When are spectral reflectance curves comparable? |
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Authors: | Jonathan Gradie Joseph Veverka |
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Institution: | Laboratory for Planetary Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA |
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Abstract: | Spectral reflectance curves of flat laboratory samples of the carbonaceous chondrite Allende, a basalt, and the ordinary chondrite Bruderheim measured in a bidirectional geometry are shown to differ from those measured using an integrating sphere. In general, reflectance curves obtained by the bidirectional method are redder than those obtained with an integrating sphere. The degree of difference increases with increasing absolute reflectance. When spectral reflectance curves obtained by the two methods are compared to the reflectance curves expected for spherical and aspherical planets covered with the same materials, it is found that in general the integrating sphere measurements provide a better match to a planet at small phase angles. As the phase angle increases, bidirectional reflectance curves provide a closer match. |
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