2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 59
Monday, 28 October 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Quaternary Geology/Geomorphology I

 

Daniel R. Muhs and Alan E Kehew, Chairs
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8:00 AM
WHAT MADE GLACIERS GROW? A NEW ANSWER FROM COMPARING BIG GLACIERS WITH LITTLE ONES
PHILLIPS, Fred M., Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 and PLUMMER, Mitchell A., Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Lab, P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2107, phillips@nmt.edu, phillips@nmt.edu
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8:15 AM
OBSERVATIONS OF GLACIER COMPLEXES IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, COLORADO
ACHUFF, Jonathan M., 2550 S Garfield St, Denver, CO 80210-5619, achuffjm@aol.com, achuffjm@aol.com
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8:30 AM
TOWARD A UNIFIED EXPLANATION FOR SUBGLACIAL TUNNEL FORMATION
PATTERSON, Carrie Jennings, Minnesota Geological Survey, Univ. of Minnesota, 2642 University Ave, St. Paul, MN 55114, patte018@umn.edu, patte018@umn.edu
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8:45 AM
A COOL EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN AT THE CLOSE OF THE LAST INTERGLACIAL PERIOD, ~80,000 YR BP
MUHS, Daniel R., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 980, Box 25046, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, SIMMONS, K.R., US Geol. Survey, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, KENNEDY, G.L., Dept. of Geol. Sci, San Diego State Univ, San Diego, CA 92182, LUDWIG, K.R., Berkeley Geochronology Ctr, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709 and GROVES, L.T., Los Angeles County Museum of Nat History, 900 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007, dmuhs@usgs.gov, dmuhs@usgs.gov
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9:00 AM
IMPLICATIONS OF YOUNGER DRYAS GLACIAL FLUCTUATIONS IN THE WESTERN U.S., NEW ZEALAND, AND EUROPE
EASTERBROOK, Don, Geology, Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA 98225, ebunny@nas.com, ebunny@nas.com
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9:15 AM
GLACIAL GEOLOGY OF BLACKWOOD CANYON, LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR LANDSLIDES AND TSUNAMIS
SCHWEICKERT, Richard A. and LAHREN, Mary M., Geological Sciences, Univ of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, richschw@unr.edu, richschw@unr.edu
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9:30 AM
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9:45 AM
MORAINE PRESERVATION AND BOULDER EROSION IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES
SMITH, Jacqueline A.1, FARBER, Daniel L.2, FINKEL, Robert C.2, SELTZER, Geoffrey O.1 and RODBELL, Donald T.3, (1)Earth Sciences, Syracuse Univ, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244-1070, (2)Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, MS L-202, Livermore, CA 94550, (3)Geology, Union College, Schenectady, NY 12308-2311, jasmit10@syr.edu, jasmit10@syr.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK OF THE EASTERN MARGIN OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN LOBE
KEHEW, Alan E.1, BEUKEMA, Steven P.2, BIRD, Brian C.2 and KOZLOWSKI, Andrew L.2, (1)Geosciences, Western Michigan Univ, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5150, (2)Geosciences Dept, Western Michigan Univ, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, alan.kehew@wmich.edu, alan.kehew@wmich.edu
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10:30 AM
MID-WISCONSIN EPISODE LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS SYNCHRONOUS WITH ROXANA SILT DEPOSITION IN SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS
GRIMLEY, David A., Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, CURRY, Brandon, Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois, 615 E. Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 and PHILLIPS, Andrew C., Illinois State Geol Survey, University of Illinois, 615 E. Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, grimley@isgs.uiuc.edu, grimley@isgs.uiuc.edu
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10:45 AM
FURTHER EVIDENCE OF A MIDDLE HOLOCENE DRY PERIOD FROM SEDIMENTS IN LAKE PEPIN, MINNESOTA, USA
KELLEY, David W., Geography, Univ of St. Thomas, JRC 432, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105, BRACHFELD, Stefanie A., Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210, NATER, Edward A., Soil, Water, and Climate, Univ of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108 and WRIGHT Jr, Herbert E., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, dwkelley@stthomas.edu, dwkelley@stthomas.edu
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11:00 AM
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11:15 AM
SEDIMENT STORAGE IN ALPINE VALLEYS: VARIABILITY AND QUANTIFICATION
SCHROTT, Lothar, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Univ of Colorado at Boulder, 1560 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80309, schrottl@colorado.edu, schrottl@colorado.edu
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11:30 AM
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11:45 AM
THE LIMITATIONS OF DRILL CORE ANALYSIS FOR GLACIAL STRATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION: AN EXAMPLE FROM EASTERN WISCONSIN
CARLSON, Anders E., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Weeks Hall, Madison, WI 53706, anders@geology.wisc.edu, anders@geology.wisc.edu