Publications

Earth Surface Processes Laboratory

University of Oregon

Manuscripts

Hughes, M.*, P. Almond, J. Roering, and P. Tonkin, (in revision), Late Quaternary loess landscape evolution on an active tectonic margin, Charwell Basin, South Island, New Zealand, Geomorphology.

Calabro, M.*, D. Schmidt, and J. Roering, (in review), An examination of seasonal deformation at the Portuguese Bend Landslide, Southern California, using radar interferometry, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface.

Walther, S.C.*, Roering, J.J., Almond, P.C., and Hughes, M.W., (in revision), Long-term biogenic soil mixing and transport in a hilly, loess-mantled landscape, Blue Mountains, SE Washington, Catena.

Refereed publications

31. Mackey, B.*, J. Roering, and J. McKean, (in press), Long-term kinematics and sediment flux of an active earthflow, Eel River, California, Geology.

30. Hughes, M.*, P. Almond, and J. Roering, (in press), Increased sediment transport via bioturbation at the last glacial-interglacial transition, Geology.

29. Booth, A.*, J. Roering, and T. Perron, (2009), Automated landslide mapping using spectral analysis and high-resolution topographic data: Puget Sound lowlands, Washington, and Portland Hills, Oregon, Geomorphology, v. 109, p 132-147 . [PDF]

28. Jackson, M.* and J.J. Roering, (2009), Post-fire geomorphic response in a steep, forested landscape: Oregon Coast Range, USA, Quaternary Science Reviews, v. 28, p. 1131-1146. [PDF]

27. Hales, T.C.* and J.J. Roering, (2009), A frost 'buzzsaw' mechanism for erosion of the Eastern Southern Alps, New Zealand, Geomorphology, v. 107, p. 241-253. [PDF]

26. Almond, P.C., J.J. Roering, M.W. Hughes, F.S. Lutter, and C. Leboutellier, (2008), Climatic and anthropogenic effects on soil transport rates and hillslope evolution, in: Sediment Dynamics in Changing Environments, International Association of Hydrologic Sciences (IAHS) Publication 325, p. 417-424. [PDF]

25. Roering, J.J., (2008), How well can hillslope evolution models ‘explain’ topography? Simulating soil production and transport using high-resolution topographic data, Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 120, p. 1248-1262. [PDF]

24. Furbish, D.J., M. Schmeeckle, and J. Roering, (2008), Thermal and force-chain effects in an experimental, sloping granular shear flow, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, v. 33, p. 2108-2117. [PDF]

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

Edited volumes

Beyond Steady State: The Dynamics of Transient Landscapes (2007) : Special Issue of Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface (edited by K. Whipple and J. Roering) [link]

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.