Ice-Ripples on Martian Polar Caps: Exploration of Their Size and Dynamics by a Linear Instability Analysis
Abstract
We have conducted a linear stability analysis of a coupled ice-airflow interface under turbulent boundary layer in order to evaluate whether ice-ripples similar to those observed in Antarctica can develop at the surface of the martian polar caps.
- Publication:
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Sixth International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration
- Pub Date:
- September 2016
- Bibcode:
- 2016LPICo1926.6052C