Dune morphology, sand transport pathways and possible source areas in east Thaumasia Region (Mars)

Geomorphology

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 84-97

  Silvestro, S ^a   Di Achille, G ^b   Ori, G G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Dune; Mars; Pathway; Source

Indexed keywords

DUNE FIELD; EOLIAN PROCESS; ERG; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MARS; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 77953962470     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.07.019     Document Type: Article

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