1. Technical aspect of the optical depth sensor
- Author
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Jean-Pierre Pommereau, Jacques Porteneuve, Jean-Luc Maria, Pascal Rannou, Jean-Jacques Correia, Christian Malique, T. T. Tran, Service d'aéronomie (SA), and Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
- Subjects
Atmospheric Science ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Planetary atmosphere ,Aerospace Engineering ,Mars ,Cloud computing ,01 natural sciences ,Optical depth ,Planet ,0103 physical sciences ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Remote sensing ,Martian ,[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-AO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics [physics.ao-ph] ,business.industry ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,Mars Exploration Program ,Meteorological sensor ,Geophysics ,Transmission (telecommunications) ,Space and Planetary Science ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Environmental science ,Water ice ,business - Abstract
The optical depth sensor (ODS) is designed for the monitoring of Martian dust optical depth and water ice cloud properties during several Martian years from small meteorological stations on the surface of the planet. The instrument described here is a lightweight improved version of that designed for the MARS96 Russian mission which unfortunately failed to reach the planet. It can be installed along with other meteorological equipment on a small station or rovers of limited energy and transmission resources. The paper describes the technical aspects of the instrument in view of a further possible mission.
- Published
- 2006