Spectral gradient of lunar radiobrightness: Heat flow or volume scattering?
Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey
By: A. W. England and G. R. Johnson
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Abstract
Lunar heat flow cannot be derived unambiguously from the spectral gradient of the radiobrightness. Volume scattering of microwaves by rock clasts within the lunar regolith results in a spectral component in the 5- to 30-centimeter range of wavelengths that is a significant fraction of that resulting from lunar heat flow.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Spectral gradient of lunar radiobrightness: Heat flow or volume scattering? |
| Series title | Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 505 |
| Last page | 509 |