Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000mpse.conf..104l&link_type=abstract
International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration, p. 104
Physics
Climate, Ice, Mars Environment, Mars Surface, Planetary Geology, Polar Caps, Mars (Planet), Climate Change, Drilling, Impurities, Stratification, Troughs
Scientific paper
Climate history from several hundreds of thousand years has been recorded in the terrestrial ice sheets. Drilling deep ice cores though the ice sheets and analyzing the ice and the impurities has assessed this climate history. The visible stratification that is seen the troughs in the polar deposits on Mars, indicate that the climate history of Mars has been recorded in the Martian ice cap as it is the case for the terrestrial ice sheets. If the polar caps on Mars accumulate under present climate the accumulation rates are very low and even under high obliquity climates the accumulation rates are much lower than for the terrestrial ice sheets. Lower accumulation rates yield thinner yearly layers and consequently more years are presents in an e.g. 3 km thick ice cap. Several million years of Martian climate history could present in the 3-4 km thick Martian ice caps. Additional information can be found in the original extended abstract.
No associations
LandOfFree
A Temperature, Scarp and Ice Flow Model of the Northern Remnant Ice Cap on Mars does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with A Temperature, Scarp and Ice Flow Model of the Northern Remnant Ice Cap on Mars, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and A Temperature, Scarp and Ice Flow Model of the Northern Remnant Ice Cap on Mars will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-741875