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Jason W. Kean is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with notable contributions in several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to environmental hazards and ecosystem effects. Key areas of focus include:

  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Flood risk assessment and management
  • Hydrology and sediment transport processes
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Rangeland and wildlife management
  • Tree root and stability studies

Jason W. Kean has been involved in multiple recent publications, including studies on post-wildfire debris flows and sediment dynamics. Selected recent papers include:

  • Landslides after wildfire: initiation, magnitude, and mobility, 2020, published in Landslides
  • Multi-Model Comparison of Computed Debris Flow Runout for the 9 January 2018 Montecito, California Post-Wildfire Event, 2021, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Forecasting the Frequency and Magnitude of Postfire Debris Flows Across Southern California, 2021, published in Earth's Future
  • Movement of Sediment Through a Burned Landscape: Sediment Volume Observations and Model Comparisons in the San Gabriel Mountains, California, USA, 2021, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • The recurrence interval of post-fire debris-flow generating rainfall in the southwestern United States, 2020, published in Geomorphology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, among them:

  • Francis K. Rengers
  • Dennis M. Staley
  • Katherine R. Barnhart
  • Luke A. McGuire
  • Matthew A. Thomas

Jason W. Kean's research has been published across a variety of scientific venues, including:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • E3S Web of Conferences
  • Natural hazards and earth system sciences

Best Publications

  • Objective definition of rainfall intensity–duration thresholds for the initiation of post-fire debris flows in southern California

    Dennis M. Staley;Jason W. Kean;Susan H. Cannon;Kevin M. Schmidt

  • In situ measurements of post-fire debris flows in southern California: Comparisons of the timing and magnitude of 24 debris-flow events with rainfall and soil moisture conditions

    Jason W. Kean;Dennis M. Staley;Susan H. Cannon

  • Runoff-generated debris flows: Observations and modeling of surge initiation, magnitude, and frequency

    Jason W. Kean;Scott W. McCoy;Gregory E. Tucker;Dennis M. Staley

  • Prediction of spatially explicit rainfall intensity–duration thresholds for post-fire debris-flow generation in the western United States

    Dennis M. Staley;Jacquelyn A. Negri;Jason W. Kean;Jayme L. Laber

  • Inundation, flow dynamics, and damage in the 9 January 2018 Montecito debris-flow event, California, USA: Opportunities and challenges for post-wildfire risk assessment

    Jason W. Kean;Dennis M. Staley;Jeremy T. Lancaster;Francis K. Rengers

  • Sediment entrainment by debris flows: In situ measurements from the headwaters of a steep catchment

    S.W. McCoy;Jason W. Kean;Jeffrey A. Coe;G.E. Tucker

  • Evolution of a natural debris flow: In situ measurements of flow dynamics, video imagery, and terrestrial laser scanning

    Scott W. McCoy;Jason W. Kean;Jeffrey A. Coe;Dennis M. Staley

  • Rainfall intensity-duration thresholds for postfire debris-flow emergency-response planning

    Susan H. Cannon;Eric M. Boldt;Jayme L. Laber;Jason W. Kean

  • Landslides after wildfire: initiation, magnitude, and mobility

    Francis K. Rengers;Luke A. McGuire;Nina S. Oakley;Jason W. Kean

  • Landslide movement in southwest Colorado triggered by atmospheric tides

    William H. Schulz;Jason W. Kean;Gonghui Wang

  • Model simulations of flood and debris flow timing in steep catchments after wildfire

    Francis K. Rengers;Luke McGuire;Jason W. Kean;Dennis M. Staley

  • Characterizing the primary material sources and dominant erosional processes for post-fire debris-flow initiation in a headwater basin using multi-temporal terrestrial laser scanning data

    Dennis M. Staley;Thad A. Wasklewicz;Jason W. Kean

  • Field measurement of basal forces generated by erosive debris flows

    S. W. McCoy;S. W. McCoy;G. E. Tucker;J. W. Kean;J. A. Coe

  • New insights into debris-flow hazards from an extraordinary event in the Colorado Front Range

    Jeffrey A. Coe;Jason W. Kean;Jonathan W. Godt;Rex L. Baum

  • Form drag in rivers due to small-scale natural topographic features: 2. Irregular sequences

    Jason W. Kean;J. Dungan Smith

  • Estimating rates of debris flow entrainment from ground vibrations

    Jason W. Kean;Jeffrey A. Coe;V. Coviello;Joel B. Smith

  • Debris flow initiation by runoff in a recently burned basin: Is grain-by-grain sediment bulking or en masse failure to blame?

    Luke A. McGuire;Francis K. Rengers;Jason W. Kean;Dennis M. Staley

  • Elucidating the role of vegetation in the initiation of rainfall-induced shallow landslides: Insights from an extreme rainfall event in the Colorado Front Range

    Luke A. McGuire;Luke A. McGuire;Francis K. Rengers;Jason W. Kean;Jeffrey A. Coe

  • Evolution of Debris-Flow Initiation Mechanisms and Sediment Sources During a Sequence of Postwildfire Rainstorms

    Hui Tang;Luke A. McGuire;Francis K. Rengers;Jason W. Kean

  • Landslides triggered by Hurricane Maria: Assessment of an extreme event in Puerto Rico

    Erin Bessette-Kirton;Corina Cerovski-Darriau;William Schulz;Jeffrey A. Coe

  • Prediction of spatially explicit rainfall intensity-duration thresholds for post-fire debris-flow generation in the western United States

    Dennis Staley;Jacquelyn Negri;Jason Kean

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis M. Staley
Dennis M. Staley United States Geological Survey
Francis K. Rengers
Francis K. Rengers United States Geological Survey
Jeffrey A. Coe
Jeffrey A. Coe United States Geological Survey
Rex L. Baum
Rex L. Baum United States Geological Survey
Jonathan W. Godt
Jonathan W. Godt United States Geological Survey
Gregory E. Tucker
Gregory E. Tucker University of Colorado Boulder
Steve W. Lyon
Steve W. Lyon The Ohio State University
Richard M. Iverson
Richard M. Iverson United States Geological Survey
Jan Seibert
Jan Seibert University of Zurich
Hjalmar Laudon
Hjalmar Laudon Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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