Brief descriptions of the terms used on the IRTF and TES search page.
Started Mark B. Vincent 2004-11-22
Start Time:
UTC time at the start of the search period.
This is the earth receive time taken from the
FITS header.
Formation rule: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss[.fff]
Cautionary Note: A small number of files have
incorrect times in the FITS header.
End Time:
UTC time at the end of the search period.
This is the earth receive time taken from the
FITS header.
Formation rule: YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss[.fff]
Cautionary Note: A small number of files have
incorrect times in the FITS header.
Solar Longitude Year:
Options -- map year, martian year
Both Mars and the TES mapping years begin at Ls = 0, and the difference
between them is 23 years.
Mars Year 24
End of TES year-1 mapping (Ls 360) May 31, 2000
Start of TES year-2 mapping (Ls 0) June 01, 2000
Mars Year 25
End of TES year-2 mapping (Ls 360) April 18, 2002
Start of TES year-3 mapping (Ls 0) April 19, 2002
Mars Year 26
End of TES year-3 mapping (Ls 360) March 05 2004
Start of TES year-4 mapping (Ls 0) March 06, 2004
Mars Year 27
End of TES year-4 mapping (Ls 360) January 21, 2006
Mars Year 1 began on April 11, 1955.
Mapping Year range: 1 to 4
Martian Year range 24 to 27
Central Meridian Longitude (CML):
Sub-observer longitude in System III West, 0-360 degrees.
The search range will cover the CML +/- the Longitude Range.
Longitude Range:
Half-width of the Central Meridian Longitude search box in
degrees. The search range will cover the CML +/- the Longitude
Range.
Drift rate:
Drift rate in degrees per day with respect to System III West.
Enter a drift rate to track a feature that drifts at a known
rate. The Central Meridian Longitude to be search at any given
time is calcuated using:
CML(t) = ( CML_start + drift_rate * ( t - t_start ) ) Modulo 360
Default is 0 degrees per day.
Orton 1.58:
This narrow band filter is centered at 1.58 microns, FWHM 0.013
microns and was designed to detect sunlight reflected from the
NH3 clouds in the absence of significant gaseous absorption; it
is also sensitive to cloud particle albedos.
Spencer 2.3:
This filter, centered at 2.28 microns, FWHM 0.17 microns, was
designed to detect sunlight reflected from particles at the
100-mbar level and above through a strong methane absorption
band.
Circular variable filter, 3.533 micron:
The center wavelength of 3.533 microns, FWHM 0.07 microns was
chosen for the CVF to detect H3+ auroral emission near
Jupiter's poles in a very strong methane absorption band.
L' or L'_MK:
These filters, centered at 3.78 and 3.74 microns, FWHM 0.59 and
0.70 microns, respectively, were used to detect sunlight
reflected from particles at the 1-bar level and above, as well
as some H3+ emission through a weak methane band.
nb-M or M'_MK:
Centered at 4.78 and 4.68 microns, FWHM 0.23 and 0.24 microns,
respectively, these filters were chosen to detect thermal
emission from clouds in the absence of significant gaseous
absorption.
Calibration Data:
Select Stars and/or Flats to retrieve calibration files taken
on the same night(s) as the Jupiter data.