Top layers charaterization of the Martian surface: Permittivity estimation based on geomorphology analysis

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 337-344

  Nouvel, J F ^a,c   Martelat, J E ^b   Herique, A ^a   Kofman, W ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D ASTROPHYSIQUE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

Data interpetation; Data inversion; EM simulation; Geomorphology analysis; Mars; MARSIS; Permittivity estimation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR; SPACECRAFT; WATER;

DATA INTERPRETATION; DATA INVERSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS; MARSIS; PERMITTIVITY ESTIMATION;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644967316     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2005.12.013     Document Type: Article

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