Recent Publications
This list features recent Landslide Program publications, searchable by Landslide Program authors. Open File Reports and Non-USGS
publications are listed for recent years only, but the list includes all Landslide USGS Fact Sheets.
For a more comprehensive, searchable list of publications, please see the USGS Main Publication search page: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov
Open-File Reports
- (2011) Coe, J.A., Michael, J.A., and Burgos, M.M., 2011, Map of debris flows caused by rainfall during 1996 in parts of the Reedsport and Deer Head Point quadrangles, Douglas County, southern Coast Range, Oregon: , Coe, J.A., Michael, J.A., and Burgos, M.M., 2011, Map of debris flows caused by rainfall during 1996 in parts of the Reedsport and Deer Head Point quadrangles, Douglas County, southern Coast Range, Oregon: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2011–1150, 9 p. pamphlet, 1 sheet, scale 1:12,000.
- (2008) McKenna, J. P., Lidke, D. J., and Coe, J. A., 2008, 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 Coe, J. A., 2008, 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, Michael, Cannon, S.H., deWolfe, V.G., Ey, John, Gartner, J.E., Gillam, M.L., Knowlton, N.D., Santi, Paul M. and Schulz, William H., 2007, Mass wasting following the 2002 Missionary Ridge fire near Durango, Colorado, a field trip guidebook:, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1289, 54 p., and Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists Special Publication No. 20.
- (2006) Schulz, W. H., Coe, J. A. , Ellis, W.L. , and Kibler, J. D., 2006, 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., 2005, 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.
- (2012) Schulz, W.H., Coe, J.A., Shurtleff, B.L., Panosky J., Farina, P., Ricci, P.P, and Barsacchi, G., 2012, Kinematics of the Slumgullion landslide revealed by ground-based InSAR surveys:, in Eberhardt, E. Froese, C., Turner, A.K., and Leroueil, S. (eds), Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Proceedings of the 11th International and 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes, Banff, Canada, 3-8 June, Taylor & Francis Group, London, p. 1667 - 1672.
- (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) Coe, Jeffrey A., Godt, J. W.,2012, Review of approaches for assessing the impact of climate change on landslide hazards:, 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, p. 371-377. ISBN 978-0-415-62123-6
- (2012) Coe, Jeffrey A., 2012, Regional moisture balance control of landslide motion: Implications for landslide forecasting in a changing climate:, Geology, v. 40, no. 4, p. 323-326; doi:10.1130/G32897.1
- (2012) Coe, Jeffrey A., 2012, Erratum: regional moisture balance control of landslide motion: implications for landslide forecasting in a changing climate: , Geology, v. 40, p. 666-666
- (2012) Coe, J.A. and Godt, J.W., 2012, Review of approaches for assessing the impact of climate change on landslide hazards:, 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, London, vol. 1, p. 371-377.
- (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) Morse, M.S., Lu, N., Godt, J.W., Revil, A., and Coe, J.A., 2012, Comparison of soil thickness in a zero-order basin in the Oregon Coast Range using as soil probe and electrical resistivity tomography: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, 33p. DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)GT/1943-5606.0000717.
- (2012) McCoy, S.W., Kean, J.W., Coe, J.A., Tucker, G.E., Staley, D.M., Wasklewicz, T.A., 2012, Sediment entrainment by debris flows: In situ measurements from the headwaters of a steep catchment: Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, v. 117, F03016, doi:10.1029/2011JF002278.
- (2011) Staley, D.M., Wasklewicz, T.A., Coe, J.A., Kean, J.W., McCoy, S.W., and Tucker, G.E., 2011, Observations of debris flows at Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA: Part 2, Changes in surface morphometry from terrestrial laser scanning in the summer of 2009:, 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, Italy, p. 759-768. DOI: 10.4408/IJEGE.2011-03.B-083
- (2011) McCoy, S. W. , Coe, J. A. , Kean, J. W. , Tucker, G. E. , Staley, D. M. , and Wasklewicz, T. A., 2011, Observations of debris flows at Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, U.S.A.: Part 1, in situ measurements of flow dynamics, tracer particle movement and video imagery from the summer of 2009: , in Genevois, R., Hamilton, D.L., and Prestininzi, A., eds., Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Debris Flow Hazards Mitigation, Mechanics, Prediction and Assessment, Padua, Italy, June 14-17, 2011, Italian Journal of Engineering Geology and Environment and Casa Editrice Universita La Sapienza, Rome, Italy, p. 715-724. DOI: 10.4408/IJEGE.2011-03.B-078
- (2011) Coe, J. A. , Reid, M. E. , Brien, D. L. , and Michael, J. A., 2011, Assessment of topographic and drainage network controls on debris-flow travel distance along the west coast of the United States:, in Genevois, R., Hamilton, D.L, and Prestininzi, A., eds., Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Debri-flow Hazards Mitigation, Mechanics, Prediction and Assessment, Padua, Italy, June 14-17, 2011, Italian Journal of Engineering Geology and Environment and Casa Editrice Universita La Sapienza, Rome, Italy, p. 199-209. DOI: 10.4408/IJEGE.2011-03.B-024.
- (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) McCoy, S.W., Kean, J.W., Coe, J.A., Staley, D.M., Wasklewicz, T.A., Tucker, G.E., 2010, Evolution of a natural debris flow: In situ measurements of flow dynamics, video imagery, and terrestrial laser scanning:, Geology. v. 38, no. 8, p. 735-738.
- (2010) Coe, J.A., Kean, J., McCoy, S.W., Staley, D., and Wasklewicz, T., 2010, Chalk Creek Valley: Colorado's Natural Debris Flow Laboratory: , in, Morgan, L.A., and Quane, S., eds., Through the Generations: Geologic and Anthropogenic Field Excursions in the Rocky Mountains from Modern to Ancient: Geological Society of America Field Guide 18, p. 95-117.
- (2010) Burns, W.J., Coe, J.A., Sener-Kaya, B., Ma, L., 2010, Analysis of elevation changes detected from multi-temporal LiDAR surveys in forested landslide terrain in western Oregon: , Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, v. 16, no. 4, p. 315-341.
- (2009) Crovelli, R.A. and Coe, J.A., 2009, Probabilistic estimation of numbers and costs of future landslides in the San Francisco Bay region: , Georisk, Taylor and Francis,Vol. 3, No. 4, December 2009, p. 206-223.
- (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) Coe, J.A., Kinner, D.A., and Godt, J.W., 2008,Initiation conditions for debris flows generated by runoff at Chalk Cliffs, Geomorphology, v. 96, p 270-297.
- (2008) 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) 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, Elsevier, v. 96, 247-249p.
- (2007) Godt, J.W. and Coe, J.A., 2007, Alpine debris flows triggered by a 28 July 1999 thunderstorm in the central Front Range, Colorado: , Geomorphology, Elsevier, v. 84, p. 80-97.
- (2007) 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) Noe, D.C. and Coe, J.A., (editors), 2007, Field Trip Guidebooks for the 1st North American Landslide Conference: Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists Special Publication 21 and Colorado Geological Survey Special Publication 56, pp. 5-33, available on CD-ROM: http://www.aegweb.org/i4a/ams/amsstore/category.cfm?category_id=10, or, http://geosurveystore.state.co.us/p-752-field-trip-guidebooks-1st-north-american-landslide-conference-vail-colorado-june-3-10-2007.aspx
- (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., 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., 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) 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.