Inversion of the Lunar Subsurface Rock Abundance Using CE-2 Microwave Brightness Temperature Data
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data Sets
3. Models
3.1. Heat Conduction Model
3.2. Physical Parameters of the Mixed Layer
3.3. Loss Tangent Model
4. Method
4.1. Determination of the Parameter
4.2. Effects of Subsurface RA on the Surface Temperature and Microwave TB
4.3. Subsurface RA Inversion
5. Results
6. Discussion
6.1. Uncertainty Generated by H-Parameter
6.2. Uncertainty Generated by Loss Tangent of Rocks
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Crater Names | Latitude (°N) | Longitude (°E) | Diameter (km) | Subsurface RA (Mean) | Surface RA (Mean) | RMS (K) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aristarchus (A) | 23.7 | 312.6 | 40 | 0.0929 | 0.032 | 0.001 |
Burg (B) | 45 | 28.2 | 40 | 0.0556 | 0.0085 | 0.003 |
Byrgius A (BA) | −24.5 | 296.3 | 19 | 0.0636 | 0.0307 | 0.027 |
Copernicus (CP) | 9.62 | 340 | 93 | 0.0747 | 0.0113 | 0.013 |
Crookes (CK) | −10.4 | 194.9 | 49 | 0.0668 | 0.018 | 0.002 |
Giordano Bruno (GB) | 36 | 102.89 | 22 | 0.2636 | 0.0959 | 0.001 |
Glushko (G) | 8.11 | 282.33 | 40 | 0.0835 | 0.0231 | 0.004 |
Jackson (J) | 22.05 | 196.68 | 71 | 0.1119 | 0.0257 | 0.005 |
King (K) | 4.96 | 120.49 | 76 | 0.1423 | 0.0151 | 0.025 |
Moore F (M) | 37.4 | 185 | 24 | 0.1192 | 0.0327 | 0.001 |
Necho (N) | −5.25 | 123.24 | 30 | 0.1885 | 0.034 | 0.001 |
Ohm (O) | 18.4 | 246.5 | 64 | 0.0398 | 0.0171 | 0.001 |
Sharonov (SH) | 12.4 | 173.3 | 74 | 0.0274 | 0.0057 | 0.008 |
Stevinus (ST) | −32.5 | 54.2 | 75 | 0.0532 | 0.0067 | 0.007 |
Tycho (T) | −43.3 | 348.62 | 85 | 0.0757 | 0.0489 | 0.006 |
Vavilov (V) | −0.8 | 222.1 | 98 | 0.0446 | 0.0092 | 0.012 |
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Yang, W.; Hu, G.; Yang, F.; Zheng, W. Inversion of the Lunar Subsurface Rock Abundance Using CE-2 Microwave Brightness Temperature Data. Remote Sens. 2023, 15, 4895. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15204895
Yang W, Hu G, Yang F, Zheng W. Inversion of the Lunar Subsurface Rock Abundance Using CE-2 Microwave Brightness Temperature Data. Remote Sensing. 2023; 15(20):4895. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15204895
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Wei, Guoping Hu, Fan Yang, and Wenchao Zheng. 2023. "Inversion of the Lunar Subsurface Rock Abundance Using CE-2 Microwave Brightness Temperature Data" Remote Sensing 15, no. 20: 4895. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15204895