Recent Publications
This list features recent Landslide Program publications, searchable by Landslide Program authors. Open File Reports and and Non-USGS publications are listed for the last 5 years only.
For a more comprehensive, searchable list of publications, please see theLandslide Bibliographic Search. (please note, this page is under construction)
- Open-File Reports
- Fact Sheets
- Maps
- Other
- Information Reports
- Non-USGS Publications
- Scientific Investigations Report
- USGS Circulars
- (2009) Wieczorek, G.F., Eaton, L.S., Morgan, B.A., Wooten, R.M., and Morrissey, M., 2009, An examination of selected historical rainfall-induced debris-flow events within the central and southern Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United States, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 20091155, 25 p., available only online at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1155.
- (2009) Cannon,S. H. , Gartner, J. E., Rupert, M. G. , Michael, J. A., Staley, D. R. and Worstell, B. B., Emergency asssessment of postfire debris-flow hazards for the 2009 Station Fire, San Gabriel Mountains, Southern California, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1227, 24 p.
- (2008) McKenna, J. P., Lidke, D. J., and Coe, J. A., Landslides mapped from LIDAR imagery, Kitsap County, Washington, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1292, 81 p., includes Map, Geospatial database
- (2008) Highland, L.M., 2008. Geographical overview of the Three Gorges Dam and Reservoir, China--Geologic hazards and environmental impacts, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1241, 86 p.
- (2008) Hageman,P. L. , Plumlee, G. S. , Martin, D. A. , Hoefen, T. M., Meeker, G. P. , Adams,M. , Lamothe, P. J., and Anthony, M. W., Leachate Geochemical results for ash and burned soil samples from the October, 2007 Southern California wildfires, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 20081139, 14 p.
- (2008) Crovelli, R. A. and Co, J. A., Probabilistic Methodology for Estimation of Number and Economic Loss (Cost) of Future Landslides in the San Francisco Bay Region, California, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1116, 29 p.
- (2008) Baum, R. L., Galloway, D. L., and Harp, E. L., in, Landslide and land subsidence hazards to pipelines , USGS Open-file report 2008-1164, also: in, Landslide Investigation Methods, Chapter 3, p. 107-192, Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline Research Council International, and DGH Consulting Inc.
- (2008) Baum, R. L., Savage, W. Z. , and Godt, J. W., TRIGRS - A Fortran program for transient rainfall infiltration and grid-based regional slope-stability analysis, Version 2.0, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1159, 81.
- (2007) Wieczorek, G. F., Snyder, J. B., Borchers, J. W., and Reichenbach, P., Staircase Falls Rockfall on December 26, 2003, and geologic hazards at Curry Village, Yosemite National Park, California , U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1378, 14 p.
- (2007) Verdin, Kristine L.; Godt, Jonathan W.; Funk, Chris; Pedreros, Diego; Worstell, Bruce; Verdin, James, Development of a Global Slope Dataset for estimation of landslide occurrence resulting from earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1188, 25 p.
- (2007) Schulz, W.H., and Ellis, W.L., Preliminary results of subsurface exploration and monitoring at the Johnson Creek landslide, Lincoln County, Oregon, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1127, 11 p., 1 appendix.
- (2007) Jones, L., Bernknopf, R. Cannon, S. , Cox, D. A., Gaydos, L., Keeley, J. , Kohler, M., Lee, H., Ponti, D., Ross, S. , Schwarzbach, S., Shulters, M. A., Ward, W. andWein, A., Increasing Resiliency to Natural Hazards - A strategic plan for the Multi-Haza, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 1007-1255, 27 p.
- (2007) Collins, B. D., Kayen, R., Reiss, T. and Sitar, N. Terrestrial LIDAR Investigation of the December 2003 and January 2007 Activations of the Northridge Bluff Landslide, Daly City, in, California , U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1079, 37 p.
- (2007) Coe, J.A., Godt, J.W., Wait, T.C., and Kean, J.W., 2007, Field Reconnaissance of Debris Flows Triggered by a July 21, 2007, Thunderstorm in Alpine, Colorado, and Vicinity, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1237, 25 p.
- (2007) Coe, J.A. (editor), Bigio, E. R., Blair, R.W., Jr., Burke, M., Cannon, S.H., deWolfe, V.G., Ey, J., Gartner, J.E., Gillam, M.L., Knowlton, N.D., Santi, P.M., and Schulz, W.H., Mass wasting following the 2002 Missionary Ridge fire near Durango, Colorado, a, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2007-1289, 54 p.
- (2007) Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., Michael, J.A., Bauer, M.A., Stitt, S.C., Knifong, D.L., McNamara, B.J., and Roque, Y.M., 2007, Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Slide and Grass Valley Fires, San Bernardino County, sou, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 20071416, 1 sheet.
- (2007) Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., Michael, J.A., Bauer, M.A., Stitt, S.C., Knifong, D.L., McNamara, B.J., and Roque, Y.M., 2007, Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Santiago Fire, Orange County, southern California, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 20071419, 1 sheet.
- (2007) Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., Michael, J.A., Bauer, M.A., Stitt, S.C., Knifong, D.L., McNamara, B.J., and Roque, Y.M., 2007, Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Rice Fire, San Diego County, southern California, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 20071417, 1 sheet.
- (2007) Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., Michael, J.A., Bauer, M.A., Stitt, S.C., Knifong, D.L., McNamara, B.J., and Roque, Y.M., 2007, Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Ranch Fire, Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, southern C, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 20071418, 1 sheet.
