Synthetic satellite images of Mars dust storms based on MarsWRF dust cycle simulations and the radiative transfer model DISORT
- 1United Arab Emirates University, College of Science, Department of Physics, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (201501485@uaeu.ac.ae)
- 2United Arab Emirates University, National Space Science and Technology Center, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
This presentation adds to Mars dust storm research based on numerical models and spacecraft images. The focus is the conversion of MarsWRF model data into synthetic satellite images of Mars dust storms. MarsWRF is a Mars version of the terrestrial numerical weather and climate model WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting Model) and part of the PlanetWRF models for planetary atmospheres research. Dust storms are obtained by running the MarsWRF model with the interactive-dust-lifting-technique [1]. Synthetic satellite imagery is generated from MarsWRF model data by using the radiative transfer model DISORT, which provides the top-of-the-atmosphere reflectance data. The results are synthetic satellite images, mostly for visible light wavelength. We compare synthetic satellite images of dust storm events at different times of the Martian Year.
[1] Gebhardt, C., Abuelgasim, A., Fonseca, R. M., Martín-Torres, J., & Zorzano, M.-P. (2020). Fully interactive and refined resolution simulations of the Martian dust cycle by the MarsWRF model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 125, e2019JE006253. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JE006253
How to cite: Alkaabi, F. and Gebhardt, C.: Synthetic satellite images of Mars dust storms based on MarsWRF dust cycle simulations and the radiative transfer model DISORT, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-3435, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-3435, 2023.
