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2015 Publication Year 2020-05-05T14:39:34Z Acceptance in OA@INAF Albedo Feature Title Kardevan, Péter; HARGITAI, HENRIK; ZINZI Publication Year 2015 Acceptance in OA@INAF 2020-05-05T14:39:34Z Title Albedo Feature Authors Kardevan, Péter; HARGITAI, HENRIK; ZINZI, ANGELO; ESPOSITO, Francesca DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3134-3_461 Handle http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/24519 Comp. by: Udayasankar Stage: Revises1 Chapter No.: Title Name: EPL_214584 Date:27/2/15 Time:05:23:59 Page Number: 30 A 30 Albedo Feature Ruff SW, Christensen PR (2002) Bright and dark regions surroundings. Albedo features were traditionally on Mars: particle size and mineralogical characteris- identified by doing spectrally integrated observa- tics based on thermal emission spectrometer data. J Geophys Res 107(E12):5127. doi:10.1029/ tion of the reflected sunlight with a telescope in 2001JE001580 the visible spectrum range of light and having Schenk P, Hamilton DP, Johnson RE, McKinnon WB, adequate spatial resolution to resolve distinct Paranicas C, Schmist J, Showalter MR (2011) Plasma, parts of the surface of the object. Detection of plumes and rings: Saturn system dynamics as recorded in global color patterns on its midsize icy satellites. the brightness variations is today extended to Icarus 211:740–757 photometric (radiometric) measurements with See TJJ (1910) On the craters, mountains, Maria and other modern satellite/spacecraft spectrophotometers phenomena observed on the surface of the Moon, and or spectroradiometers at separate monochromatic on the indicated processes of planetary growth. In: Researches on the evolution of the stellar systems. II: wavelengths or integrated observations in other the capture theory of cosmical evolution. Thos. wavelength regions as well (see spectral albedo, P. Nichols, Lynn, Mas https://archive.org/details/ narrowband albedo, and broadband albedo). researchesonevol02seetuoft Albedo features result from those brightness var- Soter S (1974) IAU colloquium 28, Cornell University. Cited by Tamayo et al. (2011) iations, that are due to variations of the reflective Spencer JR, Calvin WM, Person MJ (1995) Charge- properties (often referred to as albedo) of coupled-device spectra of the Galilean satellites: a planetary surface. molecular oxygen on Ganymede. J Geophys Res 100:19049–19056 Tamayo D, Burns JA, Hamilton DP, Hedman MM Variants (2011) Finding the trigger to Iapetus’ odd global Albedo pattern, albedo marking. albedo pattern: dynamics of dust from Saturn’s irreg- ular satellites. Icarus 215:260–278 IAU Definition Geographic area distinguished by amount of reflected light (IAU Gazetteer 2014). Albedo Feature Identification Pe´ter Kardeván1, Henrik Hargitai2, 3 4 Angelo Zinzi and Francesca Esposito The identification and mapping of albedo features 1 retired from Department of Environmental are achieved through observations of the relative Geology, Geological and Geophysical Institute of brightness variations of the planetary surfaces Hungary, Budapest, Hungary that can be carried out either by photographic 2 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, methods (analog photoplates or digital photo- CA, USA graphs), photometric (radiometric) spot measure- 3 ASI Science Data Center / INAF - Osservatorio ments and recording digital images by imaging Astronomico di Roma, Rome, Italy photometers, spectrophotometers, or 4 INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di spectroradiometers. Capodimonte, Naples, Italy The delineation of albedo features on panchro- matic or monochromatic photography is based on the creation of photographic isodensity contours Definition (analog films) or isophotic contours (digital images) separating different categories of gray An albedo feature is a region on the surface of levels of the image. Special terminology has a nonluminous celestial body (e.g., planet, moon, been developed for making standard reference or small body) with distinct brightness (radiance) to the different gray levels of distinguished values or color, i.e., exhibiting observable/mea- albedo features (see “Classification of Albedo surable brightness- or color-contrast relative to its Categories”). Since these photographic density- based brightness scales are in nonlinear Comp. by: Udayasankar Stage: Revises1 Chapter No.: Title Name: EPL_214584 Date:27/2/15 Time:05:23:59 Page Number: 31 Albedo Feature 31 A Albedo Feature, Fig. 1 This image pair illustrates the effects of illumination, or phase A angle, in recognizing different aspects of the same feature (a 200 m diameter crater) on the lunar surface (Plescia 2009). Left: M1046700 19L: incidence angle 50 (low sun), right: M1070 35386L incidence angle 25 (high sun). Scale bar 200 m. LROC Narrow Angle Camera, PIA12916 (NASA/GSFC/ASU) functional relationship with the brightness or The albedo patterns in a