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1. Global Vertical Distribution of Water Vapor on Mars: Results From 3.5 Years of ExoMars-TGO/NOMAD Science Operations

Author

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), European Commission, Belgian Science Policy Office, UK Space Agency, Aoki, S., Vandaele, A. C., Daerden, F., Villanueva, Geronimo L., Liuzzi, G., Clancy, R. T., López-Valverde, M. A., Brines, Adrian, Thomas, I. R., Trompet, L., Erwin, J. T., Neary, L., Robert, S., Piccialli, A., Holmes, J. A., Patel, M. R., Yoshida, N., Whiteway, J., Smith, M. D., Ristic, B., Bellucci, G., López-Moreno, José Juan, Fedorova, A. A., Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), European Commission, Belgian Science Policy Office, UK Space Agency, Aoki, S., Vandaele, A. C., Daerden, F., Villanueva, Geronimo L., Liuzzi, G., Clancy, R. T., López-Valverde, M. A., Brines, Adrian, Thomas, I. R., Trompet, L., Erwin, J. T., Neary, L., Robert, S., Piccialli, A., Holmes, J. A., Patel, M. R., Yoshida, N., Whiteway, J., Smith, M. D., Ristic, B., Bellucci, G., López-Moreno, José Juan, and Fedorova, A. A.

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We present water vapor vertical distributions on Mars retrieved from 3.5 years of solar occultation measurements by Nadir and Occultation for Mars Discovery onboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, which reveal a strong contrast between aphelion and perihelion water climates. In equinox periods, most of water vapor is confined into the low-middle latitudes. In aphelion periods, water vapor sublimated from the northern polar cap is confined into very low altitudes—water vapor mixing ratios observed at the 0–5 km lower boundary of measurement decrease by an order of magnitude at the approximate altitudes of 15 and 30 km for the latitudes higher than 50°N and 30–50°N, respectively. The vertical confinement of water vapor at northern middle latitudes around aphelion is more pronounced in the morning terminators than evening, perhaps controlled by the diurnal cycle of cloud formation. Water vapor is also observed over the low latitude regions in the aphelion southern hemisphere (0–30°S) mostly below 10–20 km, which suggests north-south transport of water still occurs. In perihelion periods, water vapor sublimated from the southern polar cap directly reaches high altitudes (>80 km) over high southern latitudes, suggesting more effective transport by the meridional circulation without condensation. We show that heating during perihelion, sporadic global dust storms, and regional dust storms occurring annually around 330° of solar longitude (LS) are the main events to supply water vapor to the upper atmosphere above 70 km. © 2022. The Authors.

Published
2022

2. Planet-Wide Ozone Destruction in the Middle Atmosphere on Mars During Global Dust Storm

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Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), European Commission, Belgian Science Policy Office, UK Space Agency, Daerden, Frank, Neary, L., Wolff, M. J., Clancy, R. T., Lefèvre, F., Whiteway, J. A., Viscardy, S., Piccialli, A., Willame, Y., Depiesse, C., Aoki, Shohei, Thomas, Ian R., Ristic, Bojan, Erwin, Justin T., Gérard, J. -C., Sandor, B. J., Khayat, A., Smith, M. D., Mason, Jonathon P., Patel, Manish R., Villanueva, Geronimo L., Liuzzi, Giuliano, Bellucci, Giancarlo, López-Moreno, José Juan, Vandaele, Ann Carine, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), European Commission, Belgian Science Policy Office, UK Space Agency, Daerden, Frank, Neary, L., Wolff, M. J., Clancy, R. T., Lefèvre, F., Whiteway, J. A., Viscardy, S., Piccialli, A., Willame, Y., Depiesse, C., Aoki, Shohei, Thomas, Ian R., Ristic, Bojan, Erwin, Justin T., Gérard, J. -C., Sandor, B. J., Khayat, A., Smith, M. D., Mason, Jonathon P., Patel, Manish R., Villanueva, Geronimo L., Liuzzi, Giuliano, Bellucci, Giancarlo, López-Moreno, José Juan, and Vandaele, Ann Carine

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The Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery (NOMAD)/UV-visible (UVIS) spectrometer on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter provided observations of ozone (O3) and water vapor in the global dust storm of 2018. Here we show in detail, using advanced data filtering and chemical modeling, how Martian O3 in the middle atmosphere was destroyed during the dust storm. In data taken exactly 1 year later when no dust storm occurred, the normal situation had been reestablished. The model simulates how water vapor is transported to high altitudes and latitudes in the storm, where it photolyzes to form odd hydrogen species that catalyze O3. O3 destruction is simulated at all latitudes and up to 100 km, except near the surface where it increases. The simulations also predict a strong increase in the photochemical production of atomic hydrogen in the middle atmosphere, consistent with the enhanced hydrogen escape observed in the upper atmosphere during global dust storms. © 2022 The Authors.

