Reconciling different observations of the CO2 ice mass loading of the Martian north polar cap

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Haberle, Robert M ^a   Mattingly, Bridget ^b   Titus, Timothy N ^c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; HEAT CONDUCTION; ICE; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

LOW CAP DENSITY; MASS LOADING;

GEOPHYSICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ICE CAP; MARS;

EID: 18244411599     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004gl019445     Document Type: Article

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