- (2007) Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., Michael, J.A., Bauer, M.A., Stitt, S.C., Knifong, D.L., McNamara, B.J., and Roque, Y.M., 2007, Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Poomacha Fire, San Diego County, southern California, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 20071411, 1 sheet.
- (2007) Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., Michael, J.A., Bauer, M.A., Stitt, S.C., Knifong, D.L., McNamara, B.J., and Roque, Y.M., 2007, Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Canyon Fire, Los Angeles County, southern California, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 20071415, 1 sheet.
- (2007) Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., Michael, J.A., Bauer, M.A., Stitt, S.C., Knifong, D.L., McNamara, B.J., and Roque, Y.M., 2007, Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Buckweed Fire, Los Angeles County, southern California, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 20071414, 1 sheet.
- (2007) Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., Michael, J.A., Bauer, M.A., Stitt, S.C., Knifong, D.L., McNamara, B.J., and Roque, Y.M., 2007, Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Ammo Fire, San Diego County, southern California, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 20071413, 1 sheet.
- (2007) Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., and Michael, J.A., Methods for the emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the fires of 2007, southern California, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 20071384, 10 p.
- (2007) Cannon, S. H. , Gartner, J. E., Michael, J. A. , Bauer, M. A. , Stitt, S. C. , Knifong, D. L. , McNamara, B. J. , and Roque, Y. M., Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Witch Fire, San Diego County, Southern Califor, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1420, 1 sheet.
- (2007) Cannon, S. H. , Gartner, J. E., Michael, J. A. , Bauer, M. A. , Stitt, S. C. , Knifong, D. L. , McNamara B. J. , and Roque, Y. M., Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2007 Harris Fire, San Diego County, Southern Californ, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1421, 1 sheet.
- (2007) Denlinger, Roger P., 2007, Simulations of potential runout , U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2007-1275, 23 p.
- (2006) Landslide Susceptibility Estimated From Mapping Using Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Imagery and Historical Landslide Records, Seattle, Washington, U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 20051405, 16 p., 1 plate, map scale 1:30,000.
- (2006) Highland, L. M., Estimating Landslide Losses - Preliminary results of a seven-state pilot project, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1032, 11 p.
- (2006) Harp, E. L., Michael, J. A. , and Laprade, W.T. ,Shallow-Landslide Hazard Map of Seattle, Washington, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1139, 23 p., 1 sheet.
- (2006) Harp, E. L., and Crone, A. J., Landslides Triggered by the October 8, 2005, Pakistan Earthquake and Associated Landslide-Dammed Reservoirs, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1052, 13 p.
- (2006) Harp, E. L. and Lindsay, C. R., Stability of leaning column at Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1130, 10 p.
- (2006) By Chleborad, A. F. Baum, R. L. , and Godt, J. W., Rainfall thresholds for forecasting landslides in the Seattle, Washington, area - exceedance and probability, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1064, 35 p.
- (2006) Schulz, W. H., Coe, J. A. , Ellis, W.L. , and Kibler, J. D., Preliminary Assessment of Landslides Along the Florida River Downstream from Lemon Reservoir, La Plata County, Colorado, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1343.
- (2005) Jibson, R., Landslide hazards at La Conchita, California, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1067, 12 p.
- (2005) Gartner, J. E. , Cannon, S. H. , Bigio, E. R. , Davis, N. K. , Parrett, C. Pierce, K.L. , Rupert, M. G. , Thurston, B. L. , Trebish, M. J. , Garcia, S. P., and Rea, A. H., Compilation of data relating to the erosive response of 606 recently burned basin, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1218.
- (2005) Coe, J. A. , Harp, E. L. , Tarr, A. C. , and Michael, J. A., Rock-Fall hazard assessment of Little Mill Campground, American Fork Canyon, Uinta National Forest, Utah., U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1229, 50 p., 2 plates, data downloads.
- (2005) Baum, R. L. , McKenna, J. P. , Godt, J. W. , Harp, E. L., and McMullen, S. R. (Shannon and Wilson, Inc.), Hydrologic monitoring of landslide-prone coastal bluffs near Edmonds and Everett, Washington, 2001-2004., U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1063, 42 p.
- (2004) Schulz, W.H., and McKenna, J. P., Engineering geologic conditions at the Sinkhole Entrance to Logan Cave, Benton County, Arkansas, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1357, 33 p., 1 plate.
- (2004) Schulz, W. H., Landslides mapped using LIDAR imagery, Seattle, Washington, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1396, 11 p., 1 sheet.
- (2004) Harp, E. L., Reid, M. E., Michael, J. A., Hazard analysis of landslides triggered by Typhoon Chata'an on July 2, 2002, in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1348, 24 p., 2 plates.
- (2004) Gartner, J. E. , Bigio, E. R. and Cannon, S. H. , Compilation of post wildfire runoff-event data from the Western United States, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1085.
- (2004) Cannon, S. H. , Gartner, J. E. , Rupert, M. G. , and Michael, J. A., Emergency asessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the Cedar and Paradise Fires of 2003, Southern California, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1011, 1 sheet. Prepared in Cooperation with Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- (2004) Cannon, S. H. , Gartner, J. E. , Rupert, M. G. , and Michael, J. A., Emergency assessment of debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the Padua Fire of 2003, Southern California, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1072, 14 p.
- (2004) Assessment of Late Pleistocene to Recent Climate-Induced Vegetation Changes in and near Shenandoah National Park (Blue Ridge Province, VA), Litwin, R. J., Morgan, B. A., Eaton, L. S. and Wieczorek, G. F., 2004, U.S. Geological Survey Open-file report, 72 p.
- (2004) Assessment of Hazards Associated with the Bluegill Landslide, South-Central Idaho, Ellis, William L., Schuster, Robert L., Schulz, William H., U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 04-1054, 16 p.
