Transverse Aeolian Ridges (TARs) on Mars

Geomorphology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 703-720

  Balme, Matt ^a,b   Berman, Daniel C ^a   Bourke, Mary C ^a   Zimbelman, James R ^c  

^a PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Dunes; Mars; Planetary geomorphology; Ripples

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; DUNE; EOLIAN PROCESS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE; MARS; PLANETARY LANDFORM; PLANETARY SURFACE; RIPPLE; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 52749090687     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.03.011     Document Type: Article

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