ASU TES Research Group Publications

ASU TES Research Group Publications

Note: Names in bold indicate persons employed by ASU either currently or at the time of authorship.

Many of these authors have web pages online --
see the TES Facility and People page for
more information and additional references.

TES Instrument and Science Results

In alphabetical order by first author:

Bandfield, J. L., V. E. Hamilton, and P. R. Christensen, A Global view of Martian surface compositions from MGS-TES, Science, 287, 1626-1630, 2000.

Bandfield, J. L., P. R. Christensen, and M. D. Smith, Spectral data set factor analysis and end-member recovery: Application to analysis of Martian atmospheric particulates, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9573-9588, 2000.

Banfield, D., B. Conrath, J. C. Pearl, M. D. Smith, and P. Christensen, Thermal tides and stationary waves on Mars as revealed by Mars Global Surveyor thermal emission spectrometer, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9521-9538, 2000.

Christensen, P. R., R. V. Morris, M. D. Lane, J. L. Bandfield, and M. C. Malin, Global mapping of martian hematite mineral deposits: Remnants of water-driven processes on early Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,873-23,885, 2001.

Christensen, P. R., and 25 others, The Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer experiment: Investigation description and surface science results, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,823-23,871, 2001.

Christensen, P. R., D. L. Anderson, S. C. Chase, R. N. Clark, H. H. Kieffer, M. C. Malin, J. C. Pearl, J. Carpenter, N. Bandiera, F. G. Brown, and S. Silverman, Thermal Emission Spectrometer Experiment: Mars Observer Mission, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 7719-7734, 1992.

Christensen, P. R., and J. C. Pearl, Initial data from the Mars Global Surveyor thermal emission spectrometer experiment: Observations of the Earth, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 10,875 - 10,880, 1997.

Christensen, P. R., D. L. Anderson, S. C. Chase, R. T. Clancy, R. N. Clark, B. J. Conrath, H. H. Kieffer, R. O. Kuzmin, M. C. Malin, J. C. Pearl, T. L. Roush, and M. D. Smith, Results from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer, Science, 279, 1692 - 1698, 1998.

Christensen, P. R., J. L. Bandfield, M. D. Smith, V. E. Hamilton, and R. N. Clark, Identification of a basaltic component on the Martian surface from Thermal Emission Spectrometer data, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9609-9622, 2000.

Christensen, P. R., and 15 others, Detection of crystalline hematite mineralization on Mars by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer: Evidence for near-surface water, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9623-9642, 2000.

Clancy, R. T., B. J. Sandor, M. J. Wolff, P. R. Christensen, M. D. Smith, J. C. Pearl, B. J. Conrath, and R. J. Wilson, An intercomparison of ground-based millimeter, MGS TES, and Viking atmospheric temperature measurements: Seasonal and interannual variability of temperatures and dust loading in the global Mars atmosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9553-9572, 2000.

Conrath, B. J., J. C. Pearl, M. D. Smith, W. C. Maguire, P. R. Christensen, S. Dason, and M. S. Kaelberer, Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) observations: Atmospheric termperatures during aerobraking and science phasing, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9509-9520, 2000.

Hamilton, V. E., M. B. Wyatt, H. Y. McSween Jr., and P. R. Christensen, Analysis of terrestrial and martian volcanic compositions using thermal emission spectroscopy: II. Application to martian surface spectra from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 14,733-14,746. (Companion paper listed below with Vibrational Spectroscopy papers)

Jakosky, B. M., and M. T. Mellon, High-resolution thermal inertia mapping of Mars: Sites of exobiological interest, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,887-23,907, 2001.

Jakosky, B. M., M. T. Mellon, H. H. Kieffer, P. R. Christensen, E. S. Varnes, and S. W. Lee, The thermal inertia of Mars from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9643-9652, 2000.

Kieffer, H. H., T. N. Titus, K. F. Mullins, and P. R. Christensen, Mars south polar spring and summer behavior observed by TES: Seasonal cap evolution controlled by frost grain size, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9653-9700, 2000.

Mellon, M. T., B. M. Jakosky, H. H. Kieffer, and P. R. Christensen, High-resolution thermal inertia mapping from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer, Icarus, 148, 437-455, 2000.

Ruff, S. W., P. R. Christensen, R. N. Clark, H. H. Kieffer, M. C. Malin, J. L. Bandfield, B. M. Jakosky, M. D. Lane, M. T. Mellon, and M. A. Presley, Mars' "White Rock" feature lacks evidence of an aqueous origin: Results from Mars Global Surveyor, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,921-23,927, 2001.

Smith, M. D., J. C. Pearl, B. J. Conrath, and P. R. Christensen, Thermal Emission Spectromter results: Mars atmospheric thermal structure and aerosol distribution, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,929-23,945, 2001.

Smith, M. D., J. C. Pearl, B. J. Conrath, and P. R. Christensen, Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectromter (TES) observations of dust opacity during aerobraking and science phasing, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9539-9552, 2000.

Smith, M. D., J. L. Bandfield, and P. R. Christensen, Separation of atmospheric and surface spectral features in Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) spectra, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9589-9609, 2000.

