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In this paper we describe the first combined observations executed by the Mars Express and Trace Gas Orbiter missions since the start of the TGO operational phase in April 2018 until June 2019. Also included is the science opportunity…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-05 A. Cardesin-Moinelo , B. Geiger , G. Lacombe , B. Ristic , M. Costa , D. Titov , H. Svedhem , J. Marin-Yaseli , D. Merritt , P. Martin , M. A. Lopez-Valverde

Data relevant to flood vulnerability is minimal and infrequently collected, if at all, for much of the world. This makes it difficult to highlight areas for humanitarian aid, monitor changes, and support communities in need. It would be…

The Montage Image Mosaic Engine, first released in 2002, has found applicability across the electromagnetic spectrum to support data processing and visualization. This broad applicability has come about through its design as an Open Source…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-19 G. Bruce Berriman , John C. Good , Ian Heywood , R. Moseley

Space weather observations and modeling at Mars have begun but they must be significantly increased to support the future of Human Exploration on the Red Planet. A comprehensive space weather understanding of a planet without a global…

Space Physics · Physics 2022-12-06 James L. Green , Chuanfei Dong , Michael Hesse , C. Alex Young , Vladimir Airapetian

The antennas of NASA's Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (MDSCC) in Robledo de Chavela are available as single-dish radio astronomical facilities during a significant percentage of their operational time. Current instrumentation…

We present the design and first test results of a new FADC-based data acquisition (DAQ) system for the Grande array of the KASCADE-Grande experiment. The original KASCADE experiment at the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany, has been…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 W. Walkowiak , KASCADE-Grande collaboration

The LHAASO (Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory) experiment is proposed for very high energy gamma ray source survey, in which the WCDA (Water Cherenkov Detector Array) is the one of the major components. In the WCDA, a total of 3600…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Lei Zhao , Shubin Liu , Qi An

MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov telescope) is presently the largest ground-based gamma ray telescope. MAGIC has been taking data regularly since October 2004 at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ciro Bigongiari

Accurate environmental perception is critical for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems play a crucial role in ADAS; they can reliably detect obstacles and help ensure traffic safety.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-25 Federico Scarì , Nitin Jonathan Myers , Chen Quan , Arkady Zgonnikov

The Major Atmospheric Gamma ray Imaging Cherenkov Telescope (MAGIC) is in commissioning phase and will start to become fully operative by the end of 2003. Located at El Roque de los Muchachos in La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain), it has the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Josep Flix

Monitoring and information services form a key component of a distributed system, or Grid. A quantitative study of such services can aid in understanding the performance limitations, advise in the deployment of the systems, and help…

Performance · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Xuehai Zhang , Jeffrey Freschl , Jennifer M. Schopf

The volume contains selected contributions from the Machine Learning Challenge "Discover the Mysteries of the Maya", presented at the Discovery Challenge Track of The European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-08-10 Dragi Kocev , Nikola Simidjievski , Ana Kostovska , Ivica Dimitrovski , Žiga Kokalj

The atmosphere provides a large set of experimental conditions on which cosmic-ray induced high-energy hadron interactions can take place. These conditions include: sudden changes in the atmospheric pressure, temperature, and in the local…

A global site selection for astronomy was performed with 1 km spatial resolution ($\sim$ 1 Giga pixel in size) using long term and up-to-date datasets to classify the entire terrestrial surface on the Earth. Satellite instruments are used…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-04 N. Aksaker , S. K. Yerli , M. A. Erdoğan , Z. Kurt , K. Kaba , M. Bayazit , C. Yesilyaprak

The objective of this paper is to present the main characteristics of a wide-field MFAA precursor that we envisage to be built at the SKA site in South Africa. Known as MANTIS (the Mid-Frequency Aperture Array Transient and…

Advanced knowledge of the detailed atmospheric properties of both the future sites of the Cherenkov Telescope Array is essential in preparation of the arrival of the first scientific data. Meteorological variables are studied using a…

Energetic plasma is everywhere in the Universe. The terrestrial Magnetospheric System is a key case where direct measures of plasma energization and energy transport can be made in situ at high resolution. Despite the large amount of…

This paper presents the first set of fully calibrated images and associated stellar catalogs of the Pre-FLAMES survey being carried out by the ESO Imaging Survey (EIS) project. The primary goal of this survey is to provide the ESO community…

The southern site of the Pierre Auger Observatory is under the construction near Malargue in Argentina and now more than 60% of the detectors are completed. The observatory has been collecting data for over 1 year and the cumulative…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-15 T. Yamamoto