Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006agufm.p13a0164s&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2006, abstract #P13A-0164
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
0669 Scattering And Diffraction, 6949 Radar Astronomy, 6969 Remote Sensing
Scientific paper
Microwave (2.18 cm-λ) backscatter data for the surface of Titan obtained with the Cassini Radar instrument exhibit a significant diffuse scattering component. An empirical scattering law of the form Acos^{n}θ, with free parameters A and n, is often employed to model diffuse scattering, which may involve one or more unidentified mechanisms and processes, such as volume scattering and scattering from surface structure that is much smaller than the electromagnetic wavelength used to probe the surface. The cosine law in general is not explicit in its dependence on either the surface structure or electromagnetic parameters. Further, the cosine law often is only a poor representation of the observed diffuse scattering, as can be inferred from computation of standard goodness-of-fit measures such as the statistical significance. We fit four Cassini datasets (TA Inbound and Outbound, T3 Outbound, and T8 Inbound) with a linear combination of a cosine law and a generalized fractal-based quasi-specular scattering law (A. K. Sultan- Salem and G. L. Tyler, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E06S08, doi:10.1029/2005JE002540, 2006), in order to demonstrate how the presence of diffuse scattering increases considerably the uncertainty in surface parameters inferred from the quasi-specular component, typically the dielectric constant of the surface material and the surface root-mean-square slope. This uncertainty impacts inferences concerning the physical properties of the surfaces that display mixed scattering properties.
Sultan-Salem Ahmed K.
Tyler Leonard G.
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