Three-dimensional numerical modeling of refraction and reflection scattering from icy galilean satellites

Icarus

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 404-417

  Baron, John E ^a,b   Tyler, G L ^a   Simpson, R A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer techniques; Ices; Radar; Satellites of Jupiter

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042430142     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0019-1035(03)00124-6     Document Type: Article

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