MGS-TES and Thermal Infrared Spectroscopy papers
in refereed literature

All papers authored/co-authored by a TES Team Associate; listed alphabetically by first author.  Last updated 1/2004.

  • Arvidson, R.E., F.P. Seelos, K.S. Deal, W.C. Koeppen, N.O. Snider, J.M. Kieniewicz, B.M. Hynek, M.T. Mellon, J.B. Garvin (2003). Mantled and exhumed terrains in Terra Meridiani, Mars,  J. Geophys. Res., 108, 8073.

  • Baldridge, A.M. and W.M. Calvin (2004). Hydration state of the Martian coarse-grained hematite exposures: Implications for their origin and evolution, J. Geophys. Res., 109, E04S90.

  • Bandfield, J.L. (2002). Global mineral distributions on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 5042.

  • Bandfield, J.L., P.R. Christensen, and M.D. Smith (2000). Spectral dataset factor analysis and endmember recovery: Application to Martian atmospheric particulates, J. Geophys. Res, 105, 9573-9588.

  • Bandfield, J.L., T.D. Glotch, P.R. Christensen (2003). Spectroscopic identification of carbonate minerals in the martian dust, Science, 301, 1084-1087.

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

  • Bandfield, J.L., V.E. Hamilton, P.R. Christensen, H.Y. McSween (2004). Identification of quartzofeldspathic materials on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 109, E10009.

  • Bandfield, J.L., M.D. Smith (2002). Multiple emission angle surface-atmosphere separations of Thermal Emission Spectrometer data, Icarus, 161, 47-65.

  • Banfield, D., B.J. Conrath, J.C. Pearl, M.D. Smith, P. Christensen (2000). Thermal tides and stationary waves on Mars as revealed by Mars Global Surveyor thermal emission spectrometer, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9521-9537.

  • Banfield, D., B.J. Conrath, J. Pearl, M.D. Smith, P.R. Christensen, and R.J. Wilson (2003). Forced waves in the Martian atmosphere from MGS TES nadir data, Icarus, 161, 319-345.

  • Banfield, D., B.J. Conrath, M.D. Smith, and R.J. Wilson (2001). Mars transient and forced atmospheric waves from MGS TES: Climatology and interannual variability, Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 33, 1067.

  • Christensen, P.R., D.L. Anderson, S.C. Chase, R.T. Clancy, R.N. Clark, H.H. Kieffer, R.O. Kuzmin, M.C. Malin, J.C. Pearl, T.L. Roush, and M.D. Smith (1998). Results from the Mars Global Surveyor thermal emission spectrometer, Science, 279, 1692-1698.

  • 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 (1992). Thermal Emission Spectrometer Experiment: Mars Observer Mission, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 7719-7734.

  • Christensen, P.R., J.L. Bandfield, R.N. Clark, K.S. Edgett, V.E. Hamilton, T. Heofen, H.H. Kieffer, R.O. Kuzmin, M.D. Lane, M.M. Malin, R.V. Morris, J.C. Pearl, R. Pearson, T.L. Roush, S.W. Ruff, M.D. Smith (2000). Detection of crystalline hematite mineralization on Mars by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer: Evidence for near-surface water, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9623-9642.

  • Christensen, P.R., J.L. Bandfield, V.E. Hamilton, S.W. Ruff, H.H. Kieffer, T. Titus, M.C. Malin, R.V. Morris, M.D. Lane, R.L. Clark, B.M. Jakosky, M.T. Mellon, J.C. Pearl, B.J. Conrath, M.D. Smith, R.T. Clancy, R.O. Kuzmin, T. Roush, G.L. Mehall, N. Gorelick, K. Bender, K. Murray, S. Dason, E. Greene, S. Silverman, and M. Greenfield (2001).  Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer experiment:  Investigation description and surface science results, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,823-23,871.

  • Christensen, P.R., J.L. Bandfield, M.D. Smith, V.E. Hamilton, R.N. Clark (2000). Identification of a basaltic component on the Martian surface from Thermal Emission Spectrometer data, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9609-9621.

