The Mars seasonal CO2 cycle and the time variation of the gravity field: A general circulation model simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 104, Issue E1, 1999, Pages 1885-1896

  Smith, David E ^a   Zuber, Maria T ^a,b   Haberle, Robert M ^c   Rowlands, David D ^a   Murphy, James R ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY FIELD; MARS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 0033008842     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JE900024     Document Type: Article

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