Influence of gravity waves on the Martian atmosphere: General circulation modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Medvedev, Alexander S ^a   Yiǧit, Erdal ^b   Hartogh, Paul ^a   Becker, Erich ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAVITY WAVE; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; MESOSPHERE; THERMOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

EID: 80054820318     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JE003848     Document Type: Article

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