Sub-surface CO2 gas flow in Mars' polar regions: Gas transport under constant production rate conditions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Thomas, N ^a   Portyankina, G ^a   Hansen, C J ^b   Pommerol, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Planetary Sciences Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPOSITS; FLOW OF GASES; GASES; SNOW; SUBLIMATION; SUBSTRATES; VENTS;

CHANGE ORIENTATIONS; ENERGY INPUTS; FLUID DYNAMICS MODEL; GAS TRANSPORT; POLAR REGIONS; PRESSURE BUILD UP; PRODUCTION RATES; SUBSTRATE INTERFACE;

ICE;

ACCELERATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPOSITION VELOCITY; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS FLOW; ICE CAP; MARS; OUTFLOW; POLAR REGION; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SUBLIMATION; SUBSTRATE; SUBSURFACE FLOW; VENTING;

EID: 79955373338     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL046797     Document Type: Article

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