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David Harbor, Professor
Dept. of Geology Washington and Lee Univ. Lexington, VA 24450 p 540 458-8871 |
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Research Interests
Knickpoint erosion, stream morphology and hydraulics, passive margin landscape evolution, soils/weathering in alluvium and paleosurfaces. W&L students interested in research with me? See this list of pot'l projects.
Education
Dissertation: Adjustment of alluvial river morphology and process to localized active tectonics
M.S. Geology, 1985, Pennsylvania State University, Advisor: Thomas W. Gardner
Thesis: Hydrology of surface-mined land: A determination of minesoil control on infiltration capacity and runoff modeling of disturbed watersheds
B.A. Geology, with honors, 1981, Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana
Recent Publications (student coauthors underlined)
- Gunnell, Y. and Harbor, D.,2008, Structural Underprint and Tectonic Overprint in the Angavo (Madagascar) and Western Ghats (India) — Implications for Understanding Scarp Evolution at Passive Margins, Journal Geological Society of India Jubilee Edition, Vol.71, June 2008, pp.763-779. low-res pdf 900k
- Harbor, D. and Gunnell, Y.,2007, Along-strike Escarpment Heterogeneity of the Western Ghats: A Synthesis of Drainage and Topography Using Digital Morphometric Tools, Journal Geological Society of India (a special issue on Western Ghats?) Vol.70, September 2007, pp.411-426. high-res pdf 4.5 Mb low-res pdf 700k
- Humston, Robert and Harbor, David, 2006, Geologic Analyses for Evaluating Watershed Heterogeneity: Implications for Otolith Chemistry Studies. Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Fish and Wildl. Agencies. 60:132–139 pdf copy
- Knapp, E.P., Greer, L. G., Connors, C. D., and Harbor, D.,J., 2006, Field-Based Instruction As Part Of A Balanced Geoscience Curriculum At Washington And Lee University, Journal of Geoscience Education.Vol 54, Issue 2, March 2006, Pages 103-108
- Harbor, D., Bacastow, A., Heath, A., Rogers, J., 2005, Capturing variable knickpoint retreat in the central Appalachians, USA, Geographia Fisica E Dinamica Quaternaria. v 28, p 23-36. (PDF)
- Knapp, E.P. D.O. Terry, and D.J. Harbor. 2004. Reading Virginia's paleoclimate from the geochemistry and sedimentology of clastic cave sediments. In Sasowsky, I.D. and J. Mylroie eds., Studies of Cave Sediments: Physical and Chemical Records of Paleoclimate. Klewer Academic / Plenum Publishing, p. 95-106.
- Knapp, E. P., Harbor, D. J., Ginwalla, Z., 2003, Testing the waters: Can you involve community action in your college curriculum? Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 51, n.3, May 2003, p. 294-298.
For complete list of publications & activities, see vita.
Stuff in process (student coauthors underlined)
- Gunnell, Y. and Harbor, D., in review, Butte detachment: where pre-rift geologic structure and drainage integration drive escarpment evolution at rifted continental margins. Special issue on Passive Margin Evolution, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
- Harbor, D., Erickson, P., Rittenhouse, D., Carlson, M, Ries, J., Easthouse, D, Gardner, T., Merritts, D., in prep, Rapid incision of the upper James River, Virginia; conceptual model and evidence of late erosional history. for submission to Geomorphology
- Elliot, C, Harbor, D., Chow, B., Dodoye-Alai, B, Linney, D, Bank, G., Gardner, T., Merritts, D., in prep, Weathering and soil development in terraces of the upper James River, Valley and Ridge, Virginia. for submission to Southeastern Geology
- Harbor, D. J., in prep, Selective transport, channel pattern change and channel migration in three rivers disturbed by localized active tectonics. Geological Society of America Bulletin.
- Knapp, E. P., Harbor, D. J., Ginwalla, Z., (pending revisions), Defining basin water quality: Land use, tributary input and downstream dynamics, Journal of Environmental Quality.
