Publications
The following are peer reviewed papers, book chapters, and reports published within the last ten years.
- Pitlick, J., E.R. Mueller, C. Segura, R. Cress, and M. Torizzo, 2008, Relation between flow, surface-layer armoring and sediment transport in gravel-bed rivers, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms doi: 10.1002/esp.1607 (published online 10/12/07).
- Clayton, J. A. and J. Pitlick, 2008, Persistence in the surface texture of a gravel-bed river during a large flood, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms doi: 10.1002/esp.1567 (published on line 9/13/07).
- Pitlick, J. , 2007, Channel monitoring to evaluate geomorphic change on the main stem of the Colorado River, Final Report, Project Number 85A, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program, Denver, CO, 71 pp
- Parker, G., P.R. Wilcock, C. Paola, W.E. Dietrich, and J. Pitlick, 2007, Physical basis for quasi-universal relations describing bankfull hydraulic geometry of single-thread gravel-bed riversJournal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, v.112, F04005, doi: 10.1029/2006JF000549.
- Cronin, G., J. H. McCutchan, Jr., J. Pitlick, and W. M. Lewis, Jr., 2007, Use of Shields stress to reconstruct and forecast changes in river metabolism, Freshwater Biology, v. 52, p.1587-1601.
- Clayton, J. A. and J. Pitlick, 2007, Spatial and temporal variations in bed load transport intensity in a gravel bed river bend, Water Resources Research, v. 43, W02426, doi:10.1029/2006WR005253
- Mueller, E. R., and J. Pitlick, 2005, Morphologically based model of bed load transport capacity in a headwater stream, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface, v. 110, F02016, doi:10.1029/2003JF000117.
- Heldmann, J. L., O. B. Toon, W. H. Pollard, M. T. Mellon, J. Pitlick, C. P. McKay, and D. T. Andersen, 2005, Formation of Martian gullies by the action of liquid water flowing under current Martian environmental conditions, Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets, v.110, E05004, doi:10.1029/2004JE002261.
- Mueller, E. R., J. Pitlick, and J.M. Nelson, 2005, Variation in the reference Shields stress for bed load transport in gravel-bed streams and rivers, Water Resources Research, v. 41, W04006, doi:10.1029/2004WR003692.
- Regonda, S.K., B. Rajagopalan, M. Clark, and J. Pitlick, 2005, Seasonal cycle shifts in hydro-climatology over the western US, Journal of Climate, v. 18, p. 372-384.
- Torizzo, M. and J. Pitlick, 2004, Magnitude-frequency of bed load transport in mountain streams in Colorado, Journal of Hydrology, v. 290, p. 137-151.
- Pitlick, J. and R. Cress, 2002, Longitudinal trends in the channel characteristics of a large gravel-bed river, Water Resources Research, v. 38(10), 1216, doi:10.1029/2001WR000898.
- Osmundson, D.B., R.J. Ryel, V.L. Lamarra, and J. Pitlick, 2002, Flow-sediment-biota relations: Implications for river regulation effects on native fish abundance, Ecological Applications, v. 12, p. 1719–1739.
- Pitlick, J., 2002, Chapter 7. Surface Water Hydrology, in Physical Geography of North America, edited by A. Orme, Oxford University Press, New York, p. 130-145.
- Newson, M., Pitlick, J., and Sear, D.A., 2002, Chapter 8. Running water: Fluvial geomorphology and river restoration, in Handbook of Restoration Ecology, edited by M.R. Perrow and A.J. Davy, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, p. 133-152.
- Schmeeckle, M.W., J.M. Nelson, J. Pitlick, and J.P. Bennett, 2001, Interparticle collision of natural sediment grains in water, Water Resources Research, v. 37, p. 2377-2392.
- Pitlick, J. and P.R. Wilcock, 2001, Flow, sediment transport, and aquatic habitat in large rivers, in Geomorphic Processes and Riverine Habitat, edited by J. Dorava, F. Fitzpatrick, D. Montgomery and B. Palcsak, pp. 185-198, AGU, Washington, D.C.
- Pitlick, J., R. Cress, and M.M. Van Steeter, 2001, Geomorphic Assessment of the Potential for Expanding the Range of Habitat Used by Native Fishes in the Upper Colorado River, in Applying Geomorphology to Environmental Management, edited by D.J. Anthony, M.D. Harvey, J.B. Laronne, and M.P. Mosley, p. 335-360, Water Resources Publications, Golden.
- Lisle, T.E., J.M. Nelson, J. Pitlick, M.A. Madej, and B.L. Barkett, 2000, Variability of bed mobility in natural, gravel-bed channels and adjustments to sediment load at local and reach scales, Water Resources Research, v. 36, p. 3743-3756.
- Pitlick, J. and R. Cress, 2000, Longitudinal Trends in Channel Characteristics of the Colorado River and Implications for Food-Web Dynamics, Final Report, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Grand Junction, 57 pp.
- Pitlick, J., M. Van Steeter, R. Cress, B. Barkett, and M. Franseen, 1999, Geomorphology and hydrology of the Colorado and Gunnison Rivers and implications for habitats used by endangered fishes, Final Report, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Grand Junction, 64 pp.
- Johnston, C.E., E.D. Andrews, and J. Pitlick, 1998, In situ determination of particle friction angles of fluvial gravels, Water Resources Research, v. 34, p. 2017-2030.
- Van Steeter, M.M. and J. Pitlick, 1998, Geomorphology and Endangered Fish Habitats of the Upper Colorado River 1. Historic Changes in Streamflow, Sediment Load and Channel Morphology, Water Resources Research, v. 34, p. 287-302.
- Pitlick, J. and M.M. Van Steeter, 1998, Geomorphology and Endangered Fish Habitats of the Upper Colorado River 2: Linking Sediment Transport to Habitat Maintenance, Water Resources Research, v. 34, p. 303-316.