Mars 8, 58-77, 2013 |
doi:10.1555/mars.2013.0003
Submitted: October 5, 2012; Accepted: February 28, 2013; Published: August 12, 2013
Growth of the convective boundary layer in northern part of Gale Crater is dramatically inhibited by the local circulation, which is primarily a consequence of interaction between slope flows in Gale Crater and along the dichotomy boundary. The circulation has a significant effect on the vertical structure of air temperature over the northern crater basin, which inhibits the growth of the convective boundary layer and cause a significant effect on the diurnal cycle of surface pressure.