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Robert Carlson

Education
  • B. S., Chemical Physics, Calif. State Polytechnic Univ. (1963)
  • Ph.D., Physics, USC, (1970)
Professional Experience
  • Galileo Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (NIMS), Principal Investigator,
  • Venus Express and Rosetta Visible, Infrared, and Thermal Imaging Spectrometer (VIRTIS), PI on numerous NASA programs (PG&G, PIDDP, ASTID, ASTEP, Exobiology), Co-Investigator
Selected Publications
  1. "Photosputtering of Ice and Hydrogen Around Saturn's Rings," R. W. Carlson Nature 283, 461 (1980)
  2. "Absolute Measurement of the Extreme Ultraviolet Solar Flux," R. W. Carlson, H. S. Ogawa, E. Phillips, and D. L. Judge, Appl. Optics 23, 2327 (1984)
  3. "The Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer on Galileo," R. W. Carlson, P. R. Weissman, W. D. Smythe, J. C. Mahoney, and the NIMS Science and Engineering Teams, Sp. Sci. Rev., 60, 457 (1992)
  4. "Infrared Imaging Spectrometer Measurements at Venus," R. W. Carlson, K. H. Baines, Th. Encrenaz, F. W. Taylor, P. Drossart, L. W. Kamp, J. B. Pollack, E. Lellouch. et al. Science, 253, 1541 (1991)
  5. "Spectral Reflectance of Antarctic Snow," R. W. Carlson, T. Arakelian and W. D. Smythe, Antarctic J. U.S. 27, 296 (1992)
  6. "Spectral Bidirectional Reflectance and Energy Absorption Rates of Antarctic Snow," R. W. Carlson and T. Arakelian, Antarctic J. U.S., 28, 256 (1993)
  7. "A Search for Life on Earth from the Galileo Spacecraft," C. Sagan, W. R. Thompson, R. W. Carlson, D. Gurnett and C. Hord, Nature, 365, 715 (1993)
  8. "Variations in Venus Cloud Particle Properties: A New View of Venus's Cloud Morphology as Observed by the Galileo Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer," R. W. Carlson, L. W. Kamp, K. H. Baines, J. B. Pollack, D. H. Grinspoon, Th. Encrenaz, P. Drossart and F. W. Taylor, Planet. Sp. Sci. 41, 477, (1993)
  9. "Galileo Infrared Observations of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 G Impact Fireball: A Preliminary Report," R. W. Carlson, P. R. Weissman, M. Segura, J. Hui, W. D. Smythe, T. V. Johnson, K. H. Baines, P. Drossart, and Th. Encrenez, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 1557 (1995)
  10. "Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Spectral Mapping of Jupiter and the Galilean Satellites: Results from Galileo's Initial Orbit," R. Carlson, et al. Science,274, 385 (1996)
  11. "Spectroscopy," in Encyclopedia of Planetary Science, ed. by R. W. Fairbridge and J. H. Shirley, R. W. Carlson, Chapman and Hall, London (1997)
  12. "Temperature, Size, and Energy of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 G-Impact Fireball," R. W. Carlson, P. Drossart, Th. Encrenaz, P. R. Weissman, J. Hui, and M. Segura, Icarus 128, 251-274 (1997)
  13. "The Distribution of Sulfur Dioxide and Other Infrared Absorbers on the Surface of Io," R. W. Carlson, W. D. Smythe, R. Lopes-Gautier, A. G. Davies, L. Kamp, J. Mosher, L. Soderblom, F. Leader, R. Mehlman, R. Clark, and F. Fanale, Geophys. Res. Lett 24, 2479-2882 (1997)
  14. "A tenuous carbon dioxide atmosphere on Callisto," R.W. Carlson, Science 283, 820-821 (1999)
  15. "Hydrogen peroxide on the surface of Europa," R. W. Carlson, M. S. Anderson, R. E. Johnson, W. D. Smythe, A. R. Hendrix, C. A. Barth, L. A. Soderblom, G. B. Hansen, T. B. McCord, J. B. Dalton, R. N. Clark, A. C. Ocampo, J. H. Shirley, D. L. Matson, Science 283, 2062-2064 (1999)
  16. "Sulfuric Acid on Europa and the Radiolytic Sulfur Cycle," R. W. Carlson, R. E. Johnson, and M. S. Anderson, Science, 286, 97-99 (1999)
  17. "Active volcanism on Io: Global distribution and variations in activity," R. Lopes-Gautier, A. S. McEwen, W. D. Smythe, P. E. Geissler, L. Kamp, A. G. Davies, J. R. Spencer, L. Keszthelyi, R. Carlson, F. E. Leader, R. Mehlman, L. Soderblom, Icarus 140, 243-264 (1999)
  18. "Promethus: Io's wandering plume," Kieffer, S.W., R. Lopes-Gautier, A. McEwen, W.D. Smythe, L. Keszthelyi, and R. Carlson, Science 288, 1204-1208, (2000)
  19. "A close-up look at Io from Galileo's near infrared mapping spectrometer," Lopes-Gautier, R., S. Douté, W.D. Smythe, L.W. Kamp, R.W. Carlson, A.G. Davies, F.E. Leader, A.S. McEwen, P.E. Geissler, S.W. Kieffer, L. Keszthelyi, E. Barbinis, R. Mehlman, M. Segura, J. Shirley, and L.A. Soderblom, Science 288, 1201-1204, (2000)
  20. "Silicate cooling model fits to Galileo NIMS data of volcanism on Io," Davies, A.G., R. Lopes-Gautier, W.D. Smythe, and R.W. Carlson, Icarus, 148 (1), 211-225, (2000)
  21. "Atmospheric composition and cloud structure in Jovian 5-mu m hotspots from analysis of Galileo NIMS measurements," Nixon, C.A., P.G.J. Irwin, S.B. Calcutt, F.W. Taylor, and R.W. Carlson, Icarus, 150 (1), 48-68, (2001)
  22. "Electron bombardment of Europa, Paranicas, C.," R.W. Carlson, and R.E. Johnson, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28 (4), 673-676, (2001)
  23. "Mapping SO2 frost on Io by the modeling of NIMS hyperspectral images," Doute, S., B. Schmitt, R. Lopes-Gautier, R. Carlson, L. Soderblom, and J. Shirley, Icarus, 149 (1), 107-132, (2001)
  24. "The origin of belt/zone contrasts in the atmosphere of Jupiter and their correlation with 5-mm opacity," Irwin, P.G.J., A.L. Weir, F.W. Taylor, S.B. Calcutt, and R.W. Carlson, Icarus, 149 (2), 397-415, (2001)
  25. "Io in the near infrared: Near-infrared mapping spectrometer (NIMS) results from the Galileo flybys in 1999 and 2000," R. M. C. Lopes et al., J. Geophys. Res., 106, 33053-33078, (2001)
  26. "Production of sulfuric acid on Europa: Radiolysis of sulfur in water ice," R. W. Carlson, M. S. Anderson, M. B. Schulman, A. Yavrouian, and R. E. Johnson, Icarus 157, 456-463, (2002)
  27. "Fresh ammonia ice clouds in Jupiter I: Spectroscopic identification, spatial distribution, and dynamical implications," K. H. Baines, R. W. Carlson, and L. W. Kamp, Icarus 159, 74-94, (2002)
  28. "Radiation effects o on the surfaces of the Galilean satellites," R. E. Johnson, R. W. Carlson, J. F. Cooper, C. Paranicas, M. H. Moore, and M. Wong, to be published in Jupiter by Cambridge Univ, Press, (2004)
  29. "Distribution of hydrated sulfuric acid on Europa," Icarus, submitted (2004)

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