2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM
Session No. 134 Sunday, 5 October 2008
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: 342CF

T101. Geological and Geophysical Remote Sensing Applications for Earth, the Moon, and Mars (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Engineering Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Dean Riley and Wendy Calvin, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
134-18:00 AM Understanding Sedimentary Sources and Sinks on Mars from Orbit: MILLIKEN, Ralph E., Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mail Stop 183-301, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109, ralph.milliken@jpl.nasa.gov, GROTZINGER, John, Geological and Planetary Science, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, GRANT, John, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C, DC 20560, ARVIDSON, Raymond E., Washington Univ, 1 Brookings Dr, Saint Louis, MO 63130-4899, and MURCHIE, Scott L., 2920 Timber Ridge Dr, Mount Airy, MD 21771-8001
134-28:20 AM Spectral Stratigraphy of Phyllosilicate-Bearing Terrains in Mawrth Vallis and Terra Meridiani: FARRAND, William, Space Science Institute, 4750 Walnut Street, #205, Boulder, CO 80301, farrand@spacescience.org, GLOTCH, Timothy, Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, 255 Earth and Space Sciences, Stony Brook, NY 11794, and RICE, James Jr, Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287
134-38:35 AM Understanding Crust and Regolith Evolution on Mars through Compositional, Thermophysical and Contextual Analyses of Bedrock Exposures: ROGERS, A.D., Dept of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, 255 Earth and Space Sciences, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, adrogers@notes.cc.sunysb.edu, AHARONSON, O., Geological & Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MC 150-21, Pasadena, CA 91125, and BANDFIELD, J.L., Dept of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, 4000 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98195-1310
134-48:50 AM Mid-IR Spectroscopy of Carbonate Decomposition Products with Application to Mars: GLOTCH, Timothy D. and ROGERS, A. Deanne, Geosciences, Stony Brook University, 255 Earth and Space Sciences, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, tglotch@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
134-59:05 AM A Low-Cost Thermal Infrared Hyperspectral Imager: LUCEY, Paul G., Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, 1680 East-West Rd., P.O.S.T. 602b, Honolulu, HI 96822, lucey@higp.hawaii.edu and HORTON, Keith, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1680 East West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822
 9:20 AM Break
134-69:35 AM Mapping Broadleaf Plant Species and Chemical Constituents Using SEBASS: RIBEIRO DA LUZ, Beatriz1, CROWLEY, James1, and RILEY, Dean2, (1) Eastern Mineral Resources Team, U. S. Geological Survey, MS 954, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, bribeirodaluz@usgs.gov, (2) The Aerospace Corporation, Chantilly, VA 20151
134-79:55 AM Mapping Mineralization in the Monitor Pass Mining District: SHOFFNER, Jeff D., Geological Sci & Eng, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, jeff.shoffner@gmail.com and CALVIN, Wendy M., Geological Sci. & Eng, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557
134-810:10 AM The Assesment of Variabilities in the Climatic Regime Over the Caspian Sea Level Fluctuations from Topex/Poseidon: OZYAVAS, Aziz, Geosciences, University of Houston, Department of Geosciences, S&R 1, 312, Houston, TX 77204, aozyavas@mail.uh.edu and KHAN, Shuhab, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204
134-910:25 AM Remote Sensing Contributions to Rainfall-Runoff and Recharge Modeling: MILEWSKI, Adam1, SULTAN, Mohamed1, YAN, Eugene2, and BECKER, Richard3, (1) Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, 1187 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, adam.m.milewski@wmich.edu, (2) Environmental Research, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, (3) Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606
134-1010:40 AM Applications of Terrestrial LIDAR in Engineering Geology and Geologic Hazards: KEMENY, John, Mining and Geological Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, kemeny@u.arizona.edu
134-1111:00 AM Measuring Earthquake Deformation Using SAR Imagery: The 2008 Sichuan, China Earthquake: FUNNING, Gareth J.1, BÜRGMANN, Roland2, FIELDING, Eric J.3, LI, Zhenhong4, and RYDER, Isabelle2, (1) Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, gareth@ucr.edu, (2) Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, (4) Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
134-1211:15 AM Study of Active Surface Faults in Fort Bend County, Texas, USA: RAMIREZ, Cecilia R., Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, crramirez@uh.edu, ENGELKEMEIR, Richard M., HTC - GG&V Engineering, Schlumberger Information Solutions, 5599 San Felipe Suite 100, Houston, TX 77056, and KHAN, Shuhab, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204
 11:30 AM Discussion
134-1311:45 AM Nevada's EPSCoR Project: Exploring Planetary Surfaces, Earth, Moon, and Mars: CALVIN, Wendy1, HARRIS, Fred2, LANCASTER, Nick3, SUN, Henry4, STEINBERG, Spencer5, and FRITSEN, Chris3, (1) Geological Sciences & Eng, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, wcalvin@unr.edu, (2) Computer Sci. & Eng, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, (3) Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, (4) Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119, (5) Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Box 4003, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4003

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