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  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Shannon A. Mahan is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions across various subfields including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, and Anthropology.

The main topics covered in Mahan's work include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Their recent scientific papers demonstrate a range of interests and research outcomes. Notable publications include:

  • "Depth-dependent soil mixing persists across climate zones," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Guide for interpreting and reporting luminescence dating results," 2022, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • "A maximum rupture model for the central and southern Cascadia subduction zone-reassessing ages for coastal evidence of megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis," 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Confirming a Cultural Association at the La Prele Mammoth Site (48CO1401), Converse County, Wyoming," 2020, American Antiquity
  • "Floodplain Sediment Storage Timescales of the Laterally Confined Meandering Powder River, USA," 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Frequent co-authors associated with Mahan's publications include:

  • Harrison J. Gray
  • Christopher B. DuRoss
  • Richard W. Briggs
  • J. E. Pizzuto
  • Tammy M. Rittenour

Mahan's work appears regularly in several publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Geosphere
  • Quaternary Science Reviews

The scientist also has a recorded book publication titled Construction and Modification of Debris-Flow Alluvial Fans as Captured in the Geomorphic and Sedimentary Record: Examples from the Western Sangre de Cristo Mountains, South-Central Colorado, published in 2023 by the Geological Society of America.

Shannon A. Mahan has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. Their scientific contributions span a broad scope within Earth sciences, integrating field investigations, geological modeling, and dating techniques relevant to diverse geological and environmental processes.

Best Publications

  • Late Quaternary loess in northeastern Colorado: Part I—Age and paleoclimatic significance

    Daniel R. Muhs;John N. Aleinikoff;Thomas W. Stafford;Rolf Kihl

  • Origin of the late Quaternary dune fields of northeastern Colorado

    Daniel R. Muhs;Thomas W. Stafford;Thomas W. Stafford;Scott D. Cowherd;Shannon A. Mahan

  • Late Holocene Eolian Activity in the Mineralogically Mature Nebraska Sand Hills

    Daniel R. Muhs;Thomas W. Stafford;James B. Swinehart;Scott D. Cowherd

  • Luminescence as a sediment tracer and provenance tool

    Harrison J. Gray;Mayank Jain;Andre O. Sawakuchi;Shannon A. Mahan

  • Development of spatially diverse and complex dune‐field patterns: Gran Desierto Dune Field, Sonora, Mexico

    Carrie Beveridge;Gary A Kocurek;Ryan C. Ewing;Nicholas Lancaster

  • Holocene landscape response to seasonality of storms in the Mojave Desert

    David M. Miller;Kevin M. Schmidt;Shannon A. Mahan;John P. McGeehin

  • Optically stimulated luminescence age controls on late Pleistocene and Holocene coastal lithosomes, North Carolina, USA

    David Mallinson;Kevin Burdette;Shannon Mahan;George Brook

  • Holocene eolian activity in the Minot dune field, North Dakota

    Daniel R. Muhs;Josh Been;Shannon A. Mahan;James Burdett

  • Late Pleistocene paleohydrology near the boundary of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts, southeastern Arizona, USA

    Jeffrey S. Pigati;Jordon E. Bright;Timothy Michael Shanahan;Shannon A. Mahan

  • Origin of Bermuda's clay-rich Quaternary paleosols and their paleoclimatic significance

    Stanley R. Herwitz;Daniel R. Muhs;Joseph M. Prospero;Shannon Mahan

  • Tectonic framework and Late Cenozoic tectonic history of the northern part of Cyprus: implications for earthquake hazards and regional tectonics

    R.W. Harrison;W.L. Newell;H. Batıhanlı;I. Panayides

  • The Younger Dryas phase of Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA

    Charles G. Oviatt;David M. Miller;John P. McGeehin;Cecile Zachary

  • Geologic and geophysical maps of the Las Vegas 30' x 60' quadrangle, Clark and Nye counties, Nevada, and Inyo County, California

    William R. Page;Scott C. Lundstrom;Anita G. Harris;Victoria E. Langenheim

  • Luminescence ages for alluvial-fan deposits in Southern Death Valley : Implications for climate-driven sedimentation along a tectonically active mountain front

    M.F. Sohn;S.A. Mahan;J.R. Knott;D.D. Bowman

  • Barrier island response to late Holocene climate events, North Carolina, USA

    David J. Mallinson;Curtis W. Smith;Shannon Mahan;Stephen J. Culver

  • User guide for luminescence sampling in archaeological and geological contexts

    Michelle S. Nelson;Harrison J. Gray;Jack A. Johnson;Tammy M. Rittenour

  • Numerical dating of a Late Quaternary spit- shoreline complex at the northern end of Silver Lake playa, Mojave Desert, California: A comparison of the applicability of radiocarbon, luminescence, terrestrial cosmogenic nuclide, electron spin resonance, U-series and amino acid racemization methods

    Lewis A. Owen;Jordon Bright;Robert C. Finkel;Manoj K. Jaiswal

  • Late Quaternary glaciation of the Upper Soča River Region (Southern Julian Alps, NW Slovenia)

    Miloš Bavec;Slawek M Tulaczyk;Shannon A Mahan;Gregory M Stock

  • Earthquake geology of the Bulnay Fault (Mongolia)

    M. Rizza;J.‐F. Ritz;C. Prentice;R. Vassallo

  • Geomorphic and geochemical evidence for the source of sand in the Algodones dunes, Colorado Desert, southeastern California

    Daniel R. Muhs;Charles A. Bush;Scott D. Cowherd;Shannon Mahan

  • Morphotectonic and geodetic evidence for a constant slip-rate over the last 45 kyr along the Tabriz fault (Iran)

    Magali Rizza;Philippe Vernant;Jean-Francois Ritz;Michel Peyret

  • Slip rate and slip magnitudes of past earthquakes along the Bogd left‐lateral strike‐slip fault (Mongolia)

    Magali Rizza;Jean-Francois Ritz;Regis Braucher;Riccardo Vassallo

  • Earthquake geology of the Bulnay Fault, Mongolia

    M. Rizza;J. R. Ritz;C. S. Prentice;R. Vassallo

Frequent Co-Authors

Tammy M. Rittenour
Tammy M. Rittenour Utah State University
Richard W. Briggs
Richard W. Briggs United States Geological Survey
Ryan D. Gold
Ryan D. Gold United States Geological Survey
Gregory E. Tucker
Gregory E. Tucker University of Colorado Boulder
Daniel R. Muhs
Daniel R. Muhs United States Geological Survey
Jean-François Ritz
Jean-François Ritz University of Montpellier
Francis K. Rengers
Francis K. Rengers United States Geological Survey
Zell E. Peterman
Zell E. Peterman United States Geological Survey
Edward J. Rhodes
Edward J. Rhodes University of Sheffield
Lewis A. Owen
Lewis A. Owen North Carolina State University

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