Published
2022

3. Annual Appearance of Hydrogen Chloride on Mars and a Striking Similarity With the Water Vapor Vertical Distribution Observed by TGO/NOMAD

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Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), European Commission, European Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles), Belgian Science Policy Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US), UK Space Agency, Aoki, Shohei, Daerden, Frank, Viscardy, S., Thomas, Ian R., Erwin, Justin T., Robert, S., Trompet, L., Neary, L., Villanueva, Geronimo L., Liuzzi, Giuliano, Crismani, M. M. J., Clancy, R. Todd, Whiteway, J., Schmidt, F., López-Valverde, M. A., Ristic, Bojan, Patel, Manish R., Bellucci, Giancarlo, López-Moreno, José Juan, Olsen, K. S., Lefèvre, F., Montmessin, Franck, Trokhimovskiy, A., Fedorova, A. A., Korablev, O., Vandaele, Ann Carine, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), European Commission, European Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles), Belgian Science Policy Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US), UK Space Agency, Aoki, Shohei, Daerden, Frank, Viscardy, S., Thomas, Ian R., Erwin, Justin T., Robert, S., Trompet, L., Neary, L., Villanueva, Geronimo L., Liuzzi, Giuliano, Crismani, M. M. J., Clancy, R. Todd, Whiteway, J., Schmidt, F., López-Valverde, M. A., Ristic, Bojan, Patel, Manish R., Bellucci, Giancarlo, López-Moreno, José Juan, Olsen, K. S., Lefèvre, F., Montmessin, Franck, Trokhimovskiy, A., Fedorova, A. A., Korablev, O., and Vandaele, Ann Carine

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Hydrogen chloride (HCl) was recently discovered in the atmosphere of Mars by two spectrometers onboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. The reported detection made in Martian Year 34 was transient, present several months after the global dust storm during the southern summer season. Here, we present the full data set of vertically resolved HCl detections obtained by the NOMAD instrument, which covers also Martian year 35. We show that the particular increase of HCl abundances in the southern summer season is annually repeated, and that the formation of HCl is independent from a global dust storm event. We also find that the vertical distribution of HCl is strikingly similar to that of water vapor, which suggests that the uptake by water ice clouds plays an important role. The observed rapid decrease of HCl abundances at the end of the southern summer would require a strong sink independent of photochemical loss. © 2021. American Geophysical Union.

Published
2021

4. Water Vapor Vertical Profiles on Mars in Dust Storms Observed by TGO/NOMAD

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Belgian Science Policy Office, European Space Agency, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), European Commission, UK Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US), Canadian Space Agency, Aoki, Shohei, Vandaele, Ann Carine, Daerden, Frank, Villanueva, Geronimo L., Liuzzi, Giuliano, Thomas, Ian R., Erwin, Justin T., Trompet, L., Robert, S., Neary, L., Viscardy, S., Hathi, B., Zafra, J.J., Leese, M., Maes, J., Pastor-Morales, M., Mazy, E., Mazzoli, A., Meseguer, J., Morales, Rafael, Pérez Grande, Isabel, Ristic, Bojan, Queirolo, C., Ristic, R., Gomez, J.R., Saggin, B., Smith, M.D., Samain, V., Sanz Andres, A., Altieri, F., Sanz, R., Simar, J.-F., Patel, Manish R., Thibert, T., the NOMAD team, López-Valverde, M. A., Hill, Brittany, Bellucci, Giancarlo, Bauduin, S., López-Moreno, José Juan, Alonso-Rodrigo, G., Fussen, D., Bolsée, D., Carrozzo, G., Clancy, R. Todd, Cloutis, E., Crismani, M., Da Pieve, F., D'Aversa, E., Kaminski, J., Depiesse, C., Garcia-Comas, M., Etiope, G., Fedorova, A.A., Funke, Bernd, Geminale, A., Gérard, Jean-Claude, Giuranna, M., Karatekin, O., Gkouvelis, L., González-Galindo, F., Holmes, J., Hubert, B., Mumma, M.J., Ignatiev, N.I., Kasaba, Y., Kass, D., Kleinböhl, A., Lanciano, O., Lefèvre, F., Lewis, S., López-Puertas, M., Schneider, Nicholas, Nakagawa, H., Hidalgo López, Ana, Mahieux, A., Mason, J., Mege, D., Neefs, E., Novak, R.E., Oliva, F., Sindoni, G., Piccialli, A., Renotte, E., Ritter, B., Willame, Y., Schmidt, F., Teanby, N.A., Thiemann, E., Trokhimovskiy, A., Auwera, J.V., Wolff, M.J., Clairquin, R., Whiteway, J., Wilquet, V., Wolkenberg, P., Yelle, R., del Moral Beatriz, A., Barzin, P., Beeckman, B., Cubas, J., BenMoussa, A., Berkenbosch, S., Orban, A., Biondi, D., Bonnewijn, S., Candini, G.P., Giordanengo, B., Gissot, Samuel, Gomez, A., Belgian Science Policy Office, European Space Agency, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), European Commission, UK Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US), Canadian Space Agency, Aoki, Shohei, Vandaele, Ann Carine, Daerden, Frank, Villanueva, Geronimo L., Liuzzi, Giuliano, Thomas, Ian R., Erwin, Justin T., Trompet, L., Robert, S., Neary, L., Viscardy, S., Hathi, B., Zafra, J.J., Leese, M., Maes, J., Pastor-Morales, M., Mazy, E., Mazzoli, A., Meseguer, J., Morales, Rafael, Pérez Grande, Isabel, Ristic, Bojan, Queirolo, C., Ristic, R., Gomez, J.R., Saggin, B., Smith, M.D., Samain, V., Sanz Andres, A., Altieri, F., Sanz, R., Simar, J.-F., Patel, Manish R., Thibert, T., the NOMAD team, López-Valverde, M. A., Hill, Brittany, Bellucci, Giancarlo, Bauduin, S., López-Moreno, José Juan, Alonso-Rodrigo, G., Fussen, D., Bolsée, D., Carrozzo, G., Clancy, R. Todd, Cloutis, E., Crismani, M., Da Pieve, F., D'Aversa, E., Kaminski, J., Depiesse, C., Garcia-Comas, M., Etiope, G., Fedorova, A.A., Funke, Bernd, Geminale, A., Gérard, Jean-Claude, Giuranna, M., Karatekin, O., Gkouvelis, L., González-Galindo, F., Holmes, J., Hubert, B., Mumma, M.J., Ignatiev, N.I., Kasaba, Y., Kass, D., Kleinböhl, A., Lanciano, O., Lefèvre, F., Lewis, S., López-Puertas, M., Schneider, Nicholas, Nakagawa, H., Hidalgo López, Ana, Mahieux, A., Mason, J., Mege, D., Neefs, E., Novak, R.E., Oliva, F., Sindoni, G., Piccialli, A., Renotte, E., Ritter, B., Willame, Y., Schmidt, F., Teanby, N.A., Thiemann, E., Trokhimovskiy, A., Auwera, J.V., Wolff, M.J., Clairquin, R., Whiteway, J., Wilquet, V., Wolkenberg, P., Yelle, R., del Moral Beatriz, A., Barzin, P., Beeckman, B., Cubas, J., BenMoussa, A., Berkenbosch, S., Orban, A., Biondi, D., Bonnewijn, S., Candini, G.P., Giordanengo, B., Gissot, Samuel, and Gomez, A.

