title: First Atmospheric Science Results from the Mars Exploration Rovers Mini-TES.
abstract: Thermal infrared spectra of the martian atmosphere taken by the Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES) were used to determine the atmospheric temperatures in the planetary boundary layer and the column-integrated optical depth of aerosols. Mini-TES observations show the diurnal variation of the martian boundary layer thermal structure, including a near-surface superadiabatic layer during the afternoon and an inversion layer at night. Upward-looking Mini-TES observations show warm and cool parcels of air moving through the Mini-TES field of view on a time scale of 30 seconds. The retrieved dust optical depth shows a downward trend at both sites.
authors.affiliation: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA. Michael.D.Smith@nasa.gov
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: Mark T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Lemmon
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Spanovich
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Banfield
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Budney
authors.forename: R Todd
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Clancy
authors.forename: Amitabha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Geoffrey A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Landis
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Whitney
authors.forename: Philip R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Steven W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Squyres
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001272:Atmosphere; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005118:Extraterrestrial Environment; D018535:Mars; D012621:Seasons; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013696:Temperature; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D002245:Carbon Dioxide