Title :
Mars ionosphere data inversion by MARSIS surface and subsurface signals analysis
Author :
Picardi, Giovanni ; Cartacci, M. ; Cicchetti, Antonio ; Cutigni, M. ; Iorio, M. ; Masdea, A. ; Seu, R. ; Plaut, J.J. ; Johnson, W.T.K. ; Jordan, R.L. ; Safaeinili, A. ; Bombaci, O. ; Calabrese, D. ; Zampolini, E. ; Gurnett, D.A. ; Nielsen, E.
Author_Institution :
Infocom Dept., Univ. of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome
Abstract :
According to the Mars Express mission , the MARSIS primary scientific objectives are to map the distribution of water, both liquid and solid, in the upper portions of the crust of Mars. Moreover three secondary objectives are defined for the MARSIS experiment: subsurface geologic probing, surface characterization, and ionosphere sounding.
Keywords :
planetary atmospheres; plasma electromagnetic wave propagation; Mars ionosphere data inversion; ionosphere sounding; subsurface geologic probing; surface and subsurface signals analysis; surface characterization; Attenuation; Delay effects; Frequency estimation; Ionosphere; Mars; Phase distortion; Plasmas; Propagation delay; Shape; Signal analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2008. RADAR '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1538-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1097-5659
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2008.4720760
