Refereed publications
2024
[38] Swanson, B.J., Lindsay, D.N., Cato, K., DiBiase, R.A., and Neely, A.B., 2024. Debris flows and sediment transport at Yucaipa Ridge and impacts to Oak Glen and Forest Falls area, southern California, following the 2020 El Dorado and Apple Fires, in Van Buer, N.J., and Schwartz, J.J. (Eds.), From Coastal Geomorphology to Magmatism: Guides to GSA Connects 2024 Field Trips in Southern California and Beyond: Geological Society of America Field Guide 70, p. 45-73, doi:10.1130/2024.0070(03)
[37] Neely, A.B., Moon, S., DiBiase, R.A., Sklar, L., and Argueta, M. O., 2024. The grain size of sediments delivered to steep debris-flow prone channels prior-to and immediately following wildfire, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 49(7), p. 2110-2133, doi:10.1002/esp.5819
[36] *Del Vecchio, J., Ivory, S.J., Mount, G., Leddy, M., and DiBiase, R.A., 2024. Hillslope and vegetation response to postglacial warming at Bear Meadows Bog, Pennsylvania, USA, Quaternary Research 117, p. 79-97, doi:10.1017/qua.2023.60
2023
[35] *Carr, J.C., DiBiase, R.A., Yeh, E.C., Fisher, D.M., and Kirby, E., 2023. Rock properties and sediment caliber govern bedrock river morphology across the Taiwan Central Range, Science Advances 9, eadg6794 doi:10.1126/sciadv.adg6794
[34] *Del Vecchio, J., Zwieback, S., Rowland, J., DiBiase, R.A., and Palucis, M., 2023. Hillslope-channel coupling in a changing permafrost landscape: the critical role of water tracks, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface 128(9), e2023JF007156, doi:10.1029/2023JF007156
[33] DiBiase, R.A., *Neely, A.B., Whipple, K.X., Heimsath, A.M., and Niemi, N.A., 2023. Hillslope morphology drives variability of detrital 10Be erosion rates in steep landscapes, Geophysical Research Letters 50(16), e2023GL104392, doi:10.1029/2023GL104392
[32] *Neely, A.B., and DiBiase, R.A., 2023. Sediment controls on the transition from debris flow to fluvial channels in steep mountain ranges, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 48(7), p. 1342-1361, doi:10.1002/esp.5553
2022
[31] Whipple, K.X., DiBiase, R.A., Crosby, B., and Johnson, J.P.L., 2022. Bedrock Rivers, in Treatise on Geomorphology (Second Edition), Vol. 6.2, Shroder, J., Jr., Wohl, E. (Eds.), Academic Press: San Diego, CA, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818234-5.00101-2
[30] *Del Vecchio, J., DiBiase, R.A., Corbett, L.B., Bierman, P.R., Caffee, M.W., and Ivory, S.J., 2022. Increased erosion rates following the onset of Pleistocene periglaciation at Bear Meadows, Pennsylvania, USA, Geophysical Research Letters 49(4), doi:10.1029/2021GL096739
2021
[29] Marcon, V., Hoagland, B., Gu, X., Liu, W., Kaye, J., DiBiase, R.A., and Brantley, S., 2021. How the capacity of bedrock to collect dust and produce soil affects phosphorus bioavailability in the northern Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 46(14), p. 2807-2823, doi:10.1002/esp.5209
2020
[28] *Neely, A.B., and DiBiase, R.A., 2020. Drainage area, bedrock fracture spacing, and weathering controls on landscape-scale patterns in surface sediment grain size, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface 125, e2020JF005560, doi:10.1029/2020JF005560
[27] DiBiase, R.A., and Lamb, M.P., 2020. Dry sediment loading of headwater channels fuels post-wildfire debris flows in bedrock landscapes, Geology 48, p. 189-193, doi:10.1130/G46847.1
2019
[26] Kaye, J.P., Brantley, S.L., Williams, J.Z., and the SSHCZO team, 2019. Ideas and perspectives: Proposed best practices for collaboration at cross-disciplinary observatories, Biogeosciences 16, p. 4661-4669, doi:10.5194/bg-16-4661-2019
[25] Xiao, D., Shi, Y., Brantley, S., Forsythe, B., DiBiase, R.A., Davis, K., Li, L., 2019. Streamflow generation from catchments of contrasting lithologies: the role of soil properties, topography, and catchment size, Water Resources Research 55, p. 9234-9257, doi:10.1029/2018WR023736
[24] *Neely, A.B., DiBiase, R.A., Corbett, L.B., Bierman, P.R., and Caffee, M.W., 2019. Bedrock fracture density controls on hillslope erodibility in steep, rocky landscapes with patchy soil cover, southern California, USA, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 522, p. 186-197, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2019.06.011
