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
Runoff-generated debris flows: observations and modeling of surge initiation, magnitude, and frequency
Assessment of shallow landslide potential using 1-D and 3-D slope stability analysis
Review of approaches for assessing the impact of climate change on landslide hazards
Sediment entrainment by debris flows: In situ measurements from the headwaters of a steep catchment
Erratum: regional moisture balance control of landslide motion: implications for landslide forecasting in a changing climate
Regional moisture balance control of landslide motion: implications for landslide forecasting in a changing climate
Comparison of soil thickness in a zero-order basin in the Oregon Coast Range using a soil probe and electrical resistivity tomography
Observations of debris flows at Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA: Part 1, in-situ measurements of flow dynamics, tracer particle movement and video imagery from the summer of 2009
Map of debris flows caused by rainfall during 1996 in parts of the Reedsport and Deer Head Point quadrangles, Douglas County, southern Coast Range, Oregon
Observations of debris flows at Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA: Part 2, changes in surface morphometry from terrestrial laser scanning in the summer of 2009
Assessment of topographic and drainage network controls on debris-flow travel distance along the west coast of the United States
Landslides Mapped from LIDAR Imagery, Kitsap County, Washington
Science and Products
Runoff-generated debris flows: observations and modeling of surge initiation, magnitude, and frequency
Assessment of shallow landslide potential using 1-D and 3-D slope stability analysis
Review of approaches for assessing the impact of climate change on landslide hazards
Sediment entrainment by debris flows: In situ measurements from the headwaters of a steep catchment
Erratum: regional moisture balance control of landslide motion: implications for landslide forecasting in a changing climate
Regional moisture balance control of landslide motion: implications for landslide forecasting in a changing climate
Comparison of soil thickness in a zero-order basin in the Oregon Coast Range using a soil probe and electrical resistivity tomography
Observations of debris flows at Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA: Part 1, in-situ measurements of flow dynamics, tracer particle movement and video imagery from the summer of 2009
Map of debris flows caused by rainfall during 1996 in parts of the Reedsport and Deer Head Point quadrangles, Douglas County, southern Coast Range, Oregon
Observations of debris flows at Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA: Part 2, changes in surface morphometry from terrestrial laser scanning in the summer of 2009
Assessment of topographic and drainage network controls on debris-flow travel distance along the west coast of the United States
Landslides Mapped from LIDAR Imagery, Kitsap County, Washington
*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