Publications

USUAL Watershed Tools: A new geospatial toolkit for hydro-geomorphic delineation

​David S. R., Murphy B. P., Czuba J. A., Ahammad M. & P. Belmont (2023). USUAL Watershed Tools: A new geospatial toolkit for hydro-geomorphic delineation. Environmental Modelling & Software, 159, 105576.

Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105576​

Open Access Tools Available for Download at: WWRC GitHub 

Predicting post-fire debris flow grain sizes and depositional volumes in the Intermountain West, United States

​Wall S., Murphy B. P., Belmont P. & L. Yocom (2022). Predicting post-fire debris flow grain sizes and depositional volumes in the Intermountain West, United States. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 48(1), pp. 179-197.

Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5480​

Exploring metapopulation‐scale suppression alternatives for a global invader in a river network experiencing climate change

Healy B. D., Budy P., Yackulic C. B., Murphy B. P., Schelly R. C. & M. C. McKinstry (2022). Exploring metapopulation-scale suppression alternatives for a global invader in a river network experiencing climate change. Conservation Biology, e13993. 

Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13993

Simulated dynamics of mixed versus uniform grain size sediment pulses in a gravel-bedded river

​Ahammad M., Czuba J. A., Pfeiffer A., Murphy B. P. & P. Belmont (2021). Simulated dynamics of mixed versus uniform grain size sediment pulses in a gravel-bedded river. JGR-Earth Surface. 126(10), e2021JF006194.

Available at: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JF006194

Resilience of terrestrial and aquatic fauna to historical and future wildfire regimes in western North America

​H. I. Jager, J. W. Long, R. Malison, B. P. Murphy, A. Rust, L. G. M. Silva, R. Sollmann, Z. L. Steel, M. D. Bowen, J. Dunham, J. L. Ebersole & R. Flitcroft (2021). Resilience of terrestrial and aquatic fauna to historical and future wildfire regimes in western North America. Ecology and Evolution, pp. 1-26.

​Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8026
Open Access PDF

Natural and anthropogenic controls on sediment rating curves in northern California coastal watersheds
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​A. Fisher, P. Belmont, B. P. Murphy, L. MacDonald, K. L. Ferrier & K. Hu (2021). Natural and anthropogenic controls on sediment rating curves in northern California coastal watersheds. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, pp. 1-19.

​Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5137

Dynamic Habitat Disturbance and Ecological Resilience (DyHDER): modeling population responses to habitat condition

B. P. Murphy, T. E. Walsworth, P. Belmont, M. M. Conner & P. Budy (2020). Dynamic Habitat Disturbance and Ecological Resilience (DyHDER): modeling population responses to habitat condition. Ecosphere, 11, pp. 1-26.
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Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3023
Open Access PDF

Post-wildfire sediment cascades: a modeling framework linking debris flow generation and network-scale sediment routing

B. P. Murphy, J. A. Czuba & P. Belmont (2019). Post-wildfire sediment cascades: a modeling framework linking debris flow generation and network-scale sediment routing. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 44, pp. 2126-2140.

Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Beyond the 1984 perspective: narrow focus on modern wildfire trends underestimates future risks to water security

​B. P. Murphy, L. L. Yocom & P. Belmont (2018). Beyond the 1984 perspective: narrow focus on modern wildfire trends underestimates future risks to water security. Earth's Future, 6, pp. 1492-1497. 

Available at: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com​
Open Access PDF

Weathering and abrasion of bedrock streambed topography

​B. P. Murphy, J. P. Johnson, N. M. Gasparini, G. S. Hancock &  E.E. Small (2018). Weathering and abrasion of bedrock streambed topography. Geology, 46, pp. 459-462. 

Available at: https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org

Post-wildfire landscape change and erosional process from repeat terrestrial lidar in a steep headwater catchment, Chiricahua Mountain, Arizona, USA

S. B. DeLong, A. M. Youberg, W. M. DeLong & B. P. Murphy (2018). Post-wildfire landscape change and erosional process from repeat terrestrial lidar in a steep headwater catchment, Chiricahua Mountain, Arizona, USA. Geomorphology, 300, pp. 13-30. 
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Available at:  https://www.sciencedirect.com
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Chemical weathering as a mechanism for the climatic control of bedrock river incision

B. P. Murphy, J. P. Johnson, N. M. Gasparini & L. S. Sklar (2016). Chemical weathering as a mechanism for the climatic control of bedrock river incision. Nature, 532, pp. 223-227. 
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Available at:  https://www.nature.com
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The Landscape Evolution Observatory: A large-scale controllable infrastructure to study coupled Earth-surface processes

L. A. Pangle, et al. [including B. P. Murphy] (2015). The Landscape Evolution Observatory: A large-scale controllable infrastructure to study coupled Earth-surface processes. Geomorphology, 224, pp. 190-203.
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Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com

Modeling the influence of rainfall gradients on discharge, bedrock erodibility, and river profile evolution, with application to the Big Island, Hawai'i

J. Han, N. M. Gasparini, J. P. Johnson & B. P. Murphy (2014). Modeling the influence of rainfall gradients on discharge, bedrock erodibility, and river profile evolution, with application to the Big Island, Hawai'i. JGR: Earth Surface, 119, pp. 1418-1440. 
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Available at: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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