How NASA Appears to Fudge the MSL Pressure Data To Keep It On the Expected Curve

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This page (written only by Barry S. Roffman) is under expansion and update on 8/24/2019

Early in our joint research we noticed that for much of the Viking 1 pressure data presented by NASA’s Professor James Tillman (at http://www-k12.atmos.washington.edu/k12/resources/mars_data-information/overlay.gif) and shown again on Figure 1 (especially in the lower left corner and on the right side) for an Ls range about 30 to 220, pressure was essentially the same for identical sols over 4 Martian years. In fact, it was so similar that without the four colors used (red, green blue and purple) by Professor Tillman, it would have looked like a single Martian year’s curve.  Given the active weather systems seen on the planet, this seemed strange. There were noticeable differences that were shown when there wete global dust storms in 1977 and 1982, but given the similarity in darkening of the sky on both planets, the pressure increase on Mars was remarkably small. For the parts of the year when no dust storms were present, we became suspicious that the matches over four Martian years were too much in agreement. This suspicion seemed to be confirmed by the fact that whenever we alerted JPL public relations Guy Webster about pressures that appeared to be somewhat or enormously off the expected pressure curves, those pressures that were published by their MSL Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) team in Spain, were then changed by them to match what we expected to see based on the Viking 1 and Viking 2 curves. See Figure 2 and Table 1 below. We noticed that each time we highlighted something unexpected, the REMS Team either altered it to what was expected, or changed the data to read "Not Available." Just as is unreasonable to delete hurricanes and tornadoes from terrestrial weather reports, and just as it is unreasonable to delete global dust storms from Martian weather reports, it's unreasonable to delete unexpectedly high or low pressures from Martian weather reports. We can't understand weather there by artificially removing pressure anomalies from the data just to make pretty curves.

Figure 1 above: The top and bottom curves show pressure fluctuations over 4 Martian years at Viking 1 and 2 sites. An approximation of the MSL data for its first year is in black between them. On the left is a reproduction of the Phoenix data. The Phoenix and MSL data most closely matches Viking 2. Adapted from the Tillman, Viking Computer Facility, from Nelli et al., 2009, and from the REMS Team and Ashima Research. MSL and Phoenix carried similar Vaisala pressure transducers. We suspect that MSL pressures published were fudged approximations founded on the accepted Viking pressure curves shown above rather than legitimate pressure readings. The 11.49 mbar pressure for Sol 370 was removed by JPL after we made an issue about it. The 11.77 mbar and 12 mbar pressures for Sols 1160 and 1161 (November 10-12, 2015) both exceed the 11.5 mbar capability of the transducer on MSL, but they were also reduced later.

Figure 2 above  - It was quickly noticed after the MSL Landing on August 6, 2012 that there were often higher than expected pressures that JPL was revising downward.

See Table 1 for details.

 

TABLE 3 – Pressures revised by JPL/REMS after we highlighted them or published them in earlier version of our Report

Date

MSL Sol

Ls

Initial Pressure Reported

Pressure for the previous sol

Final Pressure Reported after JPL Revisions

Aug 25, 2012

19

160.4

785 Pa

 

719 Pa– then changed to N/A

Aug 27, 2012

21

161.4

790 Pa

N/A

741 Pa

Sept 1 to Sept

5, 2012

26

164

 742 to 747 hPa

74200 to 74700 (Pa)

743 Pa

745, 743, 745, 747 and 747 Pa

Sep 12, 2012 (This date later changed to 9/11/2012)

36

169.5

799 Pa

749 Pa

750 Pa

Sep 16, 2012

(date later altered)

39

172.3

804 Pa

750 Pa

753 Pa - then changed to 751 Pa 

 

Oct 3, 2012

Series alteration starts here and goes to 10/12/2012

57

181

779 Pa

770 Pa

769 – Pa. Note the steady progression without reversals that were seen between 10/3/2012 and 10/12/2012 in initial results. This series looks very fudged.

