Jane Willenbring
Associate Professor; Director, Scripps Cosmogenic Isotope Lab
Geosciences Research Division (GRD)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO)
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
UCSD - University of California, San Diego
Ph.D. (2006) – Earth Science; Dalhousie University; Halifax; NS; Canada
M.A.(2001) – Earth Science; Boston University; Boston; MA; USA
B.Sc. (1999) – Geosciences; North Dakota State University; Fargo; ND; USA, Dalhousie University, Boston University, North Dakota State University
I am interested in the response of the landscape to external forcing by the rise of mountains, sea level, ice sheets and civilizations. My research is focused primarily on constraining rates of erosion, timing of ice sheet fluctuations and long-term climate change using geochemical techniques, field-based data and numerical models.
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CZO Publications
Papers/Books
2016
The role of pH, organic matter composition and mineralogy on the sorption behavior of beryllium . Boschi, V., Willenbring, J.K. (2016): Environmental Chemistry
2016
Beryllium Desorption from Minerals and Organic Ligands Over Time. Boschi, V., Willenbring, J.K. (2016): Chemical Geology
2016
Relict landscape resistance to dissection by upstream migrating knickpoints. Gilles Y. Brocard, Jane K. Willenbring, Thomas E. Miller, Frederik N. Scatena (2016): Journal of Geophysical Research
2016
The null hypothesis: steady rates of erosion, weathering and sediment accumulation during Late Cenozoic mountain uplift and glaciation . Willenbring, J.K. Jerolmack, D.J. (2016): Terra Nova
2016
Abrupt change in forest height along a tropical elevation gradient detected using airborne LiDAR. Wolf, J., Brocard, G.Y., Willenbring, J.K., Porder, S., Uriarte, M. (2016): Journal of Geophysical Research- Earth Surface
2015
Effects of a tectonically-triggered wave of incision on riverine exports and soil mineralogy in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico. Brocard G., Willenbring J.K., Scatena F.N., Johnson A.H. (2015): Applied Geochemistry
2015
Spatial variability of African dust in soils in a montane tropical landscape in Puerto Rico. McClintock, M. A., Brocard, G., Willenbring, J., Tamayo, C., Porder, S., & Pett-Ridge, J. C (2015): Chemical Geology
2015
Spatial variability of African dust in soils in a montane tropical landscape in Puerto Rico. McClintock, M. A., Brocard, G., Willenbring, J., Tamayo, C., Porder, S., & Pett-Ridge, J. C. (2015): Chemical Geology
2015
Stable-isotope and solute-chemistry approaches to flow characterization in a forested tropical watershed, Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico. Scholl, M.A., Shanley, J.B., Murphy, S.F., Willenbring, J.K., Occhi, M., and González, G. (2015): Appl. Geochem.
Papers and books that explicitly acknowledge a CZO grant are highlighted in PALE ORANGE.
Other CZO Publications
2015
Effect of rainforest development on the pace of knickpoint retreat during the growth of a tropical mountain Insights from the Luquillo CZO, Puerto Rico. Brocard, G.Y., Willenbring, J.K., and Miller T. (2015): GSA 2015
2015
Do wormholes prevent landslides? The link between biological restructuring of soil and hillslope processes. Harrison, E. J., Willenbring, J. K., and Kovalovich, A. (2015): GSA 2015
2014
Migration of a slow wave of erosion and its effect on nutrient availability in a tropical rainforest: detrital 10Be signature and soil mineralogy, Luquillo CZO, Puerto Rico . Brocard G., Willenbring J., Johnson A., and Scatena F.N. (2014): EGU General Assembly 2014
2014
Long-term increase in local relief enhanced by forest competition: detrital 10Be and LiDAR topographic evidence in the tropical rainforest of Puerto Rico, Luquillo CZO. Brocard G., Willenbring J., Scatena F.N. (2014): EGU General Assembly 2014
2014
The Threshold of Motion Filters Extreme Climatic Fluctuations in Gravel Bedded Alluvial and Bedrock Rivers Resulting in Near-Threshold and Transported-Limited Systems. Colin Phillips, Douglas Jerolmack, Jane Willenbring (2014): AGU Fall Meeting. San Fransisco, CA
2014
Form follows function: can tropical mountain forest competition drive the growth of topography?. Gilles Brocard, Jane Willenbring, Frederick Scatena (2014): AGU Fall Meeting. San Fransisco, CA
2014
The Tool-size Effect: old weathered soils limit the erosive power of bedrock streams. Jane Willenbring, Gilles Brocard (2014): AGU Fall Meeting. San Fransisco, CA
2013
Long-term climatic and topographic controls on sedminent export in the Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory. Willenbring, J.K., Brocard, G.Y., Scatena, F.N. (2013): GSA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO , 27-30 October, 2013
2012
Just passing through --- high Hg deposition to Puerto Rico forest moves quickly off the landscape. Shanley, J. B, J.K. Willenbring, J. Kaste, M. Occhi, W.H. McDowell (2012): AGU Annual fall meeting
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Models
Forests/Topography
Forest Structure Effects on Topography
Rio Icacos /Rio Blanco Forest structure effects on topography
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News
2020 CZO Webinar Series on Sustainability
17 Jun 2020 - For an updated listing of these talks, including abstracts, see /national/education-outreach/sustainability-2020/ The U.S....
NSF Discovery: Can an ancient ocean shoreline set the stage for a tropical forest of today?
13 Jul 2017 - Researchers at NSF Critical Zone Observatory and Long-Term Ecological Research sites are finding out.
How Do Tropical Forests Slow Knickpoints in Rivers?
01 Jul 2016 - Using Puerto Rico's Luquillo Mountains as a case study, scientists use the region's geological history to study how knickpoints—areas...
Critical Zone Profile - JANE WILLENBRING (geomorphologist, Assistant Professor)
15 Nov 2015 - Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania
CZO researchers present at GSA in Denver
04 Nov 2013 - CZO researchers presented the results of various scientific studies at the 125th annual meeting of the Geological Society of America.
Landscape Evolution and Nutrients in the Luquillo Critical Zone
18 Jun 2013 - Combining old-fashioned field work and the latest LiDAR images provides new insight into the evolution of the Luquillo Critical Zone. Our...
Old Water from New Storms in Tropical Streams
31 May 2013 - One persisting question in hydrology is how do catchments store ‘old’ water for long periods (months or even years), but then...
El Yunque, Majestic Rocky Icon of Puerto Rico: Impervious to the Ravages of Time?
01 Mar 2013 - El Yunque. It could be the name of an ancient chieftain. On the island of Puerto Rico, in a sense it is. El Yunque, Spanish for "the anvil," is a...
How fast is El Yunque Rock eroding?
19 Oct 2012 - El Yunque rock is a majestic, anvil shaped promontory that has been an icon of the island of Puerto Rico since pre-Columbian times. The barren...
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Events
Abstract Deadline: EGU 2016- Life’s Impact on Landscape
Abstract Deadline: EGU 2016- Form and Function – Life’s Impact on Landscape
Vienna, Austria.old weathered soils limit the erosive power of streams
The Tool-size Effect: old weathered soils limit the erosive power of bedrock streams
Moscone West 2005.Critical Zone Town Hall
CZO Town Hall at 2014 Goldschmidt Conference
Sacramento Convention Center Complex, California..Philadelphia 2014 workshop: Reactive Transport Modeling
The Geochemist's workbench Philadelphia 2014 workshop: Reactive Transport Modeling
The University of Pennsylvania: Room 360 Hayden Hall.Amtrak Club "Soil to Sea Geomorphology" Symposium
2013 Amtrak Club meeting, 2nd annual symposium on "Soil to Sea Geomorphology"
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
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