Measurements of dielectric loss factors due to a Martian dust analog

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Williams, Kevin K ^a,b   Greeley, Ronald ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Mars; Radar

Indexed keywords

DUST; INSTRUMENTATION; MARS; RADAR IMAGERY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 10944260984     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JE001957     Document Type: Article

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