Oct 4, 2012

58

182

779 Pa

 

769 Pa

Oct 5, 2012

59

183

781 Pa

 

771 Pa

Oct 6, 2012

60

183

785 Pa

 

772 Pa

Oct 7, 2012

61

184

779 Pa

 

772 Pa

Oct 8, 2012

62

184

782 Pa

 

774 Pa

Oct 9, 2012

63

185

786 Pa

 

775 Pa

Oct 10, 2012

64

186

785 Pa

 

776 Pa

Oct 11, 2012

65

186

785 Pa

 

777 Pa

Oct 12, 2012

66

187

781 Pa

 

778 Pa

Nov 11, 2012

95

204

815.53 Pa

822.43 Pa

822 Pa

Dec 8, 2012

121

221

865.4 Pa

867.5 Pa

869

Feb 19, 2013

192

267

940 Pa – a high until now. Pressures had been declining since a high of 925 Pa in late January 2013.

921

N/A

Feb 22, 2013

195

269

886 Pa – quite a large drop

Last 2 reports were 940 Pa on Feb 19 and 921

Pa on Feb 18, 2012

N/A

Feb 27, 2013

200

272

937 Pa

917 Pa

N/A

May 2, 2013

262

311

900 Pa

868.05 Pa

N/A

Aug 21, 2013

370

9

1,149 Pa

865 Pa

865 Pa

Aug 27, 2014

731

185

754 Pa

771 Pa

771 Pa

Oct 11, 2014

775

211

823 Pa

838 Pa

838 Pa

April 16, 2015

957

326

823 Pa

N/A  - next sol 848 Pa

N/A

Nov 10, 2015

1160

66

1177 Pa

898 Pa

899 Pa

Nov 12, 2015

1161

66

1200 Pa

899 Pa (revised)

898 Pa

April 2, 2016

1300

131

945 Pa

753 Pa

752 Pa

April 3, 2016

1301

131

1154 Pa

753 Pa (2 sols earlier, 751 Pa on Sol 1302

752 Pa

Oct 17, 2016

1492

242

921 Pa

906 Pa

910 Pa

Oct 23, 2016

1498

242

897 Pa

909 Pa

907 Pa

Oct 27, 2016

1502

249

928 Pa

903 Pa

907 Pa

Jan 10, 2017

1575

296

860 Pa

868  Pa

871 Pa

Feb 10, 2017

1605

314

815 Pa

850 Pa

846 Pa

Aug 13, 2017

1784

46

1294 Pa

879 Pa

883 Pa

Mar 24, 2018

2001

147

913 Pa

717 Pa

716

Mar 25, 2018

2002

148

1167 Pa

913 revised to 716 Pa
715

Nov 7, 2018

2223

283

850 Pa

865 Pa 863 Pa

Nov 12, 2018

2228

286

884 Pa

863 Pa 860 Pa

Aug 8, 2019

2490

63

887 Pa

872 Pa 873 Pa

Table 1 shows some (not all) of how JPL/REMS altered off the curve data for August and September 2012 and August 2013 and on through at least August 14, 2019, after we either brought the deviations up to JPL Public Relations Director Guy Webster, or published on our davidaroffman.com and marscorrect.com websites.

Figure 3 - Sol 829 is another example of how JPL changes questionable data to put it on the expected curve.

So far JPL has not permitted the unrevised publication of any pressure change in MSL Year 2 that differed by more than 7 Pascals (.07 mbar/hPa) from the pressure at the same point in the Martian orbit in MSL Year 1 - see Table 2. This is consistent with what they published for Year 1 (relevant data for Year 1 can been seen on Table 1 where they did not like data that differed from the previous sol by more than 7 Pa). In general, if the pressure curve is going up JPL tends to remove or alter data for sols that show a decrease from the previous sol. Likewise, if the pressure curve is declining, they tend to remove or alter data for sols that show an increase from the previous sol. There are some exceptions to this trend around times of maximum or minimum pressure for the year, but in general loyalty to the Tillman Viking 1 and 2 pressure curves rule even though they were related to an understanding of carbon dioxide sublimation or freezing at both poles that was later shown to be overrated.

 

TABLE 2 – PRESSURE DIFFERENCES FOR IDENTICAL SOLS IN MSL YEARS 1 AND 2

Data up through MSL Sol 800 (the 131st Sol of MSL Year 2)

YR 1 SOL #

YEAR 1 PRESSURE Pa (Yellow or red colored boxes were altered by JPL)

YR 1 ~LS

DATE

YEAR 1

YR 2 SOL NEW #

MSL SOL TOTAL

YEAR 2 PRESSURE Pa

DATE

YEAR 2

~LS

YEAR 2

CHANGE IN PRESSURE SAME SOL (SIMILAR LS)

