Numerical modeling of Martian gully sediment transport: Testing the fluvial hypothesis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Parsons, R A ^a   Nimmo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77954486455     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003517     Document Type: Article

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