List of works - William E. Dietrich

The soil production function and landscape equilibrium

scientific article published in Nature

A mechanistic model for river incision into bedrock by saltating bed load

article

Where do channels begin?

scientific article published in Nature

Evidence for nonlinear, diffusive sediment transport on hillslopes and implications for landscape morphology

scientific article (publication date: March 1999)

Settling velocity of natural particles

article

Sediment supply and the development of the coarse surface layer in gravel-bedded rivers

scientific article published in Nature

The search for a topographic signature of life

scientific article

Geomorphological signatures of varying climate

scientific article published in Nature

Martian Layered Fluvial Deposits: Implications for Noachian Climate Scenarios

article

Experimental evidence for the conditions necessary to sustain meandering in coarse-bedded rivers.

scientific article

Isotope ratios of H, C, and O in CO2 and H2O of the martian atmosphere

scientific article

Geomorphic Transport Laws for Predicting Landscape form and Dynamics

article

Hydrologic response of a steep, unchanneled valley to natural and applied rainfall

Tidal networks: 2. Watershed delineation and comparative network morphology

article

Unsaturated zone processes and the hydrologic response of a steep, unchanneled catchment

article

Is the critical Shields stress for incipient sediment motion dependent on channel-bed slope?

scholarly article

The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mast cameras and Descent imager: Investigation and instrument descriptions

scientific article published on 19 August 2017

Analysis of Erosion Thresholds, Channel Networks, and Landscape Morphology Using a Digital Terrain Model

scientific article published in March 1993

Formation of evenly spaced ridges and valleys

scientific article published in Nature

Tidal networks: 3. Landscape-forming discharges and studies in empirical geomorphic relationships

article

Tidal networks: 1. Automatic network extraction and preliminary scaling features from digital terrain maps

article

Erosion thresholds and land surface morphology

article

Quantification of soil production and downslope creep rates from cosmogenic 10Be accumulations on a hillslope profile

scholarly article

The illusion of diffusion: Field evidence for depth-dependent sediment transport

article

Subsurface flow paths in a steep, unchanneled catchment

article

Spatial patterns of soil organic carbon on hillslopes: Integrating geomorphic processes and the biological C cycle

article

Formation of Box Canyon, Idaho, by megaflood: implications for seepage erosion on Earth and Mars

scientific article

Erosion of upland hillslope soil organic carbon: Coupling field measurements with a sediment transport model

article

Field measurements of incision rates following bedrock exposure: Implications for process controls on the long profiles of valleys cut by rivers and debris flows

scholarly article

Friction angle measurements on a naturally formed gravel streambed: Implications for critical boundary shear stress

article

A bottom-up control on fresh-bedrock topography under landscapes

scientific article published on April 23, 2014

Cosmogenic nuclides, topography, and the spatial variation of soil depth

scientific article published in February 1999

Process-based model linking pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) activity to sediment transport and soil thickness

article

Concentration-discharge relationships in runoff from a steep, unchanneled catchment

article

Physics-based continuous simulation of long-term near-surface hydrologic response for the Coos Bay experimental catchment

article

Spectral signatures of characteristic spatial scales and nonfractal structure in landscapes

scholarly article

Bedload sheets in heterogeneous sediment

article

Controls on the spacing of first-order valleys

scholarly article

Episodic bedrock strath terrace formation due to meander migration and cutoff

article

Can springs cut canyons into rock?

scholarly article

Metal enrichment in bauxites by deposition of chemically mature aeolian dust

scientific article published in Nature

Response of bed surface patchiness to reductions in sediment supply

scholarly article

Flow and Sediment Transport in a Sand Bedded Meander

article

Spatial and temporal dynamics of sediment accumulation and exchange along Strickland River floodplains (Papua New Guinea) over decadal-to-centennial timescales

scholarly article

Influence of rock mass strength on the erosion rate of alpine cliffs

article

Biogeochemical characterization of carbon sources in the Strickland and Fly rivers, Papua New Guinea

scholarly article

Integration of geochemical mass balance with sediment transport to calculate rates of soil chemical weathering and transport on hillslopes

scholarly article

On the in situ aqueous alteration of soils on Mars

scholarly article

Direct observations of rock moisture, a hidden component of the hydrologic cycle

scientific article published on 28 February 2018

The origin and evolution of the Peace Vallis fan system that drains to the Curiosity landing area, Gale Crater, Mars

scholarly article

List of works by William E. Dietrich

The soil production function and landscape equilibrium

A mechanistic model for river incision into bedrock by saltating bed load

Where do channels begin?

