Determination of the wind induced detachment threshold for granular material on Mars using wind tunnel simulations

Icarus

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 568-580

  Merrison, J P ^a   Gunnlaugsson, H P ^a   Nornberg P ^a   Jensen, A E ^a   Rasmussen, K R ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atmospheres; dynamics; Geological processes; Mars; surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448988417     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.04.035     Document Type: Article

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