Recent Presentations at meetings (student coauthors underlined)
- Harbor, D., Gunnell, Y., & Braucher, R., 2008, Rate and style of canyon incision and knickzone retreat in South India. European Geophysical Union General Assembly, April 2008.
- Gunnell, Y., Harbor, D., 2008, Structural underprint, tectonic overprint and drainage integration — do escarpments at passive margins persist or reform? European Geophysical Union General Assembly, April 2008.
- Harbor, David J., Salisbury, Barrett, Braunscheidel, Michael, Barnhart, William, and Tainer, Erin, 2006, High Resolution Channel Surveying to Evaluate the Hydraulic and Erosional Characteristics of a Bedrock Knickpoint In an Appalachian River. Geological Society of America meeting, Philadelphia (25 October 2006)
- Harbor, D. J., and Gunnell, Y., “Escarpment Retreat in South India: River Erosion of Continental Margins, Presentation at the Institut Français de Pondichéry Golden Jubilee Conference and Celebration. February, 2005
- Harbor, David J, Bacastow, Amy, Heath, Andrew, and, Rogers, Jackson 2004, Variable Knickpoint Retreat in Folded Sedimentary Rocks of the Central Appalachians, International Geological Congress, Florence, Italy, August 2004
- Harbor, David J, Rogers, Jackson, Heath, Andrew, and Bacastow, Amy, 2004, Erosion By Knickpoint Retreat In The Upper James River Basin, Symposium entitled "New approaches to the study of Appalachian landscapes", SE Geological Society of America, GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 36, No. 2, March 2004.
- Hancock, Gregory S., Harbor, David J., Felis, Jonathan, and Turcotte, John, 2004, 10Be Dating Of River Terraces Reveals Piedmont Landscape Disequilibrium in the Central James River Basin, Virginia, SE Geological Society of America, GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 36, No. 2, March 2004
- Hancock, Greg, and Harbor, David, Felis, Jonathan, 2003, Knickpoint retreat and landscape disequilibrium on the James River from the Piedmont through the Valley and Ridge, central Virginia, USA, Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H52A-1141.
- Harbor, David J., Bacastow, Amy, Heath, Andrew, and Rogers, Jackson, 2003, Drainage Basin Incision By Knickpoint Retreat Across Variable Rock Types, Central Appalachians, Virginia, Geological Society of America, Fall, Denver.
- Felis, Jonathan, Hancock, Greg, and Harbor, David, 2003, Rapid river incision and knickpoint migration inferred from terraces data using 10Be, James River, Central Virginia, USA, SE section Geological Society of America Meeting, Memphis TN, (GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 35, No. 1, February 2003)
- Turner, Benjamin F., Knapp, Elizabeth P., and Harbor, David J., 2002, Climatic factors limiting limestone dissolutoin at the soil-bedrock interface, Geological Society of America Meeting, Denver, October 27-30, 2002.
- Knapp, E., Harbor, D., and Ginwalla, Z., 2002. Maury River Alliance: Citizen monitoring of the effect of land use on water quality. Environment Virginia, VMI, April 2002 (Harbor also had a section of the meeting field trip).
- Hancock, Greg, and Harbor, David, 2002, Cosmogenic isotope dating of rapid, disequilibrium incision of the James River in Central Virginia, Geological Society of America Joint SE and NC Sections Meeting, (April 3–5, 2002)
- Harbor, David J., Collier, Krista L., and Laucks, Jeremy W., 2001, Terraces and incision history of the James River near the Blue Ridge of Virginia, Geological Society of America, November, 2001, Boston.
- Knapp, E. P., Harbor, D. J., and Ginwalla, Z., 2001, The Maury River Alliance: A model for undergraduate research, service learning, and curricular enhancement, Geological Society of America, November, 2001, Boston.
- Harbor, D. J., Knapp, E. P., and Ginwalla, Z., 2001, The Maury River Alliance: a university-community joint effort, 8th Annual Virginia Watershed Management conference, September, Virginia Beach.
For complete list of abstracts, see vita.