Publicaciones

Volcanic arc weathering rates in the humid tropics controlled by the interplay between physical erosion and precipitation

Moore, A. K., Méndez Méndez, K., Hughes, K. S., & Granger, D. E. (2024). Volcanic arc weathering rates in the humid tropics controlled by the interplay between physical erosion and precipitation. AGU Advances, 5, e2023AV001066. https://doi. org/10.1029/2023AV001066

West, J., Davis, L., Lugo Bendezú, R., Álvarez Gandía, Y.D., Hughes, K.S., Godt, J., and Peek, L., 2021, Principles for collaborative risk communication: Reducing landslide losses in Puerto Rico, Journal of Emergency Management, v. 19, no. 2, p. (pdf) https://hazards.colorado.edu/uploads/documents/principles-of-collaborative-risk-communication-puertorico-west-et-al-2021.pdf

Principles for collaborative risk communication: Reducing landslide losses in Puerto Rico, Journal of Emergency Management

Hughes, K.S., and Morales Vélez, A.C., 2020, Landslide Science in Puerto Rico: Past, Present, and Future; Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Accidentes e Infraestructura Civil, v. 19-20, no. 1, p. 175-187. (pdf) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NelGaHVMEOPSRbBWbDx4KqZiEKVz-vBe/view?usp=sharing


Landslide Science in Puerto Rico: Past, Present, and Future; Revista Internacional de Desastres Naturales, Accidentes e Infraestructura Civil

Hughes, K.S., and Schulz, W.H., 2020, Map depicting susceptibility to landslides triggered by intense rainfall, Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2020-1022, 91 p., 1 plate, scale 1:150,000, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20201022

Map depicting susceptibility to landslides triggered by intense rainfall, Puerto Rico
Map of slope-failure locations in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María

Hughes, K.S., Bayouth García, D., Martínez Milian, G.O., Schulz, W.H., and Baum, R.L., 2019, Map of slope-failure locations in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BVMD74.

Bessette-Kirton, E.K., Cerovski-Darriau, C., Schulz, W.H., Coe, J.A., Kean, J.W., Godt, J.W., Thomas, M.A., and Hughes, K.S., 2019, Landslides triggered by Hurricane Maria : Assessment of an extreme event in Puerto Rico, GSA Today v. 29, no. 6, p. 4-10. (https://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/science/G383A/article.htm)

Landslides triggered by Hurricane Maria : Assessment of an extreme event in Puerto Rico

Villareal Arango, A.F., Hughes, K.S., and Morales-Vélez, A.C., 2019, Multi-Decadal Earth Dam Deformation Monitoring using Airborne LiDAR and Structure from Motion at Lago Guajataca, Puerto Rico : Geocongress, American Society of Civil Engineers, (link). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FAWv0tWDF84OkZpxUiUN8z8ZVsjIN7_2/view?usp=sharing

Multi-Decadal Earth Dam Deformation Monitoring using Airborne LiDAR and Structure from Motion at Lago Guajataca, Puerto Rico

Morales-Vélez, A.C., Bernal, J., Hughes, K.S., Pando, M., Pérez, J., and Rodríguez, L.A., 2020, Geotechnical Reconnaissance of the January 7, 2020 M6.4 Southwest Puerto Rico Earthquake and Associated Seismic Sequence, Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Report No. 066, 55p. (link) http://www.geerassociation.org/administrator/components/com_geer_reports/geerfiles/GEER_PuertoRico_Report.pdf

Geotechnical Reconnaissance of the January 7, 2020 M6.4 Southwest Puerto Rico Earthquake and Associated Seismic Sequence, Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance

Silva-Tulla, F., Pando, M.A., Soto, A.E., Morales, A.C., Pradel, D., Inci, G., Sasanakul, I., Bernal, J.R., Kayen, R., Hughes, K.S., Adams, T., and Park, Y., 2018, Geotechnical Impacts of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico : Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Report No. 057, 234 p. (link) http://www.geerassociation.org/administrator/components/com_geer_reports/geerfiles/180629_GEER_PR_Report_No_GEER-057.pdf

Geotechnical Impacts of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico : Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance

Morales-Vélez, A.C., and Hughes, K.S., 2018, Comprehensive Hurricane María Mass Wasting Inventory and Improved Frequency Ratio Landslide Hazard Mapping: Status Update From the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez : Dimension, Colegio de Inginieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico, v. 1, p. 23-26. (link) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wf6xLHbGjE38L3hGB8s2_R9jEWcXsZBa/view?usp=drivesdk

Comprehensive Hurricane María Mass Wasting Inventory and Improved Frequency Ratio Landslide Hazard Mapping: Status Update From the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez : Dimension, Colegio de Inginieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico
Dynamic landslide susceptibility for extreme rainfall events using an optimized convolutional neural network approach

Mejia-Manrique, S.A., Ramos-Scharrón, C.E., Hughes, K.S., Gonzalez-Cruz, J.E., and Khanbilvardi, R.M., 2025, Dynamic Landslide Susceptibility for Extreme Rainfall Events Using an Optimized Convolutional Neural Network Approach, https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11069-025-07396-9.pdf

Geotechnical Impacts of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico

Morales, A.R., Hughes, S.K., Lang, K.D., Rivera-Hernandez, F.M., Vargas Vargas, P.V., Lozano, J.M., Karantanellis, E.P., Kassem, M.L., Gomberg, D.A., Plescher, R.T., Irizarry, E.J., Vicens, E.G., Figueroa, T.L., Friedman, C.M., Cunillera, K.N., Ruiz, A.L., and Ortega, V.J., University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, University of California at Berkeley, Mar. 2023, Geotechnical Impacts of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico, DOI:10.18118/G6Z38B