Ari Matmon

Ari came to UVM in 2000, for a post-doc period, and spent two years in Vermont doing several projects before moving on to the USGS in California, and then Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he now runs his own cosmogenic lab. His interests include determining erosion rates cosmogenically and the relationship between structure, tectonics, and geomorphology.

Doctoral Degree

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ph.D., 2001

Email Address

arimatmon@cc.huji.ac.il

Current Position and Contact Information (4/2008)

Senior Lecturer
Institute of Earth Sciences
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Givat Ram, Jerusalem, Israel 91904

Refereed Papers

Matmon, A., Briner, J., Carver, G., Bierman, P. R. and Finkel, R. (2010) Moraine chronosequence of the Donnelly Dome region, Alaska: Implications for late Pleistocene glacial history of interior Alaska. Quarternary Research. v. 74(1), p. 63-72. doi:10.1016/j.yqres.2010.04.007

Jungers, M. C., Bierman, P. R., Matmon, A., Nichols, K., Larsen, J. and Finkel, R. (2009) Tracing hillslope sediment production and transport with in situ and meteoric ¹⁰Be. Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface. v. 114(F4), p. F04020. doi:10.1029/2008JF001086

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(2), p. 155-158. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0155:TASURO>2.0.CO;2

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(9), p. 817-855. doi:10.2475/ajs.303.9.817

Matmon, A., Crouvi, O., Enzel, Y., Bierman, P. R., Larsen, J., Porat, N., Amit, R. and Caffee, M. (2003) Complex exposure histories of chert clasts in the late Pleistocene shorelines of Lake Lisan, southern Israel. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. v. 28(5), p. 493-506. doi:10.1002/esp.454

Matmon, A., Bierman, P. R. and Enzel, Y. (2002) Pattern and tempo of great escarpment erosion. Geology. v. 30(12), p. 1135-1138. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1135:PATOGE>2.0.CO;2

Gran, S., Matmon, A. S., Bierman, P. R., Enzel, Y., Caffee, M. and Rizzo, D. (2001) Displacement history of a limestone normal fault scarp northern Israel from cosmogenic ³⁶Cl. Journal of Geophysical Research. v. 106(B3), p. 4247-4264. doi:10.1029/2000JB900373

Abstracts

Matmon, A., Briner, J., Carver, G., Bierman, P. R. and Finkel, R. (2010) Moraine chronosequence of the Donnelly Dome Region, Alaska. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Denver, CO. v. 42(5), p. 74, Abstract 22-11. (download pdf)

Nichols, K. K., Bierman, P. R., Reusser, L., Portenga, E., Matmon, A. and Rood, D. (2010) Dual ¹⁰Be isotope systems constrain the source of sediment and rate of erosion for the tropical Barron River catchment, Queensland, Australia. EOS, AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA. Abstract EP33D-05. (download pdf)

Bierman, P. R., Reusser, L. J., Nichols, K. K., Matmon, A. and Rood, D. (2009) Where is the sediment coming from and where is it going – a ¹⁰Be examination of the northern Queensland escarpment, Australia. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Portland, OR. v. 41(7), p. 625, Abstract 244-39. (download pdf)

Jungers, M., Bierman, P. R., Matmon, A., Cox, R., Pavich, M. and Finkel, R. C. (2009) In Situ-produced vs. Meteoric ¹⁰Be in Hillslope Soils: One Isotope, Two Tracers, Different Stories. EOS, AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA. Abstract EP51B-0598. (download pdf)

Bierman, P. R., Nichols, K. K., Matmon, A., Enzel, Y., Larsen, J. and Finkel, R. (2007) ¹⁰Be shows that Namibian drainage basins are slowly, steadily and uniformly eroding. Quaternary International. v. 167-168, p. 33. (download pdf)

Bierman, P. R., Nichols, K. K., Sullivan, C., Duxbury, J., and Matmon, A. (2007) Little influence of grain size on cosmogenic ¹⁰Be concentration in river sediment. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Denver, CO. v. 39(6), p. 137, Abstract 53-4. (download pdf)

