NASA NTRS · 19810060076
Local Mars dust storm generation mechanism
Abstract
On an areocentric solar longitude of 340 deg, first Mars year of Viking on the surface, a local dust storm was observed at the Viking Lander No. 1 site by Viking Orbiter A. The storm lasted less than one Martian day (sol) with the dust raised affecting the site for about three sols. It is concluded that this storm was caused by baroclinic waves and that the threshold wind speed for saltation was 25-30 m/sec.
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Ryan, J. A., Sharman, R. D., Lucich, R. D.. 1981-08-01. Local Mars dust storm generation mechanism. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19810060076
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