Michael Purucker

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Phone : +1 301 614 6473
Email :michael.e.purucker at nasa.gov
Mike is a geophysicist involved in charting and understanding the multitude of magnetic fields encountered around the terrestrial planets and their moons. He was educated at the California Institute of Technology (B.S., M.S. ,1976), Princeton University (Ph.D., 1984) and is employed by Raytheon.
Last modified: 1 Jul 2009

Interactive applications Magnetic fields of the Earth Magnetic fields of the Moon Magnetic fields of Mars Magnetic fields of Mercury Mission development Other subjects

Terrestrial magnetic fields Magnetic Anomaly Map of the World, Eos Trans. AGU, 2007, 88(25), 263) Age spot or youthful marking: The origin of Reiner Gamma (Nicholas, Purucker and Sabaka, in review). Preprint and supporting material of article published in GRL, 2007, doi:10.1029/2007GL027794 A spatially continuous magnetization model for Mars (Whaler and Purucker, JGR, 2005) Coestimating models of the large-scale internal, external, and corresponding induced Hermean magnetic fields (Purucker and Sabaka, June 2007, Carnegie Institute of Washington) Magnetic field gradients from the ST-5 constellation: Improving magnetic and thermal models of the lithosphere (Preprint of GRL article, 2007, doi:10.1029/2007GL031739) Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism & Paleomagnetism contributions

Martian magnetic fields (discrete) The southern edge of cratonic North America: Evidence from new satellite magnetometer observations (GRL, 2001) Lunar South Pole Hydrogen and Water Ice Deposits: Constraints from Lunar Prospector magnetic field observations (Schaler and Purucker, in progress) Characterizing the magnetic fields of Mars: What do they tell us about the history of Mars? (DLR, Feb, 2005, the 'lost' talk) Mercury's internal magnetic field: Constraints on large- and small-scale fields of crustal origin (EPSL, 2008) Geomagnetic Research from Space (EOS, 2009, Feature article, v. 90, #25, 23 Jun 2009, 213-214) Treatise of Geophysics: Crustal magnetism draft(Purucker and Whaler)"

Terrestrial and Martian magnetic fields Heat flux anomalies in Antarctica revealed by satellite magnetic data (Science, 2005, Fox Maule, Purucker, Olsen, and Mosegaard) Lunar magnetic field evidence for dike emplacement in the South Pole-Aitken basin: Interpretation of new maps of the internal and external fields (Purucker et al., In progress, 9 June 2008) Exploration Geophysics on Mars: A tale of minerals and water (SEG presentation, 2002) A magnetic perspective on the crust of the Moon and terrestrial planets: Univ Maryland Dept of Geology lecture 17 Oct 2008 Upcoming and proposed magnetic field missions Current research interests

Virtual session Modeling of the Earth's magnetic field and its variation with Oersted, CHAMP, and Oersted-2/SAC-C: Current status and future prospects (Workshop report, 2003) A global model of the internal magnetic field of the Moon based on Lunar Prospector magnetometer observations, Purucker, Icarus, 197, 19-23, 2008 The first altitude-normalized magnetic map of Mars (GRL, 2000) - Geomagnetism from stratospheric platforms (workshop report) Magnetic annihilators and spherical tesselations (AGU poster, 2004)

AstroVenture A global model of oceanic remanence (GRL, 2000, Purucker and Dyment) - Exploration Geophysics on Mars: Lessons from magnetics (The Leading Edge, Purucker and Clark) - Lithospheric studies using gradients from close encounters of Orsted, CHAMP, and SAC-C (in progress) Constant-scale, Natural boundary maps (with C S Clark)

- Availability of Magsat and POGOdata - Why are some Martian terranes strongly magnetic and some non-magnetic? (LPSC presentation, 2002) - Swarm mission development studies at ESA World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map (Page size, public)

- Recognizing and interpreting the longest wavelength lithospheric magnetic signals obscured by overlap with the core field (AGU Fall 2004 poster, Purucker and Whaler) - Martian magnetization--preliminary models (The Leading Edge, Whaler and Purucker) - - Images of the magnetic field

- Magnetic images of the Sumatran region crust (Supplemental information for EOS feature article, Purucker and Ishihara, 86, 101-102, 8 March 2005) - An exploration of Martian mineral resources using magnetization and gravity field anomalies (Daniel Peterson, National Space Club Intern, 2004) - - -

- Results from the magnetic mapping payload onboard SAC-C - A Martian paleomagnetic pole estimate made using the distribution and intensity of large scale magnetic features, LPSC XXXVI, Abstract #1720, 2005, Purucker and Whaler - - -

- Magnetic field gradient data from ST-5 - A polar magnetic paleopole associated with Apollinaris Patera, Mars, Planetary and Space Science, 2007, 55, 270-279, Langlais and Purucker - - -

- Magnetic Crustal thickness and heat flux codes - - - - -

- Observing, modeling, and interpreting magnetic fields of the solid Earth (Mandea and Purucker, Surveys in Geophysics, v. 26, #4, 415-459, 2005) - - - - -

- How have Orsted, CHAMP, and SAC-C improved our knowledge of the oceanic regions? (OIST presentation, publication, 2003) - - - - -

Labeled collage from ESA Earth Explorer Opportunity User Meeting, Frascati, Italy, April 2004 .

Michael Purucker, Roger Haagmans and Carol Raymond (Sept, 2002 at OIST-4 meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark)

Labeled group picture from September, 2003 CHAMP Science Team meeting.

