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• (2011) Collins, B.D., Baum, R.L., Mrozek, Teresa, Nescieruk, Piotr, Perski, Zbigniew, Rączkowski, Wojciech, and Graniczny, Marek, 2011, Evaluation of landslide monitoring in the Polish Carpathians:, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report, 2011-1001, 30 p.
• (2008) Baum, R. L., Savage, W. Z. , and Godt, J. W., 2008, 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, 75 p.
• (2008) Baum, R. L., Galloway, D. L., and Harp, E. L., 2008, 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.
• (2006) Chleborad, A. F. Baum, R. L. , and Godt, J. W., 2006, Rainfall thresholds for forecasting landslides in the Seattle, Washington, area - exceedance and probability: , U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1064, 35 p.
• (2005) Baum, R. L. , McKenna, J. P. , Godt, J. W. , Harp, E. L., and McMullen, S. R. (Shannon and Wilson, Inc.), 2005, 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.

• (2012) Reid, M.E., LaHusen, R.G., Baum, R.L., Kean, J.W., Schulz, W.H., and Highland, L.M., 2012, Real-time monitoring of landslides: , U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012-3008, 4 p.
• (2007) Baum, Rex, Harp, Ed, and Highland, Lynn, 2007, Landslide hazards in the Seattle, Washington, area: , U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3005.

• (2009) Baum, R.L., 2009, Review of recent slope stability studies at Snodgrass Mountain, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Administrative Report, 33 p.

• (2012) Godt, J.W., Coe, J.A., Baum, R.L., Highland, L.M., Keaton, J.r., and Roth, R.J., Jr., 2012, Prototype landslide hazard map of the conterminous United States,, in Eberhardt, E., Froese, C., Turner, A.Keith, and Leroueil, S., eds., Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, Banff, Canada, 3 - 8 June, 2012, Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding, London, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN 978-0-415-62123-6
• (2012) Baum, R.L. Godt, J.W. Coe, J.A. and Reid, M.E., 2012, Assessment of shallow landslide potential using 1-D and 3-D slope stability analysis, in Eberhardt, E. Froese, C., Turner, A.K., and Leroueil, S. (eds), Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding: Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, Banff, Canada, 3-8 June, Taylor & Francis Group, LondoLondon, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 1667 - 1672.
• (2012) De Vita, P. Napolitano, E. Godt, J. and Baum, R. 2012, Deterministic estimation of hydrological thresholds for shallow landslide initiation and slope stability models—Case study from the Somma-Vesuvius area of southern Italy: Landslides, DOI 10.1007/s10346-012-0348-2.
• (2011) Baum, R.L., Godt, J.W., and Coe, J.A., 2011, Assessing susceptibility and timing of shallow landslide and debris flow initiation in the Oregon Coast Range, USA: in Genevois, R., Hamilton, D.L., and Prestininzi, A., eds., Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Debris Flow Hazards Mitigation/Mechanics, Prediction, and Assessment Padua, Italy, June 7-11, 2011, Italian Journal of Engineering Geology and Environment--Book: Casa Editrice Universita La Sapienza, Rome, p. 825-834 doi: 10.4408/IJEGE.2011-03.B-090.
• (2010) Baum, R. L., Godt, J.W., and Savage, W. Z., 2010, Estimating the timing and location of shallow rainfall-induced landslides using a model for transient, unsaturated infiltration:, Baum, R. L., Godt, J.W., and Savage, W. Z., 2010, Estimating the timing and location of shallow rainfall-induced landslides using a model for transient, unsaturated infiltration: Journal of Geophysical Research, Earth Surface. v. 115, F03013, doi:10.1029/2009JF001321
• (2010) Baum, R. L. and Godt, J. W., 2010, Early warning of rainfall-induced shallow landslides and debris flows in the USA:, Baum, R. L. and Godt, J. W., 2010, Early warning of rainfall-induced shallow landslides and debris flows in the USA: Landslides, v. 7 no. 3, p. 259-272. DOI 10.1007/s10346
• (2009) Godt, J.W., Baum, R.L., and Lu, N., 2009, Landsliding in partially saturated materials: , Geophysical Research Letters, 2009, v. 36.
• (2009) Coe, J. A., McKenna, J. P. Godt , J. W. and Baum, R. L., 2009, Basal-topographic control of stationary ponds on a continuously moving landslide: , Basal-topographic control of stationary ponds on a continuously moving landslide
• (2008) Salciarini, D., Godt, J.W., Savage, W.Z., Baum, R.L., and Conversini, Pietro, 2008, Modeling landslide recurrence in Seattle, Washington, USA: , Salciarini, Diana, Godt, J.W., Savage, W.Z., Baum, R.L., and Conversini, Pietro, 2008, Modeling landslide recurrence in Seattle, Washington, USA: Engineering Geology, v. 102, no. 3-4., Landslide Susceptibility, Hazard and Risk Zoning for Land Use Planning, p. 227-237 p. 227-237, DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.03.013..
• (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) 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, DOI: 10.1130/2008.4020(08)
• (2008) Godt, J.W., Baum, R.L., Savage, W.Z., Salciarini, Diana, Schulz, W.H., and Harp, E.l., 2008, Transient deterministic shallow landslide modeling--Requirements for susceptibility and hazard assessments in a GIS framework: Engineering Geology, v. 102, no. 3-4, Landslide Susceptibility, Hazard and Risk Zoning for Land Use Planning, p. 214-226, DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.03.019.
• (2008) Godt, J.W., and McKenna, J.P., 2008, Hydrological response of hillside materials to infiltration: Implications for shallow landsliding in the Seattle area: , 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) 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) Baum, R., Godt, J., and Highland, L. , eds., 2008, Landslides and Engineering Geology of the Seattle, Washington, Area: , Baum, R., Godt, J., and Highland, L. , eds., 2008 Reviews in Engineering Geology Series, Geological Society of America, 181 pp, 1 plate.
• (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.
• (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.
• (2005) Savage, W.Z., and Baum, R.L., 2005, Instability of steep slopes, 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) 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 [abs.]: Geophysical Research Abstracts, v. 7, p. 02190.
• (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., 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
• (2004) Coe, J.A., Godt, J.W., Baum, R.L., Bucknam, R.C., and Michael, J.A., 2004, Landslide susceptibility from topography in Guatemala: , 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, J. A., Baum, R. L., McKenna, J. P., Langard, S., and Bourgine, A., 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.

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