Spectropolarimetric signatures of Earth-like extrasolar planets

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 482, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 989-1007

  Stam, D M ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

POLARIMETERS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SOLAR SYSTEM; STARS; VEGETATION; WAVELENGTH;

EXTRASOLAR PLANETS; MODEL PLANETS; PLANETARY SYSTEMS;

PLANETS;

EID: 42449134115     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20078358     Document Type: Article

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