EFFECT OF SURFACE-ROUGHNESS ON THE TRANSMISSION OF MICROWAVE RADIATION THROUGH A PLANETARY SURFACE

被引:14
作者
GOLDEN, LM
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,DEPT ASTRON,BERKELEY,CA 94720
[2] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,RADIO ASTRON LAB,BERKELEY,CA 94720
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D O I
10.1016/0019-1035(79)90199-4
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
To account for surface roughness, the transmission of microwave radiation through a planetary surface to an observer is treated by a Monte Carlo technique. Sizable effects are found near the limb of the planet, and they should be included in analyses of high-resolution observations and high-precision integrated disk observations. © 1979.
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页码:451 / 455
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