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

  • Christensen, P.R., R.N. Clark, et al. (2000). Detection of crystalline hematite mineralization on Mars by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer: Evidence for near-surface water, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9623-9642.

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

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

  • Christensen, P.R., J. Pearl (1997). Initial data from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer experiment: Observations of the Earth, J. Geophys. Res,, 102, 10875-10880.

  • Christensen, P.R. S.W. Ruff (2004). Formation of the hematite-bearing unit in Meridiani Planum: Evidence for deposition in standing water, J. Geophys. Res., 109, E08003.

  • Clancy, R.T., B.J. Sandor, M.J. Wolff, P.R. Christensen; M.D. Smith, J.C. Pearl, B.J. Conrath, R.J. Wilson (2000). 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.

  • Clancy, R.T., M.J. Wolff, P.R. Christensen (2003). Mars aerosol studies with the MGS TES emission phase function observations: Optical depths, particle sizes, and ice cloud types versus latitude, and solar longitude, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 5098.

  • Conrath, B.J., J.C. Pearl, M.D. Smith, W.C. Maguire, P.R. Christensen, S. Dason, M.S. Kaelberer (2000). Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) observations: Atmospheric temperatures during aerobraking and science phasing, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9509-9519.

  • Feely, K.C., and P.R. Christensen (1999). Quantitative compositional analysis using thermal emission spectroscopy: Application to igneous and metamorphic rocks, J. Geophys. Res. 104, 24195-24210.

  • Fenton, L.K., J.L. Bandfield, A.W. Ward (2003). Aeolian processes in Proctor Crater on Mars; sedimentary history as analyzed from multiple data sets, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 12.

  • Glenar, D.A., R.E. Samuelson, J.C. Pearl, G.L. Bjoraker, D. Blaney (2003). Spectral imaging of martian water ice clouds and their diurnal behavior during the 1999 aphelion season (Ls=130 degrees), Icarus, 161, 297-318.

  • Glotch, T.D., R.V. Morris, P.R. Christensen, T.G. Sharp (2004). Effect of precursor mineralogy on the thermal infrared emission spectra of hematite: Application to Martian hematite, J. Geophys. Res., 109, E07003.

  • Haberle R.M., B. Mattingly, T.M. Titus (2004). Reconciling different observations of the CO2 ice mass loading of the Martian north polar cap, Geophys. Res. Let., 31, L05702.

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

  • Hamilton, V. E., and P. R. Christensen (2000). Determining the modal mineralogy of mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks using thermal emission spectroscopy, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9717-9733.

  • Hamilton, V.E., and M.E. Minitti (2003). Are oxidized shergottite-like basalts an alternative to “andesite” on Mars? Geophys. Res. Let., 30, 1915.

  • Hamilton, V.E., P.R. Christensen, J.L. Bandfield, M.B. Wyatt, H.Y. McSween (2003). Volcanism or aqueous alteration on Mars? Discussion and reply, Nature, 421, 711-713.

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

  • Hamilton, V.E., P.R. Christensen, H.Y. McSween, J.L. Bandfield (2003). Searching for the source regions of Martian meteorites using MGS TES; integrating Martian meteorites into the global distribution of igneous materials on Mars, Meteoritics and Planetary Science, 38, 871-885.

  • Hamilton, V.E., M.B. Wyatt, H.Y. McSween, Jr., and P.R. Christensen(2001). Analysis of terrestrial and martian volcanic compositions using thermal emission spectroscopy:  II.  Application to martian surface spectra from MGS TES,  J. Geophys. Res., 106, 14733-14746.

  • Heldmann, J.L., and M.T. Mellon (2004). Observations of martian gullies and constraints of potential formation mechanisms, Icarus, 168, 285-304.

  • Hinson, D., R.J. Wilson, M.D. Smith, B.J. Conrath, and (2003). Stationary planetary waves in the atmosphere of Mars during southern winter, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 5004.