Abstract

It has been suggested that dust storms efficiently transport water vapor from the near-surface to the middle atmosphere on Mars. Knowledge of the water vapor vertical profile during dust storms is important to understand water escape. During Martian Year 34, two dust storms occurred on Mars: a global dust storm (June to mid-September 2018) and a regional storm (January 2019). Here we present water vapor vertical profiles in the periods of the two dust storms (Ls = 162–260° and Ls = 298–345°) from the solar occultation measurements by Nadir and Occultation for Mars Discovery (NOMAD) onboard ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO). We show a significant increase of water vapor abundance in the middle atmosphere (40–100 km) during the global dust storm. The water enhancement rapidly occurs following the onset of the storm (Ls~190°) and has a peak at the most active period (Ls~200°). Water vapor reaches very high altitudes (up to 100 km) with a volume mixing ratio of ~50 ppm. The water vapor abundance in the middle atmosphere shows high values consistently at 60°S-60°N at the growth phase of the dust storm (Ls = 195°–220°), and peaks at latitudes greater than 60°S at the decay phase (Ls = 220°–260°). This is explained by the seasonal change of meridional circulation: from equinoctial Hadley circulation (two cells) to the solstitial one (a single pole-to-pole cell). We also find a conspicuous increase of water vapor density in the middle atmosphere at the period of the regional dust storm (Ls = 322–327°), in particular at latitudes greater than 60°S. ©2019. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.

Published
2019

5. NOMAD, an Integrated Suite of Three Spectrometers for the ExoMars Trace Gas Mission: Technical Description, Science Objectives and Expected Performance

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Belgian Science Policy Office, European Space Agency, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), European Commission, UK Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles), Vandaele, Ann Carine, López-Moreno, José Juan, Patel, Manish R., Bellucci, Giancarlo, Daerden, Frank, Ristic, Bojan, Robert, S., Thomas, Ian R., Wilquet, V., Allen, M., Alonso-Rodrigo, G., Altieri, F., Aoki, Shohei, Bolsée, D., Clancy, T., Cloutis, E., Depiesse, C., Drummond, R., Fedorova, A., Formisano, V., Funke, Bernd, González-Galindo, F., Geminale, A., Gérard, Jean-Claude, Giuranna, M., Hetey, L., Ignatiev, N., Kaminski, J., Karatekin, O., Kasaba, Y., Leese, M., Lefèvre, F., Lewis, S. R., López-Puertas, Manuel, López-Valverde, M. A., Mahieux, A., Mason, J., McConnell, J., Mumma, M., Neary, L., Neefs, E., Renotte, E., Rodriguez-Gomez, J., Sindoni, G., Smith, M., Stiepen, A., Trokhimovsky, A., Vander Auwera, J., Villanueva, Geronimo L., Viscardy, S., Whiteway, J., Willame, Y., Wolff, Michael T., Patel, M., D’aversa, E., Fussen, D., García Comas, Maia, Hewson, W., McConnel, J., Novak, R., Oliva, F., Piccialli, A., Aparicio del Moral, Beatriz, Barzin, P., BenMoussa, A., Berkenbosch, S., Biondi, D., Bonnewijn, S., Candini, G. P., Clairquin, R., Cubas, J., De-Lanoye, S., Giordanengo, B., Gissot, Samuel, Gomez, A., Maes, J., Mazy, E., Mazzoli, A., Meseguer, J., Morales, Rafael, Orban, A., Pastor, Carmen, Pérez Grande, Isabel, Queirolo, C., Saggin, B., Samain, V., Sanz Andres, A., Sanz Mesa, Rosario, Simar, J.-F., Thibert, T., Jerónimo, José María, The NOMAD Team, Belgian Science Policy Office, European Space Agency, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), European Commission, UK Space Agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles), Vandaele, Ann Carine, López-Moreno, José Juan, Patel, Manish R., Bellucci, Giancarlo, Daerden, Frank, Ristic, Bojan, Robert, S., Thomas, Ian R., Wilquet, V., Allen, M., Alonso-Rodrigo, G., Altieri, F., Aoki, Shohei, Bolsée, D., Clancy, T., Cloutis, E., Depiesse, C., Drummond, R., Fedorova, A., Formisano, V., Funke, Bernd, González-Galindo, F., Geminale, A., Gérard, Jean-Claude, Giuranna, M., Hetey, L., Ignatiev, N., Kaminski, J., Karatekin, O., Kasaba, Y., Leese, M., Lefèvre, F., Lewis, S. R., López-Puertas, Manuel, López-Valverde, M. A., Mahieux, A., Mason, J., McConnell, J., Mumma, M., Neary, L., Neefs, E., Renotte, E., Rodriguez-Gomez, J., Sindoni, G., Smith, M., Stiepen, A., Trokhimovsky, A., Vander Auwera, J., Villanueva, Geronimo L., Viscardy, S., Whiteway, J., Willame, Y., Wolff, Michael T., Patel, M., D’aversa, E., Fussen, D., García Comas, Maia, Hewson, W., McConnel, J., Novak, R., Oliva, F., Piccialli, A., Aparicio del Moral, Beatriz, Barzin, P., BenMoussa, A., Berkenbosch, S., Biondi, D., Bonnewijn, S., Candini, G. P., Clairquin, R., Cubas, J., De-Lanoye, S., Giordanengo, B., Gissot, Samuel, Gomez, A., Maes, J., Mazy, E., Mazzoli, A., Meseguer, J., Morales, Rafael, Orban, A., Pastor, Carmen, Pérez Grande, Isabel, Queirolo, C., Saggin, B., Samain, V., Sanz Andres, A., Sanz Mesa, Rosario, Simar, J.-F., Thibert, T., Jerónimo, José María, and The NOMAD Team

