2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)
Session No. 215 Wednesday, 31 October 2007
1:30 PM-5:30 PM, Colorado Convention Center: 501

Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography II

Tammy M. Rittenour, Presiding
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215-11:30 PM GOBI DYNAMICS OF THE PAST 50,000 YEARS IN CENTRAL-EAST ASIA: FENG, Zhaodong, Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798, Zhaodong_Feng@baylor.edu
215-21:45 PM Paper Withdrawn
215-32:00 PM A MULTI-DECADAL RECORD OF RAINFALL IN THE PLIOCENE NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT IN SOUTH FLORIDA: SLIKO, Jennifer L., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, Jsliko@cas.usf.edu and HERBERT, Gregory S., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620
215-42:15 PM HOLOCENE MILLENNIAL-SCALE EFFECTIVE MOISTURE VARIATIONS IN THE CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC: EVIDENCE FROM LACUSTRINE AND PEAT CORES FROM THE AZORE ISLANDS: RITTENOUR, Tammy M., Department of Geology, Utah State Univ, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, tammyr@cc.usu.edu and BJORCK, Svante, GeoBiosphere Science Centre, Dept of Quaternary Sciences, Lund University, Solvegatan 12, Lund, SE-223, Sweden
215-52:30 PM PRESERVATION OF THE ALKENONE PALEOTEMPERATURE PROXY IN UPLIFTED MARINE SEQUENCES: A TEST FROM THE VRICA OUTCROP, CROTONE, ITALY: CLEAVELAND, Laura C. and HERBERT, Timothy D., Geological Sciences, Brown University, Box 1846, Providence, RI 02912, Laura_Cleaveland@Brown.edu
215-62:45 PM δ18O AND δ13C ALONG THE GROWTH AXIS OF A SOREQ CAVE (ISRAEL) SPELEOTHEM: SUB-ANNUAL RESOLUTION BY ION MICROPROBE: ORLAND, I.J.1, KITA, N.T.1, BAR-MATTHEWS, M.2, AYALON, A.2, MATTHEWS, A.3, and VALLEY, J.W.1, (1) Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, 1215 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706, orland@geology.wisc.edu, (2) Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malchei Israel St, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, (3) Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel
215-73:00 PM PALEOCLIMATE VARIATIONS FROM 0 TO 12.3 KA BP INFERRED FROM THREE COEVAL CALCITE AND ARAGONITE SPELEOTHEMS FROM MARENGO CAVE, INDIANA, USA: ZHANG, Ren, SCHWARCZ, Henry P., FORD, Derek C., and BEDDOWS, Patricia A., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, zhangr7@mcmaster.ca
215-83:15 PM SINCE COLUMBUS: AN AMO CLIMATE PROXY FROM A PUERTO RICAN SPELEOTHEM: MILLER, Thomas E., Dept of Geology, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Mayaguez, PR 00681, tmiller@uprm.edu, STOTT, Lowell, Earth Science, Univ of southern california, 3651 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089, WINTER, Amos, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Mayagüez, PR 00681, and GALLUP, Christina D., Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota, 230 Heller Hall, 1114 Kirby Drive, Duluth, MN 55812
215-93:30 PM PRESERVATION BIAS IN SPELEOTHEM PROXY RECORDS DUE TO SEASONAL VENTILATION OF CAVES: JAMES, Eric W., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, lilej@mail.utexas.edu and BANNER, Jay L., Geological Sciences, The University of Texas, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX 78712-0254
215-103:45 PM ISOTOPIC AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR SEA ICE CONDITIONS AND PALEOCEANOGRAPHY IN LAST 15,000 YEARS ON THE BEAUFORT SEA SLOPE AND AMUNDSEN GULF, CANADA: SCOTT, David B.1, SCHELL, Trecia M.1, ST ONGE, Guillaume2, DARBY, Dennis3, ROCHON, Andre2, and BLASCO, Steve4, (1) Centre for Environmental and Marine Geology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H3J5, Canada, dbscott@dal.ca, (2) ISMER, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC G5L 3A1, Canada, (3) Department of Ocean, Earth, & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, 4600 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529-0276, (4) Natural Resources, Canada, 1 Challenger Drive, Dartmouth, NS B2Y4A2, Canada
215-114:00 PM SEASONAL AND EL NIÑO SIGNALS IN RADIOCARBON PROFILES FROM EARLY 20TH-CENTURY PERUVIAN BAY SCALLOP (ARGOPECTEN PURPURATUS) SHELLS: JONES, Kevin B., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E 4th St Rm 208, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, kbjones@arizona.edu, HODGINS, Gregory W.L., NSF-Arizona AMS Facility, University of Arizona, 1118 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721-0081, ANDRUS, C. Fred T., Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 240 Bevill, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, and ETAYO-CADAVID, Miguel F., Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Bevill Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
215-124:15 PM LATE-QUATERNARY GLACIER FLUCTUATIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE AT NEVADO COROPUNA, SOUTHERN PERÚ: BROMLEY, Gordon R.M.1, HALL, Brenda L.2, SCHAEFER, Joerg M.3, and WINCKLER, Gisela3, (1) Department of Earth Sciences/Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, gordon.bromley@umit.maine.edu, (2) Department of Earth Sciences/Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME ME 04469, (3) Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Route 9W, Palisades, NY NY 10964
215-134:30 PM BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA AS PROXIES FOR CLIMATE AND OCEANOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN THE HOLOCENE OFF SOUTHERN CHILE: LOBEGEIER, Melissa K., Department of Geosciences, Middle Tennessee State University, Box 9, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, mlobeg@mtsu.edu, LANGE, Carina B., Departamento de Oceanografía y Centro FONDAP-COPAS, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, 160-C, Chile, and NINNEMANN, Ulysses S., Department of Earth Sciences and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Allegaten 55, Bergen, 5007, Norway
215-144:45 PM GALLITELLIA – A PROXY FOR PALAEO-MONSOONAL UPWELLING ON THE WESTERN COAST OF INDIA: GHOSH, Anupam1, SAHA, Sourav1, SARASWATI, Pratul Kumar1, BANERJEE, Santanu1, BURLEY, Stuart2, and RAO, T.K. Gundu3, (1) Department of Earth Sciences, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India, ghosh.anupam@gmail.com, (2) BG Trinidad and Tobago, BG House, 5 St. Clair Avenue, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, (3) Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India
215-155:00 PM USING MG/CA AND STABLE LIGHT ISOTOPE RATIOS OF A BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL SPECIES TO DETECT THE 8.2 KA COOLING EVENT ON THE ICELANDIC SHELF: QUILLMANN, Ursula1, MARCHITTO, Thomas M.1, ANDREWS, John T.2, JENNINGS, Anne E.3, and DEAN, Walter E.4, (1) Geological Sciences, Univ of Colorado, INSTAAR, Box 450, Boulder, CO 80309, ursula.quillmann@colorado.edu, (2) Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Univ of Colorado, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0450, (3) INSTAAR, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, (4) U.S. Geological Survey, MS 980 Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
215-165:15 PM REASONS FOR, AND APPROACHES TO, AUTOMATING TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATIONS IN PALEONTOLOGY: MACLEOD, N. and KRIEGER, J., Department of Palaeontology, The Nat History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, N.MacLeod@nhm.ac.uk

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