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Mars Upper Atmospheric Responses to the 10 September 2017 Solar Flare: A Global, Time‐Dependent Simulation
dc.contributor.authorFang, Xiaohua
dc.contributor.authorPawlowski, David
dc.contributor.authorMa, Yingjuan
dc.contributor.authorBougher, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorThiemann, Edward
dc.contributor.authorEparvier, Francis
dc.contributor.authorWang, Wenbin
dc.contributor.authorDong, Chuanfei
dc.contributor.authorLee, Christina O.
dc.contributor.authorDong, Yaxue
dc.contributor.authorBenna, Mehdi
dc.contributor.authorElrod, Meredith
dc.contributor.authorChamberlin, Phillip
dc.contributor.authorMahaffy, Paul
dc.contributor.authorJakosky, Bruce
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-30T15:30:31Z
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dc.date.available2019-10-30T15:30:31Z
dc.date.issued2019-08-28
dc.identifier.citationFang, Xiaohua; Pawlowski, David; Ma, Yingjuan; Bougher, Stephen; Thiemann, Edward; Eparvier, Francis; Wang, Wenbin; Dong, Chuanfei; Lee, Christina O.; Dong, Yaxue; Benna, Mehdi; Elrod, Meredith; Chamberlin, Phillip; Mahaffy, Paul; Jakosky, Bruce (2019). "Mars Upper Atmospheric Responses to the 10 September 2017 Solar Flare: A Global, Time‐Dependent Simulation." Geophysical Research Letters 46(16): 9334-9343.
dc.identifier.issn0094-8276
dc.identifier.issn1944-8007
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/151860
dc.description.abstractWe report the first global, time‐dependent simulation of the Mars upper atmospheric responses to a realistic solar flare event, an X8.2 eruption on 10 September 2017. The Mars Global Ionosphere‐Thermosphere Model runs with realistically specified flare irradiance, giving results in reasonably good agreement with the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN spacecraft measurements. It is found that the ionized and neutral regimes of the upper atmosphere are significantly disturbed by the flare but react differently. The ionospheric electron density enhancement is concentrated below ∼110‐km altitude due to enhanced solar X‐rays, closely following the time evolution of the flare. The neutral atmospheric perturbation increases with altitude and is important above ∼150‐km altitude, in association with atmospheric upwelling driven by solar extreme ultraviolet heating. It takes ∼2.5 hr past the flare peak to reach the maximum disturbance and then additional ∼10 hr to generally settle down to preflare levels.Key PointsIonospheric perturbation follows the flare in time and is concentrated mostly below 110‐km altitudeNeutral atmospheric perturbation increases with altitude and is important above 150‐km altitudeIt takes the neutral atmosphere 2.5 hr to reach the perturbation peak and 10 more hours to generally recover
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.
dc.subject.otherupper atmosphere
dc.subject.otherionosphere
dc.subject.othersolar flare
dc.subject.otherMars
dc.titleMars Upper Atmospheric Responses to the 10 September 2017 Solar Flare: A Global, Time‐Dependent Simulation
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelGeological Sciences
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScience
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
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dc.identifier.doi10.1029/2019GL084515
dc.identifier.sourceGeophysical Research Letters
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