Formation of Ravi Vallis outflow channel, Mars: Morphological development, water discharge, and duration estimates

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Leask, Harald J ^a   Wilson, Lionel ^a   Mitchell, Karl L ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE; EROSION RATE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOODING; FROUDE NUMBER; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MARS; OUTFLOW; VOLUME CHANGE; WATER DEPTH;

EID: 33846497974     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JE002550     Document Type: Article

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