Assessing the power law hypothesis for the size-frequency distribution of terrestrial and martian dust devils

A. V. Pathare; M. R. Balme; S. M. Metzger; A. Spiga; M. C. Towner; N. O. Renno; F. Saca

doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.06.027

Assessing the power law hypothesis for the size-frequency distribution of terrestrial and martian dust devils

A. V. Pathare
, M. R. Balme
, S. M. Metzger
, A. Spiga
, M. C. Towner
, N. O. Renno
, F. Saca

École Polytechnique

Planetary Science Institute
The Open University
Imperial College London
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Competing hypotheses for the diameter dependence of terrestrial and martian dust devil frequency are assessed using new field observations from two sites in the southwestern United States. We show that at diameters less than 12. m, our observed dust devil size-frequency distributions are better fit by an exponential function than by a power law formulation, and discuss the implications for larger dust devils on Earth and Mars.

langue originale	Anglais
Pages (de - à)	851-853
Nombre de pages	3
journal	Icarus
Volume	209
Numéro de publication	2
Les DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2010.06.027
état	Publié - 1 oct. 2010

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