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020 _a9781316443545 (ebook)
020 _z9781107131743 (hardback)
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050 0 0 _aQC391
_b.S54 2017
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100 1 _aShepard, Michael K.,
_d1962-
_eauthor.
_975156
245 1 0 _aIntroduction to planetary photometry /
_cMichael K. Shepard, Bloomsburg University.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2017.
300 _a1 online resource (xii, 250 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 03 May 2017).
505 0 _aA brief history of planetary photometry -- Photometry conventions, terminology, and standards -- The mechanics of planetary observing -- The physical basis of photometric scattering models -- Planetary reflectance and basic scattering laws -- Planetary disk-integrated photometry -- Planetary disk-resolved photometry.
520 _aIntroducing planetary photometry as a quantitative remote sensing tool, this handbook demonstrates how reflected light can be measured and used to investigate the physical properties of bodies in our Solar System. The author explains how data gathered from telescopes and spacecraft are processed and used to infer properties such as the size, shape, albedo, and composition of celestial objects including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets. Beginning with an overview of the history and background theory of photometry, later chapters delve into the physical principles behind commonly used photometric models and the mechanics of observation, data reduction, and analysis. Real-world examples, problems, and case studies are included, all at an introductory level suitable for new graduate students, planetary scientists, amateur astronomers and researchers looking for an overview of this field.
650 0 _aPhotometry.
_975157
650 0 _aPlanets
_vObservations.
_975158
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107131743
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781316443545
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999 _c84369
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