Interpretation of photometric observations of Jupiter.
Abstract
Numerical solutions for the nonlinear integral equations of the brightness coefficients of scattered radiation are obtained. The calculated intensity of radiation reflected from a semiinfinite atmosphere in the case of indicatrices with various degrees of elongation and phase angles near zero is reported. Ambiguities in the interpretation of relative and absolute photometric observations are considered. Estimates of the optical characteristics of the Jovian atmosphere are reached via a comparison of theory and experiment.
- Publication:
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Astronomicheskii Vestnik
- Pub Date:
- September 1974
- Bibcode:
- 1974AVest...8..132A
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Photometry;
- Atmospheric Scattering;
- Jupiter Atmosphere;
- Light Scattering;
- Luminous Intensity;
- Optical Reflection;
- Anisotropic Media;
- Atmospheric Models;
- Atmospheric Optics;
- Integral Equations;
- Nonlinear Equations;
- Numerical Analysis;
- Optical Thickness;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration