Comparison of geometrical effects in radio and stellar occultations

W. B. Hubbard

doi:10.1016/0019-1035(75)90078-0

Comparison of geometrical effects in radio and stellar occultations

W. B. Hubbard

Lunar and Planetary Lab

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An important difference between the radio and stellar occultation techniques for probing planetary atmospheres is that a crucial equation relating refraction angle with ray impact parameter is solved in opposite directions in the two techniques. The solution is tolerant of small geometrical errors for stellar occultations but, unfortunately, not for radio occultations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	175-177
Number of pages	3
Journal	Icarus
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(75)90078-0
State	Published - Oct 1975

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