A multilayer model for thermal infrared emission of Saturn's rings: Basic formulation and implications for Earth-based observations

Icarus

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 634-654

  Morishima, Ryuji ^a   Salo, Heikki ^b   Ohtsuki, Keiji ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrared observations; Radiative transfer; rings; Saturn

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349150738     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2009.01.019     Document Type: Article

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