Seasonal patterns of condensation and sublimation cycles in the cryptic and non-cryptic regions of the South Pole

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 138-142

  Jian, Jeng Jong ^a   Ip, Wing Huen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CO 2 frost layer; Cryptic region; Martian South Pole; Sublimation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; CONDENSATION; ICE; POLES; SUBLIMATION;

CRYPTIC REGION; FROST LAYERS; FROST THICKNESS; SCALE STRUCTURES; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SOUTH POLE; TIME VARIATIONS; TOPOGRAPHIC DATA;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

EID: 57649178307     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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