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Overview

Tom G. Farr is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of study including Engineering, Environmental Science, and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on specific subfields such as Aerospace Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, and Oceanography.

The scientist's work primarily covers topics related to Groundwater and Watershed Analysis, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques, Planetary Science and Exploration, Spacecraft Design and Technology, Inertial Sensor and Navigation, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.

Notable recent publications include:

  • The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Remote Sensing of Groundwater: Current Capabilities and Future Directions, 2022, Water Resources Research
  • Using Sentinel-1 and GRACE satellite data to monitor the hydrological variations within the Tulare Basin, California, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Fluvial Features on Titan and Earth: Lessons from Planform Images in Low-resolution SAR, 2021, The Planetary Science Journal

Frequent coauthors in their scientific output include:

  • P. A. Rosen
  • Kyra H. Kim
  • J. T. Reager
  • E.R. Caro
  • Robert E. Crippen

The most common venues where Tom G. Farr publishes are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Water Resources Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • The Planetary Science Journal

Best Publications

  • The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

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

  • Shuttle radar topography mission produces a wealth of data

    Tom G. Farr;Mike Kobrick

  • The roughness of natural terrain: A planetary and remote sensing perspective

    Michael K. Shepard;Bruce A. Campbell;Mark H. Bulmer;Tom G. Farr

  • The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

    T. G. Farr;S. Hensley;E. Rodriguez;J. Martin

  • Radar polarimetry: analysis tools and applications

    D.L. Evans;T.G. Farr;J.J. van Zyl;H.A. Zebker

  • Sustained Water Loss in California's Mountain Ranges During Severe Drought From 2012 to 2015 Inferred From GPS

    Donald F. Argus;Felix W. Landerer;David N. Wiese;Hilary R. Martens

  • Sustained Groundwater Loss in California's Central Valley Exacerbated by Intense Drought Periods

    Chandrakanta Ojha;Manoochehr Shirzaei;Susanna Werth;Donald F. Argus

  • Estimating the permanent loss of groundwater storage in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California

    Ryan G. Smith;Rosemary Knight;J. Chen;J. A. Reeves

  • Distribution and interplay of geologic processes on Titan from Cassini radar data

    R.M.C. Lopes;E. R. Stofan;R. Peckyno;J. Radebaugh

  • Guide to Magellan image interpretation

    John P. Ford;Jeffrey J. Plaut;Catherine M. Weitz;Tom G. Farr

  • Effect of Salinity on the Dielectric Properties of Geological Materials: Implication for Soil Moisture Detection by Means of Radar Remote Sensing

    Y. Lasne;P. Paillou;A. Freeman;T. Farr

  • Mapping the world's topography using radar interferometry: the TOPSAT mission

    H.A. Zebker;T.G. Farr;R.P. Salazar;T.H. Dixon

  • Multipolarization Radar Images for Geologic Mapping and Vegetation Discrimination

    Diane L. Evans;Tom G. Farr;J. P. Ford;Thomas W. Thompson

  • Mapping of a major paleodrainage system in eastern Libya using orbital imaging radar: The Kufrah River

    Philippe Paillou;Mathieu Schuster;Stephen Tooth;Tom Farr

  • Linear dunes on Titan and earth: Initial remote sensing comparisons

    J. Radebaugh;R. Lorenz;T. Farr;P. Paillou

  • Estimates of surface roughness derived from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data

    D.L. Evans;T.G. Farr;J.J. van Zyl

  • Active shoreline of Ontario Lacus, Titan: A morphological study of the lake and its surroundings

    S. Wall;A. Hayes;Charlie S. Bristow;R. Lorenz

  • Cassini SAR, radiometry, scatterometry and altimetry observations of Titan’s dune fields

    A. Le Gall;M. A. Janssen;L. C. Wye;A. G. Hayes

  • Geologic interpretation from composited radar and Landsat imagery

    M. I. Daily;T. Farr;C. Elachi;G. Schaber

  • Microwave Penetration and Attenuation in Desert Soil: A Field Experiment with the Shuttle Imaging Radar

    Tom G. Farr;Charles Elachi;Philip Hartl;K. Chowdhury

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosaly M. C. Lopes
Rosaly M. C. Lopes California Institute of Technology
Ellen R. Stofan
Ellen R. Stofan Smithsonian Institution
Jani Radebaugh
Jani Radebaugh Brigham Young University
Howard A. Zebker
Howard A. Zebker Stanford University
Charles Elachi
Charles Elachi California Institute of Technology
Ralph D. Lorenz
Ralph D. Lorenz Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Alexander G. Hayes
Alexander G. Hayes Cornell University
Karl L. Mitchell
Karl L. Mitchell California Institute of Technology
Bryan Stiles
Bryan Stiles Jet Propulsion Lab
Anthony Freeman
Anthony Freeman Jet Propulsion Lab

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