Geomorphological Research Group
Quaternary Research Center &
Department of Earth and Space Sciences
Box 351310 University of Washington
Seattle WA 98195-1310
Who We Are
The Geomorphology Research Group operates under the supervision of Dr. David R. Montgomery at the University of Washington, and consists of a team of staff and graduate students working on hillslope, fluvial, and tectonic geomorphology and historical ecology (or environmental history).
Recent and Forthcoming Publications
Montgomery, D. R., 2007, Dirt: Erosion of Civilizations, University of California Press, 296 p.
Montgomery, D. R., Is agriculture eroding civilization's foundation?, GSA Today, in press.
Amerson, B., Montgomery, D. R., and Meyer, G., Relative size of glacial and fluvial valleys in central Idaho Geomorphology, v. 93 (2008) 537-547.
Jaeger, K., Montgomery, D. R., and Bolton, S., Channel and perennial flow initiation in headwater streams: Management implications of variability in source area size, Environmental Management,(2007) 40:775-786
Kargel, J. S., Furfaro, R., Rodriguez, J. A. P., Montgomery, D. R., Gillespie, A. R., Prieto-Ballesteros, O., Wood, S. E., and Marion, G., Martian hydrogeology sustained by thermally insulating gas and salt hydrates, Geology, November, 2007.
Montgomery, D. R., Geomorphology and the Restoration of Salmon, Island Geoscience, Vol. 04, No. 03 - Fall 2007.
Stolar, D. B., Willett, S. D., Montgomery, D. R., Characterization of topographic steady state in Taiwan, Earth & Planetary Science Letters, v. 261 , p. 421-431.
Reid, S. C., Lane, S. N., Montgomery, D. R., Brookes, C. J., Does hydrological connectivity improve modelling of coarse sediment delivery in upland environments?, Geomorphology, v. 90, p. 263-282.
Montgomery, D. R., Soil erosion and agricultural sustainability, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, v. 104, p. 13,268-13,272, 2007.
Ebel, B. A., Loague, K., Dietrich, W. E., Montgomery, D. R., Torres, R., Anderson, S. P., and Giambelluca, T. W., Near-surface hydrologic response for a steep, unchanneled catchment near Coos Bay, Oregon: 1. Sprinkling experiments, American Journal of Science, v. 307, p. 678-708, 2007.
Ebel, B. A., Loague, K., VanderKwaak, J. E., Dietrich, W. E., Montgomery, D. R., Torres, R., and Anderson, S. P., Near-surface hydrologic response for a steep, unchanneled catchment near Coos Bay, Oregon: 2. Physics-based simulations, American Journal of Science, v. 307, p. 709-748, 2007.
Bigot-Cormier, F., and Montgomery, D. R., Valles Marineris landslides: Evidence for a strength limit to Martian relief?, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 260, p. 179-186, 2007.
Smith, G. R., Montgomery, D. R., and Peterson, N. P., Crowley, B., and Goedert, J., Spawning sockeye salmon fossils in Pleistocene of Skokomish Valley, Washington, Quaternary Research, v. 68, p. 227-238, 2007.
Montgomery, D. R., Why we need another agricultural revolution, The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 13, p. B10-B11, 2007.
Note: Please refer to the Publications page for a complete listing.
Contact Us
David R. Montgomery
Geomorphological Research Group
Department of Earth & Space Sciences
Box 351310 University of Washington
Seattle WA 98195-1310
dave@ess.washington.edu