Recent glaciation at high elevations on Arsia Mons, Mars: Implications for the formation and evolution of large tropical mountain glaciers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Shean, David E ^a,b   Head III, James W ^a   Fastook, James L ^c   Marchant, David R ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ELEVATION; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIATION; GLACIER; ICE MOVEMENT; MARS; ROCKFALL;

EID: 34249897482     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002761     Document Type: Article

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