Rocky Mountain Section - 61st Annual Meeting (11-13 May 2009)
Session No. 17 Wednesday, 13 May 2009
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Utah Valley University: LI 212

T16. Geological Studies in National Parks and Monuments of the Rocky Mountains Region

Paul Anderson, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
 8:00 AM Introductory Remarks
17-18:05 AM ON THE STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE PLEISTOCENE GLACIAL CLIMATE CYCLE AND STRATH TERRACES/LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION WITHIN THE FREMONT RIVER GORGE, CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK: MORRIS, Thomas H., Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S-375 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, tom_morris@byu.edu and CHRISTENSEN, William F., Department of Statistics, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
17-28:25 AM INTERDUNE FACIES OF THE LOWER JURASSIC GLEN CANYON GROUP SANDSTONE AND THEIR PALEONTOLOGIC POTENTIAL IN AND AROUND DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT, NORTHEASTERN UTAH: CHURE, Daniel J., Dinosaur National Monument, National Park Service, PO Box 92, Jensen, UT 84035, dan_chure@nps.gov, ENGELMANN, George F., Department of Geography & Geology, University of Nebraska - Omaha, 60th And Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68182, BRITT, Brooks B., Geology, Brigham Young University, S387 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, and SCHEETZ, Rod, Geology, Brigham Young University, S-389 ESC, Provo, UT 84604
17-38:45 AM SPECTACULAR AND WONDROUS GEOLOGIC SIGHTS FROM DEAD HORSE POINT STATE PARK, UTAH: CHIDSEY, Thomas C. Jr, Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W. North Temple, Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, tomchidsey@utah.gov and DOELLING, Hellmut H., Utah Geological Survey, 1594 West North Temple, Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
 9:05 AM Break
17-49:25 AM CAPITOL REEF FIELD STATION: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE: STEPHEN, Daniel A.1, STEPHEN, Catherine L.2, VAN BUREN, Renee2, and TRUONG, Hau2, (1) Earth Science Department, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, daniel.stephen@uvu.edu, (2) Biology Department, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058
17-59:45 AM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE GEOLOGIC RESOURCE INVENTORY: GEOLOGY Isn'T JUST FOR SCENERY ANYMORE: CONNORS, Timothy B., Geologic Resource Division, National Park Service, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Denver, CO 80225, tim_connors@nps.gov
17-610:05 AM USING NIGHT-TIME, THERMAL INFRARED IMAGERY TO REMOTELY MONITOR THE HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM AT HOT SPRING BASIN, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: JAWOROWSKI, Cheryl1, HEASLER, Henry2, NEALE, Christopher3, CARDENAS, Bayani4, and SIVARAJAN, Saravanan3, (1) Yellowstone Center for Resources, Building 27, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, cheryl_jaworowski@nps.gov, (2) Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Center for Natural Resources, P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, (3) Department of Biological and Irrigation Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, (4) Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712
17-710:25 AM DRAINAGE DISRUPTION BY BASALTIC LAVA FIELDS ALONG THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN HOTSPOT TRACK: DETRITAL ZIRCON EVIDENCE FROM DRILLCORE CONSTRAINS THE COURSE OF THE PLIOCENE BIG LOST RIVER: HODGES, Mary K. V., USGS INL Project Office, 1955 N. Fremont Ave., MS 1160, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, mkhodges@usgs.gov, LINK, Paul Karl, Department of Geosciences, Idaho State Univ, ISU Campus Box 8072, Pocatello, ID 83209, and FANNING, C. Mark, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National Univ, Canberra, ACT

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