Jim A. McKean, PhD
Former Employee
Research Geomorphologist
Treesearch Publications
- Rohan Benjankar, Daniele Tonina, Alessandra Marzadri, Jim A. McKean, Daniel J. Isaak. 2016. Effects of habitat quality and ambient hyporheic flows on salmon spawning site selection
- Ryan Carnie, Daniele Tonina, Jim A. McKean, Daniel J. Isaak. 2016. Habitat connectivity as a metric for aquatic microhabitat quality: Application to Chinook salmon spawning habitat
- Dino Bellugi, David G. Milledge, William E. Dietrich, Jim A. McKean, J. Taylor Perron, Erik B. Sudderth, Brian Kazian. 2015. A spectral clustering search algorithm for predicting shallow landslide size and location
- Rohan Benjankar, Daniele Tonina, Jim A. McKean. 2014. One-dimensional and two-dimensional hydrodynamic modelling derived flow properties: Impacts on aquatic habitat quality predictions
- Alessandra Marzadri, Daniele Tonina, Jim A. McKean, Matthew G. Tiedemann, Rohan M. Benjankar. 2014. Multi-scale streambed topographic and discharge effects on hyporheic at the stream network scale in confined streams
- Jim A. McKean, D. Tonina, C. Bohn, C. W. Wright. 2014. Effects of bathymetric lidar errors on flow properties predicted with a multi-dimensional hydraulic model
- David G. Milledge, Dino Bellugi, Jim A. McKean, Alexander L. Densmore, William E. Dietrich. 2014. A multidimensional stability model for predicting shallow landslide size and shape across landscapes
- Jim A. McKean, Daniele Tonina. 2013. Bed stability in unconfined gravel bed mountain streams: With implications for salmon spawning viability in future climates
- Oscar Maturana, Daniele Tonina, Jim A. McKean, John M. Buffington, Charlie H. Luce, Diego Caamano. 2013. Modeling the effects of pulsed versus chronic sand inputs on salmonid spawning habitat in a low-gradient gravel-bed river
- Alessandra Marzadri, Daniele Tonina, Jim A. McKean, Matt Tiedemann. 2012. Hyporheic exchange along a river below a dam
- Daniele Tonina, Jim A. McKean, C. Tang, P. Goodwin. 2011. New tools for aquatic habitat modeling
- Dino Bellugi, William E. Dietrich, Jonathan Stock, Jim A. McKean, Brian Kazian, Paul Hargrove. 2011. Spatially explicit shallow landslide susceptibility mapping over large areas
- Daniele Tonina, Jim A. McKean. 2010. Climate change impact on salmonid spawning in low-gradient streams in central Idaho, USA
- William J. Elliot, Kevin Hyde, Lee MacDonald, Jim A. McKean. 2010. Tools for analysis
- Joshu J. Mountjoy, Jim A. McKean, Philip M. Barnes, Jarg R. Pettinga. 2009. Terrestrial-style slow-moving earthflow kinematics in a submarine landslide complex
- B. H. Mackey, J. J. Roering, Jim A. McKean. 2009. Long-term kinematics and sediment flux of an active earthflow, Eel River, California
- Jim A. McKean, Dave Nagel, Daniele Tonina, Philip Bailey, Charles Wayne Wright, Carolyn C. Bohn, Amar Nayegandhi. 2009. Remote sensing of channels and riparian zones with a narrow-beam aquatic-terrestrial LIDAR
- Jim A. McKean, Daniel J. Isaak, Wayne Wright. 2009. Improving stream studies with a small-footprint green lidar
- Jim A. McKean, Dan Isaak, Wayne Wright. 2009. Chapter 2: Stream and riparian habitat analysis and monitoring with a high-resolution terrestrial-aquatic LiDAR
- Jim A. McKean, Dan J. Isaak, Charles W. Wright. 2008. Geomorphic controls on salmon nesting patterns described by a new, narrow-beam terrestrial-aquatic lidar
- University of California Berkeley, Ph.D., Geology, 1993
- University of California Berkeley, M.S., Geotechnical Engineering, 1981
- Colorado State University, M.S., Geology, 1977
- Colorado State University, B.S., Geology, 1973
Last updated March 10, 2026