A5059521210- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Landslides and related hazards
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Geological formations and processes
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Archaeology and Natural History
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Career Development and Diversity
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- Water Quality and Resources Studies
- Structural mechanics and materials
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Colorado College
2021-2024
Earth and Space Research
2016-2019
University of Washington
2016-2019
Research Article| May 01, 2016 Rates and mechanisms of bedrock incision strath terrace formation in a forested catchment, Cascade Range, Washington Brian D. Collins; Collins † 1Department Earth Space Sciences Quaternary Center, University Washington, Seattle, 98195-1310, USA †bcollins@uw.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David R. Montgomery; Montgomery Sarah A. Schanz; Schanz Isaac J. Larsen 2Department Geosciences, Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts...
Significance The degree to which bedrock-floored rivers are shaped by human action is poorly understood in comparison with gravel- and sand-bedded rivers. Yet, bedrock river erosion thought set the pace of landscape-scale evolution, thus any human-induced has potential have a cascading effect alter both networks hillslopes. We show here that artificial dam-burst floods wood removal early 20th century associated forestry practices caused significant incision led abandonment predisturbance...
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Abstract The onset of glaciation in the late Cenozoic caused rapid bedrock erosion above snowline; however, whether influx eroded sediment is recorded continental weathering and basin accumulation rates an ongoing debate. We propose that transport glacially through fluvial system damps signal headwater results steady basin‐integrated flux. Using a numerical model with integrated glacial erosion, we find increase rapidly at continue to fluctuate climatic oscillation. However, decrease...
Abstract. Earthflows create landscape heterogeneity, increase local erosion rates, and heighten sediment loads in streams. These slow moving fine-grained mass movements make up much of the Holocene Teanaway River basin, central Cascade Range, Washington State, yet controls on earthflow activity resulting topographic impacts are unquantified. We mapped earthflows based morphologic characteristics relatively dated using a flow directional surface roughness metric called MADstd. The relative...
Abstract. Salmon habitat is enhanced by the wide valleys and channel heterogeneity created landslides. Earthflows, which are slow moving fine-grained mass movements, can further potentially alter constricting sustaining delivery of debris fine sediment. Here, we examine influence earthflows on salmon in Teanaway River basin, central Cascade Range, Washington. We mapped based morphologic characteristics relatively dated earthflow activity using a flow directional surface roughness metric...