Mars Express
MARSIS Radar Sounder Bibliography
Theses:
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Magnetically Controlled Structures in the Ionosphere of Mars,
FIRDEVS DURU,
M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, July 2006.
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Transient Layers in the Topside Ionosphere of Mars,
ANDREW JAMES KOPF,
M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, August 2008.
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Research Articles:
1999-2004
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The Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding: Concept and Performances
G. PICARDI, S. SORGE, R. SEU, J. J. PLAUT, W. T. K. JOHNSON, R. L. JORDAN, D. A. GURNETT, R. OROSEI, L. BORGARELLI, G. BRACON, C. ZELLI, and E. ZAMPOLINI
The Mars Express Mission ESA SP Report, European Space Agency, Paris, France, 1999.
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The System and Implementation Aspects of the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding (MARSIS)
R. L. JORDAN, W. T. K. JOHNSON, J. PLAUT, A. SAFAEINILI, D. BICCARI, G. PICARDI, R. SEU, E. ZAMPOLINI, D. GURNETT, and D. KIRCHNER
Proceedings of the Conference on "Remote Sensing by Low-Frequency Radars", Naples, Italy, Sept.
20-21, 2001.
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Performance and Surface Scattering Models for the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding (MARSIS)
G. PICARDI, D. BICCARI, R. SEU, L. MARINANGELI, W.T.K. JOHNSON, R.L. JORDAN, J. PLAUT, A. SAFAENILI, D.A. GURNETT, G.G. ORI, R. OROSEI,
D. CALABRESE, and E. ZAMPOLINI
Planet. Space Sci., 52, 149-156, Jan.-March 2004.
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MARSIS: Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding
G. PICARDI, D. BICCARI, R. SEU, J. PLAUT, W.T.K. JOHNSON, R.L. JORDAN, A. SAFAEINILI, D.A. GURNETT, R. HUFF, R. OROSEI, O. BOMBACI, D. CALABRESE, and E. ZAMPOLINI
Mars Express: A European Mission to the Red Planet, ed. by A. Wilson, ESA Report SP-1240, European Space Agency Publications Division, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, Paris, France, pp. 51-69, Aug. 2004.
2005-2006
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Detecting Sub-Glacial Aquifers in the North Polar Layered Deposits with Mars Express/MARSIS
W. M. FARRELL, J. J. PLAUT, D. A. GURNETT, and G. PICARDI
Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L11204, doi:10.1029/2005GL022488, June 10, 2005.
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Radar Soundings of the Subsurface of Mars
G. PICARDI, J. PLAUT, O. BOMBACI, D. CALABRESE, M. CARTACCI, A. CICCHETTI, S. CLIFFORD, P. EDENHOFER, W. FARRELL, C. FEDERICO, A. FRIGERI, D. GURNETT, T.
HAGFORS, E. HEGGY, R. HUFF, A. IVANOV, W.T.K. JOHNSON, R. JORDAN, D. KIRCHNER, W. KOFMAN, C. LEUSCHEN, E. NIELSEN, R. OROSEI, E. PETTINELLI, R. PHILLIPS, D.
PLETTEMEIER, A. SAFAEINILI, R. SEU, E. STOFAN, G. VANNARONI, T. WATTERS, and E. ZAMPOLINI
Science, 310, 1925-1929, Dec. 23, 2005.
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Radar Soundings of the Ionosphere of Mars
D. A. GURNETT, D. L. KIRCHNER, R. L. HUFF, D. D. MORGAN, A. M. PERSOON, T. F. AVERKAMP, F. DURU, E. NIELSEN, A. SAFAEINILI, J. J. PLAUT, and G. PICARDI
Science, 310, 1929-1933, Dec. 23, 2005.
(Electronic version available through D. Gurnett's publication list)
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Solar Control of Radar Wave Absorption by the Martian Ionosphere
D. D. MORGAN, D. A. GURNETT, D. L. KIRCHNER, R. L. HUFF, D. A. BRAIN, W. V. BOYNTON, M. H. ACUNA, J. J. PLAUT, and G. PICARDI
Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L13202, doi:10.1029/2006GL026637, July 13, 2006.
