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Member Since 1988
David C. Mohrig
Professor, University of Texas at Austin
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; Member, Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Awards Committee
Professional Experience
University of Texas at Austin
Professor
2006 - Present
Education
Doctorate
1994
University of Washington Seattle
Doctorate
1994
Honors & Awards
G.K. Gilbert Award in Surface Processes
Received December 2021
Union Fellow
Received December 2016
Citation
For discovering new sedimentary phenomena: alluvial-bedrock transitions in low-slope rivers, long-runout hydroplaning debris flows, and incisional-depositional deltas.
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Publications
Density Stratification and Buoyancy Evolution in Pyroclastic Density Currents
Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) are density‐stratified along their vertical axis, with the near‐bed portion being denser than the u...
June 21, 2024
Bidirectional River‐Floodplain Connectivity During Combined ...
February 25, 2022
The Oligocene‐Miocene Guadalope‐Matarranya Fan, Spain, as an...
December 06, 2021
The Effect of Remote Sensing Resolution Limits on Aeolian Sa...
December 03, 2019
AGU Abstracts
Determining Erosional and Depositional Patterns on Point Bars in the Trinity River, Texas, Associated with a Single Flood
AGU 2024
earth and planetary surface processes | 13 december 2024
Christina A Raymond, Mariel D. Nelson, David C. Mo...
Point bars are net depositional features in a meandering river that form as sediment accumulates along the inner banks of channel bends. Although prio...
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Conversations around sea-level rise between cryosphere, coastal, and social scientists: A few lessons from an initial workshop and a template for future efforts
AGU 2024
cryosphere | 12 december 2024
Julia Wellner, Margie Turrin, Jeremy N. Bassis, Gi...
There is broad recognition of the importance of training scientists to engage in local communities and share knowledge about processes like sea-level ...
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The Development and Multi-Year Recovery of Barrier Island Outwash Channels on San Jose Island, TX
AGU 2024
earth and planetary surface processes | 11 december 2024
Kat Wilson, Arisa Ruangsirikulchai, David C. Mohri...
Outwash channels are created by storm tide ebb flows scouring across barrier island environments. Our study examines the formation and multi-year reco...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2025
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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