Interpreting Radar Scattering: Circular-Polarization Perspectives from Three Terrestrial Planets

• Main Author: Haldemann, Albert Frank Christian
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: California Institute of Technology 1997
• Subjects: beta regio; SIR-C shuttle imaging radar C; Kunlun Shan; Venus; radar; planetary radar astronomy; ice scattering; ice fields; Planetary Science; polarization ratio; Mars; Mars pathfinder; landing site; radar scattering; Greenland; Phoebe; The Landing; Hagfors
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7907/yq6f-zs42; https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04222010-100328955

Planetary radar astronomy has used circular polarization radar signals to probe the surfaces of many solar system targets. However the trend for terrestrial observations has been toward greater use of linearly polarized imaging radars. Fortunately the latest generation of imaging radars has been dev...