http://arxiv.org/abs/2304.08585
Does radiometry (e.g., signal-to-noise ratio) limit the performance of near-IR subcloud imaging of our sister planet’s surface at night? It does not. We compute subcloud radiometry using above-cloud observations, an assumed ground temperature, sub-cloud absorption and emission modeling, and Rayleigh scattering simulations. We thus confirm both archival and recent studies that deployment of a modest subcloud camera does enable high-resolution surface imaging.
B. Sutin, A. Davis, K. Baines, et. al.
Wed, 19 Apr 23
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Comments: 14 pages, 8 figures