Planetary radar science case for EISCAT 3D

Tveito, Torbjørn; Vierinen, Juha; Gustavsson, Björn; Narayanan, Viswanathan Lakshmi

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-39-427-2021

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12 May 2021

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Planetary radar science case for EISCAT 3D

Torbjørn Tveito, Juha Vierinen, Björn Gustavsson, and Viswanathan Lakshmi Narayanan

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Interactive discussion

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'EISCAT 3D planetary radar capabilities', Sriram Bhiravarasu, 22 Dec 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Torbjørn Tveito, 28 Jan 2021
RC2: 'Manuscript review', Anonymous Referee #2, 31 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Torbjørn Tveito, 28 Jan 2021

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (08 Feb 2021) by Andrew J. Kavanagh

AR by Torbjørn Tveito on behalf of the Authors (19 Mar 2021) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (24 Mar 2021) by Andrew J. Kavanagh

AR by Torbjørn Tveito on behalf of the Authors (31 Mar 2021) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

This work explores the role of EISCAT 3D as a tool for planetary mapping. Due to the challenges inherent in detecting the signals reflected from faraway bodies, we have concluded that only the Moon is a viable mapping target. We estimate the impact of the ionosphere on lunar mapping, concluding that its distorting effects should be easily manageable. EISCAT 3D will be useful for mapping the lunar nearside due to its previously unused frequency (233 MHz) and its interferometric capabilities.