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Magnetically Controlled Structures in the Ionosphere of Mars
F. DURU, D.A. GURNETT, T.F. AVERKAMP, D.L. KIRCHNER, R.L. HUFF, A.M. PERSOON, J.J. PLAUT, and G. PICARDI
J. Geophys. Res., 111, A12204, doi:10.1029/2006JA011975, Dec. 6, 2006.
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Observations of Vertical Reflections from the Topside Martian Ionosphere
E. NIELSEN, H. ZHOU, D.A. GURNETT, D.L. KIRCHNER, D.D. MORGAN, R. Huff, R. OROSEI, A. SAFAEINILI, J.J. PLAUT, and G. PICARDI
Space Science Reviews, 126, No. 1-4, pp. 373-388, doi:10.1007/s11214-006-9113-y, October 2006. (available online December 19, 2006)
2007-2008
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Vertical Sheets of Dense Plasma in the Topside Martian Ionosphere
E. NIELSEN, X.-D. WANG, D.A. GURNETT, D.L. KIRCHNER, R.L. HUFF, R. OROSEI, A. SAFAEINILI, J.J. PLAUT, and G. PICARDI
J. Geophys. Res., 112, E02003, doi:10.1029/2006je002723, Feb. 14, 2007.
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Subsurface Radar Sounding of the South Polar Layered Deposits of Mars
J.J. PLAUT, G. PICARDI, A. SAFAEINILI, A.B. IVANOV, S.M. MILKOVICH, A. CICCHETTI, W. KOFMAN, J. MOUGINOT, W.M.
FARRELL, R.J. PHILLIPS, S.M. CLIFFORD, A. FRIGEN, R. OROSEI, C. FEDERICO, I.P. WILLIAMS, D.A. GURNETT, E. NIELSEN,
T. HAGFORS, E. HEGGY, E.R. STOFAN, D. PLETTEMEIER, T.R. WATTERS, C.J. LEUSCHEN, and P. EDENHOFER
Science, 316, 92-95, doi:10.1126/science.1139672, April 6, 2007. © AAAS.
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Absorption and Reflection of Radio Waves in the Martian Ionosphere
E. NIELSEN, D.D. MORGAN, D.L. KIRCHNER, J. PLAUT, and G. PICARDI
Planetary and Space Science, 55, Issues 7-8, pp. 864-870, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2006.10.005, May 2007.
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Model Calculations of Electron Precipitation Induced Ionization Patches on the Nightside of Mars
M.O. FILLINGIM, L.M. PETICOLAS, R.J. LILLIS, D.A. BRAIN, J.S. HALEKAS, D.L. MITCHELL, R.P. LIN, D. LUMMERZHEIM, S.W. BOUGHER, and D.L. KIRCHNER
Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, No. 12, L12101, doi:10.1029/2007GL029986, Feb. 14, 2007.
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Absorption of MARSIS Radar Signals: Solar Energetic Particles and the Daytime Ionosphere
J.R. ESPLEY, W.M. FARRELL, D.A. BRAIN, D.D. MORGAN, B. CANTOR, J.J. PLAUT, M.H. ACUNA, and G. PICARDI
Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L09101, doi:10.1029/2006GL028829, May 2, 2007.
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Local Plasma Processes and Enhanced Electron Densities in the Lower Ionosphere in Magnetic Cusp Regions on Mars
E. NIELSEN, M. FRAENZ, H. ZOU, J.-S. WANG, D.A. GURNETT, D.L. KIRCHNER, D.D. MORGAN, R. HUFF, A. SAFAEINILI, J.J. PLAUT, G. PICARDI, J.D. WINNINGHAM,
R.A. FRAHM, and R. LUNDIN
Planetary and Space Science, 55, No. 14, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2007.07.003, pp. 2164-2172, November 7, 2007.
