Modeling the SAR Backscatter of Linear Dunes on Titan

Philippe Paillou (1) , D. Bernard (2)

1 sSE 2011
2 LLR - Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet

We present modeling results of the SAR backscatter of dune regions on Titan. We calibrated our scattering model using SAR data acquired over the linear dunes of the Great Sand Sea on Earth, in order to estimate reasonable values for the surface roughness parameters. The model was then applied to the modeling of the backscattering properties of Titan's linear dunes.

Domaines: Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]; Planétologie et astrophysique de la terre [astro-ph.EP]

Philippe Paillou, D. Bernard. Modeling the SAR Backscatter of Linear Dunes on Titan. Cassini Radar Workshop, Caltech, Pasadena, USA, july 2011, 2011, Pasadena, CA, United States. ⟨hal-00992933⟩