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.