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An Overview of Radar Soundings of the Martian Ionosphere from the Mars Express Spacecraft
D.A. GURNETT, R.L. HUFF, D.D. MORGAN, A.M. PERSOON, T.F. AVERKAMP, D.L. KIRCHNER, F. DURU, F. AKALIN, A.J. KOPF, E. NIELSEN, A. SAFAEINILI, J.J. PLAUT, and G. PICARDI
Adv. Space Research, 41, Issue 9, doi:10.1016/j.asr.2007.01.062, 1335-1346, April 2008.
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MARSIS Subsurface Radar Investigations of the South Polar Reentrant Chasma Australe
W.M. FARRELL, S.M. CLIFFORD, S.M. MILKOVICH, C.J. LEUSCHEN, J.J. PLAUT, G. PICARDI, D.A. GURNETT, T.R.
WATTERS, A. SAFAEINILI, A.B. IVANOV, R.J. PHILLIPS, E.R. STOFAN, E. HEGGY, S.A. CUMMER, and J.R. ESPLEY
J. Geophys. Res., 113,, E04002, doi:10.1029/2007JE002974, April 11, 2008.
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Structure and Dynamics of the Solar Wind/Ionosphere Interface on Mars: MEX-ASPERA-3 and MEX-MARSIS Observations,
E. DUBININ, R. MODOLO, M. FRAENZ, J. WOCH, F. DURU, F. AKALIN, D. GURNETT, R. LUNDIN, S. BARABASH, J.J. PLAUT, and G. PICARDI
Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L11103, doi:10.1029/2008GL033730, June 10, 2008.
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Electron Densities in the Upper Ionosphere of Mars from the Excitation of Electron Plasma Oscillations
F. DURU, D.A. GURNETT, D.D. MORGAN, R. MODOLO, A.F. NAGY, and D. NAJIB
J. Geophys. Res., 113, A07302, doi:10.1029/2008JA013073, July 9, 2008.
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Variation Of The Martian Ionospheric Electron Density From Mars Express Radar Soundings
D. D. MORGAN, D. A. GURNETT, D. L. KIRCHNER, J. L. FOX, E. NIELSEN, and J. J. PLAUT
J. Geophys. Res., 113, A09303, doi:10.1029/2008JA013313, Sept. 5, 2008.
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Transient Layers In The Topside Ionosphere Of Mars
A. J. KOPF, D. A. GURNETT, D. D. MORGAN,and D. L. KIRCHNER
Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L17102, doi:10.1029/2008GL034948, Sept. 13, 2008.
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Plasma Environment of Mars as Observed by Simultaneous MEX-ASPERA-3 and MEX-MARSIS Observations
E. DUBININ, R. MODOLO, M. FRAENZ, J. WOCH, G. CHANTEUR, F. DURU, F. AKALIN, D. A. GURNETT, R. LUNDIN, S. BARABUSH, J.
WINNINGHAM, R. FRAHM, J. PLAUT, and G. PICARDI
J. Geophys. Res.113, A10217, doi:10.1029/2008JA013355, Oct. 31, 2008.
2009
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Ionospheric Storms on Mars: Impact of the Corotating Interaction Region
E. DUBININ, M. FRAENZ, J. WOCH, F. DURU, D. GURNETT, R. MODOLO, S. BARABASH, and R. LUNDIN
Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L01105, doi:10.1029/2008GL036559, Jan. 7, 2009.
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Is the Martian Radar Table Hidden From Radar View?
W. M. FARRELL, J. J. PLAUT, S. A. CUMMER, D. A. GURNETT, G. PICARDI, T. A. WATTERS, and A. SAFAENILI
Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L15206, doi:10.1029/2009GL038945, August 14, 2009.
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Sounding the Subsurface of Athabasca Valles Using MARSIS Radar Data: Exploring the Volcanic and Fluvial Hypotheses for the Origin of the Rafted-Plate Terrain
J. BOISSON, E. HEGGY, S.M. CLIFFORD, A. FRIGERI, J.J. PLAUT, W.M. FARRELL, N.E. PUTZIG, G. PICARDI, R. OROSEI, P. LOGNONNE, and D.A. GURNETT
J. Geophys. Res. - Planets, 114, E08003, doi:10.1029/2008JE003299, August
21, 2009.
