David Paul Finlayson, Ph.D.
U.S. Geological Survey
400 Natural Bridges Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (831) 427-4757
Email: david.p.finlayson@gmail.com

Education

  • Ph.D., 2006, School of Oceanography, University of Washington
  • M.S, 2001, Earth & Space, Sciences, University of Washington
  • B.S., 1999, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Washington

Papers

Lamb, M.P., Parsons, J.D., Mullenbach, B.L., Finlayson, D.P., Orange, D.L. and Nittrouer, C.A. (in press) Evidence for superelevation, channel incision and formation of cyclic steps by turbidity currents in Eel Canyon, California. GSA Bulletin.

Finlayson, D.P. and Montgomery, D.R, 2003. Modeling large-scale fluvial erosion in geographic information systems (1.6 Mb PDF). Geomorphology, 53, 147-164.

Finlayson, D.P., Montgomery, D.R., and Hallet, B, 2002. Spatial coincidence of rapid inferred erosion with young metamorphic massifs in the Himalayas (252 Kb PDF). Geology, 30 (3), 219-222

Articles and Reports

Anima, R.J., Chin, J.L., Finlayson, D.P., McGann, M.L. and Wong, F.L., (in review). Interferometric sidescan bathymetry, sediment and foraminiferal analyses: a new look at Tomales Bay, California. US Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2007-XXXX.

Stevens, A., Lacy, J, Finlayson, D.P. and Gelfenbaum, G. (in review). Evaluation of a single-beam sonar system to map seagrass at two sites in northern Puget Sound. US Geological Survey, Special Investigations Report: 2007-XXXX.

Cochrane, G.R., Golden, N.E., Dartnell, P., Schroeder, D.M., and Finlayson, D.P., 2007, Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat GIS for Southern California, Volume III. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1271.

Storlazzi, C.D., Barnard, P.L., Collins, B.D., Finlayson, D.P., Golden, Nadine E., Hatcher, Gerry A., Kayen, Robert E., and Ruggiero, Peter, 2007, High-resolution topographic, bathymetric, and oceanographic data for the Pleasure Point area, Santa Cruz County, California; U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1270, 23 p.

Finlayson, D., 2006. The geomorphology of Puget Sound beaches. Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership Report No. 2006-02. Washington Sea Grant Program, University of Washington. Available at http://pugetsoundnearshore.org.

Finlayson, D.P., and Shipman, H., 2003, Puget Sound Drift Cells: the importance of waves and wave climate (263 Kb PDF), Puget Sound Notes: Olympia, WA, p. 1-4.

Posters & Presentations

Finlayson, D.P., 2007. The pros and cons of interferometric sidescan sonar for coastal habitat mapping. Coastal GeoTools 2007, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C. March 8, 2007

Finlayson, D.P., 2005. Coastal Geomorphology in Puget Sound. Shoreline and Coastal Planners Group, Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mount Vernon, WA, June 23, 2005.

Finlayson, D.P. and Parsons, J.D., 2005. The impact of climate variability on the beaches of Puget Sound (3.7 Mb PDF). Proceedings of the Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Research Conference 2005, Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team.

Finlayson, D.P., Haugerud, R., Gelfenbaum, G., and Parsons, J., 2003. Using bathymetric LIDAR to explore the relationship between wave power, tidal duration, and nearshore hypsometry in Puget Sound (2.1 Mb PDF). Abstracts with programs, Geological Society of America, Boulder, Co.

Finlayson, D.P., Parsons, J.D., Simenstad, C., Shipman, H., and Gelfenbaum, G., 2003. Estuarine sedimentary processes on coarse- clastic beaches in Puget Sound, Washington (1.0 Mb PDF). Conference Abstracts, 17th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation.

Finlayson, D.P., Shipman, H., Simenstad, C., and Gelfenbaum, G., 2003. An interdisciplinary investigation of Puget Sound beach dynamics (812 Kb PDF). Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Research Conference.

Haugerud, R., Finlayson, D.P., Gorono, R., Greenberg, H., Logsdon, M., and Simenstad, C., 2003. Physographic controls on the distribution of eelgrass (Zostera marina) in Hood Canal (1.2 Mb PDF). Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia Research Conference.

Finlayson, D.P., Haugerud, R., and Parsons, J.D., 2002, The utility of high-resolution digital elevation models in geomorphic analysis of periglacial coasts (642 Kb PDF). Eos Trans. AGU, 83 (47). Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract OS61A-0208

Finlayson, D.P., Haugerud, R., and Greenberg, H., 2001, A Seamless Puget Sound, NOAA, Symposium on Tsunami/Hazard mitigation in Puget Sound.

Finlayson, D.P., Haugerud, R., and Greenberg, H., 2001. Building a Seamless Digital Elevation Model of the Puget Sound Basin (607 Kb PDF). Proceedings of Puget Sound Research 2001, Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team.

Finlayson, D.P., Montgomery, D.R., and Hallet, B., 2000. A Spatially Distributed Index of Erosion Rates in the Himalayas. Eos Trans. AGU, 81 (48), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T51C-06.

Montgomery, D.R., and Finlayson, D.P., 2000, Modeling Geomorphological Processes over Large Spatial Scales, Binghamton College, Symposium on Continental Geomorphology

Thesis

Finlayson, D.P. , 2006, The Geomorphology of Puget Sound Beaches (9.5 Mb PDF), Dissertation . School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA: 216 p.

Finlayson, D.P., 2002. Large Scale Erosion Modeling in Geographic Information Systems (8.0 Mb PDF). Masters Thesis. University of Washington, 56 pages

Honors & Awards

  • US Geological Survey, Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, FY 2006
  • Douglas E. Merrill Prize for Excellence in Geological Sciences, 1999
  • Howard A. Coombs Award in Geological Sciences, 1998
  • Mary Gates Endowment for Students Research Training Grant, 1998