A reanalysis of water abundances in the Martian atmosphere at high obliquity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Mischna, Michael A ^a   Richardson, Mark I ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; ICE; SUBLIMATION; VAPORS;

OBLIQUITY; POLAR CAPS; POLAR DEPOSITS; POLAR SOURCES;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERE; MARS; WATER;

EID: 17744381554     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021865     Document Type: Article

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