YR 2 - YR 1

1

N/A

150

8/6/2012

1

670

737

6/25/2014

151

 N/A

2

N/A

151

8/7/2012

2

671

740

6/26/2014

151

N/A

3

N/A

152

8/8/2012

3

672

739

6/27/2014

152

N/A 

4

N/A

152

8/9/2012

4

673

738

6/28/2014

152

 N/A

5

N/A

153

8/10/2012

5

674

734

6/29/2014

153

 N/A

6

N/A

153

8/11/2012

6

675

740

6/30/2014

153

 N/A

7

N/A

154

8/12/2012

7

676

738

7/1/2014

154

 N/A

8

N/A

155

8/13/2012

8

677

737

7/2/2014

154

 N/A

9

N/A

155

8/14/2012

9

678

739

7/3/2014

155

 N/A

10

739

155

8/15/2012

10

679

738

7/4/2014

155

-1

11

740

156

8/16/2012

11

680

740

7/5/2014

156

0

12

741

156

8/17/2012

12

681

738

7/6/2014

156

-3

13

732

157

8/18/2012

13

682

739

7/7/2014

157

7

14

740

157

8/19/2012

14

683

741

7/8/2014

158

1

15

740

158

8/20/2012

15

684

741

7/9/2014

158

1

16

740

158

8/21/2012

16

685

740

7/10/2014

159

0

17

742

159

8/22/2012

17

686

738

7/11/2014

159

-4

18

N/A

160

8/23/2012

18

687

739

7/12/2014

160

 N/A

19

N/A

160

8/24/2012

19

688

741

7/14/2014

160

 N/A

20

N/A

161

8/25/2012

20

689

742

7/15/2014

161

 N/A

21

741

161

8/26/2012

21

690

741

7/16/2014

161

0

22

742

162

8/27/2012

22

691

741

7/17/2014

162

-1

23

741

162

8/28/2012

23

692

742

7/18/2014

162

1

24

742

163

8/29/2012

24

693

741

7/19/2014

163

-1

25

743

163

8/30/2012

25

694

740

7/20/2014

164

-3

26

745

164

8/31/2012

26

695

741

7/21/2014

164

-4

27

743

164

9/1/2012

27

696

743

7/22/2014

165

0

28

745

165

9/2/2012

28

697

743

7/23/2014

165

-2

29

747

166

9/3/2012

29

698

743

7/24/2014

166

-4

30

747

166

9/4/2012

30

699

744

7/25/2014

166

-3

31

745

167

9/5/2012

31

700

745

7/26/2014

167

0

32

N/A

167

9/6/2012

32

701

745

7/27/2014

167

 N/A

33

748

168

9/7/2012

33

702

745

7/28/2014

168

-3

34

748

168

9/8/2012

34

703

747

7/29/2014

169

-1

35

749

169

9/9/2012

35

704

747

7/30/2014

169

-2

36

750

169

9/10/2012

36

705

746

7/31/2014

170

-4

37

750

170

9/11/2012

37

706

748

8/1/2014

170

-2

38

750

171

9/12/2012

38

707

749

8/2/2014

171

-1

39

751

171

9/13/2012

39

708

749

8/3/2014

171

-2

40

753

172

9/14/2012

40

709

750

8/4/2014

172

-3

41

753

172

9/15/2012

41

710

751

8/5/2014

172

-2

42

754

173

9/16/2012

42

711

751

8/6/2014

173

-3

43

756

173

9/17/2012

43

712

752

8/7/2014

174

-4

44

757

174

9/18/2012

44

713

754

8/8/2014

174

-3

45

758

175

9/19/2012

45

714

754

8/9/2014

175

-4

46

758

175

9/20/2012

46

715

755

8/10/2014

175

-3

47

758

176

9/21/2012

47

716

755

8/11/2014

176

-3

48

759

176

9/22/2012

48

717

756

8/12/2014

176

-3

49

761

177

9/23/2012

49

718

757

8/13/2014

177

-4

50

761

177

9/24/2012

50

719

758

8/14/2014

178

-3

51

762

178

9/25/2012

51

720

761

8/15/2014

178

-1

52

762

179

9/26/2012

52

721

761

8/16/2014

179

-1

53

764

179

9/27/2012

53

722

760

8/17/2014

179

-4

54

766

180

9/28/2012

54

723

761

8/18/2014

180

-5

55

766

180

9/29/2012

55

724

763

8/19/2014

181

-3

56

768

181

9/30/2012

56

725

764

8/21/2014

181

-4

57

769

181

10/1/2012

57

726

766

8/22/2014

182

-3

58

769

182

10/2/2012

58

727

766

8/23/2014

182

-3

59

771

183

10/3/2012

59

728

766

8/24/2014

183

-5

60

772

183

10/4/2012

60

729

768

8/25/2014

183

-4

61

772

184

10/5/2012

61

730

770

8/26/2014

184

-2

62

774

184

10/6/2012

62

731

771

8/27/2014

185

-3

63

