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Tammy M. Rittenour publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tammy M. Rittenour sits on this spectrum.

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Tammy M. Rittenour D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tammy M. Rittenour sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Tammy M. Rittenour is affiliated with Utah State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, and Earth-Surface Processes. Other subfields include Ecology and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. The topics of study covered in their work include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Tammy M. Rittenour has contributed to a range of publications, often collaborating with researchers such as Michelle S. Nelson, Joel L. Pederson, Paul R. Bierman, Natalie Tanski, and Alan J. Hidy. Notable journals and publication venues where work has appeared include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geology
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on glacial history, luminescence dating, climate change, and fire impacts, with publications such as:

  • "A multimillion-year-old record of Greenland vegetation and glacial history preserved in sediment beneath 1.4 km of ice at Camp Century," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Guide for interpreting and reporting luminescence dating results," 2022, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • "Deglaciation of northwestern Greenland during Marine Isotope Stage 11," 2023, Science
  • "Late Cenozoic climate change paces landscape adjustments to Yukon River capture," 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • "Fire Suppression Impacts on Fuels and Fire Intensity in the Western U.S.: Insights from Archaeological Luminescence Dating in Northern New Mexico," 2020, Fire

Best Publications

  • Luminescence dating of fluvial deposits: applications to geomorphic, palaeoseismic and archaeological research

    Tammy M. Rittenour

  • Fluvial evolution of the lower Mississippi River valley during the last 100 k.y. glacial cycle: Response to glaciation and sea-level change

    Tammy M. Rittenour;Michael D. Blum;Ronald J. Goble

  • El Nino-like Climate Teleconnections in New England during the Late Pleistocene

    Tammy M. Rittenour;Julie Brigham-Grette;Michael E. Mann

  • Forecasting the response of Earth's surface to future climatic and land use changes: A review of methods and research needs

    Jon D. Pelletier;A. Brad Murray;Jennifer L. Pierce;Paul R. Bierman

  • The ecological impact of oceanic island colonization – a palaeoecological perspective from the Azores

    Simon E. Connor;Jacqueline F.N. van Leeuwen;Tammy M. Rittenour;Willem O. van der Knaap

  • Landscape evolution, valley excavation, and terrace development following abrupt postglacial base-level fall

    Karen B. Gran;Karen B. Gran;Noah Finnegan;Noah Finnegan;Andrea L. Johnson;Patrick Belmont;Patrick Belmont

  • Development of an OSL chronology for Late Pleistocene channel belts in the lower Mississippi valley, USA

    Tammy M. Rittenour;Ronald J. Goble;Michael D. Blum

  • Stratigraphic evidence for millennial-scale temporal clustering of earthquakes on a continental-interior fault: Holocene Mississippi River floodplain deposits, New Madrid seismic zone, USA

    John Holbrook;Whitney J. Autin;Tammy M. Rittenour;Stephen Marshak

  • High Geologic Slip Rates since Early Pleistocene Initiation of the San Jacinto and San Felipe Fault Zones in the San Andreas Fault System: Southern California, USA

    Susanne U. Janecke;Rebecca J. Dorsey;David Forand;Alexander N. Steely

  • An optical age chronology of Late Pleistocene fluvial deposits in the northern lower Mississippi valley

    Tammy M. Rittenour;Ronald J. Goble;Michael D. Blum

  • A Holocene lacustrine record in the central North Atlantic: proxies for volcanic activity, short-term NAO mode variability, and long-term precipitation changes

    Svante Björck;Tammy Rittenour;Peter Rosén;Zilda França

  • A multimillion-year-old record of Greenland vegetation and glacial history preserved in sediment beneath 1.4 km of ice at Camp Century

    Andrew J. Christ;Paul Robert Bierman;Joerg M. Schaefer;Dorthe Dahl-Jensen

  • Unraveling tectonic and Climatic Controls on Synorogenic Growth Strata (Northern Apennines, Italy)

    Kellen L. Gunderson;Frank J. Pazzaglia;Vincenzo Picotti;David A. Anastasio

  • Pleistocene geomorphology and geochronology of eastern Grand Canyon: linkages of landscape components during climate changes

    Matt D. Anders;Joel L. Pederson;Tammy M. Rittenour;Warren D. Sharp

  • Constraining the Age of Rock Art by Dating a Rockfall Event Using Sediment and Rock-Surface Luminescence Dating Techniques

    Melissa S. Chapot;Melissa S. Chapot;Reza Sohbati;Andrew S. Murray;Joel L. Pederson

  • User guide for luminescence sampling in archaeological and geological contexts

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

  • Shortening rate and Holocene surface rupture on the Riasi fault system in the Kashmir Himalaya: Active thrusting within the Northwest Himalayan orogenic wedge

    Y. Gavillot;A. Meigs;D. Yule;R. Heermance

  • Constraining the Late Wisconsinan retreat of the Laurentide ice sheet from western Canada using luminescence ages from postglacial aeolian dunes

    Kennedy Munyikwa;James K. Feathers;Tammy M. Rittenour;Heather K. Shrimpton

  • The timing and nature of the last glacial cycle in New Zealand

    James Shulmeister;Glenn D. Thackray;Tammy M. Rittenour;David Fink

  • Colorado River chronostratigraphy at Lee’s Ferry, Arizona, and the Colorado Plateau bull’s-eye of incision

    Joel L. Pederson;W. Scott Cragun;Alan Joseph Hidy;Alan Joseph Hidy;Tammy M. Rittenour

  • Controls on erosion patterns and sediment transport in a monsoonal, tectonically quiescent drainage, Song Gianh, central Vietnam

    Tara N. Jonell;Peter D. Clift;Long V. Hoang;Tina Hoang

  • Pleistocene Relative Sea Levels in the Chesapeake Bay Region and Their Implications for the Next Century

    Benjamin D. DeJong;Paul R. Bierman;Wayne L. Newell;Tammy M. Rittenour

Frequent Co-Authors

James Shulmeister
James Shulmeister University of Canterbury
Shannon A. Mahan
Shannon A. Mahan United States Geological Survey
Paul R. Bierman
Paul R. Bierman University of Vermont
Frank J. Pazzaglia
Frank J. Pazzaglia Lehigh University
Randall J. Schaetzl
Randall J. Schaetzl Michigan State University
Marc W. Caffee
Marc W. Caffee Purdue University West Lafayette
Michael D. Blum
Michael D. Blum University of Kansas
David Fink
David Fink Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Peter D. Clift
Peter D. Clift University College London
J Ramón Arrowsmith
J Ramón Arrowsmith Arizona State University

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