Sedimentation waves on the Martian North Polar Cap: Analogy with megadunes in Antarctica
International audience Complex interactions between katabatic winds and the cryosphere may lead to the formation of sedimentation waves at the surface of ice sheets. These have been first described and named snow megadunes in Antarctica. Here we use topographic data, optical images, subsurface radar...
Published in: | Earth and Planetary Science Letters |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2014
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Online Access: | https://hal.science/hal-01087723 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2014.06.033 |