Recovery of surface reflectance spectra and evaluation of the optical depth of aerosols in the near-IR using a Monte Carlo approach: Application to the OMEGA observations of high-latitude regions of Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Vincendon, Mathieu ^a   Langevin, Yves ^a   Poulet, François ^a   Bibring, Jean Pierre ^a   Gondet, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; INTERPLANETARY DUST; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NEAR INFRARED; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SURFACE REFLECTANCE;

EID: 35349013160     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002845     Document Type: Article

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