Daniel Muhs
I study geomorphology, soils and Quaternary stratigraphy to reconstruct paleoclimates over the past two and a half million years of geologic time.
My main study areas are in the central and western USA (Mississippi Valley, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, desert Southwest, Pacific Coast and Alaska), but I have also worked in the Caribbean, Spain and Israel. My main interests are in origin and paleoclimatic significance of dune fields, stratigraphy and paleopedology of loess, effects of long-range-transported dust on soils, the atmosphere, oceans and ecosystems, and sea level history.
Education:
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 1977-1980 (Ph.D., Physical geography/Geology)
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 1973-1975 (M.S., Physical geography/Soil science)
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 1972-1973 (B.A., Physical geography)
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 1970-1972 (B.A., English, History)
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 1968-1970 (English)
Professional experience:
1995-date: Geologist, Geology and Environmental Change Science Center, USGS, Denver, CO
1985-1995: Geologist, Branch of Isotope Geology, USGS, Denver, CO
1983-1984: Soil Scientist with USGS while on leave-of-absence with the University of Wisconsin to accept National Research Council Research Associateship, Denver, Colorado.
1980-1985: Assistant and Associate Professor of Geography, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1978-1980, part-time Soil Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey, Branch of Central Regional Geology.
1977-1979: Instructor (while a Ph.D student), Department of Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder and University of Colorado at Denver
1975-1976: Soil Scientist, U.S. Soil Conservation Service/Iowa State University
Science and Products
Sediment magnetic data and thermomagnetic determinations of modern and ancient soils and parent materials near McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska; contributions to Quaternary paleoclimatic studies of midcontinent loess deposits
Holocene eolian activity in the Minot dune field, North Dakota
Late Holocene eolian activity in the mineralogically mature Nebraska Sand Hills
Origin of Bermuda's clay-rich Quaternary paleosols and their paleoclimatic significance
Origin of the late quaternary dune fields of northeastern Colorado
Sea-level records at ~80 ka from tectonically stable platforms: Florida and Bermuda
Bermuda solution pipe soils: A geochemical evaluation of eolian parent materials
Geomorphic and geochemical evidence for the source of sand in the Algodones dunes, Colorado Desert, southeastern California
Evidence of active dune sand on the Great Plains in the 19th century from accounts of early explorers
Thorium-230 ages of corals and duration of the last interglacial sea-level high stand on Aohu, Hawaii
Uranium-Series Ages of Marine Terrace Corals from the Pacific Coast of North America and Implications for Last-Interglacial Sea Level History
New uranium-series ages of the Waimanalo Limestone, Oahu, Hawaii: implications for sea level during the last interglacial period
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Sediment magnetic data and thermomagnetic determinations of modern and ancient soils and parent materials near McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska; contributions to Quaternary paleoclimatic studies of midcontinent loess deposits
Holocene eolian activity in the Minot dune field, North Dakota
Late Holocene eolian activity in the mineralogically mature Nebraska Sand Hills
Origin of Bermuda's clay-rich Quaternary paleosols and their paleoclimatic significance
Origin of the late quaternary dune fields of northeastern Colorado
Sea-level records at ~80 ka from tectonically stable platforms: Florida and Bermuda
Bermuda solution pipe soils: A geochemical evaluation of eolian parent materials
Geomorphic and geochemical evidence for the source of sand in the Algodones dunes, Colorado Desert, southeastern California
Evidence of active dune sand on the Great Plains in the 19th century from accounts of early explorers
Thorium-230 ages of corals and duration of the last interglacial sea-level high stand on Aohu, Hawaii
Uranium-Series Ages of Marine Terrace Corals from the Pacific Coast of North America and Implications for Last-Interglacial Sea Level History
New uranium-series ages of the Waimanalo Limestone, Oahu, Hawaii: implications for sea level during the last interglacial period
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.