775

185

10/7/2012

63

732

773

8/28/2014

185

-2

64

776

186

10/8/2012

64

733

773

8/29/2014

186

-3

65

777

186

10/9/2012

65

734

776

8/30/2014

186

-1

66

778

187

10/10/2012

66

735

776

8/31/2014

187

-2

67

780

187

10/11/2012

67

736

776

9/1/2014

188

-4

68

781

188

10/12/2012

68

737

777

9/2/2014

188

-4

69

778

189

10/13/2012

69

738

778

9/3/2014

189

0

70

783

189

10/14/2012

70

739

779

9/4/2014

189

-4

71

784

190

10/15/2012

71

740

782

9/5/2014

190

-2

72

785

190

10/16/2012

72

741

784

9/6/2014

191

-1

73

788

191

10/17/2012

73

742

784

9/7/2014

191

-4

74

790

192

10/18/2012

74

743

786

9/8/2014

192

-4

75

791

192

10/19/2012

75

744

788

9/9/2014

192

-3

76

792

193

10/20/2012

76

745

787

9/10/2014

193

-5

77

792

193

10/21/2012

77

746

788

9/11/2014

194

-4

78

793

194

10/22/2012

78

747

789

9/12/2014

194

-4

79

795

195

10/23/2012

79

748

791

9/13/2014

195

-4

80

796

195

10/24/2012

80

749

794

9/14/2014

195

-2

81

798

196

10/25/2012

81

750

796

9/15/2014

196

-2

82

799

196

10/26/2012

82

751

797

9/16/2014

197

-2

83

801

197

10/27/2012

83

752

798

9/17/2014

197

-3

84

801

198

10/28/2012

84

753

800

9/18/2014

198

-1

85

805

198

10/29/2012

85

754

803

9/19/2014

198

-2

86

808

199

10/30/2012

86

755

806

9/20/2014

199

-2

87

808

199

10/31/2012

87

756

806

9/21/2014

200

-2

88

811

200

11/1/2012

88

757

807

9/22/2014

200

-4

89

813

201

11/2/2012

89

758

810

9/23/2014

201

-3

90

813

201

11/3/2012

90

759

809

9/24/2014

201

-4

91

817

202

11/4/2012

91

760

810

9/25/2014

202

-7

92

820

202

11/5/2012

92

761

814

9/27/2014

203

-6

93

819

203

11/6/2012

93

762

814

9/28/2014

203

-5

94

822

204

11/7/2012

94

763

817

9/29/2014

204

-5

95

822

204

11/8/2012

95

764

821

9/30/2014

205

-1

96

826

205

11/9/2012

96

765

820

10/1/2014

205

-6

97

828

206

11/10/2012

97

766

824

10/2/2014

206

-4

98

828

206

11/11/2012

98

767

824

10/3/2014

206

-4

99

829

207

11/12/2012

99

768

826

10/4/2014

207

-3

100

829

207

11/13/2012

100

769

829

10/5/2014

208

0

101

830

208

11/14/2012

101

770

829

10/6/2014

208

-1

102

833

209

11/15/2012

102

771

836

10/7/2014

209

3

103

836

209

11/16/2012

103

772

835

10/8/2014

210

-1

104

838

210

11/17/2012

104

773

838

10/9/2014

210

0

105

839

211

11/18/2012

105

774

838

10/10/2014

211

-1

106

841

211

11/19/2012

106

775

838

10/11/2014

211

-3

107

844

212

11/20/2012

107

776

841

10/12/2014

212

-3

108

845

212

11/21/2012

108

777

841

10/13/2014

213

-4

109

844

213

11/22/2012

109

778

846

10/14/2014

213

2

110

848

214

11/23/2012

110

779

845

10/15/2014

214

-3

111

849

214

11/24/2012

111

780

852

10/16/2014

215

3

112

852

215

11/25/2012

112

781

849

10/17/2014

215

-3

113

857

216

11/26/2012

113

782

854

10/18/2014

216

-3

114

857

216

11/27/2012

114

783

853

10/19/2014

216

-4

115

857

217

11/28/2012

115

784

857

10/20/2014

217

0

116

859

217

11/29/2012

116

785

858

10/21/2014

218

-1

117

861

218

11/30/2012

117

786

861

10/22/2014

218

0

118

864

219

12/1/2012

118

787

860

10/23/2014

219

-4

119

866

219

12/2/2012

119

788

862

10/24/2014

220

-4

120

867

220

12/3/2012

120

789

862

10/25/2014

220

-5

121

869

221

12/4/2012

121

790

864

10/26/2014

221

-5

122

869

221

12/5/2012

122

791

867

10/27/2014

222

-2

123

875

222

12/6/2012

