PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 ^PDF_DOCUMENT = "FEDOROVA_ET_AL_2021.PDF" PRODUCT_ID = FEDOROVA_ET_AL_2021 RELEASE_ID = 0001 REVISION_ID = 0000 RECORD_TYPE = FIXED_LENGTH DATA_SET_ID = "MEX-M-SPI-4-IRDDR-PROF-V1.0" PRODUCT_CREATION_TIME = 2019-09-05T14:12:58 OBJECT = PDF_DOCUMENT DOCUMENT_NAME = "MULTI-ANNUAL MONITORING OF THE WATER VAPOR VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION ON MARS BY SPICAM ON MARS EXPRESS" PUBLICATION_DATE = 2020-12-11 DOCUMENT_TOPIC_TYPE = "DATA SET DESCRIPTION" INTERCHANGE_FORMAT = BINARY DOCUMENT_FORMAT = "ADOBE PDF" DESCRIPTION = "The distribution of water vapor with altitude has long remained a missing piece of the observational data set of water vapor on Mars. In this study, we present the first multi-annual survey of water vapor profile covering the altitude range from 0 to 100 km based on the SPICAM/Mars Express occultation measurements. During the aphelion season, water remains confined below 40-60 km for all Martian years observed. The highest altitude where water vapor can be spotted is between 70 and 90 km during the southern summer (Ls = 240-300; perihelion season), approaching the transition between the middle and upper atmosphere. In this season, years without a global dust storm (GDS) show a significant moistening of the upper atmosphere (100 ppmv) in the southern hemisphere, confirming a seasonal impact on the hydrogen escape rate. The two observed GDS, in MY28 and MY34, show a substantial disparity in water vapor response. The storm in MY28, which coincides with the southern summer solstice, creates the largest excess of water in both hemispheres at >80 km. This climatology of water vapor will supply a robust statistical basis to address the long-term escape processes of water from Mars." END_OBJECT = PDF_DOCUMENT END