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Member Since 2010
Francis K. Rengers
Research Geologist, USGS
Member, G.K. Gilbert Award in Surface Processes Committee; Member, Luna B. Leopold Early Career Award Committee; Member, Marguerite T. Williams Award Committee; Member, Robert Sharp Lecture Committee
Professional Experience
USGS
Research Geologist
2014 - Present
Education
Doctorate
2014
University of Colorado Boulder
Doctorate
Publications
Simulating Debris Flow and Levee Formation in the 2D Shallow Flow Model D‐Claw: Channelized and Unco...
Debris flow runout poses a hazard to life and infrastructure. The expansion of human population into mountainous areas and onto alluvial fans incre...
February 06, 2023
Multi‐Model Comparison of Computed Debris Flow Runout for th...
December 10, 2021
Hydrogeomorphic Recovery and Temporal Changes in Rainfall Th...
November 28, 2021
AGU Abstracts
Effects of recent disturbance history on postfire debris-flow activity and sediment yield
AGU 2024
earth and planetary surface processes | 13 december 2024
Luke McGuire, Francis K. Rengers, Ann M. Youberg
Fire can substantially increase the likelihood and volume of debris flows in steep landscapes by promoting runoff and decreasing canopy and ground cov...
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Evaluation of debris-flow building damage forecasts
AGU 2024
earth and planetary surface processes | 12 december 2024
Katherine R. Barnhart, Christopher R. Miller, Fran...
Reliable forecasts of building damage due to debris flows may provide situational awareness and guide land and emergency management decisions. Applica...
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Importance of subsurface water for hydrological response during storms in a post-wildfire bedrock landscape
AGU 2024
hydrology | 12 december 2024
Abra Atwood, Madeline Hille, Marin K. Clark, Franc...
Wildfire can be a major disturbance to the hydrologic cycle, with important implications for water management and hazards including flooding and debri...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Member
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Awards Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
Robert Sharp Lecture Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
G.K. Gilbert Award in Surface Processes Committee
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