Electrification of wind-blown sand on Mars and its implications for atmospheric chemistry

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Kok, Jasper F ^a   Renno, Nilton O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUST AEROSOLS; DUST DEVILS; DUST STORM; GEOLOGICAL FEATURES; LIFE ON MARS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PAST AND PRESENT; PLASMA PHYSICS; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; SAND DUNES;

ADSORPTION; AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DUST; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN OF GASES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHANE; SAND; STORMS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

ADSORPTION; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DUST DEVIL; DUST STORM; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIFICATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MARS; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SALTATION; SAND;

EID: 65649099322     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL036691     Document Type: Article

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