2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

Session No. 179
Tuesday, 4 November 2003: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T111. McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, 1903–2003: A Celebration of a Century of Science

GSA Limnogeology Division

 

W. Berry Lyons and Andrew G. Fountain, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
THE FERRAR MAGMATIC SYSTEM OF THE MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS, ANTARCTICA: A BASALTIC MAGMATIC MUSH COLUMN
MARSH, Bruce D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins Univ, Olin Hall, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, bmarsh@jhu.edu, bmarsh@jhu.edu
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1:50 PM
THE MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS: A UNIQUE WINDOW INTO CENOZOIC ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET AND CLIMATE HISTORY
PRENTICE, Michael1, KLEMAN, Johan2, ARCONE, Steven3 and KRUSIC, Anna1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824-3525, (2)Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, S-106 91, Sweden, (3)Cold Regions Rsch and Engineering Lab, 72 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH 03755, mike.prentice@unh.edu, mike.prentice@unh.edu
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2:10 PM
DISTRIBUTION OF THE GRANITE-RICH DRIFT ASSOCIATED WITH OLD ICE IN BEACON VALLEY, ANTARCTICA
POTTER Jr, Noel, Dept. of Geology, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013, MARCHANT, David R., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Boston Univ, Boston, MA 02215 and DENTON, George H., Institute for Quaternary Studies, Univ of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, pottern@dickinson.edu, pottern@dickinson.edu
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2:25 PM
ANCIENT LANDSCAPES-ACTIVE SURFACES IN THE DRY VALLEYS, ANTARCTICA: THE ROLE OF CONTRACTION CRACKING IN SURFACE RENEWAL
SLETTEN, Ron S. and HALLET, Bernard, Quaternary Research Center, Univ of Washington, 19 Johnson Hall, University of Washington Box 351360, Seattle, WA 98195, sletten@u.washington.edu, sletten@u.washington.edu
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2:45 PM
MICRO-RELIEF AND DEBRIS COVER DEVELOPMENT IN POLYGONAL PATTERNED ICE IN ANTARCTICA: A MODELING PERSPECTIVE
HALLET, Bernard1, NG, Felix2, SLETTEN, Ron S.1 and STONE, John1, (1)Quaternary Research Center, Univ of Washington, 19 Johnson Hall, University of Washington Box 351360, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Room 54-1726, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, hallet@u.washington.edu, hallet@u.washington.edu
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3:00 PM
SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (SAR) CHANGE DETECTION ON SOIL AND ICE SURFACES, MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS, ANTARCTICA
DELANY, Chad C., Geography, Portland State Univ, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751 and FOUNTAIN, Andrew G., Geology, Portland State Univ, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, cdelany@pdx.edu, cdelany@pdx.edu
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3:15 PM
MELTWATER PRODUCTION IN CHANNELS ON TAYLOR GLACIER, ANTARCTICA
JOHNSTON, Robin R.1, FOUNTAIN, Andrew G.2 and NYLEN, Thomas H.1, (1)Department of Geology, Portland State Univ, Room 17 Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97207-0751, (2)Department of Geology, Portand State Univ, 17 Cramer Hall, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97207-0751, robj@pdx.edu, robj@pdx.edu
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3:30 PM
GEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN LAKE MIERS
GREEN, William J.1, SHACAT, Joseph2, NEWELL, S.E.3 and MCDONALD, Jason D.1, (1)School Of Interdisciplinary Studies, Miami Univ, Oxford, 45056, (2)Oceanography, Univ of Hawaii, Honolulu, (3)Geology, Smith College, Northhampton, greenwj@muohio.edu, greenwj@muohio.edu
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3:45 PM
BLOOD FALLS: A FROZEN SALINE DISCHARGE, A STRANGE CURIOSITY, OR AN IMPORTANT CLUE TO HISTORY OF TAYLOR VALLEY
LYONS, W. Berry, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210, WELCH, Kathleen, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State Univ, 1090 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210, MCKNIGHT, Diane, Instarr, Univ of Colorado, 1560 30th Street, Campus Box 450, Boulder, CO 80309 and PRISCU, John C., Dept of Land Res. & Env. Sciences, Montana State University, 334 Leon Johnson Hall, Bozeman, MT, 59717, lyons.142@osu.edu, lyons.142@osu.edu
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4:00 PM
EVIDENCE FOR MILLENNIAL-SCALE FLUCTUATIONS OF CLOSED-BASIN LAKES IN THE DRY VALLEYS
HALL, Brenda L., Climate Change Institute and Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, 311 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, DENTON, George H., Climate Change Institute and Department of Earth Sciences, Bryand Global Sciences Ctr, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469 and OVERTURF, Bret, Climate Change Institute, Univ of Maine, Bryand Global Science Center, Orono, ME 04469, brendah@maine.edu, brendah@maine.edu
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4:15 PM
EFFECTS OF CHANGING WATER LEVELS ON LAKE FRYXELL AND LAKE HOARE, TAYLOR VALLEY, AS EVIDENT BY CHLOROFLUOROCARBON, HELIUM, AND TRITIUM PROFILES
DOWLING, Carolyn B.1, POREDA, Robert J.2, LYONS, W. Berry1 and FITZGIBBON, Timothy O.3, (1)Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210-1002, (2)Earth and Env. Sci, Univ Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-9000, (3)Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210, dowling.37@osu.edu, dowling.37@osu.edu
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4:30 PM
A SPECTROSCOPY AND ISOTOPE STUDY OF SEDIMENTS FROM THE ANTARCTIC DRY VALLEYS AS ANALOGS FOR POTENTIAL PALEOLAKES ON MARS
BISHOP, Janice L.1, EDWARDS, Howell G.M.2, ANGLEN, Brandy L.3, PRATT, Lisa M.3, DORAN, Peter T.4 and DES MARAIS, David J.5, (1)SETI Institute/NASA-Ames Rsch Ctr, Mail Stop 239-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (2)Dept. of Chemical and Forensic Sciences, Univ of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405, (4)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor St. (MC 186), Chicago, IL 60607-7059, (5)Exobiology Branch, NASA-Ames Rsch Ctr, Mail Stop 239-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035, jbishop@mail.arc.nasa.gov, jbishop@mail.arc.nasa.gov
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4:45 PM
CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF BENTHIC AND PELAGIC ORGANIC MATTER IN FOUR POLAR LAKES OF THE MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS, ANTARCTICA
LAWSON, Jennifer, DORAN, Peter T. and KENIG, Fabien, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor St. (MC 186), Chicago, IL 60607-7059, jlawso2@uic.edu, jlawso2@uic.edu
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