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Mars submillimeter sensor on microsatellite: sensor feasibility study
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Max Planck Institute of Solar System Research, Göttingen, Germany
Yasuko Kasai
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Takeshi Kuroda
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Shigeru Sato
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Takayoshi Yamada
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroyuki Maezawa
Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan
Yutaka Hasegawa
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, Japan
Toshiyuki Nishibori
Research and Development Directorate, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, Japan
Shinichi Nakasuka
Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan
Paul Hartogh
Max Planck Institute of Solar System Research, Göttingen, Germany
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A. Laeng, U. Grabowski, T. von Clarmann, G. Stiller, N. Glatthor, M. Höpfner, S. Kellmann, M. Kiefer, A. Linden, S. Lossow, V. Sofieva, I. Petropavlovskikh, D. Hubert, T. Bathgate, P. Bernath, C. D. Boone, C. Clerbaux, P. Coheur, R. Damadeo, D. Degenstein, S. Frith, L. Froidevaux, J. Gille, K. Hoppel, M. McHugh, Y. Kasai, J. Lumpe, N. Rahpoe, G. Toon, T. Sano, M. Suzuki, J. Tamminen, J. Urban, K. Walker, M. Weber, and J. Zawodny
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 3971–3987, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-3971-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-3971-2014, 2014
B. Hassler, I. Petropavlovskikh, J. Staehelin, T. August, P. K. Bhartia, C. Clerbaux, D. Degenstein, M. De Mazière, B. M. Dinelli, A. Dudhia, G. Dufour, S. M. Frith, L. Froidevaux, S. Godin-Beekmann, J. Granville, N. R. P. Harris, K. Hoppel, D. Hubert, Y. Kasai, M. J. Kurylo, E. Kyrölä, J.-C. Lambert, P. F. Levelt, C. T. McElroy, R. D. McPeters, R. Munro, H. Nakajima, A. Parrish, P. Raspollini, E. E. Remsberg, K. H. Rosenlof, A. Rozanov, T. Sano, Y. Sasano, M. Shiotani, H. G. J. Smit, G. Stiller, J. Tamminen, D. W. Tarasick, J. Urban, R. J. van der A, J. P. Veefkind, C. Vigouroux, T. von Clarmann, C. von Savigny, K. A. Walker, M. Weber, J. Wild, and J. M. Zawodny
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 1395–1427, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-1395-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-1395-2014, 2014
T. O. Sato, H. Sagawa, N. Yoshida, and Y. Kasai
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 7, 941–958, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-941-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-941-2014, 2014
K. Kuribayashi, H. Sagawa, R. Lehmann, T. O. Sato, and Y. Kasai
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 255–266, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-255-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-255-2014, 2014
H. Sagawa, T. O. Sato, P. Baron, E. Dupuy, N. Livesey, J. Urban, T. von Clarmann, A. de Lange, G. Wetzel, B. J. Connor, A. Kagawa, D. Murtagh, and Y. Kasai
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 6, 3325–3347, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-3325-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-3325-2013, 2013
T. Sugita, Y. Kasai, Y. Terao, S. Hayashida, G. L. Manney, W. H. Daffer, H. Sagawa, M. Suzuki, M. Shiotani, K. A. Walker, C. D. Boone, and P. F. Bernath
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 6, 3099–3113, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-3099-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-3099-2013, 2013
Y. Kasai, H. Sagawa, D. Kreyling, E. Dupuy, P. Baron, J. Mendrok, K. Suzuki, T. O. Sato, T. Nishibori, S. Mizobuchi, K. Kikuchi, T. Manabe, H. Ozeki, T. Sugita, M. Fujiwara, Y. Irimajiri, K. A. Walker, P. F. Bernath, C. Boone, G. Stiller, T. von Clarmann, J. Orphal, J. Urban, D. Murtagh, E. J. Llewellyn, D. Degenstein, A. E. Bourassa, N. D. Lloyd, L. Froidevaux, M. Birk, G. Wagner, F. Schreier, J. Xu, P. Vogt, T. Trautmann, and M. Yasui
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 6, 2311–2338, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-2311-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-6-2311-2013, 2013
M. Khosravi, P. Baron, J. Urban, L. Froidevaux, A. I. Jonsson, Y. Kasai, K. Kuribayashi, C. Mitsuda, D. P. Murtagh, H. Sagawa, M. L. Santee, T. O. Sato, M. Shiotani, M. Suzuki, T. von Clarmann, K. A. Walker, and S. Wang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 7587–7606, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7587-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7587-2013, 2013
P. Baron, D. P. Murtagh, J. Urban, H. Sagawa, S. Ochiai, Y. Kasai, K. Kikuchi, F. Khosrawi, H. Körnich, S. Mizobuchi, K. Sagi, and M. Yasui
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 6049–6064, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-6049-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-6049-2013, 2013
K. Hallgren, P. Hartogh, and C. Jarchow
Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/amtd-6-4677-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/amtd-6-4677-2013, 2013
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Sylvain Ranvier and Jean-Pierre Lebreton
