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Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory

Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory

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Shin-Chan Han

Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
NASA/GSFC, Code 698

Greenbelt, MD 20771

Phone: (301) 614-6470

FAX: (301) 614-6522

Email: Shin-Chan.Han@nasa.gov

CURRENT POSITION:

    Assistant Research Scientist, University of Maryland, Baltimore County at the Planetary Geodynamics Lab, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

    Physical, mathematical and satellite geodesy; Gravity field of the Earth and planets; Earthquake deformation monitoring and modeling; Earth and planetary surface and interior; Gradiometry; Altimetry; Tides; Hydrology; GPS/INS; Stochastic estimation theory

EDUCATION:

    1998 - BS (Earth Science), Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
    2000 - MS (Geodesy), Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
    2003 - PhD (Geodesy), Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

PREVIOUS POSITIONS:

    2005-2006 Research Scientist, Ohio State University.
    2003-2005 Post-doctoral Research Associate, Ohio State University.
    1998-2003 Graduate Research Associate, Ohio State University.
    1998 Research Assistant, Korea Ocean Res. & Dev. Institute, Korea.

    SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

    2008 Han, S.-C., D.D. Rowlands, S.B. Luthcke, F.G. Lemoine, Localized analysis of satellite tracking data for studying time-variable EarthÕs gravity fields, Journal of Geophysical Research, In-press, 2008.

    2008 Han, S.-C. and F. J. Simons, Spatiospectral localization of global geopotential fields from GRACE reveals the coseismic gravity change due to the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, Journal of Geophysical Research, In-press, 2008.

    2008 Han, S.-C. and P. Ditmar, Localized spectral analysis of global satellite gravity fields for recovering time-variable mass redistributions, Journal of Geodesy, doi:10.1007/s00190-007-0194-5, In-press, 2008.

    2007Han, S.-C., R. Ray, S. Luthcke, Ocean tidal solutions in Antarctica from GRACE inter-satellite tracking data, Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L21607, doi:10.1029/2007GL031540, 2007.

    2006 Han, S.-C., C. Shum, M. Bevis, C. Ji, Crustal dilatation observed by GRACE after the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, Science, 313, 658-662, doi:10.1126/science.1128661, 2006.

    2006 Han, S.-C., C. Shum, C. Jekeli, Precise estimation of in situ geopotential difference from GRACE low-low satellite-to-satellite tracking and accelerometry data, Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, B04411, doi:10.1029/2005JB003719, 2006.

    2006 Han, S.-C., C. Shum, P. Ditmar, P. Visser, C. van Beelen, E.J.O. Schrama, Effect of High-Frequency Mass Variations on GOCE Recovery of the Earth's Gravity Field, Journal of Geodynamics, 41, 69-76, 2006.

    2005 Han, S.-C., C. Shum, K. Matsumoto, GRACE observations of M2 and S2 ocean tides below the Filchner-Ronne and Larsen Ice Shelves, Antarctica, Geophysical Research Letters, 32, L20311, doi:10.1029/2005GL024296, 2005.

    2005 Han, S.-C., C. Shum, C. Jekeli, C. Kuo, C. Wilson, K.-W. Seo, Non-isotropic Filtering of GRACE Temporal Gravity for Geophysical Signal Enhancement, Geophysical Journal International, 163(1), 18-25, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02756.x, 2005.

    2005 Han, S.-C., C. Shum, C. Jekeli, D. Alsdorf, Improved estimation of continental water storage change from GRACE, Geophysical Research Letters, 32, doi:10.1029/2005GL022382, 2005.

    2005 Han, S.-C., C. Shum, A. Braun, High-Resolution Continental Water Storage Recovery from Low-Low Satellite-to-Satellite Tracking, Journal of Geodynamics, 39, 11-28, 2005.

    2004 Han, S.-C., C. Jekeli, and C. Shum, Time-variable aliasing effects of ocean tides, atmosphere, and continental water mass on monthly mean GRACE gravity field, Journal of Geophysical Research, 109, B04403, doi:10.1029/2003JB002501, 2004.

    2004 Han, S.-C., Efficient Determination of Global Gravity Field From Satellite-to-satellite Tracking, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 88, 69-102, 2004.

    2002 Han, S.-C., C. Jekeli, and C. Shum, Efficient Gravity Field Recovery Using in situ Disturbing Potential Observables from CHAMP, Geophysical Research Letters, 29, doi:10.1029/2002GL015180, 2002.

    2001 Han, S.-C., J. Kwon, and C. Jekeli, Accurate absolute GPS positioning through satellite clock error estimation, Journal of Geodesy, 75, 33-43, 2001.

    PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

    Member, Intercommission Working Group T2.2. Satellite Gravity Theory, A Science Working Group of IAG Commission 2 (Gravity Field) and the Inter-Commission Committee on Theory, 2003 - 2007.

    Member, Intercommission Working Group 04. Aliasing in gravity field modeling, A Science Working Group of a Joint Commission 3 and ICCT, 2003 - 2007.

    Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU).

    Member, Institute of Navigation (ION), 2000 - 2002, 2004.

    Reviewer, Journal of Geodesy, Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geodynamics, Geophysical Journal International, Computer & Geosciences. Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, and Proceedings of IAG Symposia.

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