Joint South-Central and North-Central Sections, both conducting their 41st Annual Meeting (11–13 April 2007)
Session No. 14 Thursday, 12 April 2007
8:40 AM-12:00 PM, Kansas Union, University of Kansas: Big 12

T7. Loess and Paleoenvironments

Randall J. Schaetzl, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
14-18:40 AM ORIGIN AND PALEOCLIMATIC SIGNIFICANCE OF LATE QUATERNARY LOESS IN NEBRASKA: MUHS, D.R.1, BETTIS, E. Arthur III2, ALEINIKOFF, John N.3, MCGEEHIN, John P.4, BEANN, J.1, SKIPP, G.L.5, ROBERTS, H.M.6, JOHNSON, William C.7, BENTON, R.8, and AGER, T.A.5, (1) U.S. Geol Survey, MS 980, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, dmuhs@usgs.gov, (2) Dept. of Geoscience, Univ of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, (3) U.S. Geological Survey, MS 963, Denver, CO 80225, (4) U.S. Geol Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (5) U.S. Geol Survey, MS 980, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (6) Inst. of Geog & Earth Sci, Univ of Wales, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DB, United Kingdom, (7) Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd Rm 213, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, (8) U.S. National Park Service, Badlands National Park, Interior, SD 57750
14-29:00 AM AGE, ORIGIN, AND PROVENANCE OF WISCONSIN LOESS IN NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA AND ADJACENT IOWA: BETTIS, E.A. III, Dept. of Geoscience, University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, art-bettis@uiowa.edu, ROBERTS, H.M., Institute of Geography and Earth Science, Univ. of Wales, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DB, United Kingdom, and MASON, J.A., Geography Dept, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 207 Science Hll, Madison, WI 53706
14-39:20 AM A SEDIMENTARY UPPER FINE ZONE IN PEORIA LOESS OF THE GREAT PLAINS AND MIDWEST: THE RESULT OF FINE DUST RAINOUT?: MASON, Joseph A., Department of Geography, Univ of Wisconsin, 160 Science Hall, 550 N. Park St, Madison, WI 53706, mason@geography.wisc.edu and JACOBS, Peter, Department of Geography and Geology, Univ of Wisc-Whitewater, 800 W. Main St, Whitewater, WI 5310
14-49:40 AM ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY PRESERVED IN A QUATERANRY SEQUENCE AT THE BARTON COUNTY LAND-FILL SITE, CENTRAL KANSAS: WOODBURN, Terri L., JOHNSON, William C., and BOZARTH, Steven R., Dept. of Geography, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, terriw@ku.edu
14-510:00 AM LATE QUATERNARY LOESS-PALEOSOL RECORD OF THE NORTHERN PAMPAS OF BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA: ZARATE, Marcelo A., Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de la Pampa, Santa Rosa, 6300, Argentina, marcelozarate55@yahoo.com.ar, KEMP, Rob A., Geography, Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Egham Hill, Egham, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom, and TOMS, Phillip S., Geochronology Laboratories, University of Gloucestershire, Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4AZ, United Kingdom
 10:20 AM Break
14-610:40 AM LOESS- AND CALICHE-BEARING BIOMANTLES AND COLD-DRY DESICCATION FEATURES IN TEHUELCHE GRAVELS, SANTA CRUZ PROVINCE, PATAGONIA: JOHNSON, Donald L., Geography, Univ of Illinois, 220 Davenport Hall, 607 So. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801, dljohns@uiuc.edu, STUMPF, Andy J., Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, and JOHNSON, Diana N., Geosciences Consultants, 713 So. Lynn St, Champaign, IL 61820
14-711:00 AM PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS OF LOESS IN WESTERN WISCONSIN: EVIDENCE FOR MULTIPLE SOURCE AREAS?: SCHAETZL, Randall J., Geography, Michigan State University, 128 Geog Bldg, East Lansing, MI 48824, soils@msu.edu and SCULL, Peter, Geography, Colgate University, 117 Perrson Hall, Hamilton, NY 13346
14-811:20 AM EVALUATING THE GEOCHEMICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF LOESS TO SOIL FORMATION OF THE SOUTHERN DRIFTLESS AREA OF WISCONSIN: STENSVOLD, Krista A. and STILES, Cynthia A., Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1525 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706, krista.stensvold@gmail.com
14-911:40 AM LANDSCAPE ACTIVITY AND LOESS DEPOSITION DURING DEGLACIATION OF THE GREEN BAY LOBE, SOUTHERN WISCONSIN: JACOBS, Peter M., Geography and Geology, Univ of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 800 West Main St, Whitewater, WI 63190, jacobsp@mail.uww.edu and MASON, Joseph A., Department of Geography, Univ of Wisconsin, 160 Science Hall, 550 N. Park St, Madison, WI 53706

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