  • Hoefen, T.M., R.N. Clark, J.L. Bandfield, M.D. Smith, J.C. Pearl, P.R. Christensen (2003). Discovery of olivine in the Nili Fossae region of Mars, Science, 302, 627-630.

  • Jakosky, B.M. and M.T. Mellon (2004). Water on Mars, Physics Today, 57, 71-76.

  • Jakosky, B.M. and M.T. Mellon (2001). High-resolution thermal-inertia mapping of Mars:    Sites of exobiological relevance, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,887-23907.

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

  • Johnson, J.R., P.R. Christensen, P.G. Lucey (2002). Dust coatings of basaltic rocks and implications for thermal infrared spectroscopy of Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 20.

  • Johnson, J.R., F. Horz, P.G. Lucey, P.R. Christensen (2002). Thermal infrared spectroscopy of experimentally shocked anorthosite and pyroxenite: implications for remote sensing of Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 1-14.

  • Kieffer, H.H., and T.M. Titus (2001). TES mapping of Mars’ north seasonal cap, Icarus, 154, 162-180.

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

  • Kossacki, K.J., W.J. Markiewicz, M.D. Smith (2003). Surface temperature of Martian regolith with polygonal features: influence of the subsurface water ice, Planetary and Space Science, 51, 569-580.

  • Lane, M.D. (1999) Midinfrared optical constants of calcite and their relationship to particle size effects in thermal emission spectra of granular calcite, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 14099-14108.

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

  • Lane, M.D. and P.R. Chirstensen (1997) Thermal infrared emission spectroscopy of anhydrous carbonates, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 25581-25592.

  • Lane, M.D., R.V. Morris, S.A. Mertzman, and P.R. Christensen (2002). Evidence for platy hematite grains in Sinus Meridiani, Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 5126.

  • Maguire, W.C., J.C. Pearl, M.D. Smith, B.J. Conrath, A.A. Kuepov, M.S. Kaelberer, E. Winter, P.R. Christensen (2002). Observations of high-altitude CO2 hot bands in Mars by the orbiting Thermal Emission Spectrometer, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 5063.

  • Martinez-Alonso, S., B.M. Jakosky, M.T. Mellon, N.E. Putzig (2005). A volcanic interpretation of Gusev Crater surface materials from thermophysical, spectral, and morphological evidence, J. Geophys. Res., 110, 1003.

  • Mellon, M.T., W.C. Feldman, T.H Prettyman (2004). The presence and stability of ground ice in the southern hemisphere of Mars, Icarus, 169, 324-340.

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

  • Michalski, J.F., M.D. Kraft, T. Diedrich, T.G. Sharp, P.R. Christensen (2003). Thermal emission spectroscopy of the silica polymorphs and considerations for remote sensing of Mars, Geophys. Res. Let., 30, 2008.

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

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

  • Pearl, J.C., M.D. Smith, B.J. Conrath, J.L. Bandfield, and P.R. Christensen. Observations of martian ice clouds by the Mars Global Surveyor Termal Emission Spectrometer: The first martian year, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 12325-12338.

  • Pelkey, S.M., and B.M. Jakosky (2002). Geological surveys of Gale Crater and Melas Chasma, Mars: Integration of remote sensing data, Icarus, submitted.

  • Pelkey, S.M., B.M. Jakosky, and M.T. Mellon (2001). Thermal inertia of crater-related wind streaks on Mars, submitted to J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23909-23920.

  • Presley, M.A., and P.R. Christensen (1997). Thermal conductivity measurements of particulate materials, Part I: A review, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 6535-6549.

  • Presley, M.A., and P.R. Christensen (1997). Thermal conductivity measurements of particulate materials, Part II: Results, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 6551-6566.

  • Presley, M.A., and P.R. Christensen (1997). 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.

