Errors in calculated planetary phase functions and albedos due to neglecting polarization

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 444, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 275-286

  Stam, D M ^a   Hovenier, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Polarization; Radiative transfer; Stars: planetary systems; Techniques: polarimetric

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CLOUDS; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; GALAXIES; POLARIZATION;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER; STARS: PLANETARY SYSTEMS; TECHNIQUES: POLARIMETRIC;

PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 28944446437     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20053698     Document Type: Article

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