Influence of a variable thermal conductivity on the thermochemical evolution of Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Schumacher, Sandra ^a   Breuer, Doris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

HESPERIA;

EID: 33645649154     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002429     Document Type: Article

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