Heat transfer in volcano-ice interactions on Mars: Synthesis of environments and implications for processes and landforms

Annals of Glaciology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-13

  Head III, James W ^a   Wilson, Lionel ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL MELTING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HEAT TRANSFER; ICE SHEET; LAVA FLOW; MARGINAL ICE ZONE; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT;

HESPERIA;

EID: 49549123233     PISSN: 02603055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3189/172756407782282570     Document Type: Conference Paper

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