Toward More Realistic Simulation and Prediction of Dust Storms on Mars

• DOI: 10.3847/25c2cfeb.726b0b65
• Publication Date: 2021-05-27T18:10:57Z
• Authors: Claire Newman; Tanguy Bertrand; Joseph Battalio; Mackenzie Day; Manuel De La Torr...; Meredith K. Elrod; Francesca Esposito; Lori Fenton; Claus Gebhardt; Steven J. Greybush; Scott D. Guzewich; Henrik Kahanpää; Melinda Kahre; Özgür Karatekin; Brian Jackson; Mathieu Lapotre; Christopher Lee; Stephen R. Lewis; Ralph D. Lorenz; Germán Martínez; Javier Martin-Torres; Michael A. Mischna; Luca Montabone; Lynn Neakrase; Alexey Pankine; Jorge Pla-Garcia; Peter L. Read; Isaac B. Smith; Michael D. Smith; Alejandro Soto; Aymeric Spiga; Christy Swann; Leslie Tamppari; Orkun Temel; Daniel Viudez Mor...; Danika Wellington; Paulina Wolkenberg; Gerhard Wurm; María-Paz Zorzano
• Keywords: ta115; 13. Climate action; 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

Global dust storms have major implications for the past and present climate, geologic history, habitability, and future exploration of Mars. Yet their mysterious origins mean we remain unable to realistically simulate or predict them. We identify four key Knowledge Gaps and make four Recommendations to make progress in the next decade.