Geomorphology, low-temperature
thermochronology and tectonics. Interactions between
surface processes, climate and tectonics. Orogenic processes. Waterfalls
mechanics. Bedrock channel evolution. My research includes a combination of field observations, geochronologic methods (U-Th/He, cosmogenic isotopes, OSL) and numerical modeling. For details about available Ph.D, M.Sc, and undergraduate research projects please contact haviv@bgu.ac.il.

1. Haviv, I., Y. Enzel, K. X. Whipple, E. Zilberman, J. Stone, A. Matmon, and K. Fifield, 2010, Evolution of vertical knickpoints with resistant caprock: insights from numerical modeling, Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, 115.

2. Matmon, A., O. Simhai, R. Amit, I. Haviv, N. Porat, E. McDonald, L. Benedetti, and R. Finkel, 2009, Desert pavement-coated surfaces present the longest-lived landforms on Earth, Geological Society of America Bulletin, 121, 688-697,

3. Ben Moshe, L., I. Haviv, Y. Enzel, E. Zilberman, and A. Matmon, 2008, Incision of alluvial channels in response to a continuous base level fall: Field characterization, modeling and validation based on the 20th century Dead Sea lake level drop, Geomorphology, 93, 524-536.

4. Haviv, I., Y. Enzel, K. X. Whipple, E. Zilberman, J. Stone, A. Matmon, and L. K. Fifield, 2006, Amplified erosion above waterfalls and oversteepened bedrock reaches, Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, 111.

5. Greenbaum, N., A. Ben-Zvi, I. Haviv, and Y. Enzel, 2006, The hydrology and paleohydrology of Dead Sea tributaries. In: Y. Enzel, A. Agnon, and M. Stein, eds., New Frontiers in Dead Sea Paleoenvironmental Research, Geological Society of America Special Paper, 401, 63-93.

Research projects

1. Continental breakup along the Dead Sea transform as recorded by low-temperature thermochronology.

2. The dynamics of uplift and exhumation along the Anti-Lebanon mountain range.

3. How do waterfalls evolve through time? Form-process relation in amphitheater-headed channels on Earth and Mars.

4. The pattern of uplift across the High Himalaya in Mt. Everest area.