Ronald E. Griffiths
United States Geological Survey
19 Papers
103 Citations
Ronald E. Griffiths is an academic researcher from United States Geological Survey. The author has contributed to research in topics: Canyon & Sediment. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 19 publications. Previous affiliations of Ronald E. Griffiths include Northern Arizona University.
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Papers
Sediment supply versus local hydraulic controls on sediment transport and storage in a river with large sediment loads
TL;DR: In this article, a suite of sediment transport and geomorphic data was analyzed to determine the cumulative influence of different flood types on changing channel form, and physically based analyses suggest that channel change in the Rio Grande is controlled by both changes in flow strength and sediment supply over different spatial and temporal scales.
Application of sedimentary-structure interpretation to geoarchaeological investigations in the Colorado River Corridor, Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
Amy E. Draut,David M. Rubin,Jennifer L. Dierker,Helen C. Fairley,Ronald E. Griffiths,Joseph E. Hazel,Ralph E. Hunter,Keith A. Kohl,Lisa M. Leap,Fred L. Nials,David J. Topping,Michael Yeatts +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed geoarchaeological study of landscape processes that affected prehistoric formation and modern preservation of archaeological sites in three areas of the Colorado River corridor in Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA.
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Long‐Term Evolution of Sand Transport Through a River Network: Relative Influences of a Dam Versus Natural Changes in Grain Size From Sand Waves
David J. Topping,Erich R. Mueller,John C. Schmidt,Ronald E. Griffiths,David J. Dean,Paul E. Grams +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed all historical sediment-transport data and embarked on a 4-year program of continuous sedimenttransport measurements to describe disequilibrium sand transport in a river network.
The morphology and hydrology of small spring-dominated channels
TL;DR: In this paper, small, low-order channels located in wet meadows along the Mogollon Rim of northern Arizona that receive the bulk of their flow from spring discharge exhibit a morphology that differs markedly from channels that receive a majority of their flows from runoff.
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