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dc.contributor.authorThomas, I.R.
dc.contributor.authorAoki, S.
dc.contributor.authorTrompet, L.
dc.contributor.authorRobert, S.
dc.contributor.authorDepiesse, C.
dc.contributor.authorWillame, Y.
dc.contributor.authorCruz-Mermy, G.
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, F.
dc.contributor.authorErwin, J.T.
dc.contributor.authorVandaele, A.C.
dc.contributor.authorDaerden, F.
dc.contributor.authorMahieux, A.
dc.contributor.authorNeefs, E.
dc.contributor.authorRistic, B.
dc.contributor.authorHetey, L.
dc.contributor.authorBerkenbosch, S.
dc.contributor.authorClairquin, R.
dc.contributor.authorBeeckman, B.
dc.contributor.authorPatel, M.R.
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Moreno, J.J.
dc.contributor.authorBellucci, G.
dc.contributor.authorthe NOMAD Team
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-01T08:40:58Z
dc.date.available2022-07-01T08:40:58Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/9994
dc.descriptionThe Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery (NOMAD) instrument is a 3-channel spectrometer suite on the ESA ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. Since April 2018, when the nominal science mission began, it has been measuring the constituents of the Martian atmosphere. NOMAD contains three separate spectrometers, two of which operate in the infrared: the Solar Occultation (SO) channel makes only solar occultation observations, and therefore has the best resolving power (∼20,000) and a wider spectral region covering 2.2–4.3 ​μm. The Limb, Nadir and Occultation (LNO) channel covers the 2.2–3.8 ​μm spectral region and can operate in limb, nadir or solar occultation pointing modes. The Ultraviolet–VISible (UVIS) channel operates in the UV–visible region, from 200 to 650 ​nm, and can measure in limb, nadir or solar occultation modes like LNO. The LNO channel has a lower resolving power (∼10,000) than the SO channel, but is still typically an order of magnitude better than previous instruments orbiting Mars. The channel primarily operates in nadir-viewing mode, pointing directly down to the surface to measure the narrow atmospheric molecular absorption lines, clouds and surface features in the reflected sunlight. From the depth and position of the observed atmospheric absorption lines, the constituents of the Martian atmosphere and their column densities can be derived, leading to new insights into the processes that govern their distribution and transport. Surface properties can also be derived from nadir observations by observing the shape of the spectral continuum. Many calibration measurements were made prior to launch, on the voyage to Mars, and continue to be made in-flight during the science phase of the mission. This work, part 2, addresses the aspects of the LNO channel calibration that are not covered elsewhere, namely: the LNO ground calibration setup, the LNO occultation and nadir boresight pointing vectors, LNO detector characterisation and nadir/limb illumination pattern, instrument temperature effects, and finally the radiometric calibration of the LNO channel. An accompanying paper, part 1 (Thomas et al., 2021, this issue), addresses similar aspects for SO, the other infrared channel in NOMAD. A further accompanying paper (Cruz-Mermy et al., 2021, this issue) investigated the LNO radiometric calibration in more detail, approaching the work from a theoretical perspective. The two calibrations agree with each other to within 3%, validating each calibration method.
dc.languageeng
dc.titleCalibration of NOMAD on ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter: Part 2 – The Limb, Nadir and Occultation (LNO) channel
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiPhysical sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeMars atmosphere
dc.subject.freeInfrared spectroscopy
dc.subject.freeNadir viewing
dc.subject.freeCalibration
dc.subject.freeTrace gas orbiter
dc.source.titlePlanetary and Space Science
dc.source.volume218
dc.source.pageA105410
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.pss.2021.105410
dc.identifier.scopus


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