Mapping the Martian polar ice caps: Applications of terrestrial optical remote sensing methods

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 103, Issue E11, 1998, Pages 25851-25864

  Nolin, Anne W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE SHEET; MAPPING; OPTICAL METHOD; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0032566969     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JE02082     Document Type: Article

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