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11 - The Water Cycle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2017

By
Franck Montmessin ,
Michael D. Smith ,
Yves Langevin ,
Michael T. Mellon  and
Anna Fedorova
Edited by
Robert M. Haberle ,
R. Todd Clancy ,
François Forget ,
Michael D. Smith  and
Richard W. Zurek
Robert M. Haberle
Affiliation:
NASA Ames Research Center
R. Todd Clancy
Affiliation:
Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado
François Forget
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, Paris
Michael D. Smith
Affiliation:
NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Richard W. Zurek
Affiliation:
NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California
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The Atmosphere and Climate of Mars , pp. 338 - 373
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