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Relative Humidity on Mars: New Results From the Phoenix TECP Sensor by Fischer, E., Martínez, G. M., Rennó, N. O., Tamppari, L. K., Zent, A. P.

“…In situ measurements of relative humidity (RH) on Mars have only been performed by the Phoenix (PHX) and Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) missions. Here we…”
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The Modern Near-Surface Martian Climate: A Review of In-Situ Meteorological Data from Viking to Curiosity by Martinez, G. M., Newman, C. N., De Vicente-Retortillo, A., Fischer, E., Renno, N. O., Richardson, M. I., Fairén, A. G., Genzer, M., Guzewich, S. D., Haberle, R. M., Harri, A.-M., Kemppinen, O, Lemmon, M. T., Smith, M. D., de la Torre-Juárez, M., Vasavada, A. R.

“…We analyze the complete set of in-situ meteorological data obtained from the Viking landers in the 1970s to todays Curiosity rover to review our understanding…”
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Water and Brines on Mars: Current Evidence and Implications for MSL by Martínez, G. M., Renno, N. O.

“…Liquid water is a basic ingredient for life as we know it. Therefore, in order to understand the habitability of other planets we must first understand the…”
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Applications of Electrified Dust and Dust Devil Electrodynamics to Martian Atmospheric Electricity by Harrison, R. G., Barth, E., Esposito, F., Merrison, J., Montmessin, F., Aplin, K. L., Borlina, C., Berthelier, J J., Deprez, G., Farrell, William M., Houghton, I. M. P., Renno, N. O., Nicoll, K. A., Tripathi, S. N., Zimmerman, M.

“…Atmospheric transport and suspension of dust frequently brings electrification, which may be substantial. Electric fields of 10 kV m(exp. -1) to 100 kV m(exp…”
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Formation and Persistence of Brine on Mars: Experimental Simulations throughout the Diurnal Cycle at the Phoenix Landing Site by Fischer, E, Martínez, G M, Rennó, N O

“…In the last few years, water ice and salts capable of melting this ice and producing liquid saline water (brine) have been detected on Mars. Moreover, indirect…”
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Likely frost events at Gale crater: Analysis from MSL/REMS measurements by Martínez, G.M., Fischer, E., Rennó, N.O., Sebastián, E., Kemppinen, O., Bridges, N., Borlina, C.S., Meslin, P.-Y., Genzer, M., Harri, A.-H., Vicente-Retortillo, A., Ramos, M., de la Torre Juárez,  M., Gómez, F., Gómez-Elvira, J.

“…•Surface frost events could have occurred at Gale between sols 400 and 710.•Most likely frost events occurred at Dingo Gap megaripple.•The thickness of the…”
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The scientific basis for a satellite mission to retrieve CCN concentrations and their impacts on convective clouds by Rosenfeld, D, Williams, E, Andreae, M. O, Freud, E, Pöschl, U, Rennó, N. O

“…The cloud-mediated aerosol radiative forcing is widely recognized as the main source of uncertainty in our knowledge of the anthropogenic forcing on climate…”
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The Surface Energy Budget at Gale Crater During the First 2500 Sols of the Mars Science Laboratory Mission by Martínez, G. M., Vicente‐Retortillo, A., Vasavada, A. R., Newman, C. E., Fischer, E., Rennó, N. O., Savijärvi, H., Torre, M., Ordóñez‐Etxeberria, I., Lemmon, M. T., Guzewich, S. D., McConnochie, T. H., Sebastián, E., Hueso, R., Sánchez‐Lavega, A.

“…We use in situ environmental measurements by the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission to obtain the surface energy budget (SEB) across Curiosity's traverse…”
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The evolution of the albedo of dark spots observed on Mars polar region by Martínez, G.M., Renno, N.O., Elliott, H.M.

“…► We present a methodology to remove atmospheric effects from HiRISE images. ► We study the time evolution of the albedo of dark spots observed in Richardson…”
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Field measurements of horizontal forward motion velocities of terrestrial dust devils: Towards a proxy for ambient winds on Mars and Earth by Balme, M.R., Pathare, A., Metzger, S.M., Towner, M.C., Lewis, S.R., Spiga, A., Fenton, L.K., Renno, N.O., Elliott, H.M., Saca, F.A., Michaels, T.I., Russell, P., Verdasca, J.

“…► We measured the speed dust devils (DDs) move across the ground on Earth. ► Long baseline stereo imaging allowed ground motion of >100 DDs to be measured. ►…”
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Assessing the power law hypothesis for the size–frequency distribution of terrestrial and martian dust devils by Pathare, A.V., Balme, M.R., Metzger, S.M., Spiga, A., Towner, M.C., Renno, N.O., Saca, F.

“…Competing hypotheses for the diameter dependence of terrestrial and martian dust devil frequency are assessed using new field observations from two sites in…”
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Effects of the Phoenix Lander descent thruster plume on the Martian surface by Plemmons, D. H., Mehta, M., Clark, B. C., Kounaves, S. P., Peach Jr, L. L., Renno, N. O., Tamppari, L., Young, S. M. M.

