Fitting the Viking lander surface pressure cycle with a Mars general circulation model E07006

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Guo, Xin ^a   Lawson, W Gregory ^a   Richardson, Mark I ^a,b   Toigo, Anthony ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Ashima Research   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSIVITY; ENERGY BALANCE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; PLANETARY LANDFORM; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70349913878     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003302     Document Type: Article

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