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LORI K FENTON |
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Carl Sagan Center, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 245-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 Office: (650) 604-0788 Cell: (510) 786-7199 Fax: (650) 604-6779 lfenton@carlsagancenter.org http://humbabe.arc.nasa.gov/~fenton |
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| RESEARCH OBJECTIVES | |
| I study surface aeolian processes on the terrestrial planets to understand changes in climate, the origin and transport of surface materials, and surface-to-atmosphere interactions. This work involves a three-fold approach: location and characterization of aeolian deposits and erosional features using spacecraft data, application of atmospheric models (global and mesoscale) to understand atmospheric circulation patterns and how they relate to aeolian features, and investigation of aeolian processes in the field on earth. | |
| RESEARCH EXPERIENCE | |
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Principal Investigator, SETI Institute, NASA Ames Research Center Postdoctoral Research Associate, Arizona State University Geologist, United States Geological Survey, Flagstaff Graduate Research Assistant,California Institute of Technology |
2006 - present 2003 - 2006 2000 - 2002 1996 - 2003 |
| EDUCATION | |
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California Institute of Technology Ph.D. in Planetary Science Thesis: Martian Aeolian Processes and Atmospheric Modeling, Advisor: Arden Albee |
2003
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University
of Maryland, College Park
B.S.
in Astronomy (with High Honors) and Physics (with High Honors) Thesis: Mapping Mariner 9 Dust Opacities, Advisor: John C. Pearl |
1996
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| AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES | |
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Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Program Committee, Committee Member NASA Mars Data Analysis Program, Panel Member Planetary Dunes Workshop: A Record of Climate Change, Organizing Committee Member Workshop on Martian Gullies: Theories and Tests, Organizing Committee Member NASA Carl Sagan Fellowship for Early Career Researchers, Fellow International Society for Aeolian Research, Member Geological Society of America, Member American Geophysical Union, Member |
2009 2008 2008 2008 2006 2009 - present 2007 - present 2001 - present |
| PUBLICATIONS | |
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Hayward, R. K., Mullins, K. F., Fenton, L. K., Hare, T. M., Titus, T. N., Bourke, M. C., Colaprete, A., and Christensen, P. R. (2007), Mars Global Digital Dune Database and initial science results, J. Geophys. Res., 112, E11007, doi:10.1029/2007JE002943. Fenton, L. K., P. E. Geissler, and R. M. Haberle (2007), Global warming and climate forcing by recent albedo changes on Mars, Nature, 446, doi:10.1038/nature.05718. Fenton, L. K. (2006), Dune migration and slip face advancement in the Rabe Crater dune field, Mars, Geophys. Res. Lett, 33, L20201, doi:10.1029/2006GL027133. Fenton, L. K. and M. T. Mellon (2006), Thermal properties of sand from Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES) and Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS): Spatial variations within the Proctor Crater dune field on Mars, J. Geophys. Res., 111, E06014, doi:10.1029/2004JE002363. Fenton, L. K. (2005), Potential sand sources for the dune fields in Noachis Terra, Mars, J. Geophys. Res. 110, E11004, doi :10.1029/2005JE002436. Fenton, L. K., A. D. Toigo, and M. I. Richardson (2005), Aeolian processes in Proctor Crater on Mars: Mesoscale modeling of dune-forming winds, J. Geophys. Res., 110, E06005, doi:10.1029/2004JE002309. Fenton, L. K., A. W. Ward, and J. L. Bandfield (2003), Aeolian processes in Proctor Crater on Mars: Sedimentary history as analyzed from multiple data sets, J. Geophys. Res., 108(E12), 5129, doi:10.1029/2002JE002015. Fenton, L. K. and M. I. Richardson, Martian surface winds: Insensitivity to orbital changes and implications for aeolian processes, J. Geophys. Res., 106(E12), 32,885-32,902. Fenton, L. K. and K. E. Herkenhoff (2000), Topography and stratigraphy of the northern Martian layered deposits using photoclinometry, stereogrammetry, and MOLA altimetry, Icarus, 147, 433-443. Fenton, L. K., J. C. Pearl, and T. Z. Martin (1997), Mapping Mariner 9 dust opacities, Icarus, 130, 115-124. |
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