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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stanley A. Schumm was affiliated with Colorado State University in the United States and contributed to the fields of Environmental Science, Social Sciences, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research spanned multiple subfields, including Ecology, Anthropology, and Soil Science.

Their work addressed several main topics, notably Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Archaeology and Natural History, and Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport. These themes were reflected in their publication record and represented a cross-disciplinary approach to understanding interactions between natural systems and human impacts.

Their recent publication included the paper titled Rivers and Humans - Unintended Consequences (2022), which appeared in the journal Large Rivers. This paper was part of Stanley A. Schumm's engagement with environmental and hydrological issues related to river systems and their broader implications.

  • Rivers and Humans - Unintended Consequences (2022) in Large Rivers

Stanley A. Schumm's frequent publication venue was Large Rivers, where they documented research findings related to river dynamics and environmental interactions.

  • Large Rivers

The scientist collaborated independently, with no frequent co-authors reported, suggesting a solitary approach to research dissemination or a focus on individual contributions.

Award recognition included being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1989, indicating acknowledgment by peers within the broader scientific community.

Best Publications

  • EVOLUTION OF DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND SLOPES IN BADLANDS AT PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY

    Stanley A Schumm

  • Yield of sediment in relation to mean annual precipitation

    Walter B. Langbein;S.A. Schumm

  • Experimental Study of Channel Patterns

    S. A Schumm;H. R Khan

  • Time, space, and causality in geomorphology

    S. A. Schumm;R. W. Lichty

  • River Response to Baselevel Change: Implications for Sequence Stratigraphy

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  • Sinuosity of Alluvial Rivers on the Great Plains

    S. A Schumm

  • PATTERNS OF ALLUVIAL RIVERS

    S. A. Schumm

  • Geomorphic thresholds: the concept and its applications'

    S. A. Schumm

  • Active Tectonics and Alluvial Rivers

    Stanley Alfred Schumm;Jean F. Dumont;John Millard Holbrook

  • Incised Channels: Morphology, Dynamics, and Control

    M.D. Harvey;C.C. Watson;S. A. Schumm

  • Geomorphic and sedimentary response of rivers to tectonic deformation: a brief review and critique of a tool for recognizing subtle epeirogenic deformation in modern and ancient settings

    John Holbrook;S.A. Schumm

  • Experimental fluvial geomorphology

    S.A. Schumm;M.P. Mosley;W. Weaver

  • Speculations Concerning Paleohydrologic Controls of Terrestrial Sedimentation

    S. A Schumm

  • The shape of Alluvial channels in relation to sediment type

    S.A. Schumm

  • Gully Erosion, Northwestern Colorado: A Threshold Phenomenon

    Peter C. Patton;Stanley A. Schumm

  • To interpret the earth : ten ways to be wrong

    Stanley Alfred Schumm

  • River adjustment to altered hydrologic regimen - Murrumbidgee River and paleochannels, Australia

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  • Development of longitudinal profiles of alluvial channels in response to base‐level lowering

    Ze'ev B. Begin;David F. Meyer;Stanley A. Schumm

  • Causes of Avulsion: An Overview

    L. S. Jones;S. A. Schumm

  • Evolution and Response of the Fluvial System, Sedimentologic Implications

    Stanley A. Schumm

  • Arroyos and the semiarid cycle of erosion [Wyoming and New Mexico]

    Stanley Alfred Schumm;Richard Frederick Hadley

  • River Variability and Complexity

    Stanley Alfred Schumm

Frequent Co-Authors

Daryl B. Simons
Daryl B. Simons Colorado State University
Douglas J. Sherman
Douglas J. Sherman University of Alabama

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