This website shows research notes taken during the Missouri River drainage basin landforms origin research project. Papers related to the project are now being written and submitted to various scientific journals for review and publication. The following list shows the open access papers related to the Missouri River drainage basin landform origins research project that have been published to date. Additional papers will be added when published and available.
2017, Origin of Little Missouri River-South Fork Grand River and nearby drainage divides in Harding County, South Dakota and adjacent eastern Montana, USA: Open Journal of Geology, 7, 1063-1077.https://file.scirp.org/pdf/OJG_2017080415164872.pdf
2017, Solving a perplexing Scenic and Sage Creek Basin drainage history problem, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA: Journal of Geography and Geology, volumes 9 (2), pages 1-10. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/68264
2017, Origin of mountain passes across continental divide segments surrounding the southwest Montana Big Hole and Beaverhead River drainage basins, USA: Open Journal of Geology, volume 7, pages 1362-1385. https://file.scirp.org/pdf/OJG_2017091815475553.pdf
2017, Analysis of mountain passes along the east-west continental divide and other drainage divides surrounding the Boulder River drainage basin, Jefferson County, Montana, USA: Open Journal of Geology, volume 7, pages 1603-1624. https://file.scirp.org/pdf/OJG_2017112211024000.pdf
2017, Using map interpretation techniques for relative dating to determine a western North Dakota and South Dakota drainage basin formation sequence, Missouri River drainage basin, USA: Journal of Geography and Geology, volume 9 (4), pages 1-18. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/70833
2018, Topographic map analysis of high elevation Black Hills through valleys linking Spearfish and Rapid Creek headwaters valleys, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA: Journal of Geography and Geology, volume 10 (1), pages 8-21. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/72098
2018, Topographic map analysis of Laramie Range bedrock-walled canyon complex and the Goshen Hole escarpment-surrounded basin, Albany and Platte Counties, southeast Wyoming, USA: Open Journal of Geology, volume 8 (1), pages 33-55. https://file.scirp.org/pdf/OJG_2018011514451172.pdf
2018, Belle Fourche River-Cheyenne River drainage divide area in the Wyoming Powder River Basin analyzed by topographic map interpretation methods, USA: Journal of Geography and Geology, volume 10 (2), pages 1-16.http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/73048
2018, Probable deep erosion by continental ice sheet melt water floods: Chalk Buttes area of Carter County, Montana, USA: International Journal of Geography and Geology, Consientia Beam, volume 7 (1), pages 14-26. http://www.conscientiabeam.com/pdf-files/ene/10/IJGG-2018-7(1)-14-26.pdf
2018, Interpreting topographic map evidence related to northeast Nebraska barbed tributaries and drainage routes, USA: Journal of Geography and Geology, volume 10 (2), pages 66-79. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/75258
2018, Deep erosion by continental ice sheets: a northern Missouri River drainage basin perspective: North America: Current Research in Geoscience, volume 8, pages 27-38. https://thescipub.com/pdf/10.3844/ajgsp.2018.27.38
2018, Geomorphic history of the Beaver Creek drainage basin as determined from topographic map evidence: eastern Montana and western North Dakota, USA: Journal of Geography and Geology, volume 10 (3), pages 79-91. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/76842
2019, Origin of the Redwater River drainage basin determined by topographic map interpretation: eastern Montana, USA: Journal of Geography and Geology, volume 11 (1), pages 42-54. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/0/38586
2019, Upper Sun River drainage basin origin determined by topographic map map interpretation techniques: Lewis and Clark and Teton Counties, Montana, USA: Open Journal of Geology, volume 9, pages 257-277. http://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=92358
2019, Use of Wyoming southern Bighorn Mountains topographic map evidence to test a recently proposed regional geomorphology paradigm: Journal of Geography and Geology, vol. 11 (3) 1-14. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/0/40923
2019, How a fundamentally different and new glacial history paradigm explains North America glaciated prairie region erosional escarpments and drainage patterns: Earth Science Research, volume 8 (2), 23-34. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/esr/article/view/0/40147
2019, Topographic map interpretation of Bighorn River-Wind River drainage divide located east of Wyoming’s Wind River Canyon, USA: Universal Journal of Geoscience, volume 7 (2), pages 56-67. http://www.hrpub.org/download/20190630/UJG2-13913277.pdf
2019, Use of topographic map evidence to test a recently proposed regional geomorphology paradigm: Wind River-Sweetwater River drainage divide area, central Wyoming, USA: Open Journal of Geology, volume 9, pages 404-423. http://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=94332
2019, Use of stream and dismembered stream valleys now crossing Wyoming’s northern Laramie Mountains to test a recently proposed regional geomorphology paradigm, USA: Open Journal of Geology, vol. 9 (11) 731-751. https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=95527
2020, Use of detailed topographic map evidence of southeast Wyoming Gangplank area to compare two fundamentally different geomorphology paradigms, USA: Open Journal of Geology, vol. 10 (4) 261-279. https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=99330
2020, Use of topographic map evidence from drainage divides surrounding Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin to compare two fundamentally different regional geomorphology paradigms: Earth Science Research, volume 9, pages 45-57. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/esr/article/view/0/41802