123

792

873

10/28/2014

222

-2

124

876

223

12/7/2012

124

793

877

10/29/2014

223

1

125

880

223

12/8/2012

125

794

874

10/30/2014

223

-6

126

880

224

12/9/2012

126

795

875

10/31/2014

224

-5

127

884

224

12/10/2012

127

796

877

11/1/2014

225

-7

128

883

225

12/11/2012

128

797

879

11/3/2014

225

-4

129

886

226

12/12/2012

129

798

883

11/4/2014

226

-3

130

888

226

12/13/2012

130

799

884

11/5/2014

227

-4

131

889

227

12/14/2012

131

800

884

11/6/2014

227

-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEAN = 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-2.516949153

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STANDARD DEV =

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.115199576

 

REVISITING THE ISSUE OF PRESSURE CHANGES IN 2016. Between July 3 and July 11, 2016, as I swam laps in our condominium pool at night, I enjoyed looking up into the sky over our home in Cape Canaveral because the view of Mars was spectacular. So, without consulting any books, I knew that there was no excuse of Mars being on the wrong side of the sun to explain why NASA/JPL and the REMS Team had no weather data for sols 1389 through 1397 (see Figure 3 and Tables 4A and 4B below). Then, when they resumed data for Sol 1,398 (at Ls 184), the pressure offered (751 Pa) was far too low based on pressure for the same Ls in MSL Years 1 and 2 (772 and 770 Pa). I expected to see about ~770 Pa. But the pressure for Sol 1,399 was right back on the expected curve at 770 Pa. I don’t know if the 751 Pa for Sol 1,398 was based on a partial sol of pressure, with instrumentation just coming back on line. Maybe that will turn out to be the excuse. But the return to the exact pressure expected on Sol 1,399 was likely due to what I have seen before – manipulated data. If JPL can provide evidence to the contrary we will publish it. But the graph below and the tables that follow it illustrate what we have seen all too often before, and that’s a problem, especially for SpaceX if it wants to beat NASA in sending people to Mars. Underestimating pressures there can have catastrophic results.

 

Figure 4 - Pressures from the 732 Pa minimum pressure on Sol 1,334 (Ls 148) until Sol 1,404 (Ls 187). Note the lack of data after Sol 1,388 until Sol 1,398. It can also be seen that pressure data for Sol 1,398 is well below what would be expected and what is claimed for Sol 1,399.

Table 4A below - MSL weather data for Sols 1,334 to 1,392. The REMS Team published no data for MSL Year 3 Sols 1,389 through 1,392 (and as Table 4B show, no data from there until Sol 1398). Table 4A covers the late winter at MSL in the southern hemisphere. Table 4B covers the early spring at MSL in the southern hemisphere.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

 K

L M N O P Q R S T

SOL

~LS

PRESSURE

Pa   

EARTH

DATE

MAX

AIR

TEMP

°C   

MIN

AIR

TEMP

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C/40

MAX

GROUND

TEMP °C

MIN

GROUND

TEMP °C

∆ GROUND

TEMP

DAY

TO

NIGHT

DAYTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP 

°C AIR

TO GROUND

NIGHTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP

°C AIR TO

GROUND

PRESSURE

AT SAME

LS IN MSL

YEAR 1

∆ PRESSURE

YEAR 1 TO

YEAR 2 SAME

LS 

~LS

year 1

PRESSURE    

YEAR 1 

BEFORE

REVISION 

UV

YR

2  

UV

YR

1

 COMMENTS
           

YELLOW IF

<60 °C

GREEN IF

<1.5

RED IF

> 0 °C

PURPLE =

 >-90°C

OR COLDER

Yellow numbers

= -80 to -89 °C,

red background =

-90°C or colder 

drop

BLUE =

>10°C

PURPLE

= >10°C

  YELLOW = 
> 7 Pa)
         
