explains the current method of remote sensing and computing of the atmospheric density and temperature right here. The method is quite ingenious and I believe the information will be valuable reference data for future studies. There are two questions about the accuracy of the method that I have not found answers to so far. One is the ‘reference elevation’ that was used in the computations and the other is the possible effects that the Earth’s atmosphere may have on the “phase” of the received signal. I’m still interested in the ‘actual’ temperature measurements from the surface of Mars.

Johannes