The decision record and finding of no significant impact from the Environmental Assessment conducted for the Energy and Minerals Research Facility being built on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines.
Peter Griffiths
Peter Griffiths serves as the Regional Director and the Deputy Regional Director for Operations for the USGS Rocky Mountain Region.
Professional Experience
U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, 2015 to present. Deputy Regional Director for Operations, Rocky Mountain Region.
U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, 2009 to 2015. Assistant Chief, Central Branch of the National Research Program, Water Mission Area.
U.S. Geological Survey, Tucson, AZ, 2005 to 2009. Research Hydrologist, National Research Program.
Education and Certifications
M.S., 1995, University of Arizona, Geosciences (Minor in Hydrology)
B.A., 1987, Yale University, Archeological Studies
Science and Products
The use of the multi-dimensional surface-water modeling system (MD-SWMS) in calculating discharge and sediment transport in remote ephemeral streams
Analyzing debris flows with the statistically calibrated empirical model LAHARZ in southeastern Arizona, USA
Plants and ventifacts delineate late Holocene wind vectors in the Coachella Valley, USA
Spatial distribution and frequency of precipitation during an extreme event: July 2006 mesoscale convective complexes and floods in southeastern Arizona
Slopes fail, debris flows in extremis
Debris flows and floods in southeastern Arizona from extreme precipitation in July 2006 — Magnitude, frequency, and sediment delivery
Holocene debris flows on the Colorado Plateau: The influence of clay mineralogy and chemistry
Modeling Water-Surface Elevations and Virtual Shorelines for the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona
Channel response to low-elevation desert fire: The King Valley Fire of 2005
Debris flows and record floods from extreme mesoscale convective thunderstorms over the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
Impact of recent extreme Arizona storms
ADV point measurements within rapids of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
The decision record and finding of no significant impact from the Environmental Assessment conducted for the Energy and Minerals Research Facility being built on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines.
This is the Environmental Assessment for the USGS Energy and Minerals Research Facility that will be built on the Colorado School of Mines campus.
This is the Environmental Assessment for the USGS Energy and Minerals Research Facility that will be built on the Colorado School of Mines campus.
Science and Products
The use of the multi-dimensional surface-water modeling system (MD-SWMS) in calculating discharge and sediment transport in remote ephemeral streams
Analyzing debris flows with the statistically calibrated empirical model LAHARZ in southeastern Arizona, USA
Plants and ventifacts delineate late Holocene wind vectors in the Coachella Valley, USA
Spatial distribution and frequency of precipitation during an extreme event: July 2006 mesoscale convective complexes and floods in southeastern Arizona
Slopes fail, debris flows in extremis
Debris flows and floods in southeastern Arizona from extreme precipitation in July 2006 — Magnitude, frequency, and sediment delivery
Holocene debris flows on the Colorado Plateau: The influence of clay mineralogy and chemistry
Modeling Water-Surface Elevations and Virtual Shorelines for the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona
Channel response to low-elevation desert fire: The King Valley Fire of 2005
Debris flows and record floods from extreme mesoscale convective thunderstorms over the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
Impact of recent extreme Arizona storms
ADV point measurements within rapids of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
The decision record and finding of no significant impact from the Environmental Assessment conducted for the Energy and Minerals Research Facility being built on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines.
The decision record and finding of no significant impact from the Environmental Assessment conducted for the Energy and Minerals Research Facility being built on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines.
This is the Environmental Assessment for the USGS Energy and Minerals Research Facility that will be built on the Colorado School of Mines campus.
This is the Environmental Assessment for the USGS Energy and Minerals Research Facility that will be built on the Colorado School of Mines campus.