Simulations of the martian hydrologic cycle with a general circulation model: Implications for the ancient martian climate

Icarus

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 229-250

  Urata, Richard A ^a   Toon, Owen B ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Mars; Mars, Atmosphere; Mars, Climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879541135     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.05.014     Document Type: Article

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