Joan L. Florsheim
Ph.D. UC Santa Barbara (1988)
Associate Research Geologist

Fluvial geomorphology and earth surface processes. Current research includes field investigations in fluvial systems in the Central Valley and in North Coastal California: floodplain processes and topography at intentional levee breaches for riparian restoration; the effect of anthropogenic disturbances on anastomosing rivers; effect of baselevel change on floodplain-fan sediment storage and channel morphology; and effect of land uses on sediment budgets and aquatic habitat. Other research interests include hillslope, watershed, estuarine and tidal wetland processes; influence of wildfire on geomorphic and hydrologic processes; ecology; and applied geomorphology.

florsheim@geology.ucdavis.edu