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2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 139
Monday, 19 October 2009: 1:30 PM-6:00 PM
A105 (Oregon Convention Center)

T129. Combining Geophysics and Geology: The George P. Woollard Award Session

GSA Geophysics Division

 

Catherine Snelson and Kevin L. Mickus, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
MANTLE XENOLITHS MAY BE NON-REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CRATONIC MANTLE: GEOPHYSICAL PERSPECTIVE
ARTEMIEVA, Irina M., Geological Section, IGN, Copenhagen University, Oester Voldgade 10, Copenhagen, DK-1350, Denmark, irina@geo.ku.dk, irina@geo.ku.dk
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1:50 PM
HOW DOES THE PERMANENT RECORD (PALEOMAGNETIC DATA) OF CRUSTAL VERTICAL AXIS ROTATIONS IN THE WESTERN US CORDILLERA COMPARE WITH THE GROWING (BUT SHORT) GEODETIC RECORD?
GEISSMAN, J.W., SUSSMAN, Aviva and MASON, Stephanie N., Dept. Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC 03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131, jgeiss@unm.edu, jgeiss@unm.edu
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2:05 PM
RESOLVING PANGEA RECONSTRUCTIONS WITH NEW PALEOMAGNETIC RESULTS FROM LATE PERMIAN – EARLY TRIASSIC IGNEOUS ROCKS IN NORWAY AND ARGENTINA
VAN DER VOO, Rob1, DOMEIER, Matthew M.2, DOMINGUEZ, Ada R.2 and TORSVIK, Trond H.3, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 North University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (3)Centre for Geodynamics, Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) and University of Oslo, Leiv Eirikssons vei 39, Trondheim, N-7491, Norway, voo@umich.edu, voo@umich.edu
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2:20 PM
SOURCE-SIDE SHEAR WAVE SPLITTING AND UPPER MANTLE FLOW BENEATH THE ARAKAN SLAB, INDIA-ASIA-SUNDALAND TRIPLE JUNCTION REGION
RUSSO, R.M., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, rrusso@ufl.edu, rrusso@ufl.edu
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2:35 PM
TRANSFORM FAULTS, SEISMIC ANISOTROPY, AND LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE
THOMAS, William A., Geological Survey of Alabama, 420 Hackberry Lane, P. O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, geowat@uky.edu, geowat@uky.edu
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2:50 PM
RECEIVER FUNCTION AND RAYLEIGH WAVE IMAGING OF THE LITHOSPHERE IN THE MENDOCINO TRIPLE JUNCTION REGION
LEVANDER, Alan1, MILLER, Meghan S.2, ZHAI, Yongbo1 and LIU, Kaijian1, (1)Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street MS-126, Houston, TX 77005, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, alan@rice.edu, alan@rice.edu
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3:05 PM
LITHOSPHERE STRUCTURE BENEATH THE COLORADO PLATEAU DETERMINED BY RECEIVER FUNCTIONS AND SURFACE WAVE TOMOGRAPHY USING USArray TELESEISMIC DATA
MILLER, Meghan S.1, LEVANDER, Alan2 and LIU, Kaijian2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street MS-126, Houston, TX 77005, alan@rice.edu, alan@rice.edu
 
3:20 PM
Break
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3:35 PM
SITE SURVEY OF MAY 28, 2009 HONDURAN EARTHQUAKE
SHULMAN, Deborah J., Earth Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, 144 Lincoln St, Bangor, ME 04401 and MOONEY, Walter D., Earthquake Hazards, U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, deborahjshulman@gmail.com, deborahjshulman@gmail.com
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3:50 PM
GEOPHYSICAL EVIDENCE FOR AQUEOUS FLUIDS WITHIN THE EARTH'S CRUST AND MANTLE
MOONEY, Walter D., Earthquake Hazards, U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591 and JOHNSON, Ajeet, Geosciences, Oregon State University, 1492 8th Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321, mooney@usgs.gov, mooney@usgs.gov
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4:05 PM
OCEANIC HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION MATTERS
STEIN, Carol A. and HUGHES, Kevin, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor St, m/c 186, Chicago, IL 60607-7059, cstein@uic.edu, cstein@uic.edu
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4:20 PM
DEEP SEISMIC PROFILES FOR CRUSTAL ARCHITECTURE: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE BEAUFORT SEA CONTINENTAL MARGIN, ARCTIC CANADA
HELWIG, James A., Consulting Geoscientist, 968 CR 206, Eureka Springs, AR 72632, KUMAR, Naresh, Growth Energy, P.O. Box 835961, Richardson, TX 75083 5961, EMMET, Peter A., Brazos Valley Services, 14555 Skinner Road, Suite D-2, Cypress, TX 77249 and DINKELMAN, Menno G., GX Technology, ION Geophysical Corp, 2105 CityWest Blvd., Suite 900, Houston, TX 77042 2837, jim.helwig@iongeo.com, jim.helwig@iongeo.com
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4:35 PM
SEISMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF GLACIAL SEDIMENTS IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS BASED ON DOWNHOLE SEISMIC MEASUREMENTS
ISMAIL, Ahmed, STUMPF, Andrew and DEY, William, Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 615 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, ismail@isgs.illinois.edu, ismail@isgs.illinois.edu
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4:50 PM
INTRAPLATE SEISMICITY IN NORTH AMERICA: A NEW VIEW
MOONEY, Walter, USGS, 345 MIddlefield Rd, MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and RITSEMA, Jeroen, Department of Geosciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, mooney@usgs.gov, mooney@usgs.gov
 
5:05 PM
Introduction of the 2009 Woollard Award Recipient - Dr. Seth Stein
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5:10 PM
GEORGE P. WOOLLARD TECHNICAL LECTURE: NEW VIEW OF NEW MADRID: LITTLE MOTION, COMPLEX FAULTS, SMALL HAZARD
STEIN, Seth, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208-2150, CALAIS, Eric, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, LIU, Mian, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211 and LI, Qingsong, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX 77058, seth@earth.northwestern.edu, seth@earth.northwestern.edu
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