REMS Temperature Data











    REMS Air and Ground Temperature Data


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    REMS records brightness temperature of the ground via a thermopile IR detector and air temperature via sensors on two different booms on the rover's mast. The brightness temperature data are accompanied by absolute and relative systematic uncertainties denoted as "long term" and "short term" uncertainties. Air temperatures recorded on both booms are included in the data set as well as an estimation of ambient air temperature. All of these fully processed data are available.

    Columns in Reduced MOD RDR files:
    (Brightness Temperature, Brightness Temperature Long Term Uncertainty, Brightness Temperature Short Term Uncertainty, Ground Temp Sensor Confidence Level, Boom 1 Air Temperature, Boom 1 Confidence Level, Boom 2 Air Temperature, Boom 2 Confidence Level, Ambient Temperature, Ambient Temperature Confidence Level)





    Rems wind plot



















































    This plot shows an example of the REMS air temperature data. It displays air temperature in Kelvin against local mean solar time over 224th sol of the MSL mission. The groupings of data reflect the REMS collection cadence of 5-minute sessions every hour and periodic 1-hour sessions during the day. The data in this plot are from file RME_417331939RMD02240000000_______P7.TAB.

    References:

    REMS Instrument Design and Operating Status, Zorzano et al 2014
    • •Discusses noise and response time issues in air and ground temperature measurements

    Martian Surface Temperature and Spectral Response from the MSL REMS Ground Temperature Sensor, Martin-Torres et al 2013
    • •Summarizes a method of determining surface temperature and emissivity from the ground temperature sensor data