SPICAM: Studying the global structure and composition of the martian atmosphere

J. L. Bertaux; D. Fonteyn; O. Korablev; E. Chassefière; E. Dimarellis; J. P. Dubois; A. Hauchecorne; F. Lefèvre; M. Cabane; P. Rannou; A. C. Levasseur-Regourd; G. Cernogora; E. Quemerais; C. Hermans; G. Kockarts; C. Lippens; M. De Maziere; D. Moreau; C. Muller; E. Neefs; P. C. Simon; F. Forget; F. Hourdin; O. Talagrand; V. I. Moroz; A. Rodin; B. Sandel; A. Stern

SPICAM: Studying the global structure and composition of the martian atmosphere

J. L. Bertaux
, D. Fonteyn
, O. Korablev
, E. Chassefière
, E. Dimarellis
, J. P. Dubois
, A. Hauchecorne
, F. Lefèvre
, M. Cabane
, P. Rannou
, A. C. Levasseur-Regourd
, G. Cernogora
, E. Quemerais
, C. Hermans
, G. Kockarts
, C. Lippens
, M. De Maziere
, D. Moreau
, C. Muller
, E. Neefs

P. C. Simon, F. Forget, F. Hourdin, O. Talagrand, V. I. Moroz, A. Rodin, B. Sandel, A. Stern

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Abstract

The SPICAM (SPectroscopy for the Investigation of the Characteristics of the Atmosphere of Mars) instrument consists of two spectrometers. The UV spectrometer addresses key issues about ozone and its H₂O coupling, aerosols, the atmospheric vertical temperature structure and the ionosphere. The IR spectrometer is aimed primarily at H₂O abundances and vertical profiling of H₂O and aerosols. SPICAM's density/temperature profiles will aid the development of meteorological and dynamical atmospheric models from the surface up to 160 km altitude. UV observations of the upper atmosphere will study the ionosphere and its direct interaction with the solar wind. They will also allow a better understanding of escape mechanisms, crucial for insight into the long-term evolution of the atmosphere.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-120
Number of pages	26
Journal	European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Issue number	1240
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2004

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Bertaux, J. L., Fonteyn, D., Korablev, O., Chassefière, E., Dimarellis, E., Dubois, J. P., Hauchecorne, A., Lefèvre, F., Cabane, M., Rannou, P., Levasseur-Regourd, A. C., Cernogora, G., Quemerais, E., Hermans, C., Kockarts, G., Lippens, C., De Maziere, M., Moreau, D., Muller, C., ... Stern, A. (2004). SPICAM: Studying the global structure and composition of the martian atmosphere. European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP, (1240), 95-120.

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