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Earth Science

D-Index
37
Citations
12369
World Ranking
6672
National Ranking
2337

Best Publications

  • Channel-reach morphology in mountain drainage basins

    David R. Montgomery;John M. Buffington

  • A systematic analysis of eight decades of incipient motion studies, with special reference to gravel-bedded rivers

    John M. Buffington;David R. Montgomery

  • Process-based Principles for Restoring River Ecosystems

    Timothy J. Beechie;David A. Sear;Julian D. Olden;George R. Pess

  • Pool Spacing in Forest Channels

    David R. Montgomery;John M. Buffington;Richard D. Smith;Kevin M. Schmidt

  • Distribution of bedrock and alluvial channels in forested mountain drainage basins

    David R. Montgomery;Tim B. Abbe;John M. Buffington;N. Phil Peterson

  • Stream-bed scour, egg burial depths, and the influence of salmonid spawning on bed surface mobility and embryo survival

    D R Montgomery;J M Buffington;N P Peterson;D Schuett-Hames

  • Effects of hydraulic roughness on surface textures of gravel-bed rivers

    John M. Buffington;David R. Montgomery

  • Hyporheic exchange in gravel bed rivers with pool-riffle morphology: Laboratory experiments and three-dimensional modeling

    Daniele Tonina;John M. Buffington

  • Channel Processes, Classification, and Response

    David R. Montgomery;John M. Buffington

  • Hyporheic Exchange in Mountain Rivers I: Mechanics and Environmental Effects

    Daniele Tonina;John M. Buffington

  • Geomorphic effects of wood in rivers

    D. R. Montgomery;B. D. Collins;J. M. Buffington;T. B. Abbe

  • Hyporheic Exchange in Mountain Rivers II: Effects of Channel Morphology on Mechanics, Scales, and Rates of Exchange

    John M. Buffington;Daniele Tonina

  • Friction angle measurements on a naturally formed gravel streambed: Implications for critical boundary shear stress

    John M. Buffington;William E. Dietrich;James W. Kirchner

  • Controls on the size and occurrence of pools in coarse-grained forest rivers

    John M. Buffington;Thomas E. Lisle;Richard D. Woodsmith;Sue Hilton

  • Effects of sediment supply on surface textures of gravel‐bed rivers

    John M. Buffington;David R. Montgomery

  • A general power equation for predicting bed load transport rates in gravel bed rivers

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  • Potential effects of climate change on streambed scour and risks to salmonid survival in snow-dominated mountain basins

    Jaime R. Goode;Jaime R. Goode;John M. Buffington;Daniele Tonina;Daniel J. Isaak

  • Basin-scale availability of salmonid spawning gravel as influenced by channel type and hydraulic roughness in mountain catchments

    John M. Buffington;David R. Montgomery;Harvey M. Greenberg

  • CHANNEL CLASSIFICATION, PREDICTION OF CHANNEL RESPONSE, AND ASSESSMENT OF CHANNEL CONDITION

    David R. Montgomery;John M. Buffington

  • Valley segments, stream reaches, and channel units [Chapter 2]

    Peter A. Bisson;David R. Montgomery;John M. Buffington

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