Simulation of brightness temperature from lunar surface and inversion of regolith-layer thickness

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Fa, Wenzhe ^a   Jin, Ya Qiu ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; LUNAR SOIL; MOON; PERMITTIVITY; REGOLITH; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 34447324074     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002751     Document Type: Article

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