Member Since 1986
Jon J. Major
Research Hydrologist, USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
Professional Experience
USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
Research Hydrologist
1983 - Present
Education
University of Washington Seattle
Doctorate
1996
Current Roles
Member
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Executive Committee
Chair
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Awards Committee
Publications
Can Lava Flow Like Water? Assessing Applications of Critical Flow Theory to Channelized Basaltic Lav...
Flowing lava and water have dramatically different physical properties but can form similar hydraulic structures, including undular hydraulic jumps...
September 04, 2022
Effective Hydrological Events in an Evolving Mid‐latitude Mo...
February 08, 2021
Dam removal: Listening in
July 31, 2017
AGU Abstracts
Cascading Hazards from Explosive Volcanic Eruptions—What Do We Know and Where Might We Go?
CASCADING HAZARDS: LINKING PROCESSES ACROSS EARTH’S SURFACE I ORAL
earth and planetary surface processes | 12 december 2023
Jon J. Major
Explosive volcanic eruptions can directly trigger large debris avalanches, pyroclastic density currents (PDCs), and tephra fall. These volcanic proces...
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Topographic and climatic controls on the fluvial erosion of volcanic debris avalanches: implications for the persistence of downstream sedimentation hazards
CASCADING HAZARDS: LINKING PROCESSES ACROSS EARTH’S SURFACE I ORAL
earth and planetary surface processes | 12 december 2023
Kristin Sweeney, Jon J. Major
Post-eruption landscapes are some of the fastest eroding terrains in the world, having watershed-scale erosion rates regularly on the order of per yea...
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USGS Volcano Science Center URGE sub-pod: Actions towards a more inclusive and diverse workplace
UNLEARNING RACISM IN GEOSCIENCE: PART 1
innovations | 15 december 2021
Andria P. Ellis, Seth C. Moran, Laura E. Clor, Dav...
Federal research organizations share the same systemic inequities commonly found in academic institutions. To address these concerns, six pods assembl...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2025
Chair
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Awards Committee
2023 - 2025
Member
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Executive Committee
2010 - 2014
Associate Editor
JGR Earth Surface Section
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