Dielectric properties of the Martian south polar layered deposits: MARSIS data inversion using Bayesian inference and genetic algorithm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Zhang, Zhenfei ^a,b   Hagfors, Tor ^a   Nielsen, Erling ^a   Picardi, Giovanni ^c   Mesdea, Arturo ^c   Plaut, Jeffrey J ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DATA INVERSION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; MARS; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RADAR; WAVE PROPERTY;

EID: 48749093851     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JE002941     Document Type: Article

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