Temperature Dependence of the Dielectric Constant on the Lunar Surface Based on Mini-RF and Diviner Observations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Studied Data and Methods
2.1. Lunar Remote-Sensing Data Used in This Study
2.1.1. Mini-RF Data
2.1.2. Diviner Brightness Temperature Data
2.2. The Method for Estimating the Dielectric Constant
2.3. Analysis of a Crater Floor in the North Polar Region
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Temperature Dependence of the Dielectric Constant
4.2. The Threshold of the HPSS Parameter
4.3. Difference in Observation Depth between Mini-RF and Diviner
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Local Time at Crater Floor <hour> 1 | Mini-RF Data | Season | Diviner Data |
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18.01 (evening) | lsz_04556_1cd_xku_82n149_v1 2 | summer | pcp_avg_tbol_poln_sum_ltim71_240 4 |
pcp_avg_tbol_poln_sum_ltim73_240 4 | |||
6.47 (morning) | lsz_04751_1cd_xku_82n152_v1 3 | winter | pcp_avg_tbol_poln_win_ltim27_240 5 |
Local Time <hour> 1 | Tbol [K] 2 | Average | Std 3 | Median |
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18.01 (summer evening) | 109.2 | 4.53 | 1.43 | 4.28 |
6.47 (winter morning) | 58.7 | 4.14 | 0.84 | 3.99 |
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Sun, C.; Miyamoto, H.; Kobayashi, M. Temperature Dependence of the Dielectric Constant on the Lunar Surface Based on Mini-RF and Diviner Observations. Geosciences 2024, 14, 101. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14040101
Sun C, Miyamoto H, Kobayashi M. Temperature Dependence of the Dielectric Constant on the Lunar Surface Based on Mini-RF and Diviner Observations. Geosciences. 2024; 14(4):101. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14040101
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Chenhao, Hideaki Miyamoto, and Makito Kobayashi. 2024. "Temperature Dependence of the Dielectric Constant on the Lunar Surface Based on Mini-RF and Diviner Observations" Geosciences 14, no. 4: 101. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences14040101