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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Thomas E. Lisle is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with significant contributions in agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans specialized subfields including ecology, soil science, and the management, monitoring, policy, and law associated with natural resources.

The researcher has contributed to the understanding of hydrology and sediment transport processes, soil erosion and sediment transport, as well as landslides and related hazards. These topics represent the central themes of their scientific investigations.

Lisle has published in noted scientific venues, with recent work appearing in Water Resources Research. Their recent paper titled "Measuring and Modeling Gravel Transport at Caspar Creek, CA, to Detect Changes in Sediment Supply, Storage, and Transport Efficiency" was published in 2020 and has been cited multiple times.

  • "Measuring and Modeling Gravel Transport at Caspar Creek, CA, to Detect Changes in Sediment Supply, Storage, and Transport Efficiency" (2020, Water Resources Research)

Collaboration has been a feature of Lisle's research activities. Frequent coauthors include Paul Richardson, Joseph W. Wagenbrenner, and Diane G. Sutherland. These collaborations have contributed to the breadth of their published work.

  • Paul Richardson
  • Joseph W. Wagenbrenner
  • Diane G. Sutherland

Lisle's research has been recognized with the distinction of being named a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. This honor indicates peer recognition within the broader geoscience and environmental research communities.

Best Publications

  • Sediment Transport and Resulting Deposition in Spawning Gravels, North Coastal California

    Thomas E. Lisle

  • Stabilization of a gravel channel by large streamside obstructions and bedrock bends, Jacoby Creek, northwestern California

    Thomas E. Lisle

  • Thermally Stratified Pools and Their Use by Steelhead in Northern California Streams

    Jennifer L. Nielsen;Thomas E. Lisle;Vicki Ozaki

  • THE VOLUME OF FINE SEDIMENT IN POOLS: AN INDEX OF SEDIMENT SUPPLY IN GRAVEL‐BED STREAMS

    Thomas E. Lisle;Sue Hilton

  • Variability of bed mobility in natural, gravel-bed channels and adjustments to sediment load at local and reach scales

    Thomas E. Lisle;Jonathan M. Nelson;John Pitlick;Mary Ann Madej

  • Effects of aggradation and degradation on riffle-pool morphology in natural gravel channels, northwestern California

    Thomas E. Lisle

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

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

  • The dominance of dispersion in the evolution of bed material waves in gravel‐bed rivers

    Thomas E. Lisle;Yantao Cui;Gary Parker;James E. Pizzuto

  • Sediment transport and channel morphology of small, forested streams.

    Marwan A. Hassan;Michael Church;Thomas E. Lisle;Francesco Brardinoni

  • Response of a Channel with alternate bars to a decrease in supply of mixed‐size bed load: A Flume Experiment

    Thomas E. Lisle;Fujiko Iseya;Hiroshi Ikeda

  • Evolution of a landslide-induced sediment wave in the Navarro River, California

    Diane G. Sutherland;Maria Hansler Ball;Susan J. Hilton;Thomas E. Lisle

  • Particle size variations between bed load and bed material in natural gravel bed channels

    Thomas E. Lisle

  • Evolution of a sediment wave in an experimental channel

    Thomas E. Lisle;James E. Pizzuto;Hiroshi Ikeda;Fujiko Iseya

  • Fine bed material in pools of natural gravel bed channels

    Thomas E. Lisle;Sue Hilton

  • Stream channels: The link between forests and fishes

    Kathleen Sullivan;Thomas E. Lisle;C. Andrew Dolloff;Gordon E. Grant

  • Sediment pulses in mountain rivers: 1. Experiments

    Yantao Cui;Gary Parker;Thomas E. Lisle;Julie Gott

  • A Sorting Mechanism for a Riffle-Pool Sequence

    Thomas Lisle

  • Formation of stationary alternate bars in a steep channel with mixed-size sediment: a flume experiment

    Thomas E. Lisle;Hiroshi Ikeda;Fujiko Iseya

  • Effects of coarse woody debris and its removal on a channel affected by the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington

    Thomas E. Lisle

  • Channel responses to varying sediment input: A flume experiment modeled after Redwood Creek, California

    Mary Ann Madej;Diane G. Sutherland;Thomas E. Lisle;Bonnie Pryor

  • Applied River Morphology

    Thomas E. Lisle

Frequent Co-Authors

James E. Pizzuto
James E. Pizzuto University of Delaware
Gary Parker
Gary Parker University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gordon E. Grant
Gordon E. Grant US Forest Service
G. Mathias Kondolf
G. Mathias Kondolf University of California, Berkeley
Michael Church
Michael Church University of British Columbia
Marwan A. Hassan
Marwan A. Hassan University of British Columbia
Bret C. Harvey
Bret C. Harvey US Forest Service
Jon J. Major
Jon J. Major United States Geological Survey
Stephen D. Sebestyen
Stephen D. Sebestyen US Forest Service
Kelly Elder
Kelly Elder US Forest Service

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