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 12, 1–13, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-12-1-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-12-1-2023, 2023
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Adam J. Hepburn, Tom Holt, Bryn Hubbard, and Felix Ng
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 8, 293–313, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-293-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-293-2019, 2019
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Currently, there exist thousands of unprocessed stereo pairs of satellite imagery which can be used to create models of the surface of Mars. This paper sets out a new open–source and free to use pipeline for creating these models. Our pipeline produces models of comparable quality to the limited number released to date but remains free to use and easily implemented by researchers, who may not necessarily have prior experience of DEM creation.
Saniya Behzadpour, Torsten Mayer-Gürr, Jakob Flury, Beate Klinger, and Sujata Goswami
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 8, 197–207, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-197-2019, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-8-197-2019, 2019
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In this paper, we present an approach to represent underlying errors in measurements and physical models in the temporal gravity field determination using GRACE observations. This study provides an opportunity to improve the error model and the accuracy of the GRACE parameter estimation, as well as its successor GRACE Follow-On.
David Sarria, Francois Lebrun, Pierre-Louis Blelly, Remi Chipaux, Philippe Laurent, Jean-Andre Sauvaud, Lubomir Prech, Pierre Devoto, Damien Pailot, Jean-Pierre Baronick, and Miles Lindsey-Clark
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 6, 239–256, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-239-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-239-2017, 2017
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The TARANIS spacecraft will be launched at the end of 2018. It is one of the first dedicated to the study of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGF) and associated electrons (TEB), produced by thunderstorms. We present two of the six instruments on board the TARANIS spacecraft: a gamma-ray and energetic electron detector (XGRE) and an electron detector (IDEE). We compare them to other instruments that have already detected TGF and TEB, and use them to estimate the detection rate of TARANIS.
Tuomas Kynkäänniemi, Osku Kemppinen, Ari-Matti Harri, and Walter Schmidt
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 6, 217–229, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-217-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-217-2017, 2017
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The new wind reconstruction algorithm developed in this article extends the amount of available sols from the Viking Lander 1 (VL1) mission from 350 to 2245. The reconstruction of wind measurement data enables the study of both short-term phenomena, such as daily variations in wind conditions or dust devils, and long-term phenomena, such as the seasonal variations in Martian tides.
Takahiro Zushi, Hirotsugu Kojima, and Hiroshi Yamakawa
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 6, 159–167, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-159-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-159-2017, 2017
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Plasma waves are important observational targets for scientific missions investigating space plasma phenomena. Conventional plasma wave receivers have the disadvantages of a large size and a narrow dynamic range. We proposes a new receiver that overcomes the disadvantages of conventional receivers. The analog section of the new receiver was realized using application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technology in order to reduce the size, and an ASIC chip was successfully developed.
Ari-Matti Harri, Konstantin Pichkadze, Lev Zeleny, Luis Vazquez, Walter Schmidt, Sergey Alexashkin, Oleg Korablev, Hector Guerrero, Jyri Heilimo, Mikhail Uspensky, Valery Finchenko, Vyacheslav Linkin, Ignacio Arruego, Maria Genzer, Alexander Lipatov, Jouni Polkko, Mark Paton, Hannu Savijärvi, Harri Haukka, Tero Siili, Vladimir Khovanskov, Boris Ostesko, Andrey Poroshin, Marina Diaz-Michelena, Timo Siikonen, Matti Palin, Viktor Vorontsov, Alexander Polyakov, Francisco Valero, Osku Kemppinen, Jussi Leinonen, and Pilar Romero
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 6, 103–124, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-103-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-103-2017, 2017
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Investigations of Mars – its atmosphere, surface and interior – require simultaneous, distributed in situ measurements. We have developed an innovative prototype of the Mars Network Lander (MNL), a small lander/penetrator with a 20 % payload mass fraction. MNL features an innovative Entry, Descent and Landing System to increase reliability and reduce the system mass. It is ideally suited for piggy-backing on spacecraft, for network missions and pathfinders for high-value landed missions.
