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SUBMITTER: Wu Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6992627 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20200130 1
The atmosphere of Mars is strongly affected by the spatial and temporal variability of airborne dust. However, global dust variability within a sol (Martian day) is still poorly understood. Although short-term dynamic processes are crucial, detailed comparisons of simulated diurnal variations are limited by relatively sparse observations. Here, we report the discovery of ubiquitous, strong diurnal tides of dust in the Southern Hemisphere of Mars. Driven by the westward-propagating migrating diur ...[more]