- (2008) Wieczorek, G.F., Morgan, B.A., Debris-flow hazards within the Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United States, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008-3070, 4p.
- (2007) Jones, L., and Cox, D.A., Increasing the resilience to natural hazards in Southern California, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3037.
- (2007) Baum, R., Harp, E., and Highland, L., Landslide hazards in the Seattle, Washington, Area, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3005.
- (2005) Southern California Landslides - An Overview, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3107.
- (2005) Southern California - Wildfires and Debris Flows, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3106.
- (2005) FS 2005-3104, Cannon, S.H., 2005, A NOAA-USGS Demonstration Flash-Flood and Debris-Flow Early-Warning System: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3104.
- (2005) FS 2005-3104, A NOAA-USGS Demonstration Flash-Flood and Debris-Flow Early-Warning System
- (2004) FS 2004-3099, Rates of Landsliding and Cliff Retreat Along the Bg Sur Coast, California - Measuring a Crucial Baseline
- (2004) FS 2004-3072, Landslide Types and Processes
- (1989) El Nino 1997-98; Damaging Landslides in the San Francisco Bay Area
- FS 159-96 (HTML), FS 159-96 (PDF), Debris-Flow Hazards in the Blue Ridge of Virginia
- FS 112-95 (PDF), San Francisco Area Debris-Flow Hazard
- FS 180-97, El Niño and the National Landslide Hazard Outlook for 1997-1998
- FS 176-97, Debris Flow Hazards in the United States
- FS 091-99, Real-Time Monitoring of Active Landslides
- FS 071-00 (English), FS 071-00 (Spanish), Landslide Hazards (English version)
- FS 013-98, Landslide Hazards in Glacial Lake Clays – Tully Valley, New York
See Open-File Report 94-0615 for an expanded updated open-file report version of this fact sheet (posted 02/03/2000) - FS 0103-01, Natural Hazards on Alluvial Fans: The Venezuela Debris Flow and Flash Flood Disaster
- Map Showing Recent and Historic Landslide Activity, on Coastal Bluffs of Puget Sound Between Shilshole Bay and Everett, Washington (posted 11/22/2000)
- (2008) 08-1370, Rupert, M.A., Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., Helsel, D.R., 2008, Using logistic regression to predict the probability of in areas burned by wildfires, southern California, 2003-2006: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 2008-1370, 20 p.
- (2007) Rainfall and seasonal movement of the Weeks Creek landslide, San Mateo County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 276, Wieczorek, Gerald F., Reid, Mark E., Jodicke, Walter, Pearson, Chris, and Wilcox, Grant, 2007
- (2006) Professional Paper 1723, Schuster, R.L., 2006, Interaction of Dams and Landslides-Case Studies and Mitigation: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1723, 114 p.
- (2005) Circular 1283, NOAA-USGS Task Force, 2005, NOAA-USGS Debris-Flow Warning System Final Report: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1283, 47pp.
- (2001) A massive landslide occurred in the Las Colinas neighborhood of Santa Tecla, El Salvador, Central America, (posted 16 January 2001)
- (1998) Landslides triggered by Pacific Northwest Storms, November and December 1998
- (1997) USGS study of snowmelt-induced landslides in the western US
- (1997) The Pacific Northwest Flooding, Behind the scenes
- (1997) Landslides in the Columbia Gorge and Portland-Vancouver area, January storm, 1997.
- (1997) Landslide Reconaissance in the Puget Sound area, January 22-25, 1997
- (1997) Idaho flood summary, Jan. 3, 1997
- (1997) Ground reconnaissance of landslide activity in Seattle, WA, January storm, 1997.
- (1997) Debris and Flood Hazard Video
- (1997) An Outbreak of Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever), Caused by Landslides Triggered by the 1994 Northridge, California Earthquake
- (1997) Aerial reconnaissance, (flown 01/08/97) of potential landslide activity in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains.
- (1997) A Volumetric Sediment Analysis for Kinsey Run Debris Flow, triggered during an extreme storm event, Madison County, Virginia
- (1996) Landslide Hazards, in Washington State Due to February 5-9, 1996 Storm
- Landslide near Aspen, Colorado
- (2009) Wieczorek, G.F., and J. B. Snyder, Monitoring Slope Movements, in, Young, R., and Norby, L., Geological Monitoring, Geological Soceity of America, Boulder, Colorado, pp. 245 - 271
- (2009) Kean, J.W., Kuhnle, R.A., Smith, J., Dungan, J., Alonso, C.V., and Langendoen, E.J., Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 135(7), pp. 588-601.
- (2009) Schulz, W.H., Kean, J.w., and Wang, G., Landslide movement in southwest Colorado triggered by atmospheric tides
- (2009) Review of recent slope stability studies at Snodgrass Mountain, Colorado
- (2009) Paper (PDF) 1.7 MB, Kean, J.W., Kuhnle, R.A., Smith, J.D., Alonso, C.V., Langendoen, E.J., 2009, Test of a Method to Calculate Near-Bank Velocity and Boundary Shear Stress: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, v. 135, no 7., p. 588-601.
- (2009) Paper (PDF) (1.0 MB), Coe, Jeffrey A., Jonathan P. McKenna, Jonathan W. Godt and Rex L. Baum, 2009, Basal-topographic control of stationary ponds on a continuously moving landslide, 2009, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms vol. 34, pp. 264279, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- (2009) Cannon, S. H., Gartner, J. E., Rupert, M. G., Michael, J. A., Rea, A. H. , and Parrett, C., Predicting the probability and volume of postwildfire debris flows in the intermountain western United States
- (2009) Godt, J.W., Baum, R.L., and Lu, N., 2009, Landsliding in partially saturated materials: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 36.
- (2009) Harp, E.L., Reid, M.E., McKenna, J.P., and Michael, J.A., 2009, Mapping of hazard from rainfall-triggered landslides in developing countries: Examples from Honduras and Micronesia: Engineering Geology, v. 104, p. 295-311.
- (2009) Sato, H.P., and Harp, E.L., 2009, Interpretation of earthquake-induced landslides triggered by the 12 May 2008, M 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake in the Beichuan area, Sichuan Province, China using satellite imagery and Google Earth: Landslides, v. 6, p. 153-159.
- (2009) Schulz, W.H., McKenna, J.P., Biavati, G., and Kibler, J.D., 2008, Relations between hydrology and velocity of a continuously moving landslide evidence of pore-pressure feedback regulating landslide motion?, Landslides, Springer, published June 4, 2009.
- (2008) Wieczorek, G.F., Stock, G.M., Reichenbach, P., Snyder, J.B., Borchers, J.W., and Godt, J.W., 2008, Investigation and hazard assessment of the 2003 and 2007 Staircase Falls rock falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, European Geophysics Union, v. 8, p. 421-432.
- (2008) Reid, M.E., Baum, R.L., LaHusen, R.G., and Ellis, W.L., 2008, Capturing landslide dynamics and hydrologic triggers using near-real-time monitoring, in, Chen, Z. Zhang, J., Li, Z, Wu, F, Ho, K., eds., Landslides and Engineered Slopes, Taylor and Francis Gr, in, Chen, Z. Zhang, J., Li, Z, Wu, F, Ho, K., eds., Landslides and Engineered Slopes, Taylor and Francis Group, London, p. 179-191.
- (2008) Paper (PDF) 5.4 MB, Cannon, S.H., and DeGraff, J., 2008, The increasing wildfire and post-fire debris-flow threat in western USA, and implications for consequences of climate change, Keynote address. In Sassa, K., and Canuti, P., (eds)., Landslides Disaster Risk Reduction: Proceedings of 1st World Landslide Forum, Tokyo, Japan, November, 2008, Springer-Verlag, Berlin p. 177-190.
- (2008) Paper (PDF) 5.0 MB, Restrepo, Pedro, Jorgensen, D.P., Cannon, S.H., Costa, J.E., Jayme Laber, Major, J.A., Brooks Marter, Jim Purpura, and Kevin Werner , 2008, Joint NOAA/NWS/USGS Prototype Debris Flow Warning System for Recently Burned Areas in Southern California: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Insights and Innovation, p. 1845-1851.
- (2008) Paper (PDF) 3.2 MB, Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., Wilson, R.C., and Laber, J.L., 2008, Storm rainfall conditions for floods and debris flows from recently burned areas in southwestern Colorado and southern California: Geomorphology, v. 96, p. 250-269.
- (2008) Paper (PDF) 285 KB, (2008) Reid, M.E., Baum, R.L., LaHusen, R.G., and Ellis, W.L., 2008, Capturing landslide dynamics and hydrologic triggers using near-real-time monitoring, in, Chen, Z. Zhang, J., Li, Z, Wu, F, Ho, K., eds., Landslides and Engineered Slopes, Taylor and Francis Group, London, p. 179-191
- (2008) Paper (PDF) 1.9 MB, Santi, P.M., deWolf, V.G., Higgins, J.E., Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., 2008, Sources of debris flow material in burned areas: Geomorphology, v. 96, p. 310-321.
- (2008) Paper (PDF) 0.7 MB, Moody, J.A., Martin, D.A., Cannon, S.H., 2008, Post-wildfire erosion response in two geologic terrains in the western USA: Geomorphology, v. 95, p. 103-118.
- (2008) Paper (PDF) (916 KB), Schulz, W.H., Lidke, D.J., and Godt, J.W., 2008, Modeling the spatial distribution of landslide-prone colluvium and shallow groundwater on hillslopes of Seattle, Washington: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, v. 33, p. 123-141.
- (2008) Paper (PDF) (734 KB), Coe, J. A., Cannon, S.H., and Santi, P.M., 2008, Introduction to the special issue on debris flows initiated by runoff, erosion, and sediment entrainment in western North America: Geomorphology, v. 96, 247-249p.
- (2008) Paper (PDF) (590 KB), Coe, J.A., Crovelli, R.A., 2008, Landslide risk in the San Francisco Bay region: In, Chen, Z. Zhang, J., Li, Z, Wu, F, Ho, K., eds., Landslides and Engineered Slopes, From the Past to the Future, Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Landslides, June 30-July 4, 2008, Xi'an, China, Taylor & Francis Group, London, v. 2, 1899-1904.
- (2008) Paper (PDF) (5.6 MB), Schulz, W.H., Harp, E.L., and Jibson, R.W., 2008, Characteristics of large rock avalanches triggered by the November 3, 2002 Denali Fault earthquake, Alaska, USA, in Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Landslides, Xian, China, June 30-July 4, 2008, 6 p.
- (2008) Paper (PDF) (2.8 MB), Coe, J.A., Kinner, D.A., and Godt, J.W., 2008, Initiation conditions for debris flows generated by runoff at Chalk Cliffs, central Colorado: Geomorphology, v. 96, p 270-297.
- (2008) First World Landslide Forum Parallel Sessions Volume, Godt, J.W., Sener, B., Verdin, K.L., Wald, D.J., Earle, P.S., Harp, E.L., and Jibson, R.W., 2008, Rapid assessment of earthquake-induced landsliding, in, Proceedings of the First World Landslide Forum, November 2008, tokyo, Japan, Parallel Sessions Volume, International Program on Landslides, online: http://www.iclhq.org/WLFweb/parallel_sessions.pdf
- (2008) Deciphering landslide behavior using large-scale flume experiments, Reid, M.E., Iverson, R.M., Iverson, N.R., LaHusen, R.G., Brien, D.L., and Logan, M., 2008, Proceedings of The First World Landslide Forum, Sassa, D., and P. Canuti eds., Parallel Sessions Volume, First World Landslide Forum, November 18-21, 2008, Tokyo, Japan.
- (2008) Abstract (PDF) 45kB, Schmidt, K.M., Stock, J.D., Hanshaw, M.N., Bawden, G.W., 2008, Constraining Diffusivity and Critical Slope from Post-Fire Sediment Flux of the Day, Canyon, and Corral Fires, California, EOS Trans. AGU, 2008 Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H51F-1079
- (2008) Abstract (PDF) 44kB, Schmidt, K.M., Stock, J.D., Hanshaw, M.N., Bawden, G.W., 2008, Time-varying Post-Fire Sediment Flux, Diffusivity, and Critical Slope in Southern California, U.S.A., 7th International Conference of the IAG
- (2008) Abstract (PDF) 16kB, Staley, D.M., Schmidt, K.M., Hanshaw, M.N., Kean, J.W., Stock, J.D., 2008, Assessing the Influence of Multiple Rainfall Pulses on Soil Moisture Dynamics During Long Duration Frontal Storms, EOS Trans. AGU, 2008 Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H51D-0849
- (2008) Abstract (PDF) 12kB, Hanshaw, M. N., Schmidt, K. M., Jorgensen, D. P., Stock, J. D., 2008, By Air and Land: Estimating Post-Fire Debris-Flow Susceptibility through High-Resolution Radar Reflectivity and Tipping-Bucket Gage Rainfall, EOS Trans. AGU, 2008 Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H51D-0850
- (2008) Abstract (PDF) 11kB, Hanshaw, M. N., Schmidt, K. M., Jorgensen, D. P., Stock, J. D., 2008, Comparing High-Resolution Radar Reflectivity and Tipping-Bucket Gage Rainfall to Estimate Post-Fire Debris-Flow Susceptibility, 7th International Conference of the IAG
- (2008) Lu, N., and Godt, J.W., 2008, Infinite-slope stability under steady unsaturated seepage conditions: Water Resources Research, v. 44, p. W11404.
- (2008) Godt, J.W., and McKenna, J.P., 2008, Hydrological response of hillside materials to infiltration: Implications for shallow landsliding in the Seattle are, in, Baum, R.L., Godt, J.W., and Highland, L.M., eds., Landslides and Engineering Geology of the Seattle, Washington, area: Geological Society of America Reviews in Engineering Geology, v. XX, p. 121-135
- (2008) Godt, J.w., Schulz, W.H., Baum, R.L., and Savage, W.Z., 2008, Modeling rainfall conditions for shallow landsliding in Seattle, Washington, in, Baum, R.L., Godt, J.W., and Highland, L.M., eds., Landslides and Engineering Geology of the Seattle, Washington area: Geological Society of America Reviews in Engineering Geology, v. XX, p. 137-152.
- (2008) Salciarini, D., Godt, J.W., Savage, W.Z., Baum, R.L., and Conversini, P., 2008, Modeling landslide recurrence in Seattle, Washington, USA: Engineering Geology, v. 102, p. 227-237.
- (2008) Brien, D.L., and Reid, M.E., 2008, Assessing deep-seated landslide susceptibility using 3-D groundwater and slope-stability analyses, southwestern Seattle, Washington, in, Baum, R.L., Godt, J.W., and Highland, L.M., eds., Landslides and Engineering Geology of the Seattle, Washington, Area, Geological Society of America, Reviews in Engineering Geology, Vol. XX, p. 83-101.
- (2008) Baum, Rex, Godt, Jonathan, and Lynn Highland, eds., 2008, Landslides and Engineering Geology of the Seattle, Washington, area, Geological Society of America, Reviews in Engineering Geology Series, Vol. XX, 181 pp, 1 plate.
- (2008) Kjekstad, Oddvar and Lynn M Highlamd, 2008, Economic and Social Impacts of Landslides, in, Sassa, D., and P. Canuti eds., Plenary Session Volume, First World Landslide Forum, November 18-21, 2008, Tokyo, Japan, p. 573. online: http://www.iclhq.org/WLFweb/WLF.htm
- (2008) Highland, Lynn M., and Paula Gori, 2008, Two Approaches to Landslide Awareness in the United States, in, Chen, Z. Zhang, J., Li, Z, Wu, F, Ho, K., eds., Landslides and Engineered Slopes, From the Past to the Future, Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Landslides, Xian, China, June 30-July 4, 2008, Taylor and Francis Group, London.
- (2008) Geertsema, Marten, Lynn Highland and Laura Vaugeouis, 2008, Environmental impact of landslides, in, Sassa, D., and P. Canuti eds., Plenary Session Volume, First World Landslide Forum, November 18-21, Tokyo, Japan, p. 589. online: http://www.iclhq.org/WLFweb/WLF.htm
- (2008) Highland, Lynn M., and Peter Bobrowsky, 2008, An Illustrated Handbook for developing nations, Proceedings, First World Landslide Forum, November 18 - 21, Tokyo, Japan, Parallel Sessions Volume, International Program on Landslides, p. 263. online: http://www.iclhq.org/WLFweb/WLF.htm
- (2008) Highland, Lynn M., 2008, Geographical Overview of the Three Gorges Dam and Reservoir, China--Geologic and Environmental Hazards, First World Landslide Forum, November 18 - 21, Tokyo, Japan, Parallel Sessions Volume, International Program on Landslides, p. 269. online: http://www.iclhq.org/WLFweb/WLF.htm
- (2008) Wieczorek, Gerald F. and Leahy, P. Patrick, 2008, Landslide hazard mitigation in North America: Environmental and Engineering Geoscience, V. XIV, no. 2, May 2008, p. 133-144.
- (2008) Moody, J.A., Martin, D.A., Cannon, S.H.,Post-wildfire erosion response in two geologic terrains in the western USA, Geomorphology, v. 95, p. 103-118.
- (2008) Chleborad, A.F., Baum, R.L., and Godt, J.W., 2008, A prototype system for forecasting landslides in the Seattle, Washington, Area, in Baum, R.L., Godt, J.W., and Highland, L.M., eds., Engineering geology and landslides of the Seattle, Washington, area: Geological Society of America Reviews in Engineering Geology v. XX, p. 103-120, doi: 10.1130/2008.4020(06).
- (2008) Santi, P.M., DeWolfe, V.G., Higgins, J.D., Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., Sources of Debris Flow Material in Burned Areas, Geomorphology, v. 96, no. 3-4, pp. 366-377
- (2008) Gartner, J.E., Cannon, S.H., Santi, P.M., and DeWolfe, V.G., Empirical modesl to predict debris-flow volumes generated from recently burned basins in the western U.S., Geomorphology, v. 96, pp. 339-354
- (2008) Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E., Wilson, R.C., and Laber, J.L., Storm rainfall conditions for floods and debris flows from recently burned areas in southwestern Colorado and southern California, Geomorphology, v. 96, pp. 250-269.
- (2007) Wieczorek, G.F., Wilson, R.C., Ellen, S.D., Reid, M.E., and Jayko, A.S., Staircase Falls rockfall event and hazards at Curry Village, Yosemite National Park, California, Conference Presentations, 1st North American Landslide Conference, Vail, Colorado, AEG Special Publicstions No. 23, AEG Copyright 2007.
- (2007) Wieczorek, G.F., Snyder, J.b., Borchers, J..W., and Reichenbach, Paola, Staircase Falls Rockfall on December 26, 2003, and Geologic Hazards at Curry Village, Yosemite National Park, California, Conference Presentations, 1st North American Landslide Conference, Vail, Colorado, AEG Special Publication No. 23, AEG Copyright 2007, ISBN 978-0-975-4295-3-2, p. 1292-1301.
- (2007) Wieczorek, G.f., Geist, E.L., Motyka, R.J., and Jakokb, Matthias, Hazard assessment of the Tidal Inlet landslide and potential subsequent tsunami, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, Landslides, Springer-Verlag, V. 4, p. 205-215.
- (2007) Slumgullion Landslide inferred from subsurface exploration, in-situ and laboratory testing, and monitoring, in Schaefer, V.R., Schuster, R.L., and Turner, A.K., eds., 1st North American Landslide Conference, Vail, Colo., June 3-8, 2007, Proceedings: AEG Special Publication No. 23, p. 1084-1097.
- (2007) Paper (PDF) 3.4 MB, DeGraff, J.V., Cannon, S.H., Gartner, J.E. and Gallegos, A.J, 2007, Reducing post-wildfire debris flow risk through the burned area emergency response (BAER) process: Proceedings of the 1st North America Landslide Conference, AEG Special Publication no 23.
- (2007) Paper (PDF) 0.5MB, Santi, P.M., deWolfe, V.G., Higgins, J.D., Cannon, S.H., and Gartner, J.E., 2007, Effectiveness of Debris Flow Mitigation Methods in Burned Areas: Proceedings of the 1st North American Landslide Conference, AEG Special Publication no. 23
- (2007) Paper (PDF) (57.8 MB), Coe, J.A. and Harp, E.L., 2007, Influence of tectonic folding on rockfall susceptibility: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, v. 7, p. 1-14.
- (2007) Paper (PDF) (4.2 MB), Schulz, W.H., 2007, Landslide susceptibility revealed by LIDAR imagery and historical records, Seattle, Washington: Engineering Geology, v. 89, p. 67-87.
- (2007) Paper (PDF) (4.1 MB), Godt, J.W. and Coe, J.A., 2007, Alpine debris flows triggered by a 28 July 1000 thunderstorm in the central Front Range, Colorado: Geomorphology, v. 84, p. 80-97.
- (2007) Morrissey, M.M., Wieczorek, G.F., and Morgan, B.A., 2007, A Comparative Analysis of Simulated and Observed Landslide Locations Triggered by Hurricane Camille in Nelson County, Virginia, Hydrological Processes Journal, John Wiley and Sons, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/116332429/PDFSTART
- (2007) Hazard assessment of the Wieczorek, G.F., Geist, E.L., Motyka, R.J., and Jakob, Matthias,Tidal Inlet landslide and potential subsequent tsunami, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, Landslides, Springer-Verlag, v. 4, p. 205-215.
- (2007) Reid, M.E., Ellen, S.D., Brien, D.L., de la Fuente, J., Falls, J.N., Hicks, B.G., Johnson, E.C., 2007, Predicting debris-slide locations innorthwestern California, in Proceedings of the Redwood Region Forest Science Symposiium: what does the future hold?, in, Standiford, R.B., Giusti, G.A., Valachovic, Y.,Zielinski, W.J., furniss, M.J., eds., USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSAW-GTR-194, p. 347-356.
- (2007) Schmidt, K.M., and Reid, M.E., 2007, Rock strength, geology, and landsliding along the Big Sur coast, CA: Proc. First North American Landslide Conference, Vail, Colorado, USA, June 3-8, 2007, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, p. 1717-1727
- (2007) Baum, R.L., Lidke, D.J., and Hart, M., 2007, Grand Mesa landslide complex, in, Noe, D.C., and Coe, J.A., eds., Field Trip Guide Books, First North America Landslide Conference: Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists Special Publication 21 and Colorado Geological Survey Special Publication 56.
- (2007) Schuster, R.L., and L.M. Highland, 2007, Impacts of mass wasting on the natural Environment, Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, co-published by the Geolgoical Society of America (GSA) and the Association of Engineering Geologists, (AEG), Vol. XIII, No. 1, February, pp. 25-44.
- (2007) "Riding the Storm", 2007, USGS-produced video, GIP - 48 (General Interest Publication)
- (2007) Wieczorek, G.F., Wilson, R.C., Ellen, S.D>, Reid, M.E and Jayko, A.S., 2007, Thirty-one years of debris-flow observation and monitoring near la Honda, California, USA, in, Chen, C.L. and Major, J.J., eds., Debris-flow hazards mitigation: Mechanics, prediction, and assessent. Proceedings of the 4th International DFHM Conference, Chengdu, China, September 10-13, 2007, Millpress Science Publishers, Rotterdam Netherlands, p. 55-63.
- (2006) Reid, M.E., and Brien, D.L., 2006, Assessing massive flank collapse at stratovolcanoes using 3-D slope stability anlysis, in, Evans, S.G., Scarascia Mugnozza, G., Strom, A., and Hermanns, R.L., eds., Landslides from Massive rock Slope Failure, NATO Science Series, v. 49, Springer, Netherlands, p. 445-458.
- (2006) Godt, J.W., Baum, R.L., and Chleborad, A.F., 2006, Rainfall characteristics for shallow landsliding in Seattle, Washington, USA: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, v. 31, p 97-110.
- (2006) Biavati, G., Godt, J.W., and McKenna, J.P., 2006, Drainage effects on the transient, near-surface hydrologic response of a steep hillslope to rainfall: implications for slope stability, Edmonds, Washington, USA. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, v. 6, p. 343-355.
- (2006) Wieczorek, G.F., Eaton, L.S., Yanosky, T.M., and Turner, E.J., 2006, Landslides, Springer, v.3, n. 2, p. 95-106.
- (2006) Keefer, David K., Wartman, Joseph, Navarro Ochoa, Carlos, Rodriguez-Marek, Adrian, and Wieczorek, Gerald F., 2006, Landslides caused by the M 7.6 Tecoman, Mexico earthquake of January 21, 2003, Engineering Geology, 86 (2006), p. 183-197
- (2006) Larsen,M.C., and Wieczorek, G.F., 2006, Geomorphic effects of large debris flows and flash floods, northern Venezuela, 1999, Tropical Geomorphology with Special Reference to South America, Latrubesse, Edgardo, ed., Zeitschrift fur Geomophologie, Suppl. vol. 145, p. 147-175
- (2005) The Hurricane-Flood-Landslide Continuum, Negri, Andrew J., Burkardt, Nina, Golden, Joseph H., halverson, Jeffrey B., Huffman, George J., Larsen, Matthew C., McGinley, John A., Updike, Randall G., Verdin, James P., and Wieczorek, Gerald F., 2005, The Hurricane-Flood-Landslide Continuum, in, Box, Insights and Innovations, American meterological Soceity, p. 1241-1247.
- (2005) Paper (PDF) 7.4 MB, Cannon, S.H. and Gartner, J.E., 2005, Wildfire-related debris flow from a hazards perspective: Chapter 15 in: Hungr, O. and Jacob, M. eds., Debris-Flow Hazards and Related Phenomena, Springer-Praxis Books in Geophysical Sciences, p. 321-344.
- (2005) Calibration of numerical models for small debris flows in Yosemite Valley, California, USA, Bertolo, P., and Wieczorek, G.F., 2005, European Geophysical Union-Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, v. 5, p. 993-1001.
- (2005) Wieczorek, G.F., Gori, P.L., and Highland, L.M., 2005, Reducing landslide hazards and risk in the United States: The role of the U.S. Geological Survey, in, Glade, T., Anderson, M., and Crozier, M.J., eds.,Landslide Hazard and Risk, John Wiley and sons, Ltd., p. 351-376.
- (2005) Baum, R.L., Coe, J.A., Godt, J.W., Harp, E.L., Reid, M.E. Savage, W.Z., Schulz, W.H., Brien, D.L., Chleborad, A.F., McKenna, J.P., and Michael, J.A., 2005, Regional Landslide-Hazard Assessment for Seattle, Washington, USA: Landslides, v. 2, no. 4, p. 266-279, DOI: 10.1007/s10346-005-0023-y
- (2005) Baum, R.L., Godt, J.W., Harp, E.L., McKenna, J.P., and McMullen, S.R., 2005, Early Warning of Landslides for Rail Traffic Between Seattle and Everett, Washington, USA in Hungr, O., Fell, R., Couture, R., and Ebdrhardt, E., eds., Landslide Risk Management, Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Landslide Risk Management: New York, A.A. Balkema, p. 731-740.
- (2005) Baum, R.L., Savage, W.Z., Coe, J.A., Godt, J.W., Harp, E.L., Schulz, W.H., Reid, M.E., McKenna, J.P., Michael, J.A., and Brien, D.L., 2005, Regional landslide-hazard assessment for Seattle, Washington, USA: Geophysical Research Abstracts, v. 7, p. 02190.
- (2005) Salciarini, D., Godt, J.W., Savage, W.Z., Conversini, P., Baum, R.L., and Michael, J.A., 2005, Modeling regional initiation of rainfall-induced shallow landslides in the eastern Umbria region of central Italy: Geophysical Research Abstracts, v. 7, p. 01694.
- (2005) Savage, W.Z., and Baum, R.L., 2005, Instability of steep slopes, Chapter 4 in Jakob, M. and Hungr, O., Debris Flow and Debris Avalanches-A Practically Oriented Overview of the State of the Art: Chichester, U.K., Praxis Publishing House p. 53-79.
- (2005) Wieczorek, G.F., and Glade, Thomas, 2005, Climatic Factors Influencing Occurrence of Debris Flows, in, Jakob, Matthias and Hungr, Oldrich, eds., Debris-flow Hazards and Related Phenomena, Praxis, Springer, Chichester, UK, Ch. 14, p. 325-362.
- (2004) Transient hazard model using radar data for predicting debris flows in Madison County, Virginia, Morrissey, M., Wieczorek, G., and Morgan, B., 2004, Transient hazard model using radar data for predicting debris flows in Madison, County, Virginia: Environmental and Engineering Geoscience, v. X, n. 4, p. 285-296.
- (2004) Reid, M.E., 2004, Massive collapse of volcano edifices triggered by hydrothermal pressurization, Geology, v. 32, n. 5, p. 373-376
- (2004) Paper (PDF) (6.16 MB), Plates (PDF) (2.8 MB), Coe, J.A., Michael, J.A., Crovelli, R.A., and Savage, W.Z., Laprade, W.T., and Nashem, W.D., 2004, Probabilistic assessment of precipitation-triggered landslides using historical records of landslide occurrence, Seattle, Washington: Environmental and Engineering Geoscience, v. 10, no. 2, p. 103-122.
- (2004) Paper (PDF) (2.2MB), Schuster, Robert L., and Highland, Lynn M., 2004, Impact of landslides and innovative landslide-mitigation measures on the natural environment: International Conference on Slope Engineering, Hong Kong, China, December 810, 2003, keynote address, Proceedings 29.
- (2004) Paper (PDF) (2 MB), Coe, J.A., Godt, J.W., Baum, R.L., Bucknam, R.C., and Michael, J.A., 2004, Landslide susceptibility from topography in Guatemala, in Lacerda, W.A., Erlich, M., Fontoura, S.A.B., and Sayao, A.S.F., eds., Landslides-evaluation and stabilization, Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Landslides: London, A.A. Balkema Publishers, v. 1, p. 69-78.
- (2004) Coe, Jeffrey A., Baum, Rex L., McKenna, Jonathan P., Langard, Sophie, and Bourgine, Agns, 2004, Debris flows initiated by runoff in Cottonwood Canyon, San Isabel National Forest, central Colorado: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Nov. 7-10, Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 5.
- (2004) Wieczorek, G.F., Mossa, G.S., Morgan, B.A., 2004, Regional debris-flow distribution and preliminary risk assessment from severe storm events in the Appalachian Blue Ridge Province, USA: Landslides, v. 1, p. 53-59 (DOI 10.1007/s10346-003-0003-z)
- (2004) Godt, J.W., Baum, R.L., Savage, W.Z., and Schulz, W.H., 2004, Modeling rainfall conditions for shallow landsliding in Seattle, Washington: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Nov. 7-10, Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 5.
- (2004) Savage, W.Z., Godt, J.W., and Baum, R.L., 2004, Modeling time-dependent aerial slope stability, in Lacerda, W.A., Erlich, M., Fontoura, S.A.B., and Sayao, A.S.F., eds., Landslides-evaluation and stabilization, Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Landslides: London, A.A. Balkema Publishers, v. 1, p. 23-36.
- (2008) Pike, Richard J., and Graymer, Russell W., eds., 2008, Multiple landslide-hazard scenarios modeled for the Oakland-Berkeley area, northern California, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5196, 51 p., 4 plates, scales 1:24,000 and 1:50,000
- (2007) Wieczorek, G.F., Geist, E.L., Jakob, M., Zirnheld, S.L., Boyce, E., Motyka, R.J., and Burns, P., Landslide-induced wave hazard assessment--Tidal Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, Wieczorek, G.F., Geist, E.L., Jakob, M., Zirnheld, S.L., Boyce, E., Motyka, R.J., and Burns, P., 2007, in, Piatt, J.F., and Gende, S.M., eds., Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium, October 26-28, 2004, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5047, p. 165-167.
- (2007) Brien, D.L., and Reid, M.E., Modeling 3-D Slope Stability of Coastal Bluffs Using 3-D Ground-Water Flow, Southwestern Seattle, Washington, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5092, 54 p..
- (2007) Brien, D. L., and Reid, M. E., 2007, Modeling 3-D slope stability of coastal bluffs using 3-D ground-, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5092, 54 p.
- (2008) The landslide handbookA guide to understanding landslides, Highland, L.M., and Bobrowsky, Peter, 2008, The landslide handbookA guide to understanding landslides: Reston, Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1325, 129 p.
- (2005) NOAA-USGS Debris Flow Task ForceNOAA-USGS Debris-Flow Warning System - Final Report, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1283, 60 p.

