Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME MARS EXPRESS MARSIS DERIVED SUBSURFACE TEC DATA EXT 1 V1.0
DATA_SET_ID MEX-M-MARSIS-5-DDR-SS-TEC-EXT1-V1.0
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION This data set contains the CODMAC Level 5 MARSIS data for the Mars Express first mission extension.
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION 
Data Set Overview
=================

MARSIS Level 5 data products consist of the Total Electron
Content data, derived from the MARSIS data.

Processing
==========

The processing is explained in detailed in the three reports:
IONOPROCESS_REPORT1.PDF, IONOPROCESS_REPORT2.PDF, and
IONOPROCESS_REPORT2.PDF, included in the /DOCUMENT directory.
Useful information can also be found in the peer-reviewed article:
Correction of the ionospheric distortion on the MARSIS surface
sounding echoes, by Mouginot et al., Planetary and Space Science,
Volume 56, Issue 7, p. 917-926, 2008.


Data
====
Some data have been published in:
Estimation of the total electron content of the
Martian ionosphere using radar sounder surface echoes, by
A. Safaeinili et al., Geophysical Research Letters,
Volume 34, Issue 23, CiteID L23204, 2007.


Review
======

These data have been reviewed by the instrument team and are of the
highest quality that can be generated at this time. Science results
based on these data have been published in journals. The dataset has
also been reviewed by an independeent expert.




Limitations
===========

There are no known limitations at this time.
DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 2010-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 2006-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
STOP_TIME 2007-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_NAME MARS EXPRESS
MISSION_START_DATE 1997-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_STOP_DATE N/A (ongoing)
TARGET_NAME MARS
TARGET_TYPE PLANET
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID MEX
INSTRUMENT_NAME MARS ADVANCED RADAR FOR SUBSURFACE AND IONOSPHERE SOUNDING
INSTRUMENT_ID MARSIS
INSTRUMENT_TYPE RADAR
NODE_NAME Planetary Plasma Interactions
ARCHIVE_STATUS ARCHIVED - ACCUMULATING
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE 
This data set has been
                                      reviewed by the Mars Express
                                      MARSIS team prior to submission
                                      to the PSA and has also been
                                      subject to an independent
                                      review. A user can be confident
                                      in the quality of all data
                                      provided in this data set.
CITATION_DESCRIPTION KOFMAN, W., GRIMA, C., MOUGINOT, J., PICARDI, G., OROSEI, R., PLAUT, J., MARS EXPRESS MARS MARSIS DERIVED SUBSURFACE TEC DATA EXTEND_1 V1.0, MEX-M-MARSIS-5-DDR-SS-TEC-EXT1-V1.0, LABORATOIRE DE PLANETOLOGIE DE GRENOBLE UJF/CNRS, 2010.
ABSTRACT_TEXT This dataset contains the Level 5 data that have been processed to produce Total Electron Count data from the MARSIS subsurface sounder on Mars Express. Details of the calibration and processing reports are found in the documntation associated with this data set.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME WLODEK KOFMAN, CYRIL GRIMA
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