“…The exhaust plume of Phoenix's hydrazine monopropellant pulsed descent thrusters will impact the surface of Mars during its descent and landing phase in the…”
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In Situ UV Measurements by MSL/REMS: Dust Deposition and Angular Response Corrections by Vicente-Retortillo, A., Martínez, G. M., Rennó, N. O., Lemmon, M. T., de la Torre-Juárez, M., Gómez-Elvira, J.

“…Measurements by the REMS/UV sensor onboard the MSL Curiosity rover constitute the first in situ dataset of UV radiation flux at the surface of Mars. Due to its…”
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REMS: The Environmental Sensor Suite for the Mars Science Laboratory Rover by Gómez-Elvira, J., Armiens, C., Castañer, L., Domínguez, M., Genzer, M., Gómez, F., Haberle, R., Harri, A.-M., Jiménez, V., Kahanpää, H., Kowalski, L., Lepinette, A., Martín, J., Martínez-Frías, J., McEwan, I., Mora, L., Moreno, J., Navarro, S., de Pablo, M. A., Peinado, V., Peña, A., Polkko, J., Ramos, M., Renno, N. O., Ricart, J., Richardson, M., Rodríguez-Manfredi, J., Romeral, J., Sebastián, E., Serrano, J., de la Torre Juárez, M., Torres, J., Torrero, F., Urquí, R., Vázquez, L., Velasco, T., Verdasca, J., Zorzano, M.-P., Martín-Torres, J.

“…The Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) will investigate environmental factors directly tied to current habitability at the Martian surface during…”
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Work output of planetary atmospheric engines: dissipation in clouds and rain by Lorenz, R. D., Rennó, N. O.

“…We compute the dissipation due to the drag of falling raindrops and cloud droplets, and find both to be significant sources of dissipation on Earth and…”
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The DREAMS Experiment Onboard the Schiaparelli Module of the ExoMars 2016 Mission: Design, Performances and Expected Results by Esposito, F., Debei, S., Bettanini, C., Molfese, C., Arruego Rodríguez, I., Colombatti, G., Harri, A.-M., Montmessin, F., Wilson, C., Aboudan, A., Schipani, P., Marty, L., Álvarez, F. J., Apestigue, V., Bellucci, G., Berthelier, J.-J., Brucato, J. R., Calcutt, S. B., Chiodini, S., Cortecchia, F., Cozzolino, F., Cucciarrè, F., Deniskina, N., Déprez, G., Di Achille, G., Ferri, F., Forget, F., Franzese, G., Friso, E., Genzer, M., Hassen-Kodja, R., Haukka, H., Hieta, M., Jiménez, J. J., Josset, J.-L., Kahanpää, H., Karatekin, O., Landis, G., Lapauw, L., Lorenz, R., Martinez-Oter, J., Mennella, V., Möhlmann, D., Moirin, D., Molinaro, R., Nikkanen, T., Palomba, E., Patel, M. R., Pommereau, J.-P., Popa, C. I., Rafkin, S., Rannou, P., Renno, N. O., Rivas, J., Schmidt, W., Segato, E., Silvestro, S., Spiga, A., Toledo, D., Trautner, R., Valero, F., Vázquez, L., Vivat, F., Witasse, O., Yela, M., Mugnuolo, R., Marchetti, E., Pirrotta, S.

“…The first of the two missions foreseen in the ExoMars program was successfully launched on 14th March 2016. It included the Trace Gas Orbiter and the…”
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The rock abrasion record at Gale Crater: Mars Science Laboratory results from Bradbury Landing to Rocknest by Bridges, N. T., Calef, F. J., Hallet, B., Herkenhoff, K. E., Lanza, N. L., Le Mouélic, S., Newman, C. E., Blaney, D. L., de Pablo, M. A., Kocurek, G. A., Langevin, Y., Lewis, K. W., Mangold, N., Maurice, S., Meslin, P.-Y., Pinet, P., Renno, N. O., Rice, M. S., Richardson, M. E., Sautter, V., Sletten, R. S., Wiens, R. C., Yingst, R. A.

“…Ventifacts, rocks abraded by wind‐borne particles, are found in Gale Crater, Mars. In the eastward drive from “Bradbury Landing” to “Rocknest,” they account…”
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Erratum to: The Modern Near-Surface Martian Climate: A Review of In-situ Meteorological Data from Viking to Curiosity by Martínez, G. M., Newman, C. N., De Vicente-Retortillo, A., Fischer, E., Renno, N. O., Richardson, M. I., Fairén, A. G., Genzer, M., Guzewich, S. D., Haberle, R. M., Harri, A.-M., Kemppinen, O., Lemmon, M. T., Smith, M. D., de la Torre-Juárez, M., Vasavada, A. R.

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Dust devils as observed by Mars Pathfinder by Ferri, Francesca, Smith, Peter H., Lemmon, Mark, Rennó, Nilton O.

“…Dust devils are localized meteorological phenomena frequently observed in terrestrial dry lands and desert landscapes as well as on Mars. They are…”
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A heat engine based moist convection parametrization for Jupiter by Zuchowski, L.C., Read, P.L., Yamazaki, Y.H., Renno, N.O.

“…We have developed a parametrization of Jovian moist convection based on a heat engine model of moist convection. In comparison to other moist convection…”
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