PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = STREAM DATA_SET_ID = "MEX-M-MRS-1/2/3-PRM-0575-V1.0" STANDARD_DATA_PRODUCT_ID = ENB PRODUCER_ID = "SUE" PRODUCT_ID = "M00SUE0L1A_ENB_052740431_00.TXT" PRODUCT_CREATION_TIME = 2008-07-01T08:55:43.000 INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID = "MEX" OBJECT = TEXT PUBLICATION_DATE = 2007-05-23 NOTE = "MEX SUE Experimenter Notes" END_OBJECT = TEXT END From rsimpson Sat Oct 1 05:56:09 2005 Return-Path: Received: (from rsimpson@localhost) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id j91Cu1809587; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 05:56:01 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 05:56:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 Message-Id: <200510011256.j91Cu1809587@magellan.stanford.edu> To: Daniel.S.Kahan@jpl.nasa.gov, H.J.Walker@rl.ac.uk, JValencia@jftl.jpl.nasa.gov, JVelasco@jftl.jpl.nasa.gov, John.Reynolds@esa.int, M.J.Ricketts@rl.ac.uk, Michel.Denis@esa.int, Olivier.Reboud@esa.int, Ricardo.G.Torres@jpl.nasa.gov, Sophia.M.No@jpl.nasa.gov, art.freiley@jpl.nasa.gov, audenrie@geo.uni-koeln.de, bernd.haeusler@unibw-muenchen.de, carone@geo.uni-koeln.de, dhinson@stanford.edu, dwight.holmes@jpl.nasa.gov, fred.jansen@esa.int, gene.goltz@jpl.nasa.gov, joerg.selle@unibw-muenchen.de, john.c.klose@jpl.nasa.gov, jtwicken@stanford.edu, len.tyler@stanford.edu, mueller@geo.uni-koeln.de, paetzold@geo.uni-koeln.de, rene.pischel@rssd.esa.int, rsimpson, sami.asmar@jpl.nasa.gov, stanzel@geo.uni-koeln.de, stupar@geo.uni-koeln.de, thomas.w.thompson@jpl.nasa.gov, tzegers@rssd.esa.int, walter@geo.uni-koeln.de Subject: MEX BSR Day 274 Content-Length: 1843 Status: R The most recent bistatic radar experiment was just completed at DSS 14. A problem with the noise calibration on X-LCP came up (as it has in the last 3 DSS 14 experiments); a new DR (G106121) was filed. I think our work-around will be sufficient to save the data, though the redundancy in the calibration procedure is compromised. The S-LCP channel again appeared to be unstable; but we aren't sure yet whether this is real. Good surface echoes were seen in all four channels with peak amplitudes in the range 40 dB/Hz on both X-LCP and X-RCP. The LCP amplitudes appeared to be marginally higher; given that the specular point incident angle was 61 deg, this suggests a dielectric constant larger than 3 - a bit of a surprise for northern plains, but one which needs to be verified with more than real time display results. The echoes appeared a little later than expected (I wouldn't read too much into this) but lasted about the usual 10 minutes after optimum reflection conditions. The echo width appeared to be consistent with beam limited scattering, so the surface roughness is probably 3 deg or more at our 3-cm wavelength scale. The target area is 20-25 degrees due west of the Viking Lander 2 site; it's quite possible that the bistatic roughness is caused by the same sorts of rocks as are seen at VL2 even though the surface seems to have very little large= scale relief. The next experiment is scheduled for 19 October. The target is about 80 degrees due EAST of VL2, and the observing geometry should be very similar. The ground station will again be DSS 14. This note is intended as feedback to the many people who contributed to the palanning and execution of the experiement. Please do not circulate the results beyond this distrubtion without the permission of the MaRS PI Martin Paetzold. Regards, Dick Simpson - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From len.tyler@stanford.edu Sat Oct 1 13:22:11 2005 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.Stanford.EDU (smtp1.Stanford.EDU [171.67.16.123]) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) with ESMTP id j91KMBr09962 for ; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 13:22:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [171.66.165.149] (DNab42a595.Stanford.EDU [171.66.165.149]) by smtp1.Stanford.EDU (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j91KM4E1020204; Sat, 1 Oct 2005 13:22:05 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 09:55:21 -0700 To: rsimpson@magellan.stanford.edu From: len tyler Subject: