slope streaks Archives - Astrobiology

Schema of the sub-grid scale slope parameterization. Each mesh of the Mars PCM is decomposed into sub-grid slopes (defined by characteristic slopes µi) or flat terrain. These subgrid terrains have their microclimate and the interactions between the atmosphere and surface are made through averaged values over the mesh. -- astro-ph.EP

Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Habitable Zones, Mars, Status Report

Modelling Slope Microclimates In The Mars Planetary Climate Model

by Keith CowingJune 28, 2023June 28, 2023

A large number of surface phenomena (e.g., frost and ice deposits, gullies, slope streaks, recurring slope lineae) are observed on Martian slopes.