Michael Purucker, Weijia Kuang and Terry Sabaka at ISSI Geomagnetism workshop in Bern, Switzerland, 2009

Resume (English, PDF, 1 Jul 2009 update)

Resume (English, Text, 1 Jul 2009 update)

Curriculum Vitae (French, PDF, 23 Jun 2008 update)

Interactive applications	Magnetic fields of the Earth	Magnetic fields of the Moon	Magnetic fields of Mars	Magnetic fields of Mercury	Mission development	Other subjects
Terrestrial magnetic fields	Magnetic Anomaly Map of the World, Eos Trans. AGU, 2007, 88(25), 263)	Age spot or youthful marking: The origin of Reiner Gamma (Nicholas, Purucker and Sabaka, in review). Preprint and supporting material of article published in GRL, 2007, doi:10.1029/2007GL027794	A spatially continuous magnetization model for Mars (Whaler and Purucker, JGR, 2005)	Coestimating models of the large-scale internal, external, and corresponding induced Hermean magnetic fields (Purucker and Sabaka, June 2007, Carnegie Institute of Washington)	Magnetic field gradients from the ST-5 constellation: Improving magnetic and thermal models of the lithosphere (Preprint of GRL article, 2007, doi:10.1029/2007GL031739)	Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism & Paleomagnetism contributions
Martian magnetic fields (discrete)	The southern edge of cratonic North America: Evidence from new satellite magnetometer observations (GRL, 2001)	Lunar South Pole Hydrogen and Water Ice Deposits: Constraints from Lunar Prospector magnetic field observations (Schaler and Purucker, in progress)	Characterizing the magnetic fields of Mars: What do they tell us about the history of Mars? (DLR, Feb, 2005, the 'lost' talk)	Mercury's internal magnetic field: Constraints on large- and small-scale fields of crustal origin (EPSL, 2008)	Geomagnetic Research from Space (EOS, 2009, Feature article, v. 90, #25, 23 Jun 2009, 213-214)	Treatise of Geophysics: Crustal magnetism draft(Purucker and Whaler)"
Terrestrial and Martian magnetic fields	Heat flux anomalies in Antarctica revealed by satellite magnetic data (Science, 2005, Fox Maule, Purucker, Olsen, and Mosegaard)	Lunar magnetic field evidence for dike emplacement in the South Pole-Aitken basin: Interpretation of new maps of the internal and external fields (Purucker et al., In progress, 9 June 2008)	Exploration Geophysics on Mars: A tale of minerals and water (SEG presentation, 2002)	A magnetic perspective on the crust of the Moon and terrestrial planets: Univ Maryland Dept of Geology lecture 17 Oct 2008	Upcoming and proposed magnetic field missions	Current research interests
Virtual session	Modeling of the Earth's magnetic field and its variation with Oersted, CHAMP, and Oersted-2/SAC-C: Current status and future prospects (Workshop report, 2003)	A global model of the internal magnetic field of the Moon based on Lunar Prospector magnetometer observations, Purucker, Icarus, 197, 19-23, 2008	The first altitude-normalized magnetic map of Mars (GRL, 2000)	-	Geomagnetism from stratospheric platforms (workshop report)	Magnetic annihilators and spherical tesselations (AGU poster, 2004)
AstroVenture	A global model of oceanic remanence (GRL, 2000, Purucker and Dyment)	-	Exploration Geophysics on Mars: Lessons from magnetics (The Leading Edge, Purucker and Clark)	-	Lithospheric studies using gradients from close encounters of Orsted, CHAMP, and SAC-C (in progress)	Constant-scale, Natural boundary maps (with C S Clark)
-	Availability of Magsat and POGOdata	-	Why are some Martian terranes strongly magnetic and some non-magnetic? (LPSC presentation, 2002)	-	Swarm mission development studies at ESA	World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map (Page size, public)
-	Recognizing and interpreting the longest wavelength lithospheric magnetic signals obscured by overlap with the core field (AGU Fall 2004 poster, Purucker and Whaler)	-	Martian magnetization--preliminary models (The Leading Edge, Whaler and Purucker)	-	-	Images of the magnetic field
-	Magnetic images of the Sumatran region crust (Supplemental information for EOS feature article, Purucker and Ishihara, 86, 101-102, 8 March 2005)	-	An exploration of Martian mineral resources using magnetization and gravity field anomalies (Daniel Peterson, National Space Club Intern, 2004)	-	-	-
-	Results from the magnetic mapping payload onboard SAC-C	-	A Martian paleomagnetic pole estimate made using the distribution and intensity of large scale magnetic features, LPSC XXXVI, Abstract #1720, 2005, Purucker and Whaler	-	-	-
-	Magnetic field gradient data from ST-5	-	A polar magnetic paleopole associated with Apollinaris Patera, Mars, Planetary and Space Science, 2007, 55, 270-279, Langlais and Purucker	-	-	-
-	Magnetic Crustal thickness and heat flux codes	-	-	-	-	-
-	Observing, modeling, and interpreting magnetic fields of the solid Earth (Mandea and Purucker, Surveys in Geophysics, v. 26, #4, 415-459, 2005)	-	-	-	-	-
-	How have Orsted, CHAMP, and SAC-C improved our knowledge of the oceanic regions? (OIST presentation, publication, 2003)	-	-	-	-	-