A comparison of methods used to estimate the height of sand dunes on Mars

Geomorphology

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 440-452

  Bourke, M C ^a,b   Balme, M ^a   Beyer, R A ^c   Williams, K K ^d   Zimbelman, J ^d  

^a PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Dune; Mars; Methods; Morphometry; Planetary geology; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER; DUNE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MARS; MORPHOMETRY; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PROFILER; REMOTE SENSING; STEREO IMAGE;

EID: 33750430872     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.04.023     Document Type: Article

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