Paul Withers, PhD

Tides in the Martian Atmosphere - And Other Topics

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• Complete dissertation entitled "Tides in the Martian Atmosphere - And Other Topics" (392 pages)
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• Preface and Table of Contents
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• Chapter 1 Introduction
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• Chapter 2 Topographically-controlled Thermal Tides in the Martian Upper Atmosphere
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• Chapter 3 Development of a Novel "Balanced Arch" Technique for Measuring Winds
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• Chapter 4 Application of "Balanced Arch" Technique to MGS Accelerometer Data
  155 K PDF or 237 K Postscript

• Chapter 5 Analysis of Entry Accelerometer Data
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• Chapter 6 Scientific Uses of Crude Telemetry During Atmospheric Entry
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• Chapter 7 Comparison of Viking Lander 1 and MOLA Topography
  205 K PDF or 1.4 M Postscript

• Chapter 8 Enigmatic Northern Plains of Mars
  460 K PDF or 1.1 M Postscript

• Chapter 9 Age of Lunar Crater Giordano Bruno
  213 K PDF or 1.8 M Postscript

• Chapter 10 Simple Climate Models
  125 K PDF or 182 K Postscript

• Chapter 11 Conclusions
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• Appendix A Characterizing the Zonal Structure with an Harmonic Fit
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• Appendix B Generating Constant Altitude Data from the PDS Profiles
  56 K PDF or 132 K Postscript

• Appendix C Curvature Terms in Equations 3.6 - 3.7
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• Appendix D Simplifying the Viscous Terms in Equations 3.6 - 3.7
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• Appendix E Estimating the Importance of Latitudinal Changes in Pressure
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• Appendix F Uncertainty Analyses for Section 6.3
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• References
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