NASA NTRS · 19890034386
A model of diffuse radar scattering from Martian surface rocks
Abstract
Two physically plausible surface rock-orientation models are presently used to characterize the depolarized component of diffuse radar energy scattering on Mars, and plots of scattering cross-section are derived as a function of Doppler shift. The spectral shapes thus modeled exhibit similarities to observed spectra; their magnitudes are generally within a factor of about 2 of measured values. While surface inhomogeneities could account for the degree of discrepancy, subsurface element scattering may also be implicated.
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Calvin, Wendy M., Jakosky, Bruce M., Christensen, Philip R.. 1988-12-01. A model of diffuse radar scattering from Martian surface rocks. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19890034386
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