[23] Chen, Y., DiBiase, R.A., *McCarroll, N., and Liu, X., 2019. Quantifying flow resistance in mountain streams using computational fluid dynamics modeling over structure-from-motion photogrammetry derived microtopography, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 44, p. 1973-1987, doi:10.1002/esp.4624
2018
[22] DiBiase, R.A., Denn, A.R., Bierman, P.R., Kirby, E., West, N., and Hidy, A.J., 2018. Stratigraphic control of landscape response to base-level fall, Young Womans Creek, Pennsylvania, USA, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 504, p. 163-173, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.10.005
[21] Brantley, S.L., White, T., West, N., Williams, J.Z., Forsythe, B., Shapich, D., Kaye, J., Lin, H., Shi, Y., Kaye, M., Herndon, E., Davis, K., He, Y., Eissenstat, D., Weitzman, J., DiBiase, R.A., Li, L., Reed, W., Brubaker, K., and Gu, X., 2018. Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory: Shale Hills in the Context of Shaver’s Creek Watershed, Vadose Zone Journal 17, 180092, doi:10.2136/vzj2018.04.0092
[20] *Del Vecchio, J., DiBiase, R.A., Denn, A.R., Bierman, P.R., Caffee, M.W., and Zimmerman, S.R., 2018. A record of coupled hillslope and channel response to Pleistocene erosion and deposition in a sandstone headwater valley, central Pennsylvania, GSA Bulletin 130, p. 1903-1917, doi:10.1130/B31912.1
[19] DiBiase, R.A., 2018. Short Communication: Increasing vertical attenuation length of cosmogenic nuclide production on steep slopes negates topographic shielding corrections for catchment erosion rates, Earth Surface Dynamics 6, p. 923-931, doi:10.5194/esurf-6-923-2018
[18] Li, L., DiBiase, R.A., *Del Vecchio, J., Marcon, V., Hoagland, B., Xiao, D., Wayman, C., Tang, Q., He, Y., *Silverhart, P., Forsythe, B., Williams, J.Z., Shapich, D., Mount, G.J., Kaye, J., Guo, L., Lin, H., Eissenstat, D., Dere, A., Brubaker, K., Kaye, M., Davis, K., and Brantley, S., 2018. Investigating the effect of lithology and agriculture at the Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory (SSHCZO): The Garner Run and Cole Farm subcatchments, Vadose Zone Journal 17, 180063, doi:10.2136/vzj2018.03.0063
[17] DiBiase, R.A., Rossi, M.W., and *Neely, A.B., 2018. Fracture density and grain size controls on the relief structure of bedrock landscapes, Geology 46, 399-402, doi:10.1130/G40006.1
2017
[16] Scherler, D., DiBiase, R.A., Fisher, G.B., and Avouac, J.P., 2017. Testing monsoonal controls on bedrock river incision in the Himalaya and Eastern Tibet with a stochastic-threshold stream power model, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface 122, p. 1389-1429 doi:
Editor’s Highlight for Scherler et al., 2017
[15] DiBiase, R.A., Lamb, M.P., Ganti, V., and Booth, A.M., 2017. Slope, grain size, and roughness controls on dry sediment transport and storage on steep hillslopes, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface 122, p. 941-960 doi:10.1002/2016JF003970
[14] Whipple, K.X., Forte, A.M., DiBiase, R.A., Gasparini, N.M., and Ouimet, W.B., 2017. Timescales of landscape response to divide migration and drainage capture: Implications for the role of divide mobility in landscape evolution, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface 122, p. 248-273 doi:
Editor’s Highlight for Whipple et al., 2017
[13] Whipple, K.X., DiBiase, R.A., Ouimet, W.B., and Forte, A.M., 2017. Preservation or piracy: Diagnosing low-relief, high-elevation surface formation mechanisms, Geology 45, p. 91-94 doi:10.1130/G38490.1
Nature News and Views for Whipple et al., 2017 by H. Sinclair
Comment on Whipple et al., 2017 by S. Willett and Reply by Whipple et al.
2016
[12] Brantley, S.L., DiBiase, R.A., Russo, T., Shi, Y., Lin, H., Davis, K.J., Kaye, M., Hill, L., Kaye, J., Eissenstat, D., Hoagland, B., Dere, A., Neal, A.L., Brubaker, K.M, and Arthur, D.K., 2016. Designing a suite of measurements to understand the critical zone, Earth Surface Dynamics 4, p. 211-235 doi:10.5194/esurf-4-211-2016.
2015
[11] DiBiase, R.A., Whipple, K.X., Lamb, M.P., and Heimsath, A.M., 2015. The role of waterfalls and knickzones in controlling the style and pace of landscape adjustment in the western San Gabriel Mountains, California, Geological Society of America Bulletin 127, p. 539-559, doi:10.1130/B31113.1.
