Thermal and wind structure of the Martian thermosphere as given by two General Circulation Models

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 58, Issue 14-15, 2010, Pages 1832-1849

  Gonzalez Galindo F ^a,c   Bougher, S W ^b   Lopez Valverde M A ^a   Forget, F ^c   Murphy, J ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^d NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

General Circulation Models; Mars; Thermosphere; Upper atmosphere

Indexed keywords

DUST LOADING; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; INPUT PARAMETER; LOWER ATMOSPHERE; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERES; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SUMMER SOLSTICE; THERMOSPHERE; WIND STRUCTURE;

DUST;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 78449297418     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2010.08.013     Document Type: Article

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