Wavelength dependence of dust aerosol single scattering albedo as observed by the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Wolff, M J ^b   Smith, M D ^f   Clancy, R T ^b   Arvidson, R ^a   Kahre, M ^c   Seelos IV, F ^d   Murchie, S ^d   Savijarvi H ^e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Extrasolar Planetary Systems   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; BOUNDARY LAYER; DUST; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SPECTROMETRY; WAVELENGTH;

EMMELICHTHYIDAE;

EID: 77954336712     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JE003350     Document Type: Article

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