A review of vertical coupling in the Atmosphere–Ionosphere system: Effects of waves, sudden stratospheric warmings, space weather, and of solar activity

E Yiğit, PK Knížová, K Georgieva, W Ward - Journal of Atmospheric and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This brief introductory review of some recent developments in atmosphere–ionosphere
science is written for the “Vertical Coupling Special Issue” that is motivated by the 5th …

Gravity waves in planetary atmospheres: Their effects and parameterization in global circulation models

AS Medvedev, E Yiğit - Atmosphere, 2019 - mdpi.com
The dynamical and thermodynamical importance of gravity waves was initially recognized in
the atmosphere of Earth. Extensive studies over recent decades demonstrated that gravity …

Loss of the Martian atmosphere to space: Present-day loss rates determined from MAVEN observations and integrated loss through time

BM Jakosky, D Brain, M Chaffin, S Curry, J Deighan… - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
Observations of the Mars upper atmosphere made from the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile
Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft have been used to determine the loss rates of gas from the …

Dust storm‐enhanced gravity wave activity in the Martian thermosphere observed by MAVEN and implication for atmospheric escape

E Yiğit, AS Medvedev, M Benna… - Geophysical Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lower atmospheric global dust storms affect the small‐and large‐scale weather and
variability of the whole Martian atmosphere. Analysis of the CO2 density data from the …

MAVEN NGIMS observations of atmospheric gravity waves in the Martian thermosphere

SL England, G Liu, E Yiğit, PR Mahaffy… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Gravity waves have a significant impact on both the dynamics and energy budget of the
Martian thermosphere. Strong density variations of spatial scales indicative of gravity waves …

Global distribution and parameter dependences of gravity wave activity in the Martian upper thermosphere derived from MAVEN/NGIMS observations

N Terada, F Leblanc, H Nakagawa… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Wavelike perturbations in the Martian upper thermosphere observed by the Neutral Gas Ion
Mass Spectrometer (NGIMS) onboard the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN …

The distribution, composition, and particle properties of Mars mesospheric aerosols: An analysis of CRISM visible/near-IR limb spectra with context from near …

RT Clancy, MJ Wolff, MD Smith, A Kleinböhl, BA Cantor… - Icarus, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectral Mapper (CRISM) onboard the
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) obtains pole-to-pole observations (ie, full MRO orbits) …

Mars thermosphere as seen in MAVEN accelerometer data

RW Zurek, RA Tolson, SW Bougher… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The Mars thermosphere (above approximately 120 km) has been probed in situ for one Mars
year using accelerometers on board the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) …

Gravity wave activity in the Martian atmosphere at altitudes 20–160 km from ACS/TGO occultation measurements

ED Starichenko, DA Belyaev… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The paper presents observations of gravity wave‐induced temperature disturbances in the
Martian atmosphere obtained with the mid‐infrared (MIR) spectrometer, a channel of the …

Coupling and interactions across the Martian whole atmosphere system

E Yiğit - Nature Geoscience, 2023 - nature.com
The Martian surface environment today is cold and dry, but evidence suggests the planet
may have hosted more habitable conditions in the past. Open questions about the evolution …