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American Geophysical Union, Geophysical Research Letters, 8(51), 2024

DOI: 10.1029/2023gl107674

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High‐Order Harmonics of Thermal Tides Observed in the Atmosphere of Mars by the Pressure Sensor on the InSight Lander

Journal article published in 2024 by J. Hernández‐Bernal ORCID, A. Spiga ORCID, F. Forget, D. Banfield
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Abstract

AbstractThermal tides are atmospheric planetary‐scale waves with periods that are harmonics of the solar day. In the Martian atmosphere thermal tides are known to be especially significant compared to any other known planet. Based on the data set of pressure timeseries produced by the InSight lander, which is unprecedented in terms of accuracy and temporal coverage, we investigate thermal tides on Mars and we find harmonics even beyond the number 24, which exceeds significantly the number of harmonics previously reported by other works. We explore comparatively the characteristics and seasonal evolution of tidal harmonics and find that even and odd harmonics exhibit some clearly differentiated trends that evolve seasonally and respond to dust events. High‐order tidal harmonics with small amplitudes could transiently interfere constructively to produce meteorologically relevant patterns.