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Estimating the Altitudes of Clouds at the Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site

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dc.contributor.advisorMoores, John
dc.creatorCampbell, Charissa
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-05T14:54:31Z
dc.date.available2019-03-05T14:54:31Z
dc.date.copyright2018-10-04
dc.date.issued2019-03-05
dc.date.updated2019-03-05T14:54:30Z
dc.degree.disciplinePhysics And Astronomy
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractUsing the Navigation Camera, the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) Rover images the atmosphere to capture clouds. A Zenith Movie (ZM) consists of eight upward-pointing images taken over five minutes. The angular distance and wind direction are measurable, but without a lidar the altitude is not. Instead, parameters are compared with results modelled by the Mars Regional Atmospheric Modelling System (MRAMS). An altitude is estimated with the half-normal probability distribution to evaluate the probability MRAMS has similar conditions to observational values. Throughout a sol, clouds were predicted below the crater rim and planetary boundary layer, but higher altitude clouds were primarily predicted in the morning. Results are compared to ice extinction data from the Mars Climate Sounder (MCS) and a shadow movement across Aeolis Mons through a Cloud Height Movie (CHM). Pairing a ZM with a CHM allows direct measurement of the altitude of clouds for the first time from the surface.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/35880
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectPhysics
dc.subject.keywordsMars
dc.subject.keywordsCuriosity
dc.subject.keywordsClouds
dc.titleEstimating the Altitudes of Clouds at the Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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