Estimation of Mars Ionosphere Total Electron Content Using MARSIS Radar Surface Echo

Ali Safaeinili (1) , Wlodek Kofman (2) , Alain Hérique (2) , Y. Gim (1) , Tor Hagfors (3) , Donald Kirchner (4) , Donald Gurnett (4) , Erling Nielsen (3) , Jeffrey Plaut (1) , Giovanni Picardi (5)

1 JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
2 LPG - Laboratoire de Planétologie de Grenoble
3 MPS - Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung = Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
4 Department of Physics and Astronomy [Iowa City]
5 Dipartimento INFOCOM [Roma]

We use MARSIS subsurface data to derive Mars ionosphere's total electron content (TEC). Our estimation technique provides a high resolution behavior of TEC versus solar zenith angle and shows potential dependence of the TEC on local Mars magnetic field.

Ali Safaeinili, Wlodek Kofman, Alain Hérique, Y. Gim, Tor Hagfors, et al.. Estimation of Mars Ionosphere Total Electron Content Using MARSIS Radar Surface Echo. 37th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2006, Houston, United States. pp. 2. ⟨insu-00357157⟩