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The Mars Express MARSIS Sounder Instrument
R. JORDAN, G. PICARDI, J. PLAUT, K. WHEELER, D. KIRCHNER, A. SAFAEINILI, W. JOHNSON, R. SEU, D. CALABRESE, E. ZAMPOLINI, A. CICCHETTI, R. HUFF, D.
GURNETT, A. IVANOV, W. KOFMAN, R. OROSEI, T. THOMPSON, P. EDENHOFER, and O. BOMBACI
Planet. Space Sci., 57, Issue 14-15, 1975-1986, December 14, 2009.
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Steep, Transient Density Gradients in the Martian Ionosphere Similar to the Ionopause at Venus
F. DURU, D. A. GURNETT, R. A. FRAHM, J. D. WINNINGHAM, D. D. MORGAN, and G. G. HOWES
J. Geophys. Res., 114, A12310, doi:10.1029/2009JA014711, December 15, 2009.
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Rosetta and Mars Express Observations of the Influence of High Solar Wind Pressure on the Martian Plasma Environment
N. EDBERG, U. AUSTER, S. BARABASH, A. BOESSWETTER, D.A. BRAIN, J.L. BURCH, C.M. CARR, S.W.H. COWLEY, E. CUPIDO, F. DURU, A.I. ERIKSSON, M. FRANZ, K.-H. GLASSMEIER, R. GOLDSTEIN, M. LESTER, R. LUNDIN, R. MODOLO, H. NILSSON, I.
RICHTER, M. SAMARA, and J.G. TROTIGNON
Ann. Geophysicae, 27, Issue 12, 4533-4545, Dec. 17, 2009.
2010
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A Flow Velocity Boundary in the Upper Ionosphere of Mars From the Disappearance of Electron Plasma Oscillations
F. DURU, D.A. GURNETT, J.D. WINNINGHAM, R.A. FRAHM, and RONAN MODOLO
Icarus, 206, 74-82, March 2010.
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Large Density Fluctuations in the Martian Ionosphere as Observed by the Mars Express Radar Sounder
D.A. GURNETT, D.D. MORGAN, F. DURU, F. AKALIN, J.D. WINNINGHAM, R.A. FRAHM, E. DUBININ, and S. BARABASH
Icarus, 206, 83-94, March 2010.
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A Radar Absorption Due to a Corotating Interaction Region Encounter With Mars
D.D. MORGAN, D.A. GURNETT, D.L. KIRCHNER, J.D. WINNINGHAM, R. FRAHM, D.A. BRAIN, D.L. MITCHELL, J. LUHMANN, E. NIELSEN, J. ESPLEY, M.H. ACUNA, and J.J. PLAUT
Icarus, 206, 95-103, March 2010.
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Dayside Induced Magnetic Field of the Ionosphere of Mars
F. AKALIN, D.D. MORGAN, D.A. GURNETT, D.L. KIRCHNER, D.A.BRAIN, R. MODOLO, M.H. ACUNA, and J.R. ESPLEY
Icarus, 206, 104-111, March 2010.
In Progress
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MARSIS/Mars Express Mission: Data Analysis Planning
G. PICARDI, A. LOUKAS, A. MASDEA, M. MASTROGIUSEPPE, M. RESTANO, R. SEU, C. FEDERICO, A. FRIGERI, P.T. MELACCI, R. OROSEI, E. FLAMINI,
J.J. PLAUT, W.T.K. JOHNSON, R.L. JORDAN, P. EDENHOFER, D. PLETTEMEIER, E. NIELSEN, D.A. GURNETT, G.G. ORI, D. CALABRESE, AND E.
ZAMPOLINI
IEEE: Solar System Radar and Radio Science, submitted, March 2010.
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