to obtain spatio-temporal variations in levels of the Seasonal North Polar Cap (SNPC). The maximum level over the Residual North Polar Cap (RNPC) is 1.3 m, approximately half of that at the south pole (2.5 m). However, the maximum level in the dune fields at Olympia Undae can be up to 3.8 m. Furthermore, off-season decreases up to 3 m during the northern winter at Olympia Undae are observed. These are likely due to metamorphism effects accentuated by the reduced snowfall at this period. Meanwhile, off-season increases of up to 2 m during the northern spring are noted, the cause of which remains to be explored. The volume of the SNPC peaks at the end of northern winter and is estimated to be approximately 9.6 × 1012 m3, which is 2% more than that of the Seasonal South Polar Cap. The bulk density of the SNPC can go through phased decreases in accordance with phased accumulation at northern high-latitudes. These findings can put important constraints on the Martian volatile cycling models.

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John Wiley & Sons, 2022. Vol. 127, no 10, article id e2021JE007158
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Mars, seasonal polar cap, CO2 ice, MOLA, level variation, pseudo cross-over
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Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
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Atmospheric science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-93974DOI: 10.1029/2021JE007158ISI: 000869744000001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85141735610OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-93974DiVA, id: diva2:1709802
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Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-11-09 (hanlid);

Funder: China Scholarship Council; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB-TRR 170); DLR BigData Querschnittsplattform; Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales

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