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Lunar regolith thermal gradients and emission spectra: Modeling and validation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 116:12 (2011)

Authors:

L Millán, I Thomas, N Bowles

Abstract:

The retrieval of surface composition from IR measurements of airless bodies requires a model capable of computing the significant thermal gradients present in the top few hundred microns of the regolith. In this study we introduce a model which reproduces most of the features found in controlled experiments made in the simulated lunar environment emission chamber (SLEEC). Although the model presented here is forced by a lower boundary held at a fixed temperature, we conclude that a similar algorithm driven by solar illumination may be used as a forward model to retrieve composition, particle size and effective thermal conductivity from IR measurements of airless bodies. Copyright 2011 by the American Geophysical Union.
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EnVision: taking the pulse of our twin planet

Experimental Astronomy (2011) 1-27

Authors:

RC Ghail, C Wilson, M Galand, D Hall, C Cochrane, P Mason, J Helbert, F MontMessin, S Limaye, M Patel, N Bowles, D Stam, J-E Wahlund, F Rocca, D Waltham, TA Mather, J Biggs, M Genge, P Paillou, K Mitchell, L Wilson, UN Singh
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High heat flow from Enceladus' south polar region measured using 10–600 cm−1 Cassini/CIRS data

Journal of Geophysical Research American Geophysical Union (AGU) 116:E3 (2011)

Authors:

CJA Howett, JR Spencer, J Pearl, M Segura
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Lunar Net-a proposal in response to an ESA M3 call in 2010 for a medium sized mission

Experimental Astronomy (2011) 1-58

Authors:

A Smith, IA Crawford, RA Gowen, R Ambrosi, M Anand, B Banerdt, N Bannister, N Bowles, C Braithwaite, P Brown, J Chela-Flores, T Cholinser, P Church, AJ Coates, T Colaprete, G Collins, G Collinson, T Cook, R Elphic, G Fraser, Y Gao, E Gibson, T Glotch, M Grande, A Griffiths, J Grygorczuk, M Gudipati, A Hagermann, J Heldmann, LL Hood, AP Jones, KH Joy, OB Khavroshkin, G Klingelhoefer, M Knapmeyer, G Kramer, D Lawrence, W Marczewski, S McKenna-Lawlor, K Miljkovic, S Narendranath, E Palomba, A Phipps, WT Pike, D Pullan, J Rask, DT Richard, K Seweryn, S Sheridan, M Sims, M Sweeting, T Swindle, D Talboys, L Taylor, N Teanby, V Tong, S Ulamec, R Wawrzaszek, M Wieczorek, L Wilson, I Wright

Lunar regolith thermal gradients and emission spectra: Modeling and validation

JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-PLANETS 116 (2011) ARTN E12003

Authors:

L Millan, I Thomas, N Bowles
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