Numerical simulations of convection in Europa's ice shell: Implications for surface features

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Showman, Adam P ^a   Han, Lijie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Europa; Geology; Surface features; Tectonics; Tides

Indexed keywords

EUROPA; ICE COVER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 2342462925     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003je002103     Document Type: Article

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