Dissecting the polar dichotomy of the noncondensable gas enhancement on Mars using the NASA Ames Mars General Circulation Model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Nelli, Steven M ^a,b   Murphy, James R ^b   Sprague, Ann L ^c   Boynton, William V ^c   Kerry, Kris E ^c   Janes, Daniel M ^c   Metzger, Albert E ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC GAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; POLAR REGION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 35349003718     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002849     Document Type: Article

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