2020, Topographic map analysis of mountain passes crossing the continental divide between Colorado River headwaters and North and South Platte River headwaters to test a new geomorphology paradigm, Colorado, USA: Journal of Geography and Geology, vol. 12 (1) 50-64. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/0/42663
2020, North Platte River-South Platte River confluence area drainage system history as determined by topographic map interpretation: western Nebraska, USA: Journal of Geography and Geology, 12 (2) 28-39. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/0/43638
2020, Analysis of Medicine Bow-Laramie River drainage divide using topographic map interpretation techniques, southeast Wyoming, USA: Open Journal of Geology 10, 741-759. https://www.scirp.org/pdf/ojg_2020072417002558.pdf
2020, Analyzing anomalous topographic map drainage system and landform evidence as a glacial history problem: a literature review: Open Journal of Geology, 10 (11) 1072-1090. https://www.scirp.org/pdf/ojg_2020112614183110.pdf
2021, Topographic map analysis of the North Platte River-South Platte River drainage divide area, western Larimer County, Colorado, USA: Earth Science Research 10 (1) 49-60. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/esr/article/view/0/44807
2021, Topographic map analysis of the North Platte River-South Platte River drainage divide area, western Larimer County, Colorado, USA: Earth Science Research 10 (1) 49-60. https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/esr/article/view/0/44807
2021, How two different Cenozoic geologic and glacial history paradigms explain the southcentral Montana Musselshell-Yellowstone River drainage divide origin, USA: Earth Science Research 10 (2) 42-53. https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/esr/article/view/0/45447
2021, Yampa River-Colorado River drainage divide origin determined from topographic map evidence, southern Routt County, Colorado, USA: Open Journal of Geology 11, 319-339. https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=111183
__, 2021, How a new geology and glacial paradigm explains Colorado South Platte-Arkansad River drainage divide topographic map evidence, USA. Open Journal of Geology 11, 573-595.
__, 2021, How a new paradigm explains topographic map drainage system and erosional landform evidence in the Fremont County Royal Gorge area, Colorado, USA. Journal of Geography and Geology 13 (2), 32-46. https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jgg/article/view/0/46407
__, 2021, Topographic map interpretation techniques used to determine Casselman River drainage basin history, Maryland ans Pennsylvania: a new paradigm demonstration paper. The Pennsylvania Geographer 59 (1), 33-56. (request copy from author at eric2clausen@gmail.com).
__,2021, What caused the geology discipline’s Channeled Scablands controversy? Academia Letters, Article 3465. https://doi.org/qo.20935/AL3465
__,2022, Use of topographic map evidence to locate a new Cenozoic glacial history paradigm’s deep “hole” rim in northeast New Mexico and Southern Colorado, USA. Journal of Geography and Geology 14 (1), 28-42. https://doi.org/10.5539/jgg.v14n1p28
__, 2022, How a new Cenozoic geology and glacial history paradigm explains Arkansas-Red River drainage divide area topographic map evidence in and near Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA. Open Journal of Geology, 12, 313-332. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojg.2022.124017
__, 2022, How a New Cenozoic geology and glacial history paradigm explains anomalous Monongahela River drainage basin topographic map evidence, PA, WV and MD, USA. Earth Science Research, 11 (1), 47-63. https://doi.org/10.5539/esr.v11n1p47
__, 2022, How a new Cenozoic geology and glacial history paradigm explains topographic map drainage system and erosional landform evidence: Elbert and Lincoln Counties, Colorado, USA. Open Journal of Geology, 12, 663-684. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojg.2022.129031
––,2022, How a new glacial history paradigm explains northeast Alabama’s Tennessee River-Gulf of Mexico drainage divide area topographic map evidence. Journal of Geography and Geology, 14 (2), 38-51. https://doi.org/10.5539/jgg.v14n2p38
––,2023, Using a new Cenozoic geology and glacial history paradigm to explain Saline-Smoky Hill River drainage divide area topographic map evidence. Earth Science Research, 12, 1-15. https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/esr
––,2023, The Topographic Map Mystery: Geology’s Unrecognized Paradigm Problem. Xlibris, 146 p. book is available at https://www.xlibris.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/848982-the-topographic-map-mystery or by sending a email request to the author at eric2clause@gmail.com.
––, 2023, William Morris Davis, father of geomorphology or father of geology’s unrecognized paradigm problem. Open Journal of Geology, 13, 579-597. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojg.2023.136025
––, 2023, Use of French Broad River drainage basin topographic map evidence upstream from Asheville, North Carolina to test a new geology and glacial history paradigm, USA. Journal of Geology and Geology, 15 (2), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.5539/jgg.v15n2p1
––, 2023, Use of the 1893 Cranberry, North Carolina topographic map to determine Blue Ridge Escarpment area drainage system and erosional landform origins, USA. Open Journal of Geology, 13 (11), 1220-1239. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojg.2023.1311052
––, 2024, Eastern Continental Divide origin in the Blacksburg, Virginia area determined by topographic map interpretation, USA. Journal of Geography and Geology, 16 (1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.5539/jgg.v16n1p1
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