Abstract

The NOMAD (“Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery”) spectrometer suite on board the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has been designed to investigate the composition of Mars’ atmosphere, with a particular focus on trace gases, clouds and dust. The detection sensitivity for trace gases is considerably improved compared to previous Mars missions, compliant with the science objectives of the TGO mission. This will allow for a major leap in our knowledge and understanding of the Martian atmospheric composition and the related physical and chemical processes. The instrument is a combination of three spectrometers, covering a spectral range from the UV to the mid-IR, and can perform solar occultation, nadir and limb observations. In this paper, we present the science objectives of the instrument and explain the technical principles of the three spectrometers. We also discuss the expected performance of the instrument in terms of spatial and temporal coverage and detection sensitivity.© 2018, The Author(s).

Published
2018

6. Expected performances of the NOMAD/ExoMars instrument

Author

UK Space Agency, Belgian Science Policy Office, European Commission, European Space Agency, Vandaele, Ann Carine, López-Moreno, José Juan, Bellucci, Giancarlo, Patel, M., Allen, M., Altieri, F., Aoki, Shohei, Bolsée, D., Clancy, T., Cloutis, E., Daerden, Frank, Depiesse, C., Fedorova, A., Formisano, V., Funke, Bernd, Fussen, D., García Comas, Maia, Geminale, A., Gérard, Jean-Claude, Gillotay, D., Giuranna, M., González-Galindo, F., Ignatiev, N., Kaminski, J., Karatekin, O., Kasaba, Y., Lefèvre, F., Lewis, S., López-Puertas, Manuel, López-Valverde, M. A., Mahieux, A., Mason, J., McConnell, J., Mumma, M., Neary, L., Neefs, E., Novak, R., Renotte, E., Robert, S., Sindoni, G., Smith, M., Thomas, Ian R., Trokhimovskiy, A., Vander Auwera, J., Villanueva, Geronimo L., Viscardy, S., Whiteway, J., Willame, Y., Wilquet, V., Wolff, Michael T., Aparicio del Moral, Beatriz, Barzin, P., BenMoussa, A., Berkenbosch, S., Biondi, D., Bonnewijn, S., Candini, G., Clairquin, R., Cubas, J., Delanoye, S., Giordanengo, B., Gissot, Samuel, Gomez, A., Zafra, J.-J., Leese, M., Maes, J., Mazy, E., Mazzoli, A., Meseguer, J., Morales, Rafael, Orban, A., Pastor, Carmen, Pérez Grande, Isabel, Ristic, Bojan, Rodríguez Gómez, Julio, Saggin, B., Samain, V., Sanz Andres, A., Sanz, R., Simar, J.-F., Thibert, T., Alonso-Rodrigo, G., UK Space Agency, Belgian Science Policy Office, European Commission, European Space Agency, Vandaele, Ann Carine, López-Moreno, José Juan, Bellucci, Giancarlo, Patel, M., Allen, M., Altieri, F., Aoki, Shohei, Bolsée, D., Clancy, T., Cloutis, E., Daerden, Frank, Depiesse, C., Fedorova, A., Formisano, V., Funke, Bernd, Fussen, D., García Comas, Maia, Geminale, A., Gérard, Jean-Claude, Gillotay, D., Giuranna, M., González-Galindo, F., Ignatiev, N., Kaminski, J., Karatekin, O., Kasaba, Y., Lefèvre, F., Lewis, S., López-Puertas, Manuel, López-Valverde, M. A., Mahieux, A., Mason, J., McConnell, J., Mumma, M., Neary, L., Neefs, E., Novak, R., Renotte, E., Robert, S., Sindoni, G., Smith, M., Thomas, Ian R., Trokhimovskiy, A., Vander Auwera, J., Villanueva, Geronimo L., Viscardy, S., Whiteway, J., Willame, Y., Wilquet, V., Wolff, Michael T., Aparicio del Moral, Beatriz, Barzin, P., BenMoussa, A., Berkenbosch, S., Biondi, D., Bonnewijn, S., Candini, G., Clairquin, R., Cubas, J., Delanoye, S., Giordanengo, B., Gissot, Samuel, Gomez, A., Zafra, J.-J., Leese, M., Maes, J., Mazy, E., Mazzoli, A., Meseguer, J., Morales, Rafael, Orban, A., Pastor, Carmen, Pérez Grande, Isabel, Ristic, Bojan, Rodríguez Gómez, Julio, Saggin, B., Samain, V., Sanz Andres, A., Sanz, R., Simar, J.-F., Thibert, T., and Alonso-Rodrigo, G.

