Earth
and Space Sciences Faculty |
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Derek
Booth |
Research Group:
Geomorphology
Quaternary
Research
Other UW Academic Affiliations:
Research
Professor, Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Professor, Dept. of Forest Resources
Research Professor, Dept. of Landscape Architecture
Research Professor, Dept. of Urban Planning
Past Director,
UW
Center for Water and Watershed Studies
Education:
M.S., Stanford University,
1980, Geology
Ph.D., University of Washington, 1984, Geological Sciences
Current Research:
Quaternary history and geology
of western Washington, glacial processes, and geologic mapping; geologic
mapping of the Puget Lowland and the City of Seattle; also, the analysis
of consequences of geologic processes and materials on land-use -- stream channels,
river systems, hillslope stability, erosion, and groundwater.
Selected Publications:
D. B. Booth, J. R. Karr, S. Schauman, C. P. Konrad, S. A. Morley, M. G.
Larson, and S. J. Burges, 2004, Reviving urban streams: land use,
hydrology, biology, and human behavior: Journal of the American Water
Resources Association, v. 40(5), p. 1351-1364. (Reprint)
D. B. Booth and H. H. Waldron, 2004, Geologic map of the Des Moines 7.5-minute quadrangle, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigation Map SIM-2855, scale 1:24,000. (Reprint).
D. B. Booth, K. G. Troost, and J. T. Hagstrum, 2004, Deformation of Quaternary strata and its relationship to crustal folds and faults, central Puget Lowland, Washington: Geology, v. 32, no. 6. (Reprint)
D. B. Booth, R. E. Wells, and R. Givler, 2004, Chimney damage in the greater Seattle area from the Nisqually earthquake of February 28, 2001: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 94(3). (Reprint)
Booth, D. B., Troost, K. G., Clague, J. J., and Waitt, R. B., 2004, The Cordilleran ice sheet: Chapter 2 in Gillespie, A., Porter, S. C., and Atwater, B., eds., The Quaternary Period in the United States: International Union for Quaternary Research, Elsevier Press, p. 17-43. (Reprint)
D. B. Booth, R.A. Haugerud, and K.G. Troost, 2003, Geology, Watersheds, and Puget Lowland Rivers: chapter in D. Montgomery, S. bolton, and D.B. Booth, eds., Restoration of Puget Sound Rivers: University of Washington Press. (Reprint).
J. T. Hagstrum, D. B. Booth, K. G. Troost, and R. J. Blakely, 2002, Magnetostratigraphy, paleomagnetic correlation, and deformation of Pleistocene deposits in the south-central Puget Lowland, Washington:Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth 107 (B4): art. no. 2079 Apr 10 2002. (Reprint)
C. P. Konrad, D. B. Booth, S. J. Burges, and D. R. Montgomery, 2002, Partial entrainment of gravel bars during floods: Water Resources Research, v. 38, no. 7, 10.1029, p. 9-1 - 9-16.
D. B. Booth, D. Hartley, and C. R. Jackson, 2002, Forest cover, impervious-surface area, and the mitigation of stormwater impacts: Journal of the American Water Resources Association, v. 38, p. 835-845. (Reprint)
E. J. Nelson and D. B. Booth, 2002, Sediment budget of a mixed-land use, urbanizing watershed: Journal of Hydrology, v. 64, p. 51-68.
M. L. Larson, D. B. Booth, and S. Morley 2001, Effectiveness of large woody debris in stream rehabilitation projects in urban basins: Ecological Engineering, 18(02), p. 211-226. (Reprint)
J. G. Scholz and D. B. Booth, 2001, Monitoring small urban streams: Strategies and protocols for humid-region lowland systems: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 71(2), p. 143-164. (Reprint)
P. C. Henshaw and D. B. Booth, 2000, Natural restabilization of stream channels in urban watersheds: Journal of the American Water Resources Association, v. 36, no. 6, p. 1219-1236.
D. B. Booth and John P. Bethel, 1998, Approaches for seismic hazard mitigation by local governments -- an example from King County, Washington: in Rogers, A. M., Walsh, T. J., Kockelman, W. J., and Priest, G. R., Assessing and Reducing Earthquake Hazards in the Pacific Northwest: U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1560, vo. 2, p. 537-542.
D. B. Booth, D. R. Montgomery, and J. Bethel, 1997, Large woody debris in urban streams of the Pacific Northwest: in Roesner, L. A., ed., Effects of watershed development and management on aquatic ecosystems: Engineering Foundation Conference, Proceedings, Snowbird, Utah, August 4-9, 1996 (invited).
D. B. Booth and C. R. Jackson, 1997, Urbanization of aquatic systems-degradation thresholds, stormwater detention, and limits of mitigation: Journal of American Water Resources Association: v. 33, no. 5, p. 1077-1090. (Reprint)
D. B. Booth, 1995, Geologic map of the Maple Valley quadrangle, King County, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2297, scale 1:24,000.
D. B. Booth, 1994, Glaciofluvial infilling and scour of the Puget Lowland, Washington, during ice-sheet glaciation: Geology, v. 22, p. 695-698.
D. B. Booth and B. Hallet, 1993, Channel networks carved by subglacial water: Observations and reconstruction in the eastern Puget Lowland of Washington: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 105, p. 671-683.
D. B. Booth, 1991, Glacier physics of the Puget lobe, southwest Cordilleran ice sheet: Geographie Physique et Quaternaire, v. 45, p. 301-316.
D. B. Booth, 1991, Urbanization and the Natural Drainage System--Impacts, Solutions, and Prognoses: Northwest Environmental Journal, v. 7, p. 93-118.
D. B. Booth, 1990, Stream-channel incision following drainage-basin urbanization: Water Resources Bulletin, v. 26, p. 407-417. (Reprint)
D. B. Booth, 1990, Surficial geology of the Skykomish and Snoqualmie Rivers area, Snohomish and King Counties, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Map I-1745, scale 1:50,000.
N. E. Brown, B. Hallet, and D. B. Booth, 1987, Rapid soft-bed sliding of the Puget glacial lobe: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 92, p. 8985-8998.
D. B. Booth, 1986, Mass balance and sliding velocity of the Puget lobe of the Cordilleran ice sheet during the last glaciation: Quaternary Research, v. 25, p. 269-280.
D. B. Booth, 1986, The formation of ice-marginal embankments into ice-dammed lakes in the eastern Puget Lowland, Washington, U.S.A., during the late Pleistocene: Boreas, v. 15, p. 247-263.
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