Surface Processes & Modeling Laboratory

The Surface Processes and Modelling Laboratory (SP&M Lab) is a state-of-the-art computational facility located on the third floor of the Mining and Mineral Resources Building.

SP&M Lab

Publications

Total Publications: 6

Years: 2026 • 2025 • 2024

2026

Using paired Schmidt Hammer and terrestrial cosmogenic surface exposure dating to study the timing and style of rockfalls in the Rough River Basin, Kentucky: Results, constraints, and possible mechanisms

KGS-Affiliated Authors: Jason M. Dortch

Year: 2026

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2025

Assessing the effects of anthropogenesis on Appalachian flood severity: An eastern Kentucky case study

KGS-Affiliated Authors: Meredith Swallom, Jason M. Dortch, and J. Ryan Thigpen

Year: 2025

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Evaluating map quality and model performance through iterative statistics-based landslide susceptibility in eastern KY

KGS-Affiliated Authors: Matthew M. Crawford, Hudson J. Koch, and Jason M. Dortch

Year: 2025

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Evaluating the Physics-Based Slope Stability Program PISA-m at a Regional Scale

KGS-Affiliated Authors: Hudson J. Koch, William C. Haneberg, Matthew M. Crawford, Jason M. Dortch, and Meredith Swallom

Year: 2025

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Workflow for Developing Land Slide Hazard Maps for Shallow Colluvial Soils

KGS-Affiliated Authors: Matthew M. Crawford and Jason M. Dortch

Year: 2025

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2024

Evaluating root strength index as an indicator of landslide-prone slopes in eastern Kentucky

KGS-Affiliated Authors: Meredith Swallom, Hudson J. Koch, Jason M. Dortch, Matthew M. Crawford, J. Ryan Thigpen, and William M Andrews Jr

Year: 2024

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