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Overview

Scott Hensley is affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Lab in the United States, contributing primarily to research in engineering and physics and astronomy. Their work encompasses several specialized subfields, including aerospace engineering, astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, media technology, and biomedical engineering.

The research topics most frequently addressed by Scott Hensley include planetary science and exploration, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) applications and techniques, astro and planetary science, space exploration and technology, advanced SAR imaging techniques, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, and spacecraft design and technology.

Scott Hensley has authored and contributed to multiple scientific papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Surface changes observed on a Venusian volcano during the Magellan mission, 2023, Science
  • Venus Evolution Through Time: Key Science Questions, Selected Mission Concepts and Future Investigations, 2023, Space Science Reviews
  • Single-Look SAR Tomography of Urban Areas, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • A Generalized Beta Prime Distribution as the Ratio Probability Density Function for Change Detection Between Two SAR Intensity Images With Different Number of Looks, 2024, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Frequent collaborators in Scott Hensley's research include:

  • R. R. Herrick
  • S. E. Smrekar
  • M. D. Dyar
  • J. L. Whitten
  • D. C. Nunes

Scott Hensley has published in venues that regularly feature space science and geoscience research, including:

  • Space Science Reviews
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • UNC Libraries
  • Science
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

    Tom G. Farr;Paul A. Rosen;Edward Caro;Robert Crippen

  • Synthetic aperture radar interferometry

    P.A. Rosen;S. Hensley;I.R. Joughin;F.K. Li

  • Atmospheric effects in interferometric synthetic aperture radar surface deformation and topographic maps

    Howard A. Zebker;Paul A. Rosen;Scott Hensley

  • Updated repeat orbit interferometry package released

    Paul A. Rosen;Scott Hensley;Gilles Peltzer;Mark Simons

  • Accuracy of topographic maps derived from ERS-1 interferometric radar

    H.A. Zebker;C.L. Werner;P.A. Rosen;S. Hensley

  • The sand seas of Titan: Cassini RADAR observations of longitudinal dunes.

    R. D. Lorenz;S. Wall;J. Radebaugh;G. Boubin

  • Surface deformation and coherence measurements of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, from SIR C radar interferometry

    P. A. Rosen;S. Hensley;H. A. Zebker;F. H. Webb

  • A comprehensive archaeological map of the world's largest preindustrial settlement complex at Angkor, Cambodia.

    Damian Evans;Christophe Pottier;Roland Fletcher;Scott Hensley

  • Transient strain accumulation and fault interaction in the eastern California shear zone

    Gilles Peltzer;Fréderic Crampé;Scott Hensley;Paul Rosen

  • Cassini radar views the surface of Titan

    C. Elachi;S. Wall;M. Allison;Y. Anderson

  • Cryovolcanic features on Titan's surface as revealed by the Cassini Titan Radar Mapper

    Rosaly M.C. Lopes;K. L. Mitchell;Ellen R. Stofan;Jonathan I. Lunine;Jonathan I. Lunine

  • Magellan mission summary

    R. S. Saunders;A. J. Spear;P. C. Allin;R. S. Austin

  • The "Myth" of the minimum SAR antenna area constraint

    A. Freeman;W.T.K. Johnson;B. Huneycutt;R. Jordan

  • Titan's rotation reveals an internal ocean and changing zonal winds.

    Ralph D. Lorenz;Bryan W. Stiles;Randolph L. Kirk;Michael D. Allison

  • Displacement field and slip distribution of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake from SAR imagery

    E. Pathier;E. J. Fielding;T. J. Wright;R. Walker

  • NASADEM GLOBAL ELEVATION MODEL: METHODS AND PROGRESS

    R. Crippen;S. Buckley;P. Agram;E. Belz

  • A Temporal Decorrelation Model for Polarimetric Radar Interferometers

    M. Lavalle;M. Simard;S. Hensley

  • Co-seismic slip from the 1995 July 30 Mw= 8.1 Antofagasta, Chile, earthquake as constrained by InSAR and GPS observations

    M. E. Pritchard;M. Simons;P. A. Rosen;S. Hensley

  • UAVSAR Polarimetric Calibration

    Alexander G. Fore;Bruce D. Chapman;Brian P. Hawkins;Scott Hensley

  • A comparison of lidar, radar, and field measurements of canopy height in pine and hardwood forests of southeastern North America

    Joseph O. Sexton;Tyler Bax;Paul Siqueira;Jennifer J. Swenson

  • Analysis of Active Lava Flows on Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, Using SIR-C Radar Correlation Measurements

    Howard A. Zebker;Paul Rosen;Scott Hensley;Peter J. Mouginis-Mark

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul A. Rosen
Paul A. Rosen Jet Propulsion Lab
Howard A. Zebker
Howard A. Zebker Stanford University
Bryan Stiles
Bryan Stiles Jet Propulsion Lab
Ralph D. Lorenz
Ralph D. Lorenz Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Steven J. Ostro
Steven J. Ostro Jet Propulsion Lab
Rosaly M. C. Lopes
Rosaly M. C. Lopes California Institute of Technology
Randolph L. Kirk
Randolph L. Kirk United States Geological Survey
Irena Hajnsek
Irena Hajnsek German Aerospace Center
Marc Simard
Marc Simard California Institute of Technology
Jonathan I. Lunine
Jonathan I. Lunine Jet Propulsion Lab

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