Greg Tucker
Fellow of CIRES; University of Colorado at Boulder
CIRES - Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Tucker's CIRES page
Associate Professor of Geological Sciences; University of Colorado at Boulder
CU-Boulder - University of Colorado at Boulder
Tucker's CU-Boulder page
CSDMS Terrestrial Working Group Chair
CSDMS - Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System
Tucker's CSDMS page
Ph.D., Geosciences, Penn State, 1996
Landscape evolution, tectonic geomorphology, impacts of climate change on hillslope and fluvial systems, numerical simulation of landform development.
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CZO Publications
Papers/Books
2018
Developing and exploring a theory for the lateral erosion of bedrock channels for use in landscape evolution models. Langston, AL and Tucker, GE (2018): Earth Surface Dynamics 6: 1-27
2018
Which way do you lean? Using slope aspect variations to understand Critical Zone processes and feedbacks. Pelletier J. D., Barron‐Gafford G. A., Gutiérrez‐Jurado H., Hinckley E.‐L. S., Istanbulluoglu E., McGuire L. A., Niu G.‐Y., Poulos M. J., Rasmussen C., Richardson P., Swetnam T. L., and Tucker G. E. (2018): Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 43(5): 1133–1154 Cross-CZO
2017
Block-controlled hillslope form and persistence of topography in rocky landscapes. Glade, R. C., Anderson, R. S., and Tucker, G. E. (2017): Geology, First published on 2017-01-23 12:45:18, doi:10.1130/G38665.1
2017
Block-controlled hillslope form and persistence of topography in rocky landscape. Glade, RC, Anderson, RS, and Tucker, GE (2017): Geology (2017) 45 (4): 311-314. Cross-CZO
2016
Hillslope-derived blocks retard river incision. Shobe, C., G.E Tucker, and R.S. Anderson (2016): Geophysical Research Letters 43
2015
Aspect-dependent soil saturation and insight into debris-flow initiation during extreme rainfall in the Colorado Front Range. Ebel, B.A., Rengers, F. K., and Tucker, G.E. (2015): Geology 43 (8): 659-662
2015
Evidence for climatic and hillslope-aspect controls on vadose zone moisture and saprolite weathering. Langston, A. L., Tucker,G. E., Anderson, R. S. and Anderson, S. P. (2015): ESPL, 40 1254-1269
2015
Interpreting climate-modulated processes of terrace development along Colorado Front Range using a landscape evolution model. Langston, A.L., G.E. Tucker, R.S. Anderson (2015): JGR-Earth Surface 120: 2121-2138
2014
Analysis and modeling of gully headcut dynamics, North American high plains. Rengers, F. K., & Tucker, G. E. (2014): Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 119(5), 983-1003.
2013
Rock damage and regolith transport by frost: an example of climate modulation of the geomorphology of the critical zone. Anderson, R.S., Anderson, S.P., and Tucker, G.E. (2013): EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS Earth Surf. Process. Landforms
2013
Critical zone evolution: Climate and exhumation in the Colorado Front Range. Anderson, S.P., Anderson, R.S., Tucker, G.E., and Dethier, D.P. (2013): In Abbot, L.D. and Hancock, G.S., eds., Classic Concepts and New Directions: Exploring 125 Years of GSA Discoveries in the Rocky Mountain Region: Geological Society of America, Field Guide 33, p. 1-18
2013
A model for post-orogenic development of a mountain range and its foreland. Tucker, G. E., & van der Beek, P. (2013): Basin Research, 25(3), 241-259
2012
Landscape scale linkages in critical zone evolution. Anderson, S.P., Anderson, R.S., and Tucker, G.E. (2012): Comptes Rendus Geoscience, 344: 586-596
2011
Exploring Links between Vadose Zone Hydrology and Chemical Weathering in the Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory. Langston, A.L., Tucker, G.E., Anderson, R.S., and Anderson, S.P. (2011): Applied Geochemistry 26(S1): S70-S71.
2010
Does climate change create distinctive patterns of landscape incision?. Wobus, C.W., Tucker, G.E., and Anderson, R.S. (2010): JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 115, F04008. 2010
Papers and books that explicitly acknowledge a CZO grant are highlighted in PALE ORANGE.
Other CZO Publications
2019
Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory Annual report 2019 . Anderson, S.P., Anderson, R.S., Molotch, N.P., Rajaram, H., Tucker, G.E. (2019): NSF Award #1331828
2018
Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory Annual report 2018. Anderson, S.P., Anderson, R.S., Molotch, N.P., Rajaram, H., Tucker, G.E. (2018): Boulder Creek CZO, University of Colorado Boulder
2017
Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory Annual report 2017. Anderson, S. (2017): Boulder Creek CZO, University of Colorado Boulder
2016
Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory (BcCZO-II) Annual report 2016. Anderson, S. (2016): Boulder Creek CZO, University of Colorado Boulder
2015
Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory (BcCZO-II) Annual report 2015. Anderson, S. (2015): Boulder Creek CZO, University of Colorado Boulder
2015
Big Blocks and River Incision: A Numerical Modeling Perspective. Shrobe, C., Tucker, G.E., and Anderson, R.S. (2015): EB53B-1022 Erosion and Sediment Transport in Steep Landscapes III Posters, presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 Dec.
