Characterization of the nighttime low-latitude water ice deposits in the NASA Ames Mars General Circulation Model 2.1 under present-day atmospheric conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Nelli, Steven M ^a   Murphy, James R ^b   Feldman, William C ^c   Schaeffer, James R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HYDROGEN; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; REGOLITH;

EID: 72149083019     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003289     Document Type: Article

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