Simulating observed boundary layer clouds on Mars

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Daerden, F ^a   Whiteway, J A ^b   Davy, R ^b   Verhoeven, C ^a,c   Komguem, L ^b   Dickinson, C ^b   Taylor, P A ^b   Larsen, N ^d  

^a BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d DANISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

clouds; Mars; Phoenix

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; ICE; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL RADAR; SOLS; WATER VAPOR;

BOUNDARY LAYER CLOUDS; EFFECTIVE RADIUS; LIDAR OBSERVATION; MARS; MICROPHYSICAL MODELS; PHOENIX; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; VERTICAL MIXING;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

EID: 77957255227     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL041523     Document Type: Article

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