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. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Denver, CO. v. 39(6), p. 378, Abstract 139-16. (download pdf)

Jungers, M. C., Bierman, P. R., Matmon, A., Nichols, K. K., Larsen, J. and Finkel, R. C. (2007) Accepting our differences: The power of amalgamation and ¹⁰Be as a geomorphic tracer for hillslope soil transport. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Denver, CO. v. 39(6), p. 513, Abstract 190-7. (download pdf)

Nichols, K. K., Bierman, P. R. and Matmon, A. (2007) Deconvolving semi-arid landscape histories: Insights from cosmogenic nuclides. Quaternary International. v. 167–168, p. 305. (download pdf)

Nichols, K. K., Bierman, P. R., Matmon, A., Enzel, Y., Larsen, J. and Finkel, R. C. (2007) Namibia: Interesting landscapes but monotonous erosion rates. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Denver, CO. v. 39(6), p. 603, Abstract 225-2. (download pdf)

Bierman, P. R., Pavich, M., Reusser, L., Matmon, A., Sullivan, C., Duxbury, J., Larsen, J., Finkel, R. and Reuter, J. (2006) Erosion in an old decaying mountain range-the Appalachians. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA. v. 38(7), p. 175, Abstract 65-12. (download pdf)

Jungers, M. C., Bierman, P. R., Matmon, A., Cox, R., Pavich, M., Larsen, J. and Finkel, R. C. (2006) Tracking soil transport downslope using in-situ produced ¹⁰Be. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA. v. 38(7), p. 283, Abstract 112-32. (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. A160. (download pdf)

Matmon, A., Crouvi, O., Enzel, Y., Bierman, P. R., Larsen, J., Amit, R., Porat, N. and Caffee, M. (2003) Cosmogenic and OSL dating of the late Pleistocene shorelines of Lake Lisan, southern Israel; two different histories. Congress of the International Union for Quaternary Research, v. 16, p. 228, Abstract 87-2. (download pdf)

Bierman, P. R., Nichols, K. K., Clapp, E., Matmon, A., Caffee, M. and Finkel, R. (2002) Tracking landscape scale sediment generation and transport using ¹⁰Be and ²⁶Al. Abstracts of Goldschmidt Conference, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 66, p. A-77. (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. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Boston, MA. 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, AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA. v. 82(47), Abstract H41D-0305. (download pdf)

Bierman, P. R., Caffee, M. and Matmon, A. (1999) Rates of rock surface erosion and sediment production across the hyperarid Namib Desert and the great Namibian escarpment. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Denver, CO. v. 31, p. A-297. (download pdf)

Gran, S. E., Matmon, A., Bierman, P. R., Enzel, Y. and Caffee, M. (1999) Evidence for rapid, Holocene displacement on the Nahef East normal fault, northern Israel; a cosmogenic ³⁶Cl approach. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Denver, CO. v. 31, p. 301-302. (download pdf)

Gran, S., Matmon, A., Bierman, P. R., Enzel, Y. and Caffee, M. (1999) Calculating fault displacement rates, in-situ cosmogenic ³⁶Cl concentrations of a limestone normal fault scarp, northern Israel. International Conference on Drainage basin Dynamics and Morphology, Jerusalem, Israel. p. 21. (download pdf)

Matmon, A., Bierman, P. R., Caffee, M. W. and Enzel, Y. (1999) How fast do rift escarpments retreat?. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Denver, CO. v. 31, p. 445. (download pdf)

Gran, S. E., Matmon, A., Bierman, P. R., Enzel, Y. and Caffee, M. (1998) Calculating fault displacement rates, in-situ cosmogenic ³⁶Cl concentrations of a limestone normal fault scarp, Northern Israel. GSA Abstracts with Programs, Annual meeting, Toronto, Canada. v. 30, p. 142-143. (download pdf)