C. Scott Southworth

Scott Southworth is a USGS geologist with expertise in mapping both bedrock and surficial units. He has led efforts to map, in detail, several national parks and we have relied on his understanding of bedrock geology in both the Great Smoky Mountains and the Shenandoah Parks as we interpret cosmogenic nuclide data.

Master's Degree

University of Maryland, M.S. Geology, 1993

Other Related Links

Scott's USGS Smoky Mountains web site

Email Address

ssouthwo@usgs.gov

Current Position and Contact Information (4/2008)

Research Geologist
Appalachian Blue Ridge Project
U.S. Geological Survey National Center
MS 926A National Center
Reston, VA 20192
703-648-6385

Junior-Authored, Refereed Publications Based on UVM Research

Matmon, A., Bierman, P.R., Larsen, J., Southworth, S., Pavich, M., and Caffee, M., 2003, Temporally and spatially uniform rates of erosion in the southern Appalachian Great Smoky Mountains: Geology, v. 31, p. 155-158. (download pdf)

Matmon, A.S., Bierman, P., Larsen, J., Southworth, S., Pavich, M., Finkel, R., and Caffee, M., 2003, Erosion of an ancient mountain range, the Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina and Tennessee: American Journal of Science, v. 303, p. 817-855. (download pdf)

Matmon, A.S., Bierman, P.R., Larsen, J., Southworth, S., Pavich, M., Finkel, R., and Caffee, M., 2003, ERRATA: Erosion of an ancient mountain range, the Great Smoky Mountains. North Carolina and Tennessee: American Journal of Science, v. 303, p. 972-973. (download pdf)

Other Meeting Abstracts Based on UVM Research

Duxbury, J., Bierman, P.R., Pavich, M., Southworth, S., Matmon, A., Larsen, J., and Finkel, R.C., 2007, Using cosmogenic isotopes to interpret landscape change in National Parks: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 39, p. 378. (download pdf)

Matmon, A., Bierman, P.R., Larsen, J., Southworth, S., Pavich, M., Finkel, R., and Caffee, M., 2005, Grain size dependency of ¹⁰Be concentrations in alluvial sediments in the Great Smoky Mountains: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts v. 69, p. p.A160. (download pdf)

Matmon, A., Bierman, P.R., Southworth, S., Pavich, M., and Caffee, M., 2001, Temporally and spatially uniform rates of erosion in the Great Smoky Mountains, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Volume 33, p. A-315. (download pdf)

Matmon, A., Bierman, P.R., Southworth, S., Pavich, M., Caffee, M., and Finkel, R., 2001, Rates of erosion determined from ¹⁰Be analysis of sediments, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee and North Carolina.: Eos. Trans. AGU, v. 82. (download pdf)