Venus Topography and Boundary Conditions in 3D General Circulation Modeling

Way, Michael J ; Wang, June

关键词: VENUS (PLANET);    TOPOGRAPHY;    BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;    ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS;    SATELLITE OBSERVATION;    RADAR TRACKING;    MAGELLAN SPACECRAFT (NASA);    ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;    EXTRASOLAR PLANETS;    SURFACE PROPERTIES;    THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS;   

RP-ID  :  GSFC-E-DAA-TN65971

学科分类：天文学(综合)

美国|英语

来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

We describe how one ingests 3D topographic data from NASA's Venus Magellan Spacecraft radar observations into the ROCKE-3D Planetary General Circulation Model. We also explain how boundary condition choices such as ocean/lake coverage/depth, rotation rate, atmospheric constituents, and other factors influence surface conditions in ROCKE-3D paleo-Venus simulations. Studies such as these should also be considered when examining liquid water habitability in similar exoplanet experiments.