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MRO/CRISM Retrieval of Surface Lambert Albedos for Multispectral Mapping of Mars with DISORT-based Rad. Transfer Modeling: Phase 1 - Using Historical Climatology for Temperatures, Aerosol Opacities, & Atmo. Pressures [article]

P.C. McGuire, M.J. Wolff, M.D. Smith, R.E. Arvidson, S.L. Murchie, R.T. Clancy, T.L. Roush, S.C. Cull, K.A. Lichtenberg, S.M. Wiseman, R.O. Green, T.Z. Martin, R.E. Milliken (+10 others)
2009 arXiv   pre-print

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We discuss the DISORT-based radiative transfer pipeline ('CRISM_LambertAlb') for atmospheric and thermal correction of MRO/CRISM data acquired in multispectral mapping mode ( 200 m/pixel, 72 spectral channels). Currently, in this phase-one version of the system, we use aerosol optical depths, surface temperatures, and lower-atmospheric temperatures, all from climatology derived from Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (MGS-TES) data, and surface altimetry derived from MGS Mars
more » ... iter Laser Altimeter (MOLA). The DISORT-based model takes as input the dust and ice aerosol optical depths (scaled to the CRISM wavelength range), the surface pressures (computed from MOLA altimetry, MGS-TES lower-atmospheric thermometry, and Viking-based pressure climatology), the surface temperatures, the reconstructed instrumental photometric angles, and the measured I/F spectrum, and then outputs a Lambertian albedo spectrum. The Lambertian albedo spectrum is valuable geologically since it allows the mineralogical composition to be estimated. Here, I/F is defined as the ratio of the radiance measured by CRISM to the solar irradiance at Mars divided by π. After discussing the capabilities and limitations of the pipeline software system, we demonstrate its application on several multispectral data cubes: the outer northern ice cap of Mars, Tyrrhena Terra, and near the landing site for the Phoenix mission. For the icy spectra near the northern polar cap, aerosols need to be included in order to properly correct for the CO_2 absorption in the H_2O ice bands at wavelengths near 2.0 μm. In future phases of software development, we intend to use CRISM data directly in order to retrieve the spatiotemporal maps of aerosol optical depths, surface pressure and surface temperature.
arXiv:0903.3687v1 fatcat:w5k4hp7wwndyvgrfrhmvt4n55a
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P.C. McGuire, M.J. Wolff, M.D. Smith, R.E. Arvidson, S.L. Murchie, R.T. Clancy, T.L. Roush, S.C. Cull, K.A. Lichtenberg, S.M. Wiseman, R.O. Green, T.Z. Martin, R.E. Milliken, P.J. Cavender, D.C. Humm, F.P. Seelos, K.D. Seelos, H.W. Taylor, B.L. Ehlmann, J.F. Mustard, S.M. Pelkey, T.N.Titus, C.D. Hash, E.R. Malaret, the CRISM Team. "MRO/CRISM Retrieval of Surface Lambert Albedos for Multispectral Mapping of Mars with DISORT-based Rad. Transfer Modeling: Phase 1 - Using Historical Climatology for Temperatures, Aerosol Opacities, & Atmo. Pressures." arXiv (2009)