Abstract

NOMAD (Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery) is one of the four instruments on board the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, scheduled for launch in March 2016. It consists of a suite of three high-resolution spectrometers - SO (Solar Occultation), LNO (Limb, Nadir and Occultation) and UVIS (Ultraviolet and Visible Spectrometer). Based upon the characteristics of the channels and the values of Signal-to-Noise Ratio obtained from radiometric models discussed in (Vandaele et al., 2015a, 2015b; Thomas et al., 2016), the expected performances of the instrument in terms of sensitivity to detection have been investigated. The analysis led to the determination of detection limits for 18 molecules, namely CO, HO, HDO, CH, CH, CH, HCO, CH, SO, HS, HCl, HCN, HO, NH, NO, NO, OCS, O. NOMAD should have the ability to measure methane concentrations <25 parts per trillion (ppt) in solar occultation mode, and 11 parts per billion in nadir mode. Occultation detections as low as 10 ppt could be made if spectra are averaged (Drummond et al., 2011). Results have been obtained for all three channels in nadir and in solar occultation.© 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Published
2016

7. Annual Appearance of Hydrogen Chloride on Mars and a Striking Similarity With the Water Vapor Vertical Distribution Observed by TGO/NOMAD

Author

Aoki, S., Daerden, F., Viscardy, S., Thomas, I. R., Erwin, J. T., Robert, S., Trompet, L., Neary, L., Villanueva, G. L., Liuzzi, G., Crismani, M. M. J., Clancy, R. T., Whiteway, J., Schmidt, F., Lopez‐Valverde, M. A., Ristic, B., Patel, M.R., Bellucci, G., Lopez‐Moreno, J.‐J., Olsen, K. S., Lefèvre, F., Montmessin, F., Trokhimovskiy, A., Fedorova, A. A., Korablev, O., Vandaele, A. C., Aoki, S., Daerden, F., Viscardy, S., Thomas, I. R., Erwin, J. T., Robert, S., Trompet, L., Neary, L., Villanueva, G. L., Liuzzi, G., Crismani, M. M. J., Clancy, R. T., Whiteway, J., Schmidt, F., Lopez‐Valverde, M. A., Ristic, B., Patel, M.R., Bellucci, G., Lopez‐Moreno, J.‐J., Olsen, K. S., Lefèvre, F., Montmessin, F., Trokhimovskiy, A., Fedorova, A. A., Korablev, O., and Vandaele, A. C.

Abstract

Hydrogen chloride (HCl) was recently discovered in the atmosphere of Mars by two spectrometers onboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. The reported detection made in Martian Year 34 was transient, present several months after the global dust storm during the southern summer season. Here, we present the full data set of vertically resolved HCl detections obtained by the NOMAD instrument, which covers also Martian year 35. We show that the particular increase of HCl abundances in the southern summer season is annually repeated, and that the formation of HCl is independent from a global dust storm event. We also find that the vertical distribution of HCl is strikingly similar to that of water vapor, which suggests that the uptake by water ice clouds plays an important role. The observed rapid decrease of HCl abundances at the end of the southern summer would require a strong sink independent of photochemical loss.

8. Explanation for the increase in high altitude water on Mars observed by NOMAD during the 2018 global dust storm

Author

Neary, L., Daerden, F., Aoki, S., Whiteway, J., Clancy, R.T., Smith, M., Viscardy, S., Erwin, J.T., Thomas, I.R., Villanueva, G., Liuzzi, G., Crismani, M., Wolff, M., Lewis, S.R., Holmes, J.A., Patel, M.R., Giuranna, M., Depiesse, C., Piccialli, A., Robert, S., Trompet, L., Willame, Y., Ristic, B., Vandaele, A.C., Neary, L., Daerden, F., Aoki, S., Whiteway, J., Clancy, R.T., Smith, M., Viscardy, S., Erwin, J.T., Thomas, I.R., Villanueva, G., Liuzzi, G., Crismani, M., Wolff, M., Lewis, S.R., Holmes, J.A., Patel, M.R., Giuranna, M., Depiesse, C., Piccialli, A., Robert, S., Trompet, L., Willame, Y., Ristic, B., and Vandaele, A.C.

Abstract

The Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery (NOMAD) instrument on board ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) measured a large increase in water vapor at altitudes in the range of 40‐100 km during the 2018 global dust storm on Mars. Using a three‐dimensional general circulation model, we examine the mechanism responsible for the enhancement of water vapor in the upper atmosphere. Experiments with different prescribed vertical profiles of dust show that when more dust is present higher in the atmosphere the temperature increases and the amount of water ascending over the tropics is not limited by saturation until reaching heights of 70‐100 km. The warmer temperatures allow more water to ascend to the mesosphere. Photochemical simulations show a strong increase in high‐altitude atomic hydrogen following the high‐altitude water vapor increase by a few days.

