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David R. Montgomery
Professor

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Areas of Interest:
Geomorphology

Research Groups:
Geomorphological Research Group
Quaternary Research Center

Education:
Ph.D., Geomorphology, University of California, Berkeley

Background and Current Research:
David R. Montgomery studies the evolution of topography and the influence of geomorphological processes on ecological systems and human societies. He received his B.S. in geology at Stanford University (1984) and his Ph.D. in geomorphology from UC Berkeley (1991). His published work includes studies of the evolution and near-extirpation of salmon, fluvial and hillslope processes in mountain drainage basins, the evolution of mountain ranges (Cascades, Andes, and Himalaya), and the analysis of digital topography. Current research includes field projects in eastern Tibet and the Pacific Northwest of North America.

Selected Publications:
Montgomery, D. R., 2007, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations, University of California Press, Berkeley, 285 p.

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: Strength limit to Martian relief?, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 260, p. 179-186, 2007.

Montgomery, D. R., Why we need another agricultural revolution, The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 13, p. B10-B11, 2007.

Mitchell, S. G., and Montgomery, D. R., Polygenetic topography of the Washington Cascade Range, American Journal of Science, v. 306, 736-768, 2006.

Montgomery, D. R., and Stolar, D., Revisiting Himalayan river anticlines, Geomorphology, v. 82. p. 4-15, 2006.

Gran, K., Montgomery, D. R., and Sutherland, D., Channel bed evolution and sediment transport under declining sand inputs, Water Resources Research, v. 42, W10407, 10.1029/2005WR004306, 2006.

Brummer, C. J., Abbe, T. B., Sampson, J., and Montgomery, D. R., Influence of vertical channel change associated with wood accumulations on delineating channel migration zones Washington, USA, Geomorphology, v. 80, p. 295-309, 2006.

Som,S., Montgomery, D. R., Greenberg ,H., Downstream variation of Martian channels and implications for climate evolution and surface habitability, IAC Paper 06-A1.6.6 (CD ROM), 57th International Astronautical Congress, Valencia, Spain. 2-6 October, 2006.

Brummer, C. J., and Montgomery, D. R., Influence of coarse lag formation on the mechanics of sediment pulse dispersion in a mountain stream, Squire Creek, North Cascades, Washington, United States, Water Resources Research, v. 42, W07412, doi:101029/2005WR004776, 2006.

Bisson, P., Montgomery, D. R., and Buffington, J. M., Valley segments, stream reaches, and channel units, in Methods in Stream Ecology, Second Edition, edited by F. R. Hauer, and G. A. Lamberti, Academic Press, pp. 23-49, 2006.

Montgomery, D. R., Geomorphology and restoration ecology, Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education, issue 134 (July), p. 16-19, 2006.

Anders, A. M., Roe, G. H., Hallet, B., Montgomery, D. R., Finnegan, N. J., and Putkonen, J., Spatial patterns of precipitation and topography in the Himalaya, in Tectonics, Climate and Landscape Evolution, edited by S. D. Willett, N. Hovius, M. T. Brandon, and D. M. Fisher, Geological Society of America Special Paper 398, pp. 39-54, 2006.

Catling, D. C., Wood, S. E., Leovy, C., Montgomery, D. R., Greenberg, H. M., Glein, C. R., and Moore, J. M., Light-toned layered deposits in Juventae Chasma, Mars, Icarus, v. 181, p. 26-51, 2006.

Yuping, L., Montgomery, D. R., Hallet, B., Wenqing, T., Jianlong, Z., Xuanyang, Z., Quaternary glacier blocking events at the entrance of Yarlung Zangbo Great Canyon, Southeast Tibet, Quaternary Sciences, v. 26, p. 52-62, 2006.

Mitchell, S. G., and Montgomery, D. R., Influence of a glacial buzzsaw on the height and morphology of the central Washington Cascade Range, USA, Quaternary Research, v. 65, p. 96-107, 2006

Montgomery, D. R.,, and Abbe, T. B., Floodplain and terrace formation in an old-growth forest valley, Queets River, Washington, Quaternary Research, v. 65, p. 147-155, 2006

Graduate Research:
Schmidt, Kevin M., 1994, M.S., Mountain Scale Strength Properties, Deep-Seated Landsliding and Relief Limits; 1999, Ph.D., Root Strength, Colluvial Soil Depth, and Colluvial Transport on Landslide-Prone Hillslopes.

Buffington, John M., 1995, M.S., Effects of Hydraulic Roughness and Sediment Supply on Surface Textures of Gravel-Bedded Rivers; 1998, Ph.D. The Use of Streambed Texture to Interpret Physcial and Biological Conditions at Waterhsed, Reach, and Subreach Scales.

Stock, Jonathan D., 1996, M.S., Can we Predict Bedrock River Incision Using the Stream Power Law?

Massong, Tamara, 1998, M.S. Influence of Lithology and Sediment Supply on the Distribution of Bedrock and Alluvial Channels.

Stover, Shannon, 1998, M.S., Channel Response and Flooding, Skokomish River, Washington.

Hayes, Shannon, 1999, M.S., Low-flow Sediment Transport on the Pasig-Potrero Alluvial Fan, Mount Pinatubo, Philippines.

Schaub, Tim, 1999, M.S. Incorporating Root Strength Estimates into a Landscape-scale Slope Stability Model through Forest Stand Age Inversion from Remotely Sensed Data

Abbe, Tim B., 2000, Ph.D., Patterns, Mechanics and Geomorphic Effects of Wood Debris Accumulations in a Forest River System.

Root, Chrysten, 2001, M.S., Geochemical Investigations of Landscape Evolution in Oregon and Hawaii.

Finlayson, David, 2001, M.S., Spatial Coincidence of Erosional and Metamorphic Hotspots in the Himalayas.

Aalto, R., 2002, Ph.D., Geomorphic Form and Process of Sediment Flux within an Active Orogen: Denudation of the Bolivian Andes and Sediment Conveyance across the Beni Foreland (co-chair with T. Dunne)

Gran, Karen, Ph.D. candidate, River Recovery at Mount Pinatubo, Philippines.

Mitchell, Sara, Ph.D. candidate, Uplift and Erosion of the Washington Cascades.

Bunn, Jeremy, M.S. candidate, Influence of Wood Debris on Debris Flow Runout.

Brummer, Chris, Ph.D. candidate, Downstream Coarsening in Headwater Channels.

Collins, Brian, Ph.D. candidate, Historical Ecology of Puget Sound Rivers.

Anders, Alison, Ph.D. candidate, Meteorology of Metamorphism (co-advised with B. Hallet and G. Roe).

Noah Finnegan, Ph.D. candidate, Geomorphology of Namche Barwa (co-chair with B. Hallet).

Byron Amerson, M.S. candidate, Geomorphic Influences on Aquatic Ecology, Idaho.

Last Modified:08/20/2007

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