2014
Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory (BcCZO-II) Annual report 2014. Anderson, S. (2014): Boulder Creek CZO, University of Colorado Boulder
2013
Boulder Creek CZO II: Evolution, Form, Function, and Future of the Critical Zone. Anderson, R., Anderson, S., Molotch, N., Rajaram, H., Tucker, G. (2013): Submitted to NSF Solicitation NSF 12-575
2012
Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory Annual report 2012. Anderson, S. (2012): Boulder Creek CZO, University of Colorado Boulder
2012
NSF Proposal: EarthCube Domain End-User Workshop: Engaging the Critical Zone community to bridge “long tail” science with big data. Aufdenkampe, A.K.; Duffy, C.J.; Tucker, G.E. (2012): NSF Award #1252238 Cross-CZO National
2012
Common Critical Zone Observatory Infrastructure and Measurements. J. Chorover, F.N. Scatena, T. White, S. Anderson, A.K. Aufdenkampe, R.C. Bales, S.L. Brantley, G. Tucker. (2012): A Guide Prepared By CZO PIs, September 27, 2012 Cross-CZO National
2011
Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory Annual Report 2011 . Anderson, S. (2011): Boulder Creek CZO, University of Colorado Boulder
2010
Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory Annual Report 2010 . Anderson, S. (2010): Boulder Creek CZO, University of Colorado Boulder Cross-CZO
2009
Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory Annual Report 2009. Anderson, S. (2009): Boulder Creek CZO, University of Colorado Boulder, NSF Award #724960
2008
Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory Annual Report 2008. Anderson, S. (2008): Boulder Creek CZO, University of Colorado Boulder
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Models
Landscape linkages
Hillslopes between rapidly downcutting streams steepen in the wake of propagating knickpoints
Hillslopes between rapidly downcutting streams steepen in the wake of propagating knickpoints.
Front Range schema
The geomorphic systems of the Front Range and the High Plains
The geomorphic systems of the Front Range and the High Plains are linked.
Landlab
Landlab: A Python-language library for 2D numerical modeling
Landlab enables researchers to efficiently create and/or combine 2D numerical models.
GullyErosionProfiler
1D model of gully longitudinal profile evolution
Calculates the long-profile evolution of a gully channel containing an abrupt step (headcut).
VS2Di
Using VS2Di to study aspect-related controls on vadose-zone moisture
2D model of subsurface moisture dynamics in the vadose zone. Model written by R. Healy, USGS.
Range and Basin
Range and Basin: A Simple Model of Mountain Range and Basin Evolution on a Flexing Lithosphere
Computes the time evolution of mean elevation and “extra” crustal thickness for a hypothetical mountain range and adjacent forel
Thermal hillslope
Numerical hillslope model and its thermal state
Computes evolution of topography, soil thickness, and damage in the underlying rock driven by spatial variations in the surface
CHILD
Channel-Hillslope Integrated Landscape Development (CHILD) model
Computes time evolution of a topographic surface z(x,y,t) by erosion (fluvial, hillslope) and sediment transport
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News
Critical Zone Profile - GREG TUCKER (geomorphologist, professor)
07 Sep 2015 - Professor, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) & Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder
Research Experience for Community College Students (RECCS) Interns give presentations July 29 and 30
30 Jul 2015 - Research Experience for Community College Students in Critical Zone Science interns gave talks and posters on their work on July 29 and 30,...
Animated LiDAR scan of a burned forest hillslope
01 May 2015 - This animated fly-through was generated from ground-based laser scanning data (a.k.a. LiDAR: LIght Detection And Ranging). The data were collected...
BcCZO at the American Geophysical Union’s 46th annual Fall Meeting!
01 Dec 2013 - Join the BcCZO and more than 22,000 Earth and space scientists, educators, students, and other leaders in San Francisco, California, 9-13 December,...
Boulder Creek CZO responds to record-breaking Colorado rainfall and flooding
13 Sep 2013 - Investigators and staff rush into action to collect samples and observe impacts
Greg Tucker awarded the Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal 2012
24 Apr 2012 - The 2012 Ralph Alger Bagnold Medal is awarded to Gregory E. Tucker for his innovative modeling and field studies.
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Events
EarthCube-CZO Workshop
EarthCube Domain Workshop: Engaging the Critical Zone community to bridge long tail science with big data
University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
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