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
Loess records: North America
Last glacial loess sedimentary system of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa
Simulating Arctic climate warmth and icefield retreat in the last interglaciation
Ice sheets and sea level: response
Reply to the discussion by F. Lagroix and S.K. Banerjee of "Geochemical evidence for the origin of late Quaternary loess in central Alaska"
A cool eastern Pacific Ocean at the close of the Last Interglacial complex
Eolian additions to late Quaternary alpine soils, Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, Colorado Front Range
Geochemical evidence for the origin of late Quaternary loess in central Alaska
Change in atmospheric mineral aerosols in response to climate: Last glacial period, preindustrial, modern, and doubled carbon dioxide climates
Paleoclimatic evidence for future ice-sheet instability and rapid sea-level rise
Holocene loess deposition and soil formation as competing processes, Matanuska Valley, southern Alaska
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
Loess records: North America
Last glacial loess sedimentary system of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa
Simulating Arctic climate warmth and icefield retreat in the last interglaciation
Ice sheets and sea level: response
Reply to the discussion by F. Lagroix and S.K. Banerjee of "Geochemical evidence for the origin of late Quaternary loess in central Alaska"
A cool eastern Pacific Ocean at the close of the Last Interglacial complex
Eolian additions to late Quaternary alpine soils, Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, Colorado Front Range
Geochemical evidence for the origin of late Quaternary loess in central Alaska
Change in atmospheric mineral aerosols in response to climate: Last glacial period, preindustrial, modern, and doubled carbon dioxide climates
Paleoclimatic evidence for future ice-sheet instability and rapid sea-level rise
Holocene loess deposition and soil formation as competing processes, Matanuska Valley, southern Alaska
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.