On the orbital forcing of Martian water and CO2 cycles: A general circulation model study with simplified volatile schemes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Mischna, Michael A ^a   Richardson, Mark I ^b   Wilson, R John ^c   McCleese, Daniel J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars; Mars GCM; Martian climate; Obliquity; Surface ice; Surface layering

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ICE; MARS; ORBITAL FORCING; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0141675993     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002051     Document Type: Article

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