TY - GEN
T1 - Detection of Water Ice in the Lunar Regolith via Microwave Radiometry
AU - Aksoy, Mustafa
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 URSI.
PY - 2021/8/28
Y1 - 2021/8/28
N2 - Recent lunar observations have concluded that significant water ice deposits may exists in the regolith, especially in the permanently shadowed regions near the lunar poles. Detection and utilization of these reserves is very important to sustain the continuous human presence on the Moon. This paper, using analytical models and numerical simulations, demonstrates that wideband microwave radiometers are promising instruments for exploring underground water ice deposits on the Moon as their brightness temperature spectra are highly sensitive to water presence in the regolith.
AB - Recent lunar observations have concluded that significant water ice deposits may exists in the regolith, especially in the permanently shadowed regions near the lunar poles. Detection and utilization of these reserves is very important to sustain the continuous human presence on the Moon. This paper, using analytical models and numerical simulations, demonstrates that wideband microwave radiometers are promising instruments for exploring underground water ice deposits on the Moon as their brightness temperature spectra are highly sensitive to water presence in the regolith.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85118233716
U2 - 10.23919/URSIGASS51995.2021.9560422
DO - 10.23919/URSIGASS51995.2021.9560422
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - 2021 34th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science, URSI GASS 2021
BT - 2021 34th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science, URSI GASS 2021
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 34th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science, URSI GASS 2021
Y2 - 28 August 2021 through 4 September 2021
ER -