2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 207
Wednesday, 19 October 2005: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Quaternary Geology II

 

Jennifer Pierce and Erin Argyilan, Chairs
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
THE CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DUST STORM GENERATION IN NORTH AFRICA
BALLANTINE, John Andrew C., Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, MAHOWALD, Natalie, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80305 and OKIN, Gregory S., Department of Evironmental Sciences, Univ of Virginia, 291 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4123, andyb@bren.ucsb.edu, andyb@bren.ucsb.edu
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8:15 AM
A COMPARISON OF AMINO ACID RACEMIZATION KINETICS USING GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY, REVERSE-PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY AND ION-EXCHANGE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY
BAKEMAN, Valerie R., Geology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 and WEHMILLER, John F., Department of Geology, Univ of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, vbakeman@udel.edu, vbakeman@udel.edu
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8:30 AM
THE RECORD OF DUNE GROWTH AND MIGRATION PRESERVED IN SMALL LAKES WITHIN A LAKE MICHIGAN COASTAL DUNE COMPLEX
TIMMONS, Emily1, HANSEN, Edward1, FISHER, Timothy G.2, EISAMAN, Elliot1 and DALY, Trevor1, (1)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Hope College, Holland, MI 49423, (2)Department of Earth, Ecological & Environmental Sciences, Univ of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Rd. MS#604, Toledo, OH 43606-3390, emily.timmons@hope.edu, emily.timmons@hope.edu
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8:45 AM
CORRELATING SOILS AND STRATIGRAPHY IN HYPERARID ENVIRONMENTS, AQABA, JORDAN: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEOSEISMIC STUDIES
HARRISON, J.B.J., Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801 and NIEMI, Tina M., bruce@nmt.edu, bruce@nmt.edu
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9:00 AM
TECTONIC INTERPRETATION OF OLIGOCENE PALEO-STREAM CHANNEL DEPOSITS AND EROSION SURFACE IN THE RATTLESNAKE HILLS, CENTRAL WYOMING
PEKAREK, Alfred H., Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, MS 41, St. Cloud State University, 720 4th Ave. South, St. Cloud, MN 56301, apekarek@stcloudstate.edu, apekarek@stcloudstate.edu
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9:15 AM
QUATERNARY UPLIFT OF THE SANTA ANA MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS, ORANGE COUNTY, CA: CONSTRAINTS FROM FLUVIAL TERRACE ANALYSIS
TAYLOR, Aron R., ARMSTRONG, Phillip A. and KNOTT, Jeffrey, Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834, ataylor@gmugeo.com, ataylor@gmugeo.com
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9:30 AM
5,700-YEAR-OLD MAMMOTH REMAINS FROM THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS, ALASKA: LAST OUTPOST OF NORTH AMERICAN MEGAFAUNA
CROSSEN, Kristine J., Geology Dept, Univ of Alaska, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, YESNER, David R., Department of Anthropology, Univ of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, VELTRE, Douglas W., Anthropology Dept, Univ of Alaska, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 and GRAHAM, Russell W., Department of Geosciences and Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum, Pennsylvania State Univ, University Park, PA 16802, afkjc@uaa.alaska.edu, afkjc@uaa.alaska.edu
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9:45 AM
PRECIPITATION AND ENSO RECORDS (1959-2004) BASED ON SHELLS OF FRESHWATER BIVALVE MOLLUSKS (MARGARITIFERA FALCATA) FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA
SCHÖNE, Bernd R.1, PAGE, Nicholas A.2, RODLAND, David L.3, FIEBIG, Jens1, BAIER, Sven M.1, HELAMA, Samuli1 and OSCHMANN, Wolfgang1, (1)Institute for Geology and Paleontology, Bio-INCREMENTS, University of Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 32, Frankfurt a.M, 60325, Germany, (2)Raincoast Applied Ecology, #102 - 1661 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, B.C, V6J 1H3, Canada, (3)Institute for Geology and Paleontology, Bio-INCREMENTS, University of Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 32, Frankfurt a.M, 60325, B.R.Schoene@em.uni-frankfurt.de, B.R.Schoene@em.uni-frankfurt.de
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
INVERTED VALLEY DEVELOPMENT AND GEOMORPHIC RESPONSE OF THE HENRYS FORK OF THE SNAKE RIVER TO EPISODIC BASALT DAMMING, MESA FALLS RECREATION AREA, CARIBOU-TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST, IDAHO
PAINTER, Clayton S., LITTLE, William W., EMBREE, Glenn F. and MILLARD, Mark A., Department of Geology, Brigham Young University - Idaho, Rexburg, ID 83460, PAI02001@BYUI.EDU, PAI02001@BYUI.EDU
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10:30 AM
MODIFICATION OF SCALLOPS BY CONDENSATION CORROSION IN SNEDEGAR'S CAVE, WEST VIRGINIA, USA
JAMESON, Roy A., Department of Chemistry, Physics and Geology, Winthrop Univ, 213F Sims, Rock Hill, SC 29733, jamesonr@winthrop.edu, jamesonr@winthrop.edu
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10:45 AM
HISTORICAL ICE-MARGIN LOSS OF SELECTED GLACIERS IN THE BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS OF MONTANA: EPISODIC OR CONTINUOUS?
CHATELAIN, Edward E., Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences, Valdosta State University, 1500 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31698-0055, echatela@valdosta.edu, echatela@valdosta.edu
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11:00 AM
A MULTI-PROXY APPROACH TO DATING COASTAL STRANDPLAINS OF THE GREAT LAKES
ARGYILAN, Erin, Geosciences, Indiana University Northwest, 3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408, FORMAN, Steven, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607 and JOHNSTON, John W., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, eargyila@iun.edu, eargyila@iun.edu
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11:15 AM
DROUGHT, FOREST FIRES, AND DEBRIS FLOWS: MODERN AND 800-1000 CAL YR BP
PIERCE, Jennifer L., Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1535 and MEYER, Grant, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, jenpierce@boisestate.edu, jenpierce@boisestate.edu