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Mars Science Laboratory relative humidity observations: Initial results
dc.contributor.authorHarri, A.‐m.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGenzer, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKemppinen, O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGomez‐elvira, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHaberle, R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPolkko, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSavijärvi, H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRennó, N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez‐manfredi, J. A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSiili, T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPaton, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTorre‐juarez, M. De laen_US
dc.contributor.authorMäkinen, T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNewman, C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRafkin, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMischna, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMerikallio, S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHaukka, H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMartin‐torres, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKomu, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorZorzano, M.‐p.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPeinado, V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVazquez, L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorUrqui, R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-04T16:35:19Z
dc.date.availableWITHHELD_11_MONTHSen_US
dc.date.available2014-11-04T16:35:19Z
dc.date.issued2014-09en_US
dc.identifier.citationHarri, A.‐m. ; Genzer, M.; Kemppinen, O.; Gomez‐elvira, J. ; Haberle, R.; Polkko, J.; Savijärvi, H. ; Rennó, N. ; Rodriguez‐manfredi, J. A. ; Schmidt, W.; Richardson, M.; Siili, T.; Paton, M.; Torre‐juarez, M. De la ; Mäkinen, T. ; Newman, C.; Rafkin, S.; Mischna, M.; Merikallio, S.; Haukka, H.; Martin‐torres, J. ; Komu, M.; Zorzano, M.‐p. ; Peinado, V.; Vazquez, L.; Urqui, R. (2014). "Mars Science Laboratory relative humidity observations: Initial results." Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 119(9): 2132-2147.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2169-9097en_US
dc.identifier.issn2169-9100en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/109282
dc.description.abstractThe Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) made a successful landing at Gale crater early August 2012. MSL has an environmental instrument package called the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) as a part of its scientific payload. REMS comprises instrumentation for the observation of atmospheric pressure, temperature of the air, ground temperature, wind speed and direction, relative humidity (REMS‐H), and UV measurements. We concentrate on describing the REMS‐H measurement performance and initial observations during the first 100 MSL sols as well as constraining the REMS‐H results by comparing them with earlier observations and modeling results. The REMS‐H device is based on polymeric capacitive humidity sensors developed by Vaisala Inc., and it makes use of transducer electronics section placed in the vicinity of the three humidity sensor heads. The humidity device is mounted on the REMS boom providing ventilation with the ambient atmosphere through a filter protecting the device from airborne dust. The final relative humidity results appear to be convincing and are aligned with earlier indirect observations of the total atmospheric precipitable water content. The water mixing ratio in the atmospheric surface layer appears to vary between 30 and 75 ppm. When assuming uniform mixing, the precipitable water content of the atmosphere is ranging from a few to six precipitable micrometers. Key Points Atmospheric water mixing ratio at Gale crater varies from 30 to 140 ppm MSL relative humidity observation provides good data Highest detected relative humidity reading during first MSL 100 sols is RH75%en_US
dc.publisherUniv. of Ariz. Pressen_US
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.en_US
dc.subject.otherHumidityen_US
dc.subject.otherAtmosphereen_US
dc.subject.otherMarsen_US
dc.subject.otherGaleen_US
dc.subject.otherMSLen_US
dc.subject.otherTotal Water Contenten_US
dc.titleMars Science Laboratory relative humidity observations: Initial resultsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelGeological Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScienceen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/109282/1/jgre20286.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/2013JE004514en_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Geophysical Research: Planetsen_US
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