PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = UNDEFINED ^PDF_DOCUMENT = "CALIB.PDF" OBJECT = PDF_DOCUMENT DOCUMENT_NAME = "MARS ORBITER LASER ALTIMETER: RECEIVER MODEL AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS" DOCUMENT_TOPIC_TYPE = "CALIBRATION" INTERCHANGE_FORMAT = BINARY DOCUMENT_FORMAT = "ADOBE PDF" DESCRIPTION = "The measurement approach, receiver design, data conversion and calibration of the MOLA are described. The MOLA measurements include the range to the surface, which is determined by the laser pulse time-of-flight, the surface slope determined by the received laser pulse width, and the surface reflectivity determined by the ratio of the transmitted and the received laser pulse energies. The instrument performance is analyzed for these measurements." PUBLICATION_DATE = 1999-08-01 END_OBJECT = PDF_DOCUMENT END