• Major, J.J., and Voight, B. , 1986, Sedimentology and clast orientations of the 18 May 1980 southwest flank lahars, Mount St. Helens, Washington: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 56, p. 691-705.

• Cameron, K.A., and Major, J.J., 1987, Reconnaissance investigation of sediment distribution, erosion, and transport in the upper Deschutes River, Deschutes County, Oregon, November 1986: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigation Report 87-4114, 24 p.

• Major, J.J., and Scott, K.M., 1988, Volcaniclastic sedimentation in the Lewis River valley, Mount St. Helens, Washington--processes, extent, and hazards: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1383-D, 38 p.

• Major, J.J., and Newhall, C.G., 1989, Snow and ice perturbation during historical volcanic eruptions and the formation of lahars and floods -- a global review: Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 52, p. 1-27.

• Major, J.J., and Pierson, T.C., 1992, Debris flow rheology: Experimental analysis of fine-grained slurries: Water Resources Research, v. 28, p. 841-857.

• Major, J.J., 1993, Rheometry of natural sediment slurries: Hydraulic Engineering '93, Proceedings of 1993 ASCE National Conference on Hydraulic Engineering, July 25-30, San Francisco, CA, p. 1415-1421.

• Waitt, R.B., Gardner, C.A., Pierson, T.C., Major, J.J., and Neal, C.A., 1994, Unusual ice diamicts emplaced during the December 15, 1989 eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 62, p. 409-428.

• Trabant, D.C., Waitt, R.B., and Major, J.J., 1994, Disruption of Drift Glacier and origin of floods during the 1989-1990 eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 62, p. 369-385.

• Major, J.J., 1995, Experimental studies of deposition at a debris-flow flume: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 94-028, 2 p.
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• Major, J.J., 1996, Experimental studies of deposition by debris flows: Process, characteristics of deposits, and effects of pore-fluid pressure. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Washington, Seattle, 341 p.

• Major, J.J., Janda, RJ, and Daag, A., 1996, Watershed disturbance and lahars on the east side of Mount Pinatubo during the mid-June 1991 eruptions, in Newhall, C.G., and Punongbayan, R.S., eds., Fire and Mud: Eruptions and Lahars of Mount Pinatubo: Quezon City, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, and Seattle, University of Washington Press, p. 895-919.
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• Major, J.J., 1997a, Depositional processes in large-scale debris-flow experiments: Journal of Geology, v. 105, p. 345-366.
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• Major, J.J., Iverson, R.M., McTigue, D.F., Macias, S., and Fiedorowicz, B.K., 1997, Geotechnical properties of debris-flow sediments and slurries, in Chen, C.L., ed., Debris-flow hazards mitigation: mechanics, prediction, and assessment: American Society of Civil Engineers, Proceedings of First International Conference, August 7-9, San Francisco, p. 249-259.

• Major, J.J., and Iverson, R.M., 1997, Experimental analysis of debris-flow deposition--process and effects of pore-fluid pressure: Proceedings of International Symposium on Natural Disaster Prediction and Mitigation, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, December 1-5, Kyoto, Japan, p. 419-426.

• Major, J.J., 1998, Pebble orientation on large, experimental debris-flow deposits: Sedimentary Geology, v. 117, p. 151-164.

