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Member Since 2010
Francis K. Rengers
Research Geologist, USGS
Professional Experience
USGS
Research Geologist
2014 - Present
Education
University of Colorado Boulder
Doctorate
Current Roles
Member
G.K. Gilbert Award in Surface Processes Committee
Member
Luna B. Leopold Early Career Award Committee
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
Exploring controls on landslide occurrence across a patchwork of burned areas in southern California (USA)
FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS AFTER WILDFIRE: PROCESS UNDERSTANDING TO HAZARD ASSESSMENT II POSTER
natural hazards | 12 december 2023
Matthew A. Thomas, Donald Lindsay, Rebecca Rossi, ...
A parade of drought-busting atmospheric river storms pummeled the West Coast (USA) during the 2022-2023 winter rainy season. Although these storms rep...
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Practical and fundamental lessons from forecasting building damage by postfire debris-flow runout using a series of linked models
CASCADING HAZARDS: LINKING PROCESSES ACROSS EARTH’S SURFACE I ORAL
earth and planetary surface processes | 12 december 2023
Katherine R. Barnhart, Christopher R. Miller, Fran...
Postfire debris flows are typically initiated by intense precipitation and pose a substantial threat to structures and people. Debris-flow deposits ar...
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Guidance for parameterizing post-fire hydrologic models within situ infiltration measurements
FLASH FLOODS AND DEBRIS FLOWS AFTER WILDFIRE: PROCESS UNDERSTANDING TO HAZARD ASSESSMENT II POSTER
natural hazards | 12 december 2023
Tao Liu, Luke McGuire, Ann M. Youberg, Alexander G...
Wildfire can alter soil-hydraulic properties, often resulting in an increased prevalence of infiltration-excess overland flow and greater potential fo...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Member
G.K. Gilbert Award in Surface Processes Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
Marguerite T. Williams Award Committee
2023 - 2024
Member
Robert Sharp Lecture Committee
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