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Frank J. Pazzaglia

Frank J. Pazzaglia

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Earth Science

D-Index
41
Citations
5583
World Ranking
5608
National Ranking
2068

Overview

Frank J. Pazzaglia is affiliated with Lehigh University in the United States and is primarily engaged in research within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans 43 publications in this main field, with a particular focus on subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Molecular Biology, and Archeology.

The scientist has contributed significantly to multiple topics in their research, including:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

The publication record includes contributions to various venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Tectonics
  • Precambrian Research
  • AGU Advances
  • Journal of African Earth Sciences

Examples of recent papers authored by Frank J. Pazzaglia reflect a range of topics and venues, including:

  • "Exhumation and Surface Evolution of the Western High Atlas and Surrounding Regions as Constrained by Low-Temperature Thermochronology," 2020, Tectonics
  • "Reassessing Eastern Mediterranean Tectonics and Earthquake Hazard From the 365 CE Earthquake," 2021, AGU Advances
  • "Is the Anti-Atlas of Morocco still uplifting?", 2022, Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • "Linear Inversion of Fluvial Topography in the Northern Apennines: Comparison of Base-Level Fall to Crustal Shortening," 2022, Tectonics
  • "River Terrace Evidence of Tectonic Processes in the Eastern North American Plate Interior, South Anna River, Virginia," 2021, The Journal of Geology

The scientist's frequent collaborators include Sean F. Gallen, Lee B. Corbett, Paul R. Bierman, David Anastasio, and Kenneth P. Kodama, demonstrating recurring partnerships in various research projects and publications.

Best Publications

  • Geomorphic expression of active tectonics in a rapidly-deforming forearc, Sila massif, Calabria, southern Italy

    Paola Molin;Frank J. Pazzaglia;Francesco Dramis

  • A Fluvial Record of Long-term Steady-state Uplift and Erosion Across the Cascadia Forearc High, Western Washington State

    Frank J. Pazzaglia;Mark T. Brandon

  • Bedrock Fluvial Incision and Longitudinal Profile Development Over Geologic Time Scales Determined by Fluvial Terraces

    Frank J. Pazzaglia;Thomas W. Gardner;Dorothy J. Merritts

  • A new active tectonic model for the construction of the Northern Apennines mountain front near Bologna (Italy)

    Vincenzo Picotti;Frank J. Pazzaglia

  • Late Quaternary fluvial terraces of the Romagna and Marche Apennines, Italy: Climatic, lithologic, and tectonic controls on terrace genesis in an active orogen

    Karl W. Wegmann;Frank J. Pazzaglia

  • Macrogeomorphic evolution of the post-Triassic Appalachian mountains determined by deconvolution of the offshore basin sedimentary record

    Frank J. Pazzaglia;Mark T. Brandon

  • Late Cenozoic flexural deformation of the middle U.S. Atlantic passive margin

    Frank J. Pazzaglia;Thomas W. Gardner

  • Holocene strath terraces, climate change, and active tectonics: The Clearwater River basin, Olympic Peninsula, Washington State

    Karl W. Wegmann;Frank J. Pazzaglia

  • Quantitative testing of bedrock incision models for the Clearwater River, NW Washington State

    Jonathan H. Tomkin;Mark T. Brandon;Frank J. Pazzaglia;Jonathan R. Barbour

  • Climatic influences on profile concavity and river incision

    Brent J. Zaprowski;Frank J. Pazzaglia;Edward B. Evenson

  • 9.22 Fluvial Terraces

    F.J. Pazzaglia

  • Structure and evolution of the lithosphere beneath the rocky mountains: Initial results from the CD-ROM experiment

    K. E. Karlstrom;S. A. Bowring;K. R. Chamberlain;K. G. Dueker

  • Knickzone propagation in the Black Hills and northern High Plains: A different perspective on the late Cenozoic exhumation of the Laramide Rocky Mountains

    Brent J. Zaprowski;Edward B. Evenson;Frank J. Pazzaglia;Jack B. Epstein

  • Fluvial terraces of the lower Susquehanna River

    Frank J. Pazzaglia;Thomas W. Gardner

  • Effects of urbanization on watershed hydrology: The scaling of discharge with drainage area

    Joshua C. Galster;Frank J. Pazzaglia;Bruce R. Hargreaves;Donald P. Morris

  • Knickpoint evolution in a vertically bedded substrate, upstream-dipping terraces, and Atlantic slope bedrock channels

    Kurt L. Frankel;Frank J. Pazzaglia;Jordan D. Vaughn

  • Active simultaneous uplift and margin-normal extension in a forearc high, Crete, Greece

    S.F. Gallen;K.W. Wegmann;D.R. Bohnenstiehl;F.J. Pazzaglia

  • Stratigraphy, petrography, and correlation of late Cenozoic middle Atlantic Coastal Plain deposits: Implications for late-stage passive-margin geologic evolution

    Frank J. Pazzaglia

  • Landscape evolution models

    Frank J Pazzaglia

  • Cosmogenic 10Be as a tracer for hillslope and channel sediment dynamics in the Clearwater River, western Washington State

    Patrick Belmont;F. J. Pazzaglia;J. C. Gosse

  • Measuring the Impact of Urbanization on Channel Widths Using Historic Aerial Photographs and Modern Surveys1

    Joshua C. Galster;Frank J. Pazzaglia;Dru Germanoski

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth P. Kodama
Kenneth P. Kodama Lehigh University
Mark T. Brandon
Mark T. Brandon Yale University
Peter K. Zeitler
Peter K. Zeitler Lehigh University
Tammy M. Rittenour
Tammy M. Rittenour Utah State University
Paul R. Bierman
Paul R. Bierman University of Vermont
John C. Gosse
John C. Gosse Dalhousie University
Claudio Faccenna
Claudio Faccenna Dresdner Grundwasserforschungszentrum
Marc W. Caffee
Marc W. Caffee Purdue University West Lafayette
Patrick Belmont
Patrick Belmont Utah State University
Seth Stein
Seth Stein Northwestern University

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