Jeffrey Coe
During a long career with the USGS, I’ve studied a wide variety of landslide types in the western United States and abroad. My general research focus is on understanding landslide processes and quantifying landslide hazards.
Education and Certifications
Kent State University, B.S., 1984, Geology
Colorado School of Mines, M.S., 1995, Geology
Affiliations and Memberships*
Geological Society of America
American Geophysical Union
Honors and Awards
Meritorious Service Award, U.S. Department of Interior, 2022
Fellow, Geological Society of America, 2021
Superior Service Award, U.S. Department of Interior, 2017, for emergency response and research at the West Salt Creek landslide
Superior Service Award, U.S. Department of Interior, 2017, for research on debris flows in Oregon
Distinguished Practice Award, Geological Society of America, Environmental & Engineering Geology Division, 2017
Directors Award, U.S. Geological Survey, 2014, for emergency response at the Oso landslide
Past-Presidents’ Award, Colorado Scientific Society, 2010
Science and Products
The influence of vegetation cover on debris-flow density during an extreme rainfall in the northern Colorado Front Range
Simulated effect of topography and soil properties on hydrologic response and landslide potential under variable rainfall conditions in the Oregon Coast Range, USA
The Montaguto earth flow: nine years of observation and analysis
Rock-avalanche dynamics revealed by large-scale field mapping and seismic signals at a highly mobile avalanche in the West Salt Creek valley, western Colorado
Landslide hazards and climate change: A perspective from the United States
New insights into debris-flow hazards from an extraordinary event in the Colorado Front Range
Influence of slip-surface geometry on earth-flow deformation, Montaguto earth flow, southern Italy
Estimating rates of debris flow entrainment from ground vibrations
Landslide mobility and hazards: implications of the 2014 Oso disaster
Multi-temporal mapping of a large, slow-moving earth flow for kinematic interpretation
Hydrologic monitoring of a landslide-prone hillslope in the Elliott State Forest, Southern Coast Range, Oregon, 2009-2012
Landslides in the northern Colorado Front Range caused by rainfall, September 11-13, 2013
Science and Products
The influence of vegetation cover on debris-flow density during an extreme rainfall in the northern Colorado Front Range
Simulated effect of topography and soil properties on hydrologic response and landslide potential under variable rainfall conditions in the Oregon Coast Range, USA
The Montaguto earth flow: nine years of observation and analysis
Rock-avalanche dynamics revealed by large-scale field mapping and seismic signals at a highly mobile avalanche in the West Salt Creek valley, western Colorado
Landslide hazards and climate change: A perspective from the United States
New insights into debris-flow hazards from an extraordinary event in the Colorado Front Range
Influence of slip-surface geometry on earth-flow deformation, Montaguto earth flow, southern Italy
Estimating rates of debris flow entrainment from ground vibrations
Landslide mobility and hazards: implications of the 2014 Oso disaster
Multi-temporal mapping of a large, slow-moving earth flow for kinematic interpretation
Hydrologic monitoring of a landslide-prone hillslope in the Elliott State Forest, Southern Coast Range, Oregon, 2009-2012
Landslides in the northern Colorado Front Range caused by rainfall, September 11-13, 2013
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government