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Hayashi et al. 1995
Hayashi, J.N., Jakosky, B.M. and Haberle, R.M. (1995). Atmospheric effects on the mapping of Martian thermal inertia and thermally derived albedo. Journal of Geophysical Research 100: doi: 10.1029/94JE02449. issn: 0148-0227.

We examine the effects of a dusty CO2 atmosphere on the thermal inertia and thermally derived albedo of Mars and we present a new map of thermal inertias. This new map was produced using a coupled surface atmosphere (CSA) model, dust opacities from Viking infrared thermal mapper (IRTM) data, and CO2 columns based on topography. The CSA model thermal inertias are smaller than the 2% model thermal inertias, with the difference largest at large thermal inertia. Although the difference between the thermal inertias obtained with the two models is moderate for much of the region studied, it is largest in regions of either high dust opacity or of topographic lows, including the Viking Lander 1 site and some geologically interesting regions. The CSA model thermally derived albedos do not accurately predict the IRTM measured albedos and are very similar to the thermally derived albedos obtained with models making the 2% assumption. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1995

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Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Atmospheres—composition and chemistry, Planetology, Solid Surface Planets, Atmospheres—structure and dynamics
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