• DeNatale, J.S., Iverson, R.M., Major, J.J., LaHusen, R.G., Fiegel, G.L., and Duffy, J.D., 1999, Experimental testing of flexible barriers for containment of debris flows: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file report 99-205, 39 p.
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• Major, J.J., and Pringle, P.T., 1999, Rock avalanches, rockfalls, and associated processes induced by spreading of the lava dome, March 1984, in Pierson, T.C., ed., Hydrologic consequences of hot-rock/snowpack interactions at Mount St. Helens volcano, Washington, 1982-84: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1586, p. 69-80.
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• Major, J.J., and Iverson, R.M., 1999, Debris-flow deposition--Effects of pore-fluid pressure and friction concentrated at flow margins: IN: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 111, p. 1424-1434.
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• Major, J.J., 2000, Gravity-driven consolidation of granular slurries--Implications for debris-flow deposition and deposit characteristics: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 70, p. 64-83.
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• Major, J.J., Pierson, T.C., Dinehart, R.L., and Costa, J.E., 2000, Sediment yield following severe volcanic disturbance--a two decade perspective from Mount St. Helens: Geology, v. 28, p. 819-822.
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• Gardner, C.A., Scott, W.E., Major, J. J., and Pierson, T.C., 2000, Mount Hood--History and Hazards of Oregon's Most Recently Active Volcano: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 0600-00, 4 pgs.
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• Major, J.J., 2001, Evolution and timing of suspended-sediment transport following the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption, in Sediment: Monitoring, Modeling, and Managing: Proceedings of 7th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, Reno, NV, March 25-29, 2001, p. I-137 to I-144.
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• Major, J.J., Schilling, S.P., Sofield, D.J., Escobar, C.D., and Pullinger, C.R., 2001, Volcano Hazards in the San Salvador Region, El Salvador: USGS Open-File Report 01-366, 17 p.
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• Major, J.J., Schilling, S.P., Pullinger, C.R., Escobar, C.D., Chesner, C.A., and Howell, M.M., 2001, Lahar-hazard zonation for San Miguel Volcano, El Salvador: USGS Open-File Report 01-395, 8 p.
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• Major, J.J., Schilling, S.P., Pullinger, C.R., Escobar, C.D., and Howell, M.M., 2001, Volcano-hazard zonation for San Vicente Volcano, El Salvador: USGS Open-File Report 01-367, 15 p.
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• Baum, R.L., Crone, A.J., Escobar, D., Harp, E.L., Major, J.J., Martinez, M., Pullinger, C.R., and Smith, M.E., 2001, Assessment of landslide hazards resulting from the February 13, 2001, El Salvador earthquake: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-119, 22 p.

• Swanson, F.J., Major, J.J., and Janda, R.J., in review, Physical environments and events at Mount St. Helens since March 1980, in Dale, V.H., Swanson, F.J., and Crisafulli, C.M., eds., Ecological Recovery of Mount St. Helens after the 1980 Eruption.

• Frenzen, P., Hadley, K., Major, J., Weber, M., Franklin, J., Hardison, J., and Stanton, S., in review, Dynamics of riparian landscape: Geomorphic change and vegetation development on the Muddy River mudflows, in Dale, V.H., Swanson, F.J., and Crisafulli, C.M., eds., Ecological Recovery of Mount St. Helens after the 1980 Eruption.

• Major, J.J., and Spicer, K.R., 2003, Clearing Toutle River sediment issue: an op-ed opinion, The Columbian, August 9, 2003.
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• Major, J.J., 2003, Post-eruption hydrology and sediment transport in volcanic river systems, IN: Water Resources IMPACT, v. 5, no. 3, p. 10-15.
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• Major, J.J., 2004, Posteruption suspended sediment transport at Mount St. Helens: Decadal-scale relationships with landscape adjustments and river discharges: IN: Journal of Geophysical Research (Earth Surface), v. 109, F01002, doi:10.1029/2002JF000010.
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• Major, J.J., and Mark, L.E., 2006, Peak flow responses to landscape disturbances caused by the cataclysmic 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington: IN: Geological Society of America Bulletin, July/August 2006, v.118, no.7/8, p.938-958.
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• Major, J.J., 1991, Destructive geomorphic processes on volcanoes: EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 72, n. 44, p. 228.

• Major, J.J., and Dunne, T., 1997, Watershed disturbance by volcanogenic processes: Volcanic activity and the Environment--Proceedings of IAVCEI International General Assembly, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, January 19-24, 1997, p. 134.

• Major, J.J., and Yamakoshi, T., 1998, Infiltration characteristics and hydrological recovery of a revegetated tephra-mantled hillslope at Mount St. Helens, Washington: EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 79, no. 45, p. F301.

• Hardison, J., and Major, J.J., 1998, Sediment sources, storage, and stability following severe volcanic disturbance--two-decade perspective from Mount St. Helens: EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 79, no. 45, p. F306.

• Major, J.J., and Pierson, T.C., 2000, Eruption, erosion and sediment yield--the need for decadal-scale mitigation: Exploring Volcanoes--Utilization of Their Resources and Mitigation of Their Hazards--Proceedings of IAVCEI International General Assembly, Bali, Indonesia, July 18-22, 2000, p. 156.

• Major, J.J., and Iverson, R.M., 2001, Sedimentation by debris flows -- insights from large-scale subaerial flume experiments: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Abstracts with Programs, Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, June 3-6, 2001, p. A123.

• Major, J.J., Mark, L.E., and Spicer, K.R., 2001, Response of peakflow discharges to the catastrophic 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption: EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 82, no. 47, p. F511.

• Major, Jon J., 2002, The legacy of a chronic hazard--sediment redistribution following explosive eruptions: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Cordilleran Section Meeting, Corvallis, OR, v. 34, no. 5, p. A91.

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