Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Sep 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977jgr....82.4479p&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 82, Sept. 30, 1977, p. 4479-4496.
Physics
Optics
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Aerosols, Atmospheric Composition, Mars Atmosphere, Optical Thickness, Sky Brightness, Viking Lander Spacecraft, Absorptivity, Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Atmospheric Optics, Fog, Ice Clouds, Mie Scattering, Phobos, Sun, Vertical Distribution, Viking Lander 1, Viking Lander 2
Scientific paper
Three types of aerosol were detected from observations of the Martian sky, Phobos, and the sun with the Viking imaging cameras. Atmospheric optical depths were derived from observations of the objects' brightness. Data on the absorption coefficient, mean size, and shape of aerosols were obtained from studies of the sky brightness, using a multiple-scattering computer code. The aerosol types were water ice ground fog, a higher-level ice cloud (polar hood), and soil particles suspended at heights up to 30 km. The properties of each type of aerosol are discussed. The data are subjected to thorough analysis, and the results are summarized.
Carlston C. E.
Colburn D.
Hunter Jennifer
Kahn Ralph
Pollack James B.
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