Titus, T. N., H. H. Kieffer, K. F. Mullins, and P. R. Christensen, TES premapping data: Slab ice and snow flurries in the martian north polar night, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,181-23,196, 2001.

Vibrational (Thermal IR) Emission Spectroscopy

In alphabetical order by first author:

Christensen, P. R., J. L. Bandfield, V. E. Hamilton, D. A. Howard, M. D. Lane, J. L. Piatek, S. W. Ruff, and W. L. Stefanov, A thermal emission spectral library of rock-forming minerals, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9735-9739, 2000.

Christensen, P. R., and S. T. Harrison, Thermal infrared emission spectroscopy of natural surfaces: Application to desert varnish coatings on rocks, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 19,819-19,834, 1993.

Feely, K. C., and P. R. Christensen, Quantitative compositional analysis using thermal emission spetroscopy: Application to igneous and metamorphic rocks, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 24,195-24,210, 1999.

Hamilton, V. E., Thermal infrared emission spectroscopy of the pyroxene mineral series, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9701-9716, 2000.

Hamilton, V. E., and P. R. Christensen, Determining the modal mineralogy of mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks using thermal emission spectroscopy, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9717-9734, 2000.

Hamilton, V. E., P. R. Christensen, and H. Y. McSween, Jr., Determination of Martian meteorite lithologies and mineralogies using vibrational spectroscopy, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 25,593 - 25,603, 1997.

Lane, M. D., Midinfrared optical constants of calcite and their relationship to particle size effects in thermal emission spectra of granular calcite, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 14,099-14,108, 1999.

Lane, M. D., and P. R. Christensen, Thermal infrared emission spectroscopy of anhydrous carbonates, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 25,581 - 25,592, 1997.

Lane, M. D., and P. R. Christensen, Thermal infrared emission spectroscopy of salt minerals predicted for Mars, Icarus, 135, 528-536, 1998.

Moersch, J. E., and P. R. Christensen, Thermal emission from particulate surfaces: A comparison of scattering models with measured spectra, J. Geophs. Res., 100, 7465-7477, 1995.

Moersch, J. E., T. L. Hayward, P. D. Nicholson, S. W. Squyres, J. Van Cleve, and P. R. Christensen, Identification of a 10- micron silicate absorption feature in the Acidalia region of Mars, Icarus, 126, 183-196, 1997.

Piatek, J. L., Vibrational spectroscopy of clay minerals: Implications for remote sensing of terrestrial planetoids, M.S. Thesis, 78 pp., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, 1997.

Ramsey, M. S., and P. R. Christensen, Mineral abundance determination: Quantitative deconvolution of thermal emission spectra, J. Geophys. Res. (Solid Earth), 103, 577 - 596, 1998.

Ramsey, M. S., P. R. Christensen, N. Lancaster, and D. A. Howard, Sediment transport at the Kelso Dunes, California: Identification of local sand sources via thermal infrared remote sensing, Geol. Soc. Amer. Bull., in press, 1998.

Ruff, S. W., Quantitative thermal infrared emission spectroscopy applied to granitoid petrology, Ph.D. Dissertation, 234 pp., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, 1998.

Ruff, S. W., P. R. Christensen, P. W. Barbera, and D. L. Anderson, Quantitative thermal emission spectroscopy of minerals: A laboratory technique for measurement and calibration, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 14,899-14,913, 1997.

Wenrich, M. L., and P. R. Christensen, Optical constants of minerals derived from emission spectroscopy: Application to quartz, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 15,921-15,931, 1996.

Wyatt, M.B., V. E. Hamilton, H. Y. McSween Jr., P. R. Christensen, and L. A. Taylor, Analysis of terrestrial and martian volcanic compositions using thermal emission spectroscopy: I. Determination of mineralogy, chemistry, and classification strategies, J. Geophys. Res., 106,14,711-14,732, 2001.

Mars Geology and Surface Properties

In alphabetical order by first author:

Edgett, K. S., and T. J. Parker, Water on early Mars: Possible subaqueous sedimentary deposits covering ancient cratered terrain in western Arabia and Sinus Meridiani, Geophys. Res. Lett., 24, 2897-2900, 1997.
Edgett, K. S., B. J. Butler, J. R. Zimbleman, and V. E. Hamilton, Geologic context of the Mars radar "Stealth" region in southwestern Tharsis, J. Geophys. Res., 102,, 21,545-21,567, 1997.

Edgett, K. S., and P. R. Christensen, Rocks and aeolian features in the Mars Pathfinder landing site region: Viking infrared thermal mapper observations, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 4107-4200, 1997.

Edgett, K. S., and P. R. Christensen, Mars aeolian sand: Regional variations among dark-hued crater floor features, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 1997-2018, 1994.

Presley, M. A., and P. R. Christensen, The effect of bulk density and particle size sorting on the thermal conductivity of particulate materials under Martian atmospheric pressures, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 9221-9229, 1997.

Presley, M. A., and P. R. Christensen, Thermal conductivity measurements of particulate materials, 1, A review, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 6525-6549, 1997.

Presley, M. A., and P. R. Christensen, Thermal conductivity measurements of particulate materials, 2, Results, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 6551-6566, 1997.

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