MARTIAL - MARtian aTmospheric Investigation And expLoration

Description of the granted funding

The overall aim of this research project is to make new discoveries through analyzing existing data. We will investigate the atmosphere from synoptic and seasonal scale to microscale and will perform signal characterization of the recent Martian atmospheric observations. The analysis will be combined with extensive atmospheric modeling using state-of-the-art Martian atmospheric physics and meteorological models. Currently scientific analysis of the wealth of Martian atmospheric observations by various Mars missions is lagging behind. This research project is clearly needed. Mars is a highly interesting planet due to the fact that Mars and the Earth are sister planets - they have nearly similar atmospheric dynamics. Our sustainable development objective is that by investigating Mars and its atmosphere we can learn also about the Earth.
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Starting year

2023

End year

2027

Granted funding

Ari-Matti Harri Orcid -palvelun logo
544 442 €

Funder

Research Council of Finland

Funding instrument

Academy projects

Decision maker

Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering
06.06.2023

Other information

Funding decision number

357577

Fields of science

Astronomy and space science

Research fields

Aurinkokunnan fysiikka ja planeettatutkimus

Identified topics

atmosphere, ionosphere