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

  • Rogers, D., P.R. Christensen (2003). Age relationship of basaltic and andesitic surface compositions on Mars; analysis of high-resolution TES observations of the northern hemisphere, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 4.

  • Ruff, S. W. (2004). Spectral evidence for zeolite in the dust on Mars, Icarus, 168, 131-143.

  • Ruff, S.W. and P.R. Christensen (2002). Bright and dark regions on Mars: Particle size and mineralogical characteristics based on Thermal Emission Spectrometer data, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 5127.

  • 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 (2001) Mars’ “White Rock” lacks evidence of an aqueous origin: Results from Mars Global Surveyor, J. Geophys. Res,, 106, 23,921-23,927.

  • Smith, M.D. (2004). Interannual variability in TES atmospheric observations of Mars during 1999-2003, Icarus, 167, 148-165.

  • Smith, M.D. (2002). The annual cycle of water vapor on Mars as observed by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 5115.

  • Smith, M.D., J.L. Bandfield, and P.R. Christensen (2000). Separation of atmospheric and surface spectral features in Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) spectra, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9589-9608.

  • Smith, M.D., J.L. Bandfield, P.R. Christensen, M.I. Richardson (2003). Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) infrared observations of atmospheric dust and water ice cloud optical depth, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 1-10.

  • Smith, M.D., B.J. Conrath, J.C. Pearl, and P.R. Christensen (2002). Thermal Emission Spectrometer observations of martian planet-encircling dust storm 2001A, Icarus, 157, 259-263.

  • Smith, M.D., J.C. Pearl, B.J. Conrath, and P.R. Christensen (2001). One Martian year of atmospheric observations by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer, Geophys. Res. Let., 28, 4263-4266.

  • Smith, M.D., J.C. Pearl, B.J. Conrath, and P.R. Christensen (2000). Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) observations of dust opacity during aerobraking and science phasing, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9539-9572.

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

  • Titus, T.N., H.H. Kieffer, K.F. Mullins, P.R. Christensen (2001). TES premapping data:  Slab ice and snow flurries in the Martian north polar night, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23101-23196.

  • Titus, T.N., H.H. Kieffer, P.R. Christensen (2003). Exposed water ice discovered near the South Pole of Mars, Science, 299, 1048-1051.

  • Wenrich, M.L. and P.R. Christensen (1996) Optical constants of minerals derived from emission spectroscopy: Application to quartz, J. Geophys. Res, 101, 15921-15931.

  • Wilson, R.J., D. Banfield, B.J. Conrath, and M.D. Smith (2002). Traveling waves in the northern hemisphere of Mars, Geophys. Res. Let., 29(14), 1684.

  • Wolff, M.J., R.T. Clancy (2003). Constraints on the size of Martian aerosols from Thermal Emission Spectrometer observations, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 5097.

  • Wyatt, M.B., V. E. Hamilton, H. Y. McSween, Jr., P.R. Christensen, and L.A. Taylor (2001), Analysis of terrestrial and martian volcanic compositions using thermal emission spectroscopy:  I.  Determination of mineralogy, chemistry, and classification strategies, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 14711-14732.

  • Wyatt, M.B., H.Y. McSween (2002). Spectral evidence for weathered basalt as an alternative to andesite in the northern lowlands of Mars, Nature, 417, 263-266.

  • Wyatt, M.B., H.Y. McSween, J.E. Moersch, P.R. Christensen (2003). Analysis of surface compositions in the Oxia Palus reion on Mars from Mars Global Surveyor thermal emission spectrometer observations, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 5107.

  • Wyatt, M.B., H.Y. McSween, K.L. Tanaka, J.W. Head (2004). Global geologic context for rock types and surface alteration on Mars, Geology, 32, 645-648.

  • Zhang, K.Q., A.P. Ingersoll, D.M. Kass, J.C. Pearl, M.D. Smith, B.J. Conrath, and R.M. Haberle (2001). Assimilation of Mars Global Surveyor atmospheric temperature data into a general circulation model, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 32,863-32,877.