Fig. 5: Plume height and associated global wind patterns. | Nature Communications

Fig. 5: Plume height and associated global wind patterns.

From: Precipitation induced by explosive volcanism on Mars and its implications for unexpected equatorial ice

Fig. 5

Variances in plume height (a, c, and e) and exposure to prevailing winds (in m s−1) at the altitude of injection (b, d, and f) influence the loading and areal extent of surface ice deposits. Apollinaris Mons is located at 174.4°E, −8.5°S. The water mass eruption rate is 108 kg s−1 and other parameters are fixed at baseline values as listed in Table 2. a, c, and e Modeled distributions are overlaid onto a cylindrical projection of Mars. Black lines represent MOLA topographic contours, with numbers indicating contour elevations in kilometers. Ice fields represent the resulting distribution at the end of the eruption. The reference arrow in the bottom right corner indicates the wind magnitude (in m s−1) corresponding to the arrow length on the map.

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