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
Debris-flow and Flood Video Files, Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA, 2015
Select model results from simulations of hypothetical rapid failures of landslides into Barry Arm, Prince William Sound, Alaska
Debris-flow and Flood Video Files, Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA, 2016
Debris-flow video files, Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA, 2017
Map of landslide structures and kinematic elements at Barry Arm, Alaska in the summer of 2020
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar data from 2020 for landslides at Barry Arm Fjord, Alaska
Map and model input and output data for the north Charlotte Creek Basin, Douglas County, Oregon, for analysis of debris-flow initiation resulting from the storm of November 17 - 19, 1996
Inventory map of submarine and subaerial-to-submarine landslides in Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Inventory data of rock avalanches in the Saint Elias Mountains of southeast Alaska, derived from Landsat imagery (1984-2019)
Debris-flow monitoring data, Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA, 2014
Monitoring environmental controls on debris-flow sediment supply, Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, 2011 to 2015
Map data from landslides triggered by Hurricane Maria in four study areas of Puerto Rico
Progress and lessons learned from responses to landslide disasters
Bellwether sites for evaluating changes in landslide frequency and magnitude in cryospheric mountainous terrain: A call for systematic, long-term observations to decipher the impact of climate change
A 36-year record of rock avalanches in the Saint Elias Mountains of Alaska, with implications for future hazards
Mobility characteristics of landslides triggered by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
The influence of frost weathering on the debris flow sediment supply in an alpine basin
Debris-flow growth in Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria: Preliminary results from analyses of pre- and post-event lidar data
An initial assessment of areas where landslides could enter the West Arm of Glacier Bay, Alaska and implications for tsunami hazards
The 2016 Lamplugh rock avalanche, Alaska: Deposit structures and emplacement dynamics
An evaluation of debris-flow runout model accuracy and complexity in Montecito, CA: Towards a framework for regional inundation-hazard forecasting
Exploring controls on debris-flow surge velocity and peak discharge at Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA
A 4000-year history of debris flows in north-central Washington State, U.S.A.: Preliminary results from trenching and surficial geologic mapping at the Pope Creek fan
Topographic change detection at Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA, using Airborne LiDAR and UAS-based Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry
Science and Products
Debris-flow and Flood Video Files, Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA, 2015
Select model results from simulations of hypothetical rapid failures of landslides into Barry Arm, Prince William Sound, Alaska
Debris-flow and Flood Video Files, Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA, 2016
Debris-flow video files, Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA, 2017
Map of landslide structures and kinematic elements at Barry Arm, Alaska in the summer of 2020
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar data from 2020 for landslides at Barry Arm Fjord, Alaska
Map and model input and output data for the north Charlotte Creek Basin, Douglas County, Oregon, for analysis of debris-flow initiation resulting from the storm of November 17 - 19, 1996
Inventory map of submarine and subaerial-to-submarine landslides in Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Inventory data of rock avalanches in the Saint Elias Mountains of southeast Alaska, derived from Landsat imagery (1984-2019)
Debris-flow monitoring data, Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA, 2014
Monitoring environmental controls on debris-flow sediment supply, Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, 2011 to 2015
Map data from landslides triggered by Hurricane Maria in four study areas of Puerto Rico
Progress and lessons learned from responses to landslide disasters
Bellwether sites for evaluating changes in landslide frequency and magnitude in cryospheric mountainous terrain: A call for systematic, long-term observations to decipher the impact of climate change
A 36-year record of rock avalanches in the Saint Elias Mountains of Alaska, with implications for future hazards
Mobility characteristics of landslides triggered by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
The influence of frost weathering on the debris flow sediment supply in an alpine basin
Debris-flow growth in Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria: Preliminary results from analyses of pre- and post-event lidar data
An initial assessment of areas where landslides could enter the West Arm of Glacier Bay, Alaska and implications for tsunami hazards
The 2016 Lamplugh rock avalanche, Alaska: Deposit structures and emplacement dynamics
An evaluation of debris-flow runout model accuracy and complexity in Montecito, CA: Towards a framework for regional inundation-hazard forecasting
Exploring controls on debris-flow surge velocity and peak discharge at Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA
A 4000-year history of debris flows in north-central Washington State, U.S.A.: Preliminary results from trenching and surficial geologic mapping at the Pope Creek fan
Topographic change detection at Chalk Cliffs, Colorado, USA, using Airborne LiDAR and UAS-based Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry
*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