The effect of ground ice on the Martian seasonal CO2 cycle

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 251-255

  Haberle, Robert M ^a   Forget, Francois ^b   Colaprete, Anthony ^a   Schaeffer, James ^c   Boynton, William V ^d   Kelly, Nora J ^d   Chamberlain, Matthew A ^d  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^c RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 cycle; Ground ice; Mars; Polar caps

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; HEAT CONDUCTION; ICE; INFRARED RADIATION; SPACECRAFT;

GROUND ICE; MARS; PATHFINDER LANDERS; POLAR CAPS;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 38549118561     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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