Evidence for nonlinear, diffusive sediment transport on hillslopes and implications for landscape morphology

Settling velocity of natural particles

Sediment supply and the development of the coarse surface layer in gravel-bedded rivers

The search for a topographic signature of life

Geomorphological signatures of varying climate

Martian Layered Fluvial Deposits: Implications for Noachian Climate Scenarios

Experimental evidence for the conditions necessary to sustain meandering in coarse-bedded rivers.

Isotope ratios of H, C, and O in CO2 and H2O of the martian atmosphere

Geomorphic Transport Laws for Predicting Landscape form and Dynamics

Hydrologic response of a steep, unchanneled valley to natural and applied rainfall

Tidal networks: 2. Watershed delineation and comparative network morphology

Unsaturated zone processes and the hydrologic response of a steep, unchanneled catchment

Is the critical Shields stress for incipient sediment motion dependent on channel-bed slope?

The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Mast cameras and Descent imager: Investigation and instrument descriptions

Analysis of Erosion Thresholds, Channel Networks, and Landscape Morphology Using a Digital Terrain Model

Formation of evenly spaced ridges and valleys

Tidal networks: 3. Landscape-forming discharges and studies in empirical geomorphic relationships

Tidal networks: 1. Automatic network extraction and preliminary scaling features from digital terrain maps

Erosion thresholds and land surface morphology

Quantification of soil production and downslope creep rates from cosmogenic 10Be accumulations on a hillslope profile

The illusion of diffusion: Field evidence for depth-dependent sediment transport

Subsurface flow paths in a steep, unchanneled catchment

Spatial patterns of soil organic carbon on hillslopes: Integrating geomorphic processes and the biological C cycle

Formation of Box Canyon, Idaho, by megaflood: implications for seepage erosion on Earth and Mars

Erosion of upland hillslope soil organic carbon: Coupling field measurements with a sediment transport model

Field measurements of incision rates following bedrock exposure: Implications for process controls on the long profiles of valleys cut by rivers and debris flows

Friction angle measurements on a naturally formed gravel streambed: Implications for critical boundary shear stress

A bottom-up control on fresh-bedrock topography under landscapes

Cosmogenic nuclides, topography, and the spatial variation of soil depth

Process-based model linking pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) activity to sediment transport and soil thickness

Concentration-discharge relationships in runoff from a steep, unchanneled catchment

Physics-based continuous simulation of long-term near-surface hydrologic response for the Coos Bay experimental catchment

Spectral signatures of characteristic spatial scales and nonfractal structure in landscapes

Bedload sheets in heterogeneous sediment

Controls on the spacing of first-order valleys

Episodic bedrock strath terrace formation due to meander migration and cutoff

Can springs cut canyons into rock?

Metal enrichment in bauxites by deposition of chemically mature aeolian dust

Response of bed surface patchiness to reductions in sediment supply

Flow and Sediment Transport in a Sand Bedded Meander

Spatial and temporal dynamics of sediment accumulation and exchange along Strickland River floodplains (Papua New Guinea) over decadal-to-centennial timescales

Influence of rock mass strength on the erosion rate of alpine cliffs

Biogeochemical characterization of carbon sources in the Strickland and Fly rivers, Papua New Guinea

Integration of geochemical mass balance with sediment transport to calculate rates of soil chemical weathering and transport on hillslopes

On the in situ aqueous alteration of soils on Mars

Direct observations of rock moisture, a hidden component of the hydrologic cycle

The origin and evolution of the Peace Vallis fan system that drains to the Curiosity landing area, Gale Crater, Mars