Convective vortices on Mars: A reanalysis of Viking Lander 2 meteorological data, sols 1-60

Icarus

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 78-87

  Ringrose, T J ^a   Towner, M C ^a   Zarnecki, J C ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheres dynamics; Mars; Mars atmosphere; Mars surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037939869     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0019-1035(03)00073-3     Document Type: Article

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