terrestrial environ- albedo defined in photometry (radiometry) (see ment correspond to different surface cover clas- “Concept of Albedo”), the term relative albedo ses (vegetation, soil, etc.) having decisive role in contrast is used in such cases, and in all other climate forcing, and their reflective properties ones, when arbitrary scales are used often specific can be measured by satellite-, airborne-, or to the authors or to the research project. The field-measuring systems. photogeological interpretation calls however for Albedo features may or may not correspond to labeling the delineated albedo feature with the relief features; albedo features may not show any albedo values themselves that conform to its topography (e.g., albedo patterns such as ▶ swirls photometrical definition. Therefore, photometric or ▶ dust devil tracks). (radiometric) calibration is carried out. Albedo Albedo patterns are best visible at high sun value ranges from 0 (blackbody) to 1 (ideal (e.g., near full Moon). In contrast, relief features reflector). During classification, typically only are highlighted at low solar altitude angle (high few subtypes are defined: high albedo (bright), incidence angle) (near the terminator line) where intermediate, and low albedo (dark) (if needed, shadows are the longest and emphasize topogra- also very high and/or very low). The general term phy (Figs. 1 and 2). “albedo” in many photogeologic studies refers to relative, snow- or frost-free surface albedo (Prockter et al. 1998). The Concepts of Albedo The term “albedo feature” is used in connec- tion with spatial variation of surface brightness There are several types of albedo concept (often and called sometimes interchangeably as albedo referred as albedo products) used in different markings or albedo patterns. branches of science such as astronomy, remote The term albedo pattern, however, can be used sensing of Earth, climatology and oceanography, in connection with characteristic time variation etc. The detailed mapping of albedo features not of albedo in the sense of signatures of certain only serves the purposes of planetary geology, surface/atmospheric processes. but plays important role in the research of climate Albedo features can be permanent or variable. change of the Earth. Sagan et al. (1972) defined variable features as Different attributes (often more than one) are variable, snow-/frost-free land albedo patterns therefore attached to the term “albedo” to borrow that change with time (Sagan et al. 1972) specific meaning to it, establishing, thus, (▶ dark deposits (Mars) and ▶ wind streak). a precise terminology and making the plain term Comp. by: Udayasankar Stage: Revises1 Chapter No.: Title Name: EPL_214584 Date:27/2/15 Time:05:23:59 Page Number: 32 A 32 Albedo Feature variations can be carried out by using narrow- band albedo or spectral albedo products. The definition of albedo given above implies that the quantification of the incident and reflected radiation power can be made either locally, using surface densities of radiation power, or globally, characterizing the incoming radiation power over the whole surface using surface-integrated values of surface densities, that is, the radiation power values themselves. The albedo of a celestial body as a whole is used in planetology and astronomy or even in calibration procedures of the brightness values belonging to albedo features as well. One may find two versions of such albedo products with their surfaces modeled either as a plain disk or a sphere. Careful distinction should therefore be made, when using those types of albedo inte- Albedo Feature, Fig. 2 Lineaments of the Jovian moon grated to the whole surface of a celestial body, Europa “transform” from albedo features (seen under high solar altitude angle/low incidence angle) into topographic between bond albedo also known as spherical features (ridges) (observed in low sun conditions, near the albedo and the geometric albedo also known as terminator) (Lucchitta et al. 1981). Scale bar ca. 100 km. physical albedo. Also, distinction between the Voyager 2, PIA01504 (NASA/JPL) brightness concepts of a celestial body and that of a surface should be made. The former is in “albedo” ambiguous. Yet, the definition of functional connection to the magnitude of a star albedo, as an instruction of measurement, is gen- and the latter being synonym of the term specific eral and commonly applicable in all specific intensity or radiance. albedo concepts. The mapping of albedo features applies the local characterization, i.e., surface densities of radiation power having the physical dimension Definitions of Albedo of electromagnetic power/m2. Thus, the term “albedo” that is used in connection with albedo According to a commonly accepted formulation, features is defined as a characteristic reflective “Albedo is defined as the ratio of reflected solar quality
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