Albedo and Polarization Ratio

A primary goal of the initial radar investigation of any planetary target is estimation of the target s radar cross section, a, and its normalized radar cross section or radar 

TABLE II Characteristics of Selected Planetary Radar Targets  

Tai et Minimum echo delay (min) Radar cross section (km ) Radar albedo Circular polarization ratio, /J.Q Maximum dispersions  

The observables aoc and /xc are disk-integrated quantities, derived from integrals of a v) or a r) in specific polarizations. How their physical interpretation profits from knowledge of the functional forms of a v) and a r) is shown below. 

Dynamical Properties from Delay/Doppler Measurements 

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