Cover image for March 2015 GSA Bulletin
2013
[10] DiBiase, R.A., Limaye, A.B., Scheingross, J.S., Fischer, W.W., and Lamb, M.P., 2013. Deltaic deposits at Aeolis Dorsa: Sedimentary evidence for a large body of water in the northern plains of Mars, Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets 118, p. 1285-1302, doi:10.1002/jgre.20100.
Press for DiBiase et al., 2013:
Caltech press release, NSF news, KPCC “Take Two” radio interview, Huffington Post, Slate, Space.com, Discovery.com, Universe Today, Pasadena Star News
[9] Whipple, K.X., DiBiase, R.A., and Crosby, B.T., 2013. Bedrock Rivers, in Treatise on Geomorphology, Vol. 9, Shroder, J., Jr., Wohl, E. (Eds.), Academic Press: San Diego, CA, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00254-2.
[8] Lamb, M.P., Levina, M., DiBiase, R.A., and Fuller, B., 2013. Sediment storage by vegetation in steep, bedrock landscapes: Theory, experiments, and implications for post-fire sediment yield, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface 118, p. 1147-1160, doi:10.1002/jgrf.20058.
[7] DiBiase, R.A., and Lamb, M.P, 2013. Vegetation and wildfire controls on sediment yield in bedrock landscapes, Geophysical Research Letters 40, p. 1093-1097, doi:10.1002/grl.50277.
2012
[6] DiBiase, R.A., Heimsath, A.M., and Whipple, K.X, 2012. Hillslope response to tectonic forcing in threshold landscapes, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 37, p. 855-865, doi:10.1002/esp.3205.
[5] Dixon, J.L., Hartshorn, A.S., Heimsath, A.M., DiBiase, R.A., and Whipple, K.X., 2012. Chemical weathering response to tectonic forcing: A soils perspective from the San Gabriel Mountains, California, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 323, p. 40-49, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2012.01.010.
[4] Heimsath, A.M., DiBiase, R.A., and Whipple, K.X, 2012. Soil production limits and the transition to bedrock dominated landscapes, Nature Geoscience 5, p. 210-214, doi:10.1038/ngeo1380.
2011
[3] DiBiase, R.A., and Whipple, K.X, 2011. The influence of erosion thresholds and runoff variability on the relationships among topography, climate, and erosion rate, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface 116, F04036, doi:10.1029/2011JF002095.
[2] Norton, K.P., von Blanckenburg, F., DiBiase, R., Schlunegger, F., and Kubik, P.W., 2011. Cosmogenic 10Be-derived denudation rates of the Eastern and Southern European Alps, International Journal of Earth Sciences, doi:10.1007/s00531-010-0626-y.
2010
[1] DiBiase, R.A., Whipple, K.X, Heimsath, A.M., and Ouimet, W.B., 2010. Landscape form and millennial erosion rates in the San Gabriel Mountains, CA, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 289, p. 134-144, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.10.036.
Other Publications
DiBiase, R.A., 2022. Climate and Tectonic Controls on Bedrock Hillslopes, CA 2019. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM), Distributed by OpenTopography, doi:10.5069/G9C24TN0
Lohse, K.A., Billings, S., DiBiase, R.A., Kumar, P., Berhe, A.A., and Kaye, J., 2020. Soil signals tell of landscape disturbances, EOS 101, p. 25–29 doi:10.1029/2020EO148736
DiBiase, R.A., and Ferrier, K.L., 2020. Southern California Bedrock Landscapes 2015 Airborne Lidar. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM), Distributed by OpenTopography, doi:10.5069/G9J38QPM
*Neely, A.B., **Loucks, E., *Carr, J., *Del Vecchio, J., Greenberg, E., and DiBiase, R.A., 2020. Bedrock cliffs in the San Gabriel and San Jacinto Mountains, California. Distributed by OpenTopography, doi:10.5069/G96H4FKG
Gold, D., et al. (including R.A. DiBiase), 2017. Recent geologic studies and initiatives in central Pennsylvania: Roadlog for the 82nd annual field conference of Pennsylvania Geologists, 132 pp.
Whipple, K.X., DiBiase, R.A., Ouimet, W.B., and Forte, A.M., 2017. Preservation or piracy: Diagnosing low-relief, high-elevation surface formation mechanisms: REPLY, Geology 45, e422doi:10.1130/G39252Y.1
DiBiase, R.A., 2014. River incision revisited, Nature 505, p. 294-295, doi:10.1038/505294a
DiBiase, R.A., 2011. Tectonic Geomorphology of the San Gabriel Mountains, California, Ph.D. dissertation, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA, 247 pp. (pdf)