9. NOMAD, an Integrated Suite of Three Spectrometers for the ExoMars Trace Gas Mission: Technical Description, Science Objectives and Expected Performance

Author

Vandaele, A. C., Lopez-Moreno, J. -J., Patel, M. R., Bellucci, G., Daerden, F., Ristic, B., Robert, S., Thomas, I. R., Wilquet, V., Allen, M., Alonso-Rodrigo, G., Altieri, F., Aoki, S., Bolsée, D., Clancy, R. T., Cloutis, E., Depiesse, C., Drummond, R. J., Fedorova, A., Formisano, V., Funke, B., González-Galindo, F., Geminale, A., Gérard, J. -C., Giuranna, M., Hetey, L., Ignatiev, N., Kaminski, J., Karatekin, O., Kasaba, Y., Leese, M., Lefèvre, F., Lewis, S. R., López-Puertas, M., López-Valverde, M., Mahieux, A., Mason, J., McConnell, J., Mumma, M., Neary, L., Neefs, E., Renotte, E., Rodriguez-Gomez, J., Sindoni, G., Smith, M., Stiepen, A., Trokhimovsky, A., Vander Auwera, J., Villanueva, G., Viscardy, S., Whiteway, J., Willame, Y., Wolff, M. J., the NOMAD team, Vandaele, A. C., Lopez-Moreno, J. -J., Patel, M. R., Bellucci, G., Daerden, F., Ristic, B., Robert, S., Thomas, I. R., Wilquet, V., Allen, M., Alonso-Rodrigo, G., Altieri, F., Aoki, S., Bolsée, D., Clancy, R. T., Cloutis, E., Depiesse, C., Drummond, R. J., Fedorova, A., Formisano, V., Funke, B., González-Galindo, F., Geminale, A., Gérard, J. -C., Giuranna, M., Hetey, L., Ignatiev, N., Kaminski, J., Karatekin, O., Kasaba, Y., Leese, M., Lefèvre, F., Lewis, S. R., López-Puertas, M., López-Valverde, M., Mahieux, A., Mason, J., McConnell, J., Mumma, M., Neary, L., Neefs, E., Renotte, E., Rodriguez-Gomez, J., Sindoni, G., Smith, M., Stiepen, A., Trokhimovsky, A., Vander Auwera, J., Villanueva, G., Viscardy, S., Whiteway, J., Willame, Y., Wolff, M. J., and the NOMAD team

Abstract

The NOMAD (“Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery”) spectrometer suite on board the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has been designed to investigate the composition of Mars’ atmosphere, with a particular focus on trace gases, clouds and dust. The detection sensitivity for trace gases is considerably improved compared to previous Mars missions, compliant with the science objectives of the TGO mission. This will allow for a major leap in our knowledge and understanding of the Martian atmospheric composition and the related physical and chemical processes. The instrument is a combination of three spectrometers, covering a spectral range from the UV to the mid-IR, and can perform solar occultation, nadir and limb observations. In this paper, we present the science objectives of the instrument and explain the technical principles of the three spectrometers. We also discuss the expected performance of the instrument in terms of spatial and temporal coverage and detection sensitivity.

10. Planet‐Wide Ozone Destruction in the Middle Atmosphere on Mars During Global Dust Storm

Author

Daerden, F., Neary, L., Wolff, M. J., Clancy, R. T., Lefèvre, F., Whiteway, J. A., Viscardy, S., Piccialli, A., Willame, Y., Depiesse, C., Aoki, S., Thomas, I. R., Ristic, B., Erwin, J., Gérard, J.‐C., Sandor, B. J., Khayat, A., Smith, M. D., Mason, J. P., Patel, M. R., Villanueva, G. L., Liuzzi, G., Bellucci, G., Lopez‐Moreno, J.‐J., Vandaele, A. C., Daerden, F., Neary, L., Wolff, M. J., Clancy, R. T., Lefèvre, F., Whiteway, J. A., Viscardy, S., Piccialli, A., Willame, Y., Depiesse, C., Aoki, S., Thomas, I. R., Ristic, B., Erwin, J., Gérard, J.‐C., Sandor, B. J., Khayat, A., Smith, M. D., Mason, J. P., Patel, M. R., Villanueva, G. L., Liuzzi, G., Bellucci, G., Lopez‐Moreno, J.‐J., and Vandaele, A. C.

Abstract

The Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery (NOMAD)/UV‐visible (UVIS) spectrometer on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter provided observations of ozone (O3) and water vapor in the global dust storm of 2018. Here we show in detail, using advanced data filtering and chemical modeling, how Martian O3 in the middle atmosphere was destroyed during the dust storm. In data taken exactly 1 year later when no dust storm occurred, the normal situation had been reestablished. The model simulates how water vapor is transported to high altitudes and latitudes in the storm, where it photolyzes to form odd hydrogen species that catalyze O3. O3 destruction is simulated at all latitudes and up to 100 km, except near the surface where it increases. The simulations also predict a strong increase in the photochemical production of atomic hydrogen in the middle atmosphere, consistent with the enhanced hydrogen escape observed in the upper atmosphere during global dust storms.

