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Overview

Michael J. Wolff is affiliated with the Space Science Institute in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a concentration on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Physiology, Atmospheric Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics including:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
  • Space Exploration and Technology
  • Spaceflight effects on biology
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

Michael J. Wolff has contributed to multiple publication venues over their career. The most frequent venues are:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Icarus
  • Space Science Reviews
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Recent notable papers include:

  • "The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mast Camera Zoom (Mastcam-Z) Multispectral, Stereoscopic Imaging Investigation", 2021, Space Science Reviews
  • "The dynamic atmospheric and aeolian environment of Jezero crater, Mars", 2022, Science Advances
  • "The Emirates Mars Mission", 2022, Space Science Reviews
  • "The CRISM investigation in Mars orbit: Overview, history, and delivered data products", 2023, Icarus
  • "Emirates Mars Mission Characterization of Mars Atmosphere Dynamics and Processes", 2021, Space Science Reviews

The scientist frequently collaborates with others such as M. D. Smith, Christopher S. Edwards, Frank Daerden, F. Forget, and Ann Carine Vandaele.

In addition to scientific articles, Michael J. Wolff has contributed to book publications, including a work titled Abhandlung über die Prinzipien der Logik, published by Klostermann eBooks in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Context Camera Investigation on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

    Michael C. Malin;James F. Bell;Bruce A. Cantor;Michael A. Caplinger

  • Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)

    Scott Murchie;R. Arvidson;P. Bedini;K. Beisser

  • Hydrated silicate minerals on Mars observed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter CRISM instrument

    John F. Mustard;Scott L. Murchie;S. M. Pelkey;B. L. Ehlmann

  • Two-dimensional Radiative Transfer in Protostellar Envelopes. I. Effects of Geometry on Class I Sources

    Barbara A. Whitney;Kenneth Wood;J. E. Bjorkman;Michael J. Wolff

  • Overview of the Spirit Mars Exploration Rover Mission to Gusev Crater: Landing site to Backstay Rock in the Columbia Hills

    R. E. Arvidson;S. W. Squyres;R. C. Anderson;J. F. Bell

  • The Opportunity Rover's Athena science investigation at Meridiani Planum, Mars.

    S. W. Squyres;R. E. Arvidson;J.F. Bell;J. Brückner

  • 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

    R. T. Clancy;B. J. Sandor;M. J. Wolff;Philip Christensen

  • Eight-year climatology of dust optical depth on Mars

    L. Montabone;L. Montabone;L. Montabone;F. Forget;E. Millour;R. J. Wilson

  • The Spirit Rover's Athena Science Investigation at Gusev Crater, Mars

    Steven W. Squyres;Raymond E. Arvidson;James F. Bell;J. Bruckner

  • Mineralogy at Meridiani Planum from the Mini-TES Experiment on the Opportunity Rover.

    Philip Christensen;M. B. Wyatt;T. D. Glotch;A. D. Rogers

  • CRISM multispectral summary products: Parameterizing mineral diversity on Mars from reflectance

    S. M. Pelkey;J. F. Mustard;S. Murchie;R. T. Clancy

  • WATER VAPOR SATURATION AT LOW ALTITUDES AROUND MARS APHELION : A KEY TO MARS CLIMATE ?

    R.T. Clancy;A.W. Grossman;M.J. Wolff;P.B. James

  • Martian dust storms: 1999 Mars Orbiter Camera observations

    Bruce A. Cantor;Philip B. James;Michael Caplinger;Michael J. Wolff

  • Mars aerosol studies with the MGS TES emission phase function observations: Optical depths, particle sizes, and ice cloud types versus latitude and solar longitude

    R. Todd Clancy;Michael J. Wolff;Philip R. Christensen

  • Constraints on the size of Martian aerosols from Thermal Emission Spectrometer observations

    Michael J. Wolff;R. Todd Clancy

  • Wavelength dependence of dust aerosol single scattering albedo as observed by the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer

    M. J Wolff;M. D Smith;R. T Clancy;R Arvidson

  • Atmospheric Imaging Results from the Mars Exploration Rovers: Spirit and Opportunity

    M. T. Lemmon;M. J. Wolff;M. D. Smith;R. T. Clancy

  • The Spectral Energy Distribution of HH 30 IRS: Constraining the Circumstellar Dust Size Distribution

    Kenneth Wood;Kenneth Wood;Michael J. Wolff;J. E. Bjorkman;Barbara Whitney

  • Overview of the Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover mission to Meridiani Planum: Eagle crater to Purgatory ripple

    S. W. Squyres;R. E. Arvidson;D. Bollen;James F. Bell

  • Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars investigation and data set from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's primary science phase

    Scott L. Murchie;Frank P. Seelos;Christopher D. Hash;David C. Humm

  • Dust aerosol, clouds, and the atmospheric optical depth record over 5 Mars years of the Mars Exploration Rover mission

    Mark T. Lemmon;Michael J. Wolff;James F. Bell;Michael D. Smith

  • Ancient Aqueous Environments at Endeavour Crater, Mars

    R. E. Arvidson;S. W. Squyres;J. F. Bell;J. G. Catalano

  • Constraints on dust aerosols from the Mars Exploration Rovers using MGS overflights and Mini‐TES

    Michael J. Wolff;Michael D. Smith;R. T. Clancy;N. Spanovich

  • Revisiting the radiative impact of dust on Mars using the LMD Global Climate Model

    J.-B. Madeleine;J.-B. Madeleine;F. Forget;E. Millour;L. Montabone

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Todd Clancy
R. Todd Clancy Space Science Institute
Barbara A. Whitney
Barbara A. Whitney University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kenneth Wood
Kenneth Wood University of St Andrews
Bruce A. Cantor
Bruce A. Cantor Malin Space Science Systems (United States)
James F. Bell
James F. Bell Arizona State University
Peter G. Martin
Peter G. Martin University of Toronto
Scott L. Murchie
Scott L. Murchie Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Franck Montmessin
Franck Montmessin University of Paris-Saclay
Franck Lefèvre
Franck Lefèvre Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michael C. Malin
Michael C. Malin Malin Space Science Systems (United States)

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