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Meteorology of the Red Planet by dust devils

  • Fares M. Howari
  • , Imen Ben Salem
  • , Manish Sharma
  • , Cijo Xavier
  • , Yousef Nazzal
  • , Fatima Alaydaroos
  • Zayed University
  • UAE Space Agency

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Abstract

Many dust devils were detected by high resolution camera images on the surface of mars, that is remarkably similar in arid regions on Earth. The dust devils result from sunshine warming the ground, prompting convective rising of air. The hot air rises and begins to spin faster and faster as it compresses. The dust devils may serve a major role in the meteorology of the Red Planet. However, the derive scaling relations between dust devil radius, pressure profiles, wind speeds, and heights have remained unclear. In this work, we test a dust devil theoretical model that identify a relationship between these parameters. To do this, we used data which provides diameters and heights at different seasons. We extended the theoretical model by proposing an equation that estimate the eyewall velocity from a dust devil's height.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer Science and Data Engineering, CSDE 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781665419741
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Dec 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event2020 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer Science and Data Engineering, CSDE 2020 - Gold Coast, Australia
Duration: 16 Dec 202018 Dec 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer Science and Data Engineering, CSDE 2020

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on Computer Science and Data Engineering, CSDE 2020
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityGold Coast
Period16/12/2018/12/20

Keywords

  • Dust Devils
  • Mars
  • Meteorology. and Mars Activity Database
  • Remote Sensing

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