A topographically forced asymmetry in the martian circulation and climate

Nature

Volumn 416, Issue 6878, 2002, Pages 298-301

  Richardson, Mark I ^a   Wilson, R John ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DEPOSITION; DUST; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SOLAR HEATING; WATER;

POLAR DEPOSITES;

SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

ICE; WATER;

CLIMATE FORCING; MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; DUST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER VAPOR;

ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; ICE; MARS;

EID: 0037149453     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/416298a     Document Type: Letter

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