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
• Information Reports
• Non-USGS Publications

• (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.
• (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.
• (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) 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.

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• (2007) Baum, R., Harp, E., and Highland, L., Landslide hazards in the Seattle, Washington, Area, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2007-3005.

• Map Showing Recent and Historic Landslide Activity, on Coastal Bluffs of Puget Sound Between Shilshole Bay and Everett, Washington (posted 11/22/2000)

• (1997) USGS study of snowmelt-induced landslides in the western US
• (1997) USGS study of snowmelt-induced landslides in the western US

• (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.
• (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) 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
• (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.
• (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.

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