Interannual variability of Martian dust storms in assimilation of several years of Mars global surveyor observations

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2146-2155

  Montabone, Luca ^a   Lewis, Stephen R ^a   Read, Peter L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Data assimilation; Dust storms; Interannual variability; Mars

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLANETS; SPECTROMETERS;

DATA ASSIMILATION; DUST STORMS; MARS;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 27844556419     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.07.047     Document Type: Article

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