Stefan Meyer, Marek Tulej, and Peter Wurz
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 6, 1–8, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-1-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-6-1-2017, 2017
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We developed a prototype of the Neutral Gas and Ion Mass spectrometer (NIM) of the Particle Environment Package (PEP) for the JUICE mission of ESA. NIM will be used to measure the chemical composition of the exospheres of the icy Jovian moons. The NIM prototype was successfully tested under realistic conditions and we find that the closed source behaves as expected within the JUICE mission phase velocities. No additional fragmentation of the species recorded with the closed source is observed.
Patrick Tiefenbacher, Norbert I. Kömle, Wolfgang Macher, and Günter Kargl
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 5, 383–401, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-383-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-5-383-2016, 2016
H. J. Lehto, B. Zaprudin, K. M. Lehto, T. Lönnberg, J. Silén, J. Rynö, H. Krüger, M. Hilchenbach, and J. Kissel
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 4, 139–148, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-139-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-139-2015, 2015
M. Sampl, W. Macher, C. Gruber, T. Oswald, M. Kapper, H. O. Rucker, and M. Mogilevsky
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 4, 81–88, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-81-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-81-2015, 2015
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We present the high-frequency properties of the eight electric field sensors as proposed to be launched on the spacecraft “RESONANCE” in the near future. Due to the close proximity of the conducting spacecraft body, the sensors (antennas) have complex receiving features and need to be well understood for an optimal mission and spacecraft design. In particular techniques like wave polarization analysis and incident direction finding depend crucially on the presented antenna characteristics.
J. Silén, H. Cottin, M. Hilchenbach, J. Kissel, H. Lehto, S. Siljeström, and K. Varmuza
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 4, 45–56, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-45-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-4-45-2015, 2015
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P. Robert, N. Cornilleau-Wehrlin, R. Piberne, Y. de Conchy, C. Lacombe, V. Bouzid, B. Grison, D. Alison, and P. Canu
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Y. V. Khotyaintsev, P.-A. Lindqvist, C. M. Cully, A. I. Eriksson, and M. André
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 3, 143–151, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-143-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-143-2014, 2014
N. Doss, A. N. Fazakerley, B. Mihaljčić, A. D. Lahiff, R. J. Wilson, D. Kataria, I. Rozum, G. Watson, and Y. Bogdanova
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 3, 59–70, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-59-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-59-2014, 2014
A. Blagau, I. Dandouras, A. Barthe, S. Brunato, G. Facskó, and V. Constantinescu
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 3, 49–58, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-49-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-49-2014, 2014
C. G. Mouikis, L. M. Kistler, G. Wang, and Y. Liu
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J. S. Pickett, I. W. Christopher, and D. L. Kirchner
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 3, 21–27, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-21-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-3-21-2014, 2014
K. H. Yearby, S. N. Walker, and M. A. Balikhin
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 323–328, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-323-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-323-2013, 2013
L. M. Kistler, C. G. Mouikis, and K. J. Genestreti
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 225–235, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-225-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-225-2013, 2013
N. I. Kömle, W. Macher, G. Kargl, and M. S. Bentley
Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst., 2, 151–156, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-151-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-151-2013, 2013
M. D. Paton, A.-M. Harri, T. Mäkinen, and S. F. Green
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We are planning a Mars mission. The mission will carry an instrument capable of measuring and mapping molecular oxygen and water in the Martian atmosphere, as well as the temperature, wind, and magnetic field. Water and oxygen are vital parts of the Martian atmospheric chemistry and must be better understood. Using computer simulation results, the paper gives a description of how the measurements will work, some problems we expect to encounter, and the sensitivity of the measurements.
We are planning a Mars mission. The mission will carry an instrument capable of measuring and...
