Publications

Publications

Earth Surface Processes Laboratory

Beyond Steady State: The Dynamics of Transient Landscapes: Special Issue of Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface (edited by K. Whipple and J. Roering) [link]

Manuscripts

Hughes, M.W., P.C. Almond, and J.J. Roering, (in review), Increased sediment production via bioturbation through the last glacial-interglacial transition, Charwell Basin, South Island, New Zealand, Geology.

Hales, T.C. and J.J. Roering (in review), Transient Erosion in the Eastern Southern Alps, New Zealand, during Glacial-Interglacial Cycles, Geomorphology.

Refereed publications

26. Jackson, M. and J.J. Roering, (in press), Post-fire geomorphic response in a steep, forested landscape: Oregon Coast Range, USA, Quaternary Science Reviews, Special Issue: “Natural Hazards, Extreme Events, and Mountain Topography”, edited by Korup and Clague. [PDF]

25. Roering, J.J., (in press), How well can hillslope evolution models ‘explain’ topography? Simulating soil production and transport using high-resolution topographic data, Geological Society of America Bulletin. [PDF]

24. Furbish, D.J., M. Schmeeckle, and J. Roering, (in press), Thermal and force-chain effects in an experimental, sloping granular shear flow, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.

23. Roering, J.J., J.T. Perron, and J.W. Kirchner, (2007), Functional relationships between denudation and hillslope form and relief, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 264, p. 245-258. [PDF]

22. Reiners, P.W., S. Thomson , D. McPhillips , R. Donelick, and J.J. Roering, (2007), Wildfire thermochronology and the fate and transport of apatite in hillslope and fluvial environments, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, v. 112, F04001, doi:10.1029/2007JF000759. [PDF]

21. Almond, P., J.J. Roering, and T. C. Hales*, (2007), Using soil residence time to delineate spatial and temporal patterns of transient landscape response, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, v. 112, F03S17, doi:10.1029/2006JF000568. [PDF]

20. Hales, T.C.* and J.J. Roering, (2007), Climate controls on frost cracking and implications for the evolution of bedrock landscapes, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, v. 112, F02033, doi:10.1029/2006JF000616. [PDF]

19. Dorsey, R.J. and J.J. Roering, (2006), Quaternary landscape evolution in the San Jacinto Fault Zone, Peninsular Ranges of Southern California: Transient response to strike-slip fault initiation, Geomorphology, v. 73, p. 16-32. [PDF]

18. Hales, T.C., D. L. Abt, E. D. Humphreys, and J. J. Roering, (2005), A lithospheric instability origin for the Columbia River Flood Basalts and Wallowa Mountain uplift in NE Oregon, Nature, v. 438, p. 842-845. [PDF]

17. Hales, T.C.* and J.J. Roering, (2005), Climate controlled variations in scree production, Southern Alps, New Zealand, Geology, v. 33, p. 701-704. [PDF]

16. Roering, J.J. and M. Gerber, (2005), Fire and the evolution of steep, soil-mantled landscapes, Geology, v. 33, p. 349-352. [PDF]

15. Roering, J.J., J.W. Kirchner, and W.E. Dietrich, (2005), Characterizing structural and lithologic controls on deep-seated landsliding: Implications for topographic relief and landscape evolution in the Oregon Coast Range, USA, Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 117, p. 654-668. [PDF]

14. Roering, J.J. , (2004), Soil creep and convex-upward velocity profiles: Theoretical and experimental investigation of disturbance-driven sediment transport on hillslopes, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, v. 29, p. 1597-1612. [PDF]

13. Kobor, J. S.* and J.J. Roering, (2004), Systematic variation of bedrock channel gradients in the central Oregon Coast Range: Implications for rock uplift and shallow landsliding, Geomorphology, v. 62, p. 239-256. [PDF]

12. Roering, J.J. , P. Almond, P. Tonkin, and J. McKean, (2004), Constraining climatic controls on hillslope dynamics using a coupled model for the transport of soil and tracers: Application to loess-mantled hillslopes, Charwell River, South Island, New Zealand, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, v. 109, F01010, doi:10.1029/2003JF000034 . [PDF]

11. McKean, J. and J.J. Roering, (2004), Landslide detection and surface morphology mapping with airborne laser altimetry, Geomorphology, v. 57, p. 331-351. [PDF]

10. Reid, M.E., D.L. Brien, R.G. Lahusen, J.J. Roering, J. de la Fuente, and S.D. Ellen, (2003), Debris flow initiation from large, slow-moving landslides, in D. Rickenmann & C. Chen (editors), Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Prediction and Assessment, Millpress, Rotterdam, p. 155-166. [email for pdf file]

9. Roering, J.J., K.M. Schmidt, J.D. Stock, W.E. Dietrich, and D.R. Montgomery, (2003), Shallow landsliding, root reinforcement, and the spatial distribution of trees in the Oregon Coast Range, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, v. 40, p. 237-253. [PDF]

8. Dietrich, W.E., D. Bellugi, L.S. Sklar, J.D. Stock, A.M. Heimsath , and J.J. Roering, (2003), Geomorphic transport laws for predicting landscape form and dynamics, in R.M. Iverson and P. Wilcock (editors), Prediction in Geomorphology, Geophysical Monograph 135, American Geophysical Union, p. 103-132. [PDF]

7. Roering, J.J., P. Almond, P. Tonkin, and J. McKean, (2002), Soil transport driven by biological processes over millenial timescales, Geology , v. 30, p. 1115-1118.   [PDF]

6. Roering, J.J., J.W. Kirchner, L.S. Sklar, and W.E. Dietrich, (2002), REPLY: Hillslope evolution by nonlinear creep and landsliding: An experimental study, Geology, v. 30, p. 482.   [Comment:PDF] [Reply:PDF]

5. Schmidt, K.M., J.J. Roering, J.D. Stock, T. Schaub, W.E. Dietrich, and D.R. Montgomery, (2001), The variability of root cohesion as an influence on shallow landslide susceptibility in the Oregon Coast Range, Canadian Geotechnical Journal , v. 38, p. 995-1024.  [PDF-6.4MB]

4. Roering, J.J., J.W. Kirchner, and W.E. Dietrich, (2001), Hillslope evolution by nonlinear slope-dependent transport: Steady-state morphology and equilibrium adjustment timescales, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 106, p. 16,499-16,513.   [PDF-3.3MB]

3. Roering, J.J., J.W. Kirchner, L.S. Sklar, and W.E. Dietrich, (2001), Experimental hillslope evolution by nonlinear creep and landsliding, Geology, v. 29, p. 143-146.   [PDF]

2. Roering, J.J., J.W. Kirchner, and W.E. Dietrich, (1999), Evidence for nonlinear, diffusive sediment transport on hillslopes and implications for landscape morphology, Water Resources Research, v. 35, p. 853-870 [PDF]

1. Roering, J.J., M.L. Cooke, and D.D. Pollard, (1997), Why blind thrust faults do not propagate to the Earth's surface: Numerical modeling of coseismic deformation associated with thrust-related anticlines, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 102, p. 11,901-11,912. [PDF-5.6MB]

* denotes student author

Additional scientific contributions

Roering, J.J., J R. Arrowsmith, and D.D. Pollard, 1996, Characterizing the deformation and seismic hazard of a blind thrust fault near Stanford, California: Coseismic elastic modeling, in: Toward assessing the risk associated with blind faults, San Francisco Bay region, edited by: A.S. Jayko, United States Geological Survey Open File Report 96-0267, p. 41-44.