Cold Spots in the Martian Polar Regions: Evidence of Carbon Dioxide Depletion?

Icarus

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 432-435

  Weiss, Benjamin P ^a   Ingersoll, Andrew P ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheres, dynamics; Ices; Infrared observations; Mars, climate; Mars, surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348116777     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6302     Document Type: Article

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