Laboratory experiments and models of diffusive emplacement of ground ice on Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hudson, Troy L ^a   Aharonsbn, Oded ^a   Schorghofer, Norbert ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; EMPLACEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ICE; LABORATORY METHOD; MARS; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 64949097399     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003149     Document Type: Article

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