CO2 frost cap thickness on Mars during northern winter and spring

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Feldman, W C ^a   Prettyman, T H ^a   Boynton, W V ^b   Murphy, J R ^c   Squyres, S ^d   Karunatillake, S ^d   Maurice, S ^e   Tokar, R L ^a   McKinney, G W ^a   Hamara, D K ^b   Kelly, N ^b   Kerry, K ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^e OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

Author keywords

Global circulation models; Mars; Meteorology; Polar regions; Seasonal CO2 frost cap

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CIRCULATION MODELING; FROST; MARS; METEOROLOGY; POLAR REGION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 0346965588     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002101     Document Type: Article

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