11. Global vertical distribution of water vapor on Mars: Results from 3.5 years of ExoMars‐TGO/NOMAD science operations

Author

Aoki, S., Vandaele, A. C., Daerden, F., Villanueva, G. L., Liuzzi, G., Clancy, R. T., Lopez‐Valverde, M. A., Brines, A., Thomas, I. R., Trompet, L., Erwin, J. T., Neary, L., Robert, S., Piccialli, A., Holmes, J. A., Patel, M. R., Yoshida, N., Whiteway, J., Smith, M. D., Ristic, B., Bellucci, G., Lopez-Moreno, J. J., Fedorova, A. A., Aoki, S., Vandaele, A. C., Daerden, F., Villanueva, G. L., Liuzzi, G., Clancy, R. T., Lopez‐Valverde, M. A., Brines, A., Thomas, I. R., Trompet, L., Erwin, J. T., Neary, L., Robert, S., Piccialli, A., Holmes, J. A., Patel, M. R., Yoshida, N., Whiteway, J., Smith, M. D., Ristic, B., Bellucci, G., Lopez-Moreno, J. J., and Fedorova, A. A.

Abstract

We present water vapor vertical distributions on Mars retrieved from 3.5 years of solar occultation measurements by Nadir and Occultation for Mars Discovery onboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, which reveal a strong contrast between aphelion and perihelion water climates. In equinox periods, most of water vapor is confined into the low-middle latitudes. In aphelion periods, water vapor sublimated from the northern polar cap is confined into very low altitudes - water vapor mixing ratios observed at the 0-5 km lower boundary of measurement decrease by an order of magnitude at the approximate altitudes of 15 km and 30 km for the latitudes higher than 50°N and 30-50°N, respectively. The vertical confinement of water vapor at northern middle latitudes around aphelion is more pronounced in the morning terminators than evening, perhaps controlled by the diurnal cycle of cloud formation. Water vapor is also observed over the low latitude regions in the aphelion southern hemisphere (0-30°S) mostly below 10-20 km, which suggests north-south transport of water still occurs. In perihelion periods, water vapor sublimated from the southern polar cap directly reaches high altitudes (>80 km) over high southern latitudes, suggesting more effective transport by the meridional circulation without condensation. We show that heating during perihelion, sporadic global dust storms, and regional dust storms occurring annually around 330° of solar longitude (LS) are the main events to supply water vapor to the upper atmosphere above 70 km.

12. Planet‐Wide Ozone Destruction in the Middle Atmosphere on Mars During Global Dust Storm

Author

Daerden, F., Neary, L., Wolff, M. J., Clancy, R. T., Lefèvre, F., Whiteway, J. A., Viscardy, S., Piccialli, A., Willame, Y., Depiesse, C., Aoki, S., Thomas, I. R., Ristic, B., Erwin, J., Gérard, J.‐C., Sandor, B. J., Khayat, A., Smith, M. D., Mason, J. P., Patel, M. R., Villanueva, G. L., Liuzzi, G., Bellucci, G., Lopez‐Moreno, J.‐J., Vandaele, A. C., Daerden, F., Neary, L., Wolff, M. J., Clancy, R. T., Lefèvre, F., Whiteway, J. A., Viscardy, S., Piccialli, A., Willame, Y., Depiesse, C., Aoki, S., Thomas, I. R., Ristic, B., Erwin, J., Gérard, J.‐C., Sandor, B. J., Khayat, A., Smith, M. D., Mason, J. P., Patel, M. R., Villanueva, G. L., Liuzzi, G., Bellucci, G., Lopez‐Moreno, J.‐J., and Vandaele, A. C.

Abstract

The Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery (NOMAD)/UV‐visible (UVIS) spectrometer on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter provided observations of ozone (O3) and water vapor in the global dust storm of 2018. Here we show in detail, using advanced data filtering and chemical modeling, how Martian O3 in the middle atmosphere was destroyed during the dust storm. In data taken exactly 1 year later when no dust storm occurred, the normal situation had been reestablished. The model simulates how water vapor is transported to high altitudes and latitudes in the storm, where it photolyzes to form odd hydrogen species that catalyze O3. O3 destruction is simulated at all latitudes and up to 100 km, except near the surface where it increases. The simulations also predict a strong increase in the photochemical production of atomic hydrogen in the middle atmosphere, consistent with the enhanced hydrogen escape observed in the upper atmosphere during global dust storms.

13. NOMAD, an Integrated Suite of Three Spectrometers for the ExoMars Trace Gas Mission: Technical Description, Science Objectives and Expected Performance

Author

Vandaele, A. C., Lopez-Moreno, J. -J., Patel, M. R., Bellucci, G., Daerden, F., Ristic, B., Robert, S., Thomas, I. R., Wilquet, V., Allen, M., Alonso-Rodrigo, G., Altieri, F., Aoki, S., Bolsée, D., Clancy, R. T., Cloutis, E., Depiesse, C., Drummond, R. J., Fedorova, A., Formisano, V., Funke, B., González-Galindo, F., Geminale, A., Gérard, J. -C., Giuranna, M., Hetey, L., Ignatiev, N., Kaminski, J., Karatekin, O., Kasaba, Y., Leese, M., Lefèvre, F., Lewis, S. R., López-Puertas, M., López-Valverde, M., Mahieux, A., Mason, J., McConnell, J., Mumma, M., Neary, L., Neefs, E., Renotte, E., Rodriguez-Gomez, J., Sindoni, G., Smith, M., Stiepen, A., Trokhimovsky, A., Vander Auwera, J., Villanueva, G., Viscardy, S., Whiteway, J., Willame, Y., Wolff, M. J., the NOMAD team, Vandaele, A. C., Lopez-Moreno, J. -J., Patel, M. R., Bellucci, G., Daerden, F., Ristic, B., Robert, S., Thomas, I. R., Wilquet, V., Allen, M., Alonso-Rodrigo, G., Altieri, F., Aoki, S., Bolsée, D., Clancy, R. T., Cloutis, E., Depiesse, C., Drummond, R. J., Fedorova, A., Formisano, V., Funke, B., González-Galindo, F., Geminale, A., Gérard, J. -C., Giuranna, M., Hetey, L., Ignatiev, N., Kaminski, J., Karatekin, O., Kasaba, Y., Leese, M., Lefèvre, F., Lewis, S. R., López-Puertas, M., López-Valverde, M., Mahieux, A., Mason, J., McConnell, J., Mumma, M., Neary, L., Neefs, E., Renotte, E., Rodriguez-Gomez, J., Sindoni, G., Smith, M., Stiepen, A., Trokhimovsky, A., Vander Auwera, J., Villanueva, G., Viscardy, S., Whiteway, J., Willame, Y., Wolff, M. J., and the NOMAD team

