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          Hansen, Gary



Recent Publications and Manuscripts in Press

Include all your publications from the last 3 years, plus manuscripts in press.
( use full bibliographic format, including range of pages, type of publication, and if peer reviewed.)


Brown, R. M., et al. (2006), Observations in the Saturn system during approach
and orbital insertion, with Cassini's visual and infrared mapping spectrometer
(VIMS), Astronomy and Astrophysics, 446, 707

McCord, T. B., G. B. Hansen, B. J. Buratti, et al. (2006), Composition of
Titan's surface from Cassini VIMS, Planet. Space Sci., 54, 1524-1539, doi:
10.1016/j.pss.2006.06.007.

Spencer, J. R., W. M. Grundy, C. Dumas, R. W. Carlson, T. B. McCord,
G. B. Hansen, and R. J. Terrile (2006), The nature of Europa's dark non-ice
surface material: spatially-resolved high spectral resolution spectroscopy
from the Keck telescope, Icarus, 182, 202-210, doi:
10.1016/j.icarus.2005.12.024.

Filacchione, G., F., et al. (2007), Saturn's icy satellites investigated by
Cassini-VIMS, Icarus, 186, 259-290, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2006.08.001.

Giuranna, M., G. Hansen, V. Formisano, L. Zasova, A. Maturilli, D. Grassi
and N. Ignatiev (2007), Spatial variability, composition and thickness of
the seasonal north polar cap of Mars in mid-spring, Planet. Space Sci., 55,
1328-1345, doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.12.005.

McCord, T. B., J. B. Adams, G. Bellucci, J.-P. Combe, A. R. Gillespie,
G. Hansen, H. Hoffman, R. Jaumann, G. Neukum, P. Pinet, K. Stephan (2007),
and the HRSC Spectrophotometric Working group, and the HRSC Co-I Team,
The Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera spectrophotometric data:
Characteristics and science analysis, J. Geophys. Res., 112, E06004, doi:
10.1029/2006JE002769.

Bonev, B. P., G. B. Hansen, D. A. Glenar, P. B. James, and J. E. Bjorkman
(2008), Albedo models for the residual south polar cap on Mars: Implications
for the stability of the cap under near-perihelion global dust storm
conditions, Planet. Space Sci., 56, 181-193, doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2007.08.003.

Coradini, A., et al. (2008), Identification of spectral units on Phoebe,
Icarus, 193, 233-251, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.07.023.

Hansen, G. B., and T. B. McCord (2008), Widespread CO2 and other non-ice
compounds on the anti-Jovian and trailing sides of Europa from Galileo/NIMS
observations, submitted to Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L01202, doi:
10.1029/2007GL031748.

Jaumann, R., K. Stephan, G. B. Hansen, et al. (2008), Distribution of icy
particles across Enceladus' surface as derived from Cassini-VIMS measurements,
Icarus, 193, 407-419, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.09.013.

McCord, T. B., P. Hayne, J.-P. Combe, G. B. Hansen, J. W. Barnes,
S. Rodriguez, S. Le Mouelic, K. H. Baines, B. J. Buratti, C. Sotin, P. D.
Nicholson, R. Jaumann, R. M. Nelson, and The Cassini Vims Team (2008),
Titan's surface: Search for spectral diversity and composition using the
Cassini VIMS investigation, Icarus, 194, 212-242, doi:
10.1016/j.icarus.2007.08.039.

Nicholson, P. D., M. M. Hedman, R. N. Clark, M. R. Showalter, D. P.
Cruikshank, J. N. Cuzzi, G. Filacchione, F. Capaccioni, P. Cerroni, G. B.
Hansen, B. Sicardy, P. Drossart, R. H. Brown, B. J. Buratti, K. Baines,
and A. Coradini (2008), A close look at Saturn's rings with Cassini VIMS,
Icarus, 193, 182-212, doi: 10.1016/j.icarus.2007.08.036.

Carlson, R. W., W. M. Calvin, J. B. Dalton, G. B. Hansen, R. L. Hudson,
R. E. Johnson, T. B. McCord, and M. H. Moore (2009), Europas Surface
Composition, in Europa, ed. R. T. Pappalardo, W. B. McKinnon and K. Khurana,
Univ. Ariz. Press, pp. xxxx.



Areas of Research Expertise/Interest

To update ESS Faculty List and Department Website
(e.g. Glacial Geomorphology, Remote Sensing)


Radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres and surfaces. Analysis of remotely
sensed spectral radiation measurements and calibration of radiation measuring
instruments. Measurement and analysis of optical and spectral properties of
materials of interest to remote sensing studies.



Professional Talks and Presentations

{   Date   Organization   Event   Invited/Contributed(I/C)   Type   Title   }


Lunar and Planetary Science Annual Conference, March 2008, Houston, TX
Talk:
Hayne, P., T. B. McCord, J.-Ph. Combe, J. W. Barnes, and G. B. Hansen,
   Titan: Observational Constraints on Cryovolcanism
Posters:
Hansen, G. B., The Comparison of Single-scattering Albedos from Mie
   Calculations with Hapke Estimates
Stephan, K., et al., Relationships of Dione's spectral properties to
   geological surface units

Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, 29 July - 1 August 2008,  Cairns, Australia
Talk:
Hibbitts, C. A., G. Collins, and G. B. Hansen, Surface compositional insights
    of Ganymede and other icy satellites through GIS.

Division of Planetary Sciences Annual Meeting, October 2008, Ithaca, NY
Talks:
Hansen G. B., and T. B. McCord, Mapping the water ice grain sizes and non-ice
    components of Ganymede using recalibrated Galileo-NIMS spectra.
Hibbitts, C. A., and G. B. Hansen, Carbon dioxide and other materials in
    the surfaces of Iapetus and Dione.
Poster:
McCord, T. B., G. B. Hansen, J.-P. Combe, and P. Hayne, Europas surface
    composition using reprocessed Galileo NIMS data.

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, December 2008, San Francisco, CA
Talk:
McCord, T. B., P. Hayne, J. Combe, and G. B. Hansen, Spectroscopic Evidence
    for Titan Surface Materials.

Lunar and Planetary Science Annual Conference, March 2009, Houston, TX
Talk:
McCord, T. B., G. B. Hansen, J.-Ph. Combe, and P. Hayne, Hydrated mineral on
    Europas surface
Posters:
Hansen, G. B., S. K. Apple, and E.-J. Z. Shin-White, Water ice abundance
    and grain sizes, and non-ice materials on the Saturnian satellite Phoebe
    from Cassini/VIMS observations
Collins, G. C., C. A. Hibbitts, and G. B. Hansen, Investigation of carbon
    dioxide distributions on Saturnian and Galilean satellites through fusion
    of spectrometer data with geological maps
Stephan, K., R. Jaumann, R. Wagner, R. Clark, D. P. Cruikshank, C. A. Hibbitts,
    T. Roatsch, R. H. Brown, B. J. Buratti, G. Filacchione, G. B. Hansen, T. B.
    McCord, K. H. Baines, and P. D. Nicholson, VIMS Coverage of Saturns Icy
    Satellite Rhea



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