D15_DDA_components_gridA.txt: MarsWRF-predicted dust devil activity and contributing variables as a function of time of sol, averaged over four seasons for the first three Mars years of the MSL mission, now using vertical grid A.

Renno et al. [1998] dust devil activity and contributing variables at the Curiosity Rover’s location, averaged over 90° of Ls (i.e., in each of four seasons) in the first three years of the mission, as a function of time of sol.<br><br>All variables are predicted using output from a MarsWRF simulation of the atmosphere over Gale Crater, but now using vertical Grid A (see paper referenced below for details).<br><br>These data are used to produce Figure S8 in the paper “Convective vortex and dust devil predictions for Gale Crater over three Mars years and comparison with MSL-REMS observations” - JGR-Planets, 2019 - by C. E. Newman, H. Kahanpää, M. I. Richardson, G. M. Martinez, A. Vicente-Retortillo and M. Lemmon.<br>In the data file:Periods 1-4 refer to periods spanning 90∞ of Ls, centered on Ls=180, 270, 0 and 90 in MSL yr 1<br>Periods 5-8 refer to the same but in MSL yr 2<br>Periods 9-12 refer to the same but in MSL yr 3<br><br>ToD = local true solar time in hours <br>RHO = air density in kg/m3 <br>UST = drag velocity, u*, in m/s <br>TDF = surface temperature minus air temperature at 1.5m, in K <br>PDF = surface pressure minus pressure at top of planetary boundary layer in Pa <br>OMB = vertical thermodynamic efficiency <br>HFX = sensible heat flux in W/m2 <br>DDA = dust devil activity[see paper for more description of the last 3 variables]<br><br>