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2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Andrew Walker 3D DSMC Simulations of Io’s Unsteady Sublimation- Driven Atmosphere and Its Sensitivity to the Lower Surface Boundary Conditions Andrew Walker D. B. Goldstein, P. L. Varghese, L. M. Trafton, C. H. Moore University of Texas at Austin Department of Aerospace Engineering DSMC Workshop September 28 th, 2011 Supported by the NASA Planetary Atmospheres and Outer Planets Research Programs. Computations performed at the Texas Advanced Computing Center.

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Outline Motivation Background Information on Io Overview of Physical/Numerical Models in our DSMC Code Description of the Temporally Varying Lower Surface Boundary Condition Atmospheric Simulations with Gas Dynamic Results Conclusions 2

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Motivation Jupiter Io Plasma Torus Io Flux Tube Io’s atmosphere is strongly coupled with the Jovian plasma torus. Supplies gas to torus Bombarded by plasma The circum-Jovian environment can not be fully understood without understanding its main source (Io’s atmosphere) The dominant mechanism (volcanism or sublimation from SO 2 surface frosts) by which Io’s atmosphere is sustained is still unknown. Volcanism would be patchy and localized Sublimation-driven would be smoother and global The supply rate to the Jovian plasma torus is highly dependent on the relative contributions of these two mechanisms. Illustration by Dr. John Spencer 3

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Background Information on Io Frost patch of condensed SO 2 Volcanic plume with ring deposition Jupiter Io Io Flux Tube Illustration by Dr. John Spencer Io is the closest satellite to Jupiter Radius ≈ 1820 km (slightly larger than our moon) Atmosphere sustained by volcanism and sublimation from SO 2 surface frosts Dominant dayside atmospheric species is SO 2 ; lesser species - S, S 2, SO, O, O 2 Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system Volcanism is due to an orbital resonance with Europa and Ganymede which causes strong tidal forces in Io’s solid 4

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Overview of our DSMC code Three-dimensional Parallel Atmospheric models Rotational and vibrational energy states Sub-stepped emission Variable gravity Radial energy flux to model plasma bombardment Chemistry: neutral, photo, ion, & electron Surface models Non-uniform SO 2 surface frosts Comprehensive surface thermal model Volcanic hot spots Residence time on the non-frost surface Surface sputtering by energetic ions Numerical models Spatially and temporally varying weighting functions. Adaptive vertical grid that resolves mfp Sample onto to uniform output grid Separate plasma and neutral timesteps Time scales Chemistrypicoseconds Surface Sputteringnanoseconds Plasma Timestep0.005 seconds Ion-Neutral Collsions 0.01 seconds - Hours Vibrational Half-lifemillisecond-second Cyclotron Gyration0.5 seconds Gas Timestep0.5 seconds Neutral Collisions0.1 seconds - hours Residence TimeSeconds - Hours Ballistic Time2-3 Minutes Flow Evolution1-2 Hours Eclipse2 hours Io hours simulated~8 hours SO 2 Photo Half-life36 hours Io Day42 Hours 5

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 3D / Parallel 3D Domain discretized by a spherical grid Parallel MPI Tested up to 360 procesors Parameters 720 million molecules instantaneously Simulated ~1/6 th of Io’s orbit ~120,000 computational hours 6

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Orientation of Eclipse Simulations begin ~2.5 hours before eclipse, extends through the 2 hour eclipse, and finishes ~3 hours after exit from eclipse The initial orientation is ~330 W and Io enter eclipse at ~351 W Io is tidally locked and therefore the sub-Jovian point (0 W) is fixed Consequently, only half of Io ever experiences eclipse Note: Figure is not to scale. Nightside Dayside Sub-Jovian Point Subsolar Point Eclipsed By Jupiter 7 Sunlight

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Solid Surface Boundary Conditions Frost and non-frost surface temperature boundary conditions as a function of time near eclipse The SO 2 surface frost temperature drops ~10 K during the 2 hours of eclipse Due to exponential dependence, SO 2 column density drops ~10× Frost Temperature Non-Frost Temperature 8

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Equatorial Slice of Atmosphere (Left) Actual geometry of equatorial slice. (Right) “Rectangular/Unwrapped” geometry of equatorial slice. Equatorial Slice Atmosphere in first cell above the surface 9 “Unwrapped” Equatorial Slice

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Atmosphere never reaches steady state during eclipse Dawn atmospheric enhancement appears just before eclipse, disappears during eclipse, and is further enlarged after eclipse Outside of eclipse, a high T TRANS region exists at the dawn terminator due to circumplanetary flow creating a non-equilibrium region Vertical Profile During Eclipse Number Density Translational Temperature 10

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = 0 s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse Circumplanetary flow is forced from peak dayside pressure in all directions to the nightside 11

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = 1250 s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse Flow is supersonic in a ellipse centered around the region of peak dayside pressure 12

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = 2500 s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse Ellipse is broken near the dawn terminator due to the enhancement of the atmosphere from molecules desorbing from the non-frost surface 13

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = 3750 s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse Dawn Atmospheric Enhancement grows just before entering eclipse and begins to deflect the flow 14

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = 5000 s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse Notice the deflected streamlines to the left of the figure at mid- latitudes 15

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = 6250 s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse D.A.E. has grown large enough to completely block some flow while other flow is deflected up and over 16

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = 7500 s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse Peak dayside pressure still has expected structure with streamlines away in all directions 17

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = 8750 s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse D.A.E. strongly deflects streamlines at the left of the figure 18

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse The atmosphere collapses in eclipse and therefore the pressure gradient is reduced 19

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse During 2 hour eclipse, the pressure drops by ~20x 20

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse D.A.E. disappears in eclipse and only the large peak dayside region with flow away in all directions remains 21

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse Region of peak dayside pressure counter-rotates due to the thermal wave with depth into the surface 22

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse Peak dayside region begins to split in two with two distinct sources for the flow 23

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse Flow near the end of eclipse is very weak (all subsonic). 24

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse Drastic change in to the Mach number contours post-eclipse. Peak dayside pressure rapidly equilibrates and actually overshoots normal thermal lag location. 25

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse D.A.E. expands again and now rivals peak dayside pressure region. Atmosphere begins to form stagnation point flow. 26

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse Clear stagnation point flow between the D.A.E. and the region of peak dayside pressure. 27

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse Stagnation point flow is sustained and flow near terminator is once again supersonic. 28

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse This flow structure is maintained for the rest of the animation. 29

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse This flow structure is maintained for the rest of the animation. 30

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse This flow structure is maintained for the rest of the animation. 31

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse This flow structure is maintained for the rest of the animation. 32

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Global Winds T = s Legend for Subsolar Point = Outside of Eclipse = In Eclipse This flow structure is maintained for the rest of the animation. 33

2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop 2011 DSMC Workshop Workshop Conclusions Io’s atmosphere is highly unsteady during eclipse by Jupiter A quasi-steady state is never reached during eclipse The surface temperature has substantial deviations from the quasi-steady state that exists outside eclipse SO 2 surface frost temperatures fall by ~10 K resulting in ~20x drop in SO 2 column density Non-frost surface temperatures fall by ~50 K resulting in a large build-up of SO 2 on the surface during eclipse Eclipse causes complex flow patterns before, during, and after eclipse Before eclipse, an atmospheric enhancement near dawn leads to deflected streamlines at mid-latitudes During eclipse, peak flow speeds become subsonic After eclipse, the atmospheric enhacement near dawn is enlarged due to the partial collapse of the atmosphere and this leads to stagnation point flow 34