BSR Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Content-Length: 357 Status: RO Hi Dick, Thanks for the note. Sounds as though things went off pretty well overall. Too bad about the recurring problems with equipment. I look forward to seeing the 40 dB echoes! Take care, -Len -- G. Leonard Tyler 650/723-3535 Department of Electrical Engineering 650/723-9351 FAX 350 Serra Mall Stanford University, California 94305-4020 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From rsimpson Sun Oct 2 12:15:23 2005 Return-Path: Received: (from rsimpson@localhost) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id j92JFMX11051; Sun, 2 Oct 2005 12:15:22 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 12:15:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 Message-Id: <200510021915.j92JFMX11051@magellan.stanford.edu> To: len.tyler@stanford.edu Subject: Re: BSR Cc: rsimpson Content-Length: 697 Status: R >Thanks for the note. Sounds as though things went off pretty well >overall. Too bad about the recurring problems with equipment. I was a little surprised when the NOPE reported that the DSN was still trying to figure out whether they had a problem last week. We have seen it now on four consecutive experiments; it's very reproducible. I spent some time Saturday morning going over an example with the NOPE and a new DR was submitted - at least to keep the complaint fresh. >I look forward to seeing the 40 dB echoes! The echoes from the S Pole are STRONGER than 40. You saw those in Brussels. these are nice because there's almost equal power in the two polarizations. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From len.tyler@stanford.edu Sun Oct 2 13:02:29 2005 Return-Path: Received: from smtp3.Stanford.EDU (smtp3.Stanford.EDU [171.67.16.138]) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) with ESMTP id j92K2Tr11238 for ; Sun, 2 Oct 2005 13:02:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [171.66.165.149] (DNab42a43c.Stanford.EDU [171.66.164.60]) by smtp3.Stanford.EDU (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j92K2PE5030861; Sun, 2 Oct 2005 13:02:27 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <200510021915.j92JFMX11051@magellan.stanford.edu> References: <200510021915.j92JFMX11051@magellan.stanford.edu> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 13:02:14 -0700 To: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 From: len tyler Subject: Re: BSR Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Content-Length: 958 Status: R > >Thanks for the note. Sounds as though things went off pretty well >>overall. Too bad about the recurring problems with equipment. > > I was a little surprised when the NOPE reported that the DSN was > still trying to figure out whether they had a problem last week. > We have seen it now on four consecutive experiments; it's very > reproducible. I spent some time Saturday morning going over an > example with the NOPE and a new DR was submitted - at least to > keep the complaint fresh. > >>I look forward to seeing the 40 dB echoes! > > The echoes from the S Pole are STRONGER than 40. You saw those > in Brussels. these are nice because there's almost equal power > in the two polarizations. Sounds as though systematic error with be determinant in these observations! -L -- G. Leonard Tyler 650/723-3535 Department of Electrical Engineering 650/723-9351 FAX 350 Serra Mall Stanford University, California 94305-4020 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From rmdc@zeus.jpl.nasa.gov Mon Oct 3 11:07:08 2005 Return-Path: Received: from airmail.fltops.jpl.nasa.gov (airmail2.fltops.jpl.nasa.gov [137.228.96.27]) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) with ESMTP id j93I78r28033 for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:07:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rdca.fltops.jpl.nasa.gov (rdca.fltops.jpl.nasa.gov [137.228.70.132]) by airmail.fltops.jpl.nasa.gov (Postfix) with ESMTP id E49C310922; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:14:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rdca.fltops.jpl.nasa.gov (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rdca.fltops.jpl.nasa.gov (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j93I7748013938; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 18:07:07 GMT Received: (from ljc@localhost) by rdca.fltops.jpl.nasa.gov (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.10/Submit) id j93I77wg013937; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 18:07:07 GMT Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 18:07:07 GMT From: rmdc@zeus.jpl.nasa.gov Message-Id: <200510031807.j93I77wg013937@rdca.fltops.jpl.nasa.gov> X-Authentication-Warning: rdca.fltops.jpl.nasa.gov: ljc set sender to rmdc@zeus.jpl.nasa.gov using -r To: DSN-MPSETD@jjpl.jpl.nasa.gov, Daniel.S.Kahan-121461@jpl.nasa.gov, rmdc@zeus.jpl.nasa.gov, rsimpson@magellan.stanford.edu Subject: 41 RMDC Delivery Content-Length: 899 Status: RO Tracking data for spacecraft 41 (MEX) Comments: RMDCT delivery to MEX-RS Edited 60-sec Doppler compression time F2 : good SQR : good Created by ljc at Mon Oct 3 18:06:55 GMT 2005 OSCARX:/ftp/ras/sc41/odfs/05273E276.SC041 ******************************************************************************* DATA CMPT CH DATA SCN UL DL FROM TO TYPE FCOM LC POINTS COMMENTS === ==== ==== =============== =============== ==== ==== == ======= =========== 41 63X 63X 05-274T02:30:31 05-274T07:09:19 F2 60 4 203 41 63X 63X 05-274T02:32:56 05-275T07:18:37 SQR 4 20 94 41 63X 63X 05-275T02:17:49 05-275T07:22:58 F2 60 2 145 41 14X 14X 05-276T08:42:14 05-276T10:07:14 F2 60 1 86 41 14X 14X 05-276T08:44:37 05-276T10:00:31 SQR 4 20 23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - From Daniel.S.Kahan-121461@jpl.nasa.gov Tue Oct 4 16:41:47 2005 Return-Path: Received: from nmta3.jpl.nasa.gov (nmta.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.108]) by magellan.stanford.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) with ESMTP id j94Nflr04101 for ; Tue, 4 Oct 2005 16:41:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from xmta3.jpl.nasa.gov (xmta3.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.111]) by nmta3.jpl.nasa.gov (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id j94Nfm9L019906; Tue, 4 Oct 2005 16:41:48 -0700 Received: from jpl.nasa.gov (eis-msg-065.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.102]) by xmta3.jpl.nasa.gov (Switch-3.1.7/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id j94Nfmdn007068; Tue, 4 Oct 2005 16:41:48 -0700 Received: from [137.78.160.72] (Forwarded-For: [137.78.78.85]) by mailhost4.jpl.nasa.gov (mshttpd); Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:41:48 -0700 From: Daniel S Kahan To: Dick Simpson 650-723-3525 Cc: gene.goltz@jpl.nasa.gov Message-ID: <71b1a79872.7987271b1a@jpl.nasa.gov> Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 16:41:48 -0700 X-Mailer: iPlanet Messenger Express 5.2 HotFix 1.25 (built Mar 3 2004) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Language: en Subject: MEX DOY 274 Bi-Static Radar Data X-Accept-Language: en Priority: normal Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Source-IP: eis-msg-065.jpl.nasa.gov [137.78.160.102] X-Source-Sender: Daniel.S.Kahan-121461@jpl.nasa.gov X-AUTH: Internal IP Content-Length: 1447 Status: RO Dick, The Mex Bi-Static Radar data from DOY 274 (pass 2853) at DSS-14 have been played back to the TDS as follows: - S-band, LCP, 1-way - RSR3A3 - 25 kHz, 16 bits - start = 04:30:00 - stop = 05:45:00 - start = 07:10:00 - stop = 10:55:00 - SFDUs = 72,008 and: - X-band, LCP, 1-way - RSR3B3 - 25 kHz, 16 bits - start = 04:30:01 - stop = 05:45:00 - start = 07:10:00 - stop = 10:55:00 - SFDUs = 72,004 and: - S-band, RCP, 1-way - RSR2A3 - 25 kHz, 16 bits - start = 04:30:01 - stop = 05:45:00 - start = 07:10:00 - stop = 10:55:00 - SFDUs = 72,004 and: - X-band, RCP, 1-way - RSR2B3 - 25 kHz, 16 bits - start = 04:30:01 - stop = 05:45:00 - start = 07:10:00 - stop = 10:55:00 - SFDUs = 72,004 and: - S-band, LCP, 1-way - RSR3A4 - 100 kHz, 16 bits - start = 08:04:00 - stop = 09:04:00 - SFDUs = 72,020 and: - X-band, LCP, 1-way - RSR3B4 - 100 kHz, 16 bits - start = 08:03:59 - stop = 09:03:59 - SFDUs = 72,020 and: - S-band, RCP, 1-way - RSR2A4 - 100 kHz, 16 bits - start = 08:04:00 - stop = 09:04:00 - SFDUs = 72,020 and: - X-band, RCP, 1-way - RSR2B4 - 100 kHz, 16 bits - start = 08:04:00 - stop = 09:04:00 - SFDUs = 72,020 Regards, Danny