Photochemical instability of the ancient Martian atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Zahnle, Kevin ^a   Haberle, Robert M ^a   Catling, David C ^b   Kasting, James F ^c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DRY DEPOSITION; MARS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; OXYGEN; PARAMETERIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 58649124089     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003160     Document Type: Article

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