Forward modeling of ice topography on Mars to infer basal shear stress conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Banks, M E ^a   Pelletier, J D ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CRATER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FORWARD MODELING; ICE CAP; ICE MECHANICS; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MARS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET;

EID: 40949152441     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE002895     Document Type: Article

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