Mass spectrometry and planetary exploration: A brief review and future projection

R Arevalo Jr, Z Ni, RM Danell - Journal of mass spectrometry, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Since the inception of mass spectrometry more than a century ago, the field has matured as
analytical capabilities have progressed, instrument configurations multiplied, and …

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 …

The structure and variability of Mars dayside thermosphere from MAVEN NGIMS and IUVS measurements: Seasonal and solar activity trends in scale heights and …

SW Bougher, KJ Roeten, K Olsen… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Mars dayside thermospheric temperature and scale height trends were examined using
measurements from the Neutral Gas Ion Mass Spectrometer (NGIMS) and the Imaging …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Earth-like thermal and dynamical coupling processes in the Martian climate system

Z Wu, T Li, NG Heavens, CE Newman… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The burst of Mars exploration in the past two decades has significantly improved our
knowledge of the Martian atmosphere. A variety of complementary, multiannual …

Spectral analysis of gravity waves in the Martian thermosphere during low solar activity based on MAVEN/NGIMS observations

Q Ji, X Zhu, Z Sheng, T Tian - The Astrophysical Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Gravity waves (GWs) are important for vertical coupling between the lower and upper
atmosphere on Mars. Saturated GWs will promote the acceleration of mean flow and …

Global characteristics of gravity waves in the upper atmosphere of Mars as measured by MAVEN/NGIMS

AG Siddle, ICF Mueller-Wodarg, SW Stone, RV Yelle - Icarus, 2019 - Elsevier
We present an analysis of gravity waves in Mars' upper atmosphere above 120 km. Using in-
situ data from NGIMS onboard MAVEN we have been able to characterise waves from …