Topographic connections with density waves in Mars' aerobraking regime

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Moudden, Youssef ^a   Forbes, J M ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; HEATING; MARS; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMOSPHERE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE-WAVE INTERACTION;

EID: 58649104690     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003107     Document Type: Article

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