Abstract

The NOMAD (“Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery”) spectrometer suite on board the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has been designed to investigate the composition of Mars’ atmosphere, with a particular focus on trace gases, clouds and dust. The detection sensitivity for trace gases is considerably improved compared to previous Mars missions, compliant with the science objectives of the TGO mission. This will allow for a major leap in our knowledge and understanding of the Martian atmospheric composition and the related physical and chemical processes. The instrument is a combination of three spectrometers, covering a spectral range from the UV to the mid-IR, and can perform solar occultation, nadir and limb observations. In this paper, we present the science objectives of the instrument and explain the technical principles of the three spectrometers. We also discuss the expected performance of the instrument in terms of spatial and temporal coverage and detection sensitivity.

14. Annual Appearance of Hydrogen Chloride on Mars and a Striking Similarity With the Water Vapor Vertical Distribution Observed by TGO/NOMAD

Author

Aoki, S., Daerden, F., Viscardy, S., Thomas, I. R., Erwin, J. T., Robert, S., Trompet, L., Neary, L., Villanueva, G. L., Liuzzi, G., Crismani, M. M. J., Clancy, R. T., Whiteway, J., Schmidt, F., Lopez‐Valverde, M. A., Ristic, B., Patel, M.R., Bellucci, G., Lopez‐Moreno, J.‐J., Olsen, K. S., Lefèvre, F., Montmessin, F., Trokhimovskiy, A., Fedorova, A. A., Korablev, O., Vandaele, A. C., Aoki, S., Daerden, F., Viscardy, S., Thomas, I. R., Erwin, J. T., Robert, S., Trompet, L., Neary, L., Villanueva, G. L., Liuzzi, G., Crismani, M. M. J., Clancy, R. T., Whiteway, J., Schmidt, F., Lopez‐Valverde, M. A., Ristic, B., Patel, M.R., Bellucci, G., Lopez‐Moreno, J.‐J., Olsen, K. S., Lefèvre, F., Montmessin, F., Trokhimovskiy, A., Fedorova, A. A., Korablev, O., and Vandaele, A. C.

Abstract

Hydrogen chloride (HCl) was recently discovered in the atmosphere of Mars by two spectrometers onboard the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. The reported detection made in Martian Year 34 was transient, present several months after the global dust storm during the southern summer season. Here, we present the full data set of vertically resolved HCl detections obtained by the NOMAD instrument, which covers also Martian year 35. We show that the particular increase of HCl abundances in the southern summer season is annually repeated, and that the formation of HCl is independent from a global dust storm event. We also find that the vertical distribution of HCl is strikingly similar to that of water vapor, which suggests that the uptake by water ice clouds plays an important role. The observed rapid decrease of HCl abundances at the end of the southern summer would require a strong sink independent of photochemical loss.

15. Explanation for the increase in high altitude water on Mars observed by NOMAD during the 2018 global dust storm

Author

Neary, L., Daerden, F., Aoki, S., Whiteway, J., Clancy, R.T., Smith, M., Viscardy, S., Erwin, J.T., Thomas, I.R., Villanueva, G., Liuzzi, G., Crismani, M., Wolff, M., Lewis, S.R., Holmes, J.A., Patel, M.R., Giuranna, M., Depiesse, C., Piccialli, A., Robert, S., Trompet, L., Willame, Y., Ristic, B., Vandaele, A.C., Neary, L., Daerden, F., Aoki, S., Whiteway, J., Clancy, R.T., Smith, M., Viscardy, S., Erwin, J.T., Thomas, I.R., Villanueva, G., Liuzzi, G., Crismani, M., Wolff, M., Lewis, S.R., Holmes, J.A., Patel, M.R., Giuranna, M., Depiesse, C., Piccialli, A., Robert, S., Trompet, L., Willame, Y., Ristic, B., and Vandaele, A.C.

Abstract

The Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery (NOMAD) instrument on board ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) measured a large increase in water vapor at altitudes in the range of 40‐100 km during the 2018 global dust storm on Mars. Using a three‐dimensional general circulation model, we examine the mechanism responsible for the enhancement of water vapor in the upper atmosphere. Experiments with different prescribed vertical profiles of dust show that when more dust is present higher in the atmosphere the temperature increases and the amount of water ascending over the tropics is not limited by saturation until reaching heights of 70‐100 km. The warmer temperatures allow more water to ascend to the mesosphere. Photochemical simulations show a strong increase in high‐altitude atomic hydrogen following the high‐altitude water vapor increase by a few days.

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