1334 148 732 5/7/2016  -12 -77 -65 1.625 0 -78   -78   12  -1    735    -1  148 N/A   H  H  Low Pressure for Year 1 is tied on Year 2
1335 149 732 5/8/2016 -10 -77 -67  1.675  1 -77  -78    11   0 736  -4 148  N/A   H H  First day over freezing since Sol 1316 , Pressure remains tied with last year's  low at 732 Pa.
1336 149 732 5/9/2016 -12 -75 -63 1.575  1 -76  77 13   -1  736  -4  149 N/A    H  H  Pressure remains tied with last year's  low at 732 Pa. 
1337 150 734 5/10/2016 -13 -76 -63 1.575 1 -79  -80 14 -3 734 0 150 N/A   H   
1338 150 734 5/11/2016 -18 -75 -57 1.425 0 -78 -78  18   -3   735   -1    150  N/A   H     
                                      END OF MSL YEAR 2
SOL ~LS

PRESSURE Pa  

EARTH DATE

 

MAX

AIR

TEMP

°C   

 

MIN

AIR

TEMP

°C

 

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C/40

MAX

GROUND

TEMP °C

MIN

GROUND

TEMP °C

∆ GROUND

TEMP

DAY

TO

NIGHT

 

DAYTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP 

°C AIR

TO GROUND

NIGHTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP

°C AIR TO

GROUND

PRESSURE AT SAME   LS IN MSL  YEAR 2


 

∆ PRESSURE YEAR 2 TO YEAR 3 SAME LS 

~LS Year 2

PRESSURE YEAR 2 BEFORE REVISION 

UV YR 3

 


UV YR 2

 COMMENTS (AND CORRESPONDING YEAR 2 SOL NUMBER)
1339 151 733  5/12/2016  -18  -77 -59 1.475  2 -77  -79 20   0  737  -4 151  N/A    H  H  (670)
1340  151  734 5/13/2016  -15 -76 -61 1.525  3 -77  -80   18   -1  740 -6 151  N/A    H  H   (671)
1341 152 735 5/14/2016  -9 -76   -67 1.675 1 -77   -78 10 -1  739 -4  152  N/A  H  H  (672)
1342 152 735 5/15/2016  -7  -80  -73
1.825  -4  -77  -73  3  3  738 -3 152  N/A  H  H  Largest temperature range ths winter (-73 °C) (673)
1343 153 735 5/17/2016 -8 -74 -66 1.65 -6 -71  -65   2    3   734  +1 153  N/A  H  (674)
1344 153 734 5/18/2016 -14 -75 -61 1.525 -3 -72 -69 11 3 740  -6  153   N/A  H   (675)
1345 154 735 5/19/2016  -19 -75  -56 1.4  -1  -74  -73  18  1 738  -3  154 N/A   H H  (676)
1346 155 737 5/20/2016 -16 -75   -59  1.475   9 -73 -82 25 2 737 0  154  N/A   H M (677)
1347 155 736 5/21/2016  -16 -75  -59 1.475     9  -85 -94 25 -10 739 -3 155 N/A   H M  (678)
1348 156 735 5/22/2016  -15 -76  -61  1.525  11 -85  -96 26 -9  738  -3  155 N/A   H M  (679)
1349 156 737 5/23/2016  -9 -73 -64 1.6  10  -84  -94  19 -11 740 -3  156 N/A   H M  (680)
1350 157 738 5/24/2016  -9 -73  -64  1.6  4 -79 -83 13 -6   738     0  156  N/A    M   M  (681)
1351 157 739 5/25/2016 -12 -72 -60 1.5  4 -79 -83 16 -7  739  0 157  N/A   M H  (682)
1352 158 736 5/26/2016  -6   -73  -67 1.675  4  -78 -82 10  -5 741 -5 158  N/A    H H  (683) 
1353 158 737 5/27/2016   -6   -76 -70 1.75 12 -75 -87 18   1   741  -4 158   N/A    H M  (684) 
1354 159 739 5/28/2016  -5 -75  -70  1.75  3 -78 -81 8  -3 740 -1 159  N/A   H H  (685) 
1355 159 740 5/29/2016 -11 -75   -64   1.6   -78 -82  15  -3   738    2  159   N/A    H H  (686)  
1356 160 739 5/30/2016 -5  -74 -69 1.725 3  -77 -80 8    -3    739    0  160  N/A   H H  (687)  
1357 160 738 5/31/2016 -16  -72  -56 1.4    3   -79  -82 19 -7 741   -3  160  N/A    H H  (688)  
1358 161 738 6/1/2016 -16   -74   -58 1.45 2 -78 -80 18 -4 742 -4 161 N/A    H H  (689)  
1359 162 737 6/2/2016  -13 -76  -63 1.575 2 -76 -78 15    0  741   -4   161   N/A     H H   (690)   
1360 162 739 6/3/2016  -16  -76   -60 1.5  2  -76 -78  18    0  741  -2 162 N/A    H H  (691)  
1361 163 739 6/4/2016  -16 -76  -60 1.5  1 -77 -78  17 -1 742  -3  162 N/A    H H  (692)  
1362 163 739 6/5/2016  -17 -74  -57 1.425   2   -77  -79 19  -3 741  -2 163 N/A    H H  (693)  
1363 164 740 6/6/2016 -14 -75 -60 1.5  3   -77  -80 17 -2 740     0   164  N/A    H H  (694)  
1364 164 740 6/7/2016 -16  -74   -58  1.45    2    -76   -78   18   -4   741    -1 164  N/A    H H  (695)   
1365 165 739 6/8/2016  -15  -74   -59 1.475     3   -75  -78  18  -1  743 -4 165 N/A    H  H   (696)   
1366 165 740 6/9/2016   -15   -75  -60  1.5 4  -75  -79 19  0   743  -3 165  N/A    H  H   (697)   
1367 166 743 6/10/2016  -14  -74 -60  1.5  2  -76  -78  16 -2   743    0  166 N/A    H  H   (698)   
1368 167 743 6/11/2016  -16   -74    -58   1.45 4  -75   -79 20 -1  744  -1  166 N/A    H  H   (699)   
1369 167 742

 

6/12/2016 

1 -73 -74 1.85

 

 3  

-76  -79 2 -3 745 -3  167  N/A     H  H 

(700)

Note: 17 degree increase in max air temp

from previous sol.

1370 168 744 6/13/2016  -1 -74 -73 1.825 4 -76 -80 5 -2 745 -1  168  N/A     H  H  (701) 
1371 168 746 6/14/2016   -2  -75 -73  1.825  3 -74  -77   5   1   745  1  168  N/A    H H  (702)  
1372 169 744 6/15/2016 -4 -74 -70 1.75 1 -69 -70 5 5 747 -3  169 N/A    H H  (703)
1373 169 746 6/16/2016 -3 -74  -71 1.775  0  -70   -70    3  4  747  -1  169  N/A    H H  (704)  
1374 170 748  6/17/2016  -5  -74 -69 1.725  5 -74  -79  10     0   746 2  170  N/A    H H  (705)  
1375 170 749 6/18/2016  -2  -73 -71  1.775   5  5    -80  7  -2  748 1  170  N/A    H H  (706)  
1376 171 749 6/19/2016    0    -75   -75  1.875  6 -74   -80  6   1  749  0  171 N/A     H H  (707)  
1377 172 749 6/20/2016    1   -76  -77   1.925  6   -77    -83 5 -1  749  0  171 N/A     H H  (708)  
1378 172 751 6/21/2016 1 -76 -77  1.925  6  -78 -84 5  -2   750 1   172  N/A     H H  (709)  
1379 173 751 6/23/2016 -7 -77 -70  1.75  9 -77   -86 16  0  751  0   172  N/A     H H  (710)  Odd that max air temp drops so much while max ground temp. climbs so high.
1380 173 751  6/24/2016 -7   -74   -67 1.675  10 -77  -87 17 -3   751   0  173  N/A    H H  (711)
1381 174 751   6/25/2016  -8  -73   -65 1.625   10 -78  -88 18 -5 752 -1  173  N/A    H H  (712)
1382 174 752   6/26/2016  -4 -76   -72 1.8  11 -77   -88 15 -1 754 -2 174 N/A    H H  (713) 
1383 175 752 6/27/2016 3 -73 -76 1.9  10 -76 
 
-86 7 -3  754  -2  175  N/A      H  M (714)  
1384 176 753 6/28/2016 2 -74  -76  1.9  7 -74 -81 5 0  755 -2   175   N/A   H M  (715) 
1385 176 755 6/29/2016 -3  -75 -72  1.9 10  -74 -84  13 1  755  0  176 N/A    H  H  (716)  
1386 177 755 6/30/2016 -1  -74  -73  1.825  10  -77 -87 11 -3  756 -1   176 N/A     H   H  (717)  
1387 177 755 7/1/2016 2 -74  -76 1.9 17 -79 -96 19 -5 757 -2  177  N/A   H  H  (718)  
1388 178 756 7/2/2016 4 -73 -77 1.925 18 -81 -99 14 -8 758 -2   178  N/A     H   H  (719)   
1389 178 N/A  7/3/2016 N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  761 N/A  178  N/A N/A  H  (720)  
1390 179 N/A  7/4/2016 N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A   761  N/A  179 N/A  N/A  H  (721)  
1391 179 N/A  7/5/2016 N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  760 N/A  179 N/A  N/A  H  (722)  
1392 180 N/A  7/6/2016 N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A   761  N/A  180 N/A  N/A  H 

(723) 

FIRST DAY OF SPRING - NO DATA AVAILABLE AGAIN UNTIL SOL 1398 @ LS 184

Table 4B below - MSL weather data for Sols 1,393 to 1,404. The REMS Team published no data for MSL Year 3 Sols 1,393 through 1,397. Table 4B covers the early spring at MSL in the southern hemisphere.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

 K

L M N O P Q R S T

SOL

~LS

PRESSURE

Pa   

EARTH

DATE

MAX

AIR

TEMP

°C   

MIN

AIR

TEMP

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C/40

MAX

GROUND

TEMP °C

MIN

GROUND

TEMP °C

∆ GROUND

TEMP

DAY

TO

NIGHT

DAYTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP 

°C AIR

TO GROUND

NIGHTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP

°C AIR TO

GROUND

PRESSURE

AT SAME

LS IN MSL

YEAR 1

∆ PRESSURE

YEAR 1 TO

YEAR 2 SAME

LS 

~LS

year 1

PRESSURE    

YEAR 1 

BEFORE

REVISION 

UV

YR

2  

UV

YR

1

 COMMENTS
1393 180 N/A  7/7/2016 N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  763 N/A   181 N/A  N/A  H  (724)  
1394 181 N/A  7/8/2016 N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  764 N/A   181  N/A  N/A  H  (725)  
1395 181 N/A  7/9/2016 N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  766 N/A  182 N/A  N/A  H 

(726) 

1396 182 N/A  7/10/2016 N/A  N/A N/A   N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A N/A   766 N/A  182 N/A   N/A H 

(727) 

1397 183 N/A  7/11/2016  N/A  N/A N/A  N/A   N/A N/A  N/A  N/A  N/A  766 N/A  183  N/A N/A  H  (728) 
1398 184 751 7/12/2016 3 -66 69 1.725 19 -62 -81 16 4 770 -19

184

 N/A  H  H 

(730 - only 1 sol at Ls 184 in Year 2) 

Pressure seems too low. It was last 751 Pa on Sol 1381 at Ls 174. Temps too high.

Will JPL alter the data? See Figure 1

1399 184 770 7/13/2016  1 -73 74 1.85 11 -74 -85 10 -1 770  0 184  N/A  H  H 

(730)

JPL/REMS Team puts the pressure back on tje expected curve - see Figure 1

1400 185 770  7/14/2016  3   -73  76  1.9 14 -73  -87 17    0  771    -1  185  N/A  H  H  (731)  
1401  185 770  7/15/2016  -4  -74  70 1.75  14  -74 -88 18    0  773  -3  185   N/A  H  H  (732)  
1402 186 771 7/16/2016  -11 -75 64 1.6 11  -76 -87 22 -1 773   -2 186  N/A  H  H  (733)  
1403 187 775 7/17/2016 -9 -75  66 1.65  11  -76   -87  20 -1  776    -1  186  N/A  VH H 

(734) 

This is the first Very High ultraviolet radiation since Sol 940 (463 sols earlier on March 29, 2015).

1404 187 774 7/18/2016  -10 -75  65 1.625  11  -78  -89 21 -3 776  -2  187 N/A  H  H  (735)

Figure 5 - Weather data was not published after Sol 1388 until Sol 1398. But from Sol 1387 until Sol 1398 the Curiosity Rover only moved 56.07 meters. What was it studying there? Perhaps more life like what was seen on Sol 1185, but they have not yet released photos to support this possibility.