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2006

Clifford, S.M., Heggy, E., Ali, M., Ciarletti, V. Corbel, C., Dinwiddie, C.L., Dolon, F., LeGall, A., Grimm, R.E., McGinnis, R.N., Ney, R., Sandberg, S.K., 2006. Mars Analog Investigations of the West Egyptian Desert Utilizing Multi-Frequency GPR and Other Electromagnetic Sounding Techniques. 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 13-17, 2006, #2442.

Coleman, N.M. and Dinwiddie, C.L., 2006. Groundwater recharge in an epoch of climax lakes in the Valles Marineris, Mars. 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 13-17, 2006, #1399.

Colton, S.L., Smart, K.J., and Ferrill, D.A., 2006. Wrinkle Ridge Detachment Depth and Undetected Shortening at Solis Planum, Mars. 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 13-17, 2006, #1729.

Dinwiddie, C.L., Grimm, R.E., McGinnis, R.N., Stillman, D.E., and Heggy, E. Moderately to Poorly Welded Tuff, Bishop, California:  Geophysical and Geological Characterization to Determine the Source of Radar Scattering. Eos Transactions, AGU Fall Meeting Supplement, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA: December 11–15, 2006. (abstract)

Dinwiddie, C.L., Sandberg, S.K., McGinnis, R.N., and Grimm, R.E., 2006. Geophysical Field Investigation of a Potential Hyper-Arid Desert Analog to Mars: The Western Desert of Egypt. 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 13-17, 2006, #2335.

Grimm, R.E., Bullock, M., Dec, S., Jepsen, S., Olhoeft, G., Painter, S., and Priscu, J., 2006. Unfrozen groundwater in the Martian cryosphere. 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 13-17, 2006, #2090.

Grimm, R.E., Heggy, E, Clifford, S.M., Dinwiddie, C.L., McGinnis, R.N., and Farrell, D.A.  Absorption and scattering in ground-penetrating radar:  Analysis of the Bishop Tuff. J. Geophys. Res. 111, E06S02, doi:10.1029/2005JE002619. 2006.

Grimm, R.E., Stillman, D.E., Heggy, E., Dinwiddie, C.L., and McGinnis, R.N. Moderately to Poorly Welded Tuff, Bishop, California: Ground-Penetrating Radar Performance. Eos Transactions, AGU Fall Meeting Supplement, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA: December 11–15, 2006. (abstract)

Heggy, E, Clifford, S.M., Farr, T.G., Dinwiddie, C.L., and Grimm, R.E. Radar investigations of planetary and terrestrial environments. J. Geophys. Res., 111, E06S01, doi:10.1029/2006JE002759, 2006.

Heggy, E, Clifford, S.M., Grimm, R.E., Dinwiddie, C.L., Stamatakos, J.A., and Gonzalez, S.H. Low-frequency radar sounding investigations of the North Amargosa Desert, Nevada: A potential analog of conductive subsurface environments on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E06S03, doi:10.1029/2005JE002523. 2006.

Heggy, E., Clifford, S.M., Grimm, R.E., Dinwiddie, C.L., Wyrick, D.Y., and Hill, B.E. Ground penetrating radar sounding in mafic lava flows: Assessing attenuation and scattering losses in Mars-analog volcanic terrains. J. Geophys. Res., 111, E06S04, doi:10.1029/2005JE002589. 2006.

McGinnis, R.N., Dinwiddie, C.L., Stillman, D.E., Heggy, E., and Grimm, R.E. Pyroclastic and Volcaniclastic Deposits Near Bishop, California: Geologic Controls on Near-Surface Electrical Resistivity and Radar Data. Eos Transactions, AGU Fall Meeting Supplement, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA: December 11–15, 2006. (abstract)

Sims, D.W., Wyrick, D.Y., Morris, A.P., Ferrill, D.A., Pappalardo, R.T., and Colton, S.L., 2006. Physical Models of Tectonic Resurfacing on Ganymede. 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 13-17, 2006, #1774.

Smart, K.J., Ferrill, D.A., and Colton, S.L., 2006. En Echelon Segmentation of Wrinkle Ridge in Solis Planum, Mars, and Implications for Counter-Clockwise Rotation of Shortening Direction. 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 13-17, 2006, #1966.

Wyrick, D.Y. and Buczkowski, D.L., 2006. Understanding Regolith Distribution on 433EROS Using Analyses of Pit Chains and Grooves. 37th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 13-17, 2006, #1195.
 

2005

Biswas, S. and Ravat, D., 2005. Non-uniqueness of the Modeled Magnetization Vectors Used in Determining Paleopoles on Mars. Eos Transactions, AGU, 86(52), Abstract GP43A-0892, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 5-9, 2005.

Biswas, S. and Ravat, D., 2005. Why meaningful paleopoles can't be determined without special assumptions from Mars Global Surveyor data? 36th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 14-18, 2005, #2192.

Dinwiddie, C.L., Clifford, S.M., Grimm, R.E., and Heggy, E., 2005. Strategy for selection of Mars geophysical analogue sites. Workshop on Radar Investigations of Planetary and Terrestrial Environments, Houston, TX, February 7-10, 2005, #6035.

Grimm, R., Heggy, E., Clifford, S., and Dinwiddie, C., 2005. Scattering limits to depth of radar investigation: Lessons from the Bishop Tuff. Workshop on Radar Investigations of Planetary and Terrestrial Environments, Houston, TX, February 7-10, 2005, #6025.

Necsoiu, M., Dinwiddie, C.L., Heggy, E., and Farr, T.G., 2005. A web-based collaborative tool for Mars analog data exploration. Workshop on Radar Investigations of Planetary and Terrestrial Environments, Houston, TX, February 7-10, 2005, #6034.

Wyrick, D.Y., Ferrill, D.A., Morris, A.P., Sims, D.W., and Franklin, N.M., 2005. Quantifying fault networks on Alba Patera, Mars. 36th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 14-18, 2005, #2279.

Wyrick, D.Y., Ferrill, D.A., Morris, A.P., and Smart, K.J., 2005. Resource Exploration Approaches on Mars Using Multidisciplinary Earth-Based Techniques. Eos Transactions, AGU, 86(52), Abstract P31C-0222, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 5-9, 2005.

Dinwiddie, C.L., Coleman, N.M., and Wyrick, D.Y., 2005. Groundwater Depth, Cryosphere Thickness, and Crustal Heat Flux in the Epoch of Ravi Vallis, Mars. Eos Transactions, AGU, 86(52), Abstract H33C-1394, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 5-9, 2005.

Colton, S.L., Ferrill, D.A., and Smart, K.J., 2005. Depth and Morphology of Wrinkle Ridge Detachments at Solis Planum, Mars. Eos Transactions, AGU, 86(52), Abstract P23A-0175, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 5-9, 2005.

Heggy, E., Clifford, S., Grimm, R., Gonzalez, S., Bannon, D., and Wyrick, D., 2005. Workshop on Radar Investigations of Planetary and Terrestrial Environments, Houston, TX, February 7-10, 2005, #6038.
 

2004

Dinwiddie, C.L., Stamatakos, J.A., Gonzalez, S.H., Grimm, R.E., McKague, H.L., Browning, L.B., and Ferrill, D.A., 2004. Selection and characterization of terrestrial analogs to the Martian crust: Field sites in the U.S. desert southwest for testing radar sounders. Eos Transactions, AGU, 85(17), Abstract P53A-03, Joint Assembly Supplement, Montreal, QC, May 17-21, 2004.

Dinwiddie, C.L., Coleman, N.M., and Necsoiu, M., 2004. Walla Walla Vallis and Wallula Crater: Two recently discovered Martian features record aqueous history. 35th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 15-19, 2004, # 1316.

Ferrill, D.A., Wyrick, D.Y., Morris, A.P., Sims, D. W., and Franklin, N.M., 2004. Dilational fault slip and pit chain formation on Mars. GSA Today, v. 14, no. 10, pp. 4-12.

Gonzalez, S.H., Dinwiddie, C.L., Grimm, R.E., Heggy, E., Wyrick, D.Y., Ferrill, D.A., and Clifford, S.M., 2004. Electrical conductivity of the Bishop Tuff, Bishop, CA: Implications for ground-penetrating radar performance. Eos Transactions, AGU, 85(46), Abstract GP11A-0826, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 2004.

Necsoiu, D.M., Dinwiddie, C.L., Colton, S.L., and Coleman, N.M., 2004. Web-Based Data Information and Sharing System Using Mars Remotely Sensed Datasets. Eos Transactions, AGU, 85(17), Abstract P33D-18, Joint Assembly Supplement, Montreal, QC, May 17-21, 2004.
 

Wyrick, D.Y., Ferrill, D.A., Morris, A.P., Colton, S.L., and Sims, D.W., 2004. Distribution, morphology, and origins of Martian pit crater chains. Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 109, E06005, doi:10.1029/2004JE002240.
 

2003

Coleman, N.M., Dinwiddie, C.L., and Casteel, K., 2003. High channels on Mars indicate Hesperian recharge at low latitudes. Sixth International Conference on Mars, Pasadena, CA, July 20-25, 2003, #3071.

Ferrill, D.A., Morris, A.P., Sims, D., Wyrick, D.Y., Waiting, D., and Franklin, N.M., 2003. Dilational normal faults in Iceland: Analogs for normal faults on Mars and mechanism for pit chain development. Nordvulk/Ridge 2000 Workshop, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 31-September 9, 2003.

Ferrill, D.A., Morris, A.P., Waiting, D.J., Franklin, N.M., and Sims, D.W., 2003. Influence of Gravity on the geometry of Martian normal faults. 34th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 17-21, 2003, #2050.

Painter, S., 2003. MarsFlo: A general tool for simulating hydrological processes in the subsurface of Mars. Sixth International Conference on Mars, Pasadena, CA, July 20-25, 2003, #3161.

Sims, D.W., Morris, A.P., Ferrill, D.A., Wyrick, D.Y., and Colton, S.L., 2003. Physical models of pit chain formation over dilational faults on Mars. 34th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 17-21, 2003, #2099.

Wyrick, D.Y., Ferrill, D.A., Morris, A.P., Colton, S.L., and Sims, D.W., 2003. Structural Origins of Martian Pit Chains. Eos Transactions, AGU, 84(46), Abstract P41A-0394, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 8-12, 2003.

Colton, S.L., Ferrill, D.A., Sims, D.W., Wyrick, D.Y., and Franklin, N.M., 2003. Methodology for computer-aided, interactive rapid assessment of local or regional stress fields. 34th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 17-21, 2003, #2054.

Wyrick, D.Y., Ferrill, D.A., Sims, D.W., and Colton, S.L., 2003. Distribution, morphology and structural associations of Martian pit crater chains. 34th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, TX, March 17-21, 2003, #2025.
 

2002

Ferrill, D.A., Morris, A.P., Sims, D.W., Waiting, D.J., Franklin, N.M., and Necsoiu, D.M., 2002. Effect of gravity on normal fault profiles on Mars versus Earth. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, program abstract #32-9, Denver, CO, October 27-30, 2002.

Painter, S., Boice, D., Browning, L., Dinwiddie, C., and Pickett, D., 2002. Computational tools for simulating thermal-hydrological-chemical conditions in the subsurface. 34th Annual Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society, Huntsville, AL, October 6-11, 2002.
 

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