The Martian zonal-mean circulation: Angular momentum and potential vorticity structure in GCM simulations

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 3143-3156

  Barnes, Jeffrey R ^a   Haberle, Robert M ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0012206248     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1996)053<3143:TMZMCA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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