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

Session No. 74
Monday, 3 November 2003: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T106. Quaternary History and Stratigraphy of the Pacific Northwest

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division

 

Kathy Goetz Troost, Tim Walsh and Ralph Haugerud, Advocates
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
PRESENCE OF MID-PLEISTOCENE DEPOSITS (MIS 4 THROUGH 8) IN THE TACOMA AREA: DID THE POSSESSION GLACIER MAKE IT TO TACOMA?
TROOST, Kathy Goetz, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, BOOTH, Derek B., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of Washington, P.O. Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, MAHAN, Shannon A., USGS, MS 974, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225 and HAGSTRUM, Jonathan T., USGS, Menlo Park, CA, ktroost@u.washington.edu, ktroost@u.washington.edu
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8:15 AM
GLACIATION AND SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DURING MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE 3
PORTER, Stephen C., Dept of Earth and Space Sciences and Quaternary Research Center, Univ of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1310 and TROOST, Kathy G., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of Washington, P.O. Box 351350, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, scporter@u.washington.edu, scporter@u.washington.edu
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8:30 AM
PLEISTOCENE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE SOUTH PUGET SOUND BASIN AND ADJACENT UPLANDS NEAR OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
WALSH, Timothy J., LOGAN, Robert L., POLENZ, Michael and SCHASSE, Henry W., Washington Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Earth Resources, P. O. Box 47007, Olympia, WA 98504-7007, tim.walsh@wadnr.gov, tim.walsh@wadnr.gov
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8:45 AM
ADVANCE AND RETREAT OF THE LATE PLEISTOCENE CORDILLERAN ICE SHEET IN THE PUGET LOWLAND
EASTERBROOK, Don J., Geology, Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA 98225, dbunny@cc.wwu.edu, dbunny@cc.wwu.edu
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9:00 AM
RAPID ISOSTATIC DEPRESSION OF THE WESTERN MARGIN OF THE NORTH AMERICA PLATE DUE TO GLACIAL LOADING DURING THE LATE PLEISTOCENE
CLAGUE, John J., Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser Univ, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, FROESE, Duane, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2E3, Canada and HUTCHINSON, Ian, Geography, SIMON FRASER Univ, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, jclague@sfu.ca, jclague@sfu.ca
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9:15 AM
LATE FRASER ALPINE GLACIER ACTIVITY IN THE NORTH CASCADES, WASHINGTON
RIEDEL, Jon L., North Cascades National Park, 7280 Ranger Station Rd, Marblemount, WA 98267, CLAGUE, John J., Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser Univ, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, SCOTT, Kevin M., US Geol Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Bldg. 10, Suite 100, Vancouver, WA 98683 and SWANSON, Terry W., Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of Washington, MS 35-1310, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, jon_riedel@nps.gov, jon_riedel@nps.gov
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9:30 AM
GEOMORPHIC MAP UNITS AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN THE PUGET LOWLAND
HAUGERUD, Ralph A., U.S. Geological Survey, Dept. Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, rhaugerud@usgs.gov, rhaugerud@usgs.gov
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9:45 AM
SUBGLACIALLY REWORKED TILL IN THE PUGET LOWLAND
LAPRADE, William T., Shannon & Wilson, Inc, 2308 Nob Hill Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109-2046, wtl@shanwil.com, wtl@shanwil.com
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10:00 AM
SUBSURFACE GEOLOGY OF THE BRIGHTWATER TUNNEL CORRIDOR, WESTERN KING AND SNOHOMISH COUNTIES, WASHINGTON
MCCORMACK, David H., Aspect Consulting, 811 First Avenue, Suite 480, Seattle, WA 98104, dmccormack@aspectconsulting.com, dmccormack@aspectconsulting.com
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10:15 AM
BURIED AND SUBMERGED FORESTS OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON—TIME CAPSULES THAT RECORD PALEO- EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, AND LANDSLIDES
PRINGLE, Patrick T., Washington Department of Natural Resources, Div. of Geology, P.O. Box 47007, Olympia, WA 98504-7007, Pat.Pringle@wadnr.gov, Pat.Pringle@wadnr.gov
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10:45 AM
COSMOGENIC BURIAL DATING AND MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY OF EARLY AND MID-PLEISTOCENE MISSOULA FLOOD SEDIMENTS, HANFORD, WA
PