Extension of a Martian general circulation model to thermospheric altitudes: UV heating and photochemical models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Gonzalez Galindo F ^a   Lopez Valverde M A ^a   Angelats i Coll, M ^b,c   Forget, F ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MARS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 27644459584     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JE002312     Document Type: Article

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