Subsurface radar sounding of the martian polar cap: Radiative transfer approach

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 53, Issue 14-15, 2005, Pages 1427-1436

  Ilyushin, Ya A ^a   Seu, R ^b   Phillips, R J ^c  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate record; Ground penetrating radar; Mars; Polar ice sheets; Radiative transfer

Indexed keywords

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; RADAR; RADIATION EFFECTS;

CLIMATE RECORD; MARS; POLAR ICE SHEETS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 28844454204     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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