As spacecraft missions return ever more data from Mars, additional tools will be required to explore and analyse these datasets efficiently. To streamline research into the atmosphere of Mars, a user-orientated modelling capability is developed that enables automatic initialisation and running of a column model. As a demonstration we utilise the modelling framework to provide additional verification for the University of Helsinki and Finnish Meteorological Institute Mars column model temperature profiles above the height of typical lander meteorological measurements, i.e. above 2 m. We utilise the framework at landing site locations that are well characterised to understand the model's applicability and to identify future opportunities for modifications to the framework. We do this by using the framework to compare the column model to temperature soundings made by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. We find that the column model, without any modification, is able to reproduce the observed lapse rates and average temperatures closely in most cases except for a 20–60 K increase over the northern hemisphere mid-winter. We can reproduce this discrepancy by incorporating an adiabatic heating term into the column model. Fitting of the modified column model to the observations results in estimated maximum downward vertical wind velocities of ∼ 10 cm s⁻¹ at altitudes of 15–20 km over the winter solstice at the VL-1 and VL-2 sites. The approach developed here may possibly provide a way to independently estimate or observe the vertical motion in the Martian atmosphere. However, even though the magnitude of the vertical wind speed appears reasonable, it is not clear at this point how much the atmospheric heating is due to other mechanisms such as advection. We have introduced new application software that can quickly find and display the requested data and can be immediately analysed using the included tools. We have demonstrated the potential of this type of software application with a glimpse into the upper atmosphere of Mars.

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以用户为导向的圆柱建模框架，可有效分析火星大气

随着航天器任务从火星返回的数据越来越多，将需要其他工具来有效地探索和分析这些数据集。为了简化对火星大气层的研究，开发了一种以用户为导向的建模功能，该功能可以自动初始化和运行列模型。作为演示，我们利用建模框架为赫尔辛基大学和芬兰气象研究所的火星柱模型温度剖面提供了额外的验证，该温度剖面高于典型着陆器气象测量的高度，即高于2 m。我们在着陆点位置充分利用了框架，以了解模型的适用性并确定将来对框架进行修改的机会。为此，我们使用框架来比较圆柱模型与火星侦察轨道器产生的温度测深。我们发现，在大多数情况下，除了北半球冬季中段增加20–60 K以外，柱模型无需进行任何修改即可重现观察到的流失速率和平均温度。我们可以通过将绝热加热项合并到色谱柱模型中来重现这种差异。修改后的柱模型与观测值的拟合导致估计的最大垂直向下风速 我们可以通过将绝热加热项合并到色谱柱模型中来重现这种差异。修改后的柱模型与观测值的拟合导致估计的最大垂直向下风速 我们可以通过将绝热加热项合并到色谱柱模型中来重现这种差异。修改后的柱模型与观测值的拟合导致估计的最大垂直向下风速在VL-1和VL-2站点的冬至15-20 km的高度处约 10 cm s ^-1。这里开发的方法可能会提供一种独立估计或观察火星大气垂直运动的方法。但是，尽管垂直风速的大小看起来合理，但目前尚不清楚由于其他机制（例如对流）而导致的大气加热多少。我们推出了新的应用程序软件，该软件可以快速查找和显示所需的数据，并可以使用随附的工具立即进行分析。我们一窥火星的高空就证明了这种软件应用程序的潜力。