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Dunne, Thomas |
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University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Primary Field
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Geology |
| Secondary Field
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Human Environmental Sciences |
 Election Citation
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Dunne has shown by combination of theory and field measurements how runoff and thus erosion develop on hillslopes in humid and tropical landscapes. His theory of saturated overland flow is now accepted worldwide and has stimulated an entirely new direction of research in surficial prosesses. |
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Research Interests
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The mechanics of hillslope and fluvial erosion and sedimentation.
Debris-flow generation. |
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