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
• Non-USGS Publications

• (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) 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.
• (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.
• (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) 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.

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• (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. 264–279, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
• (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) (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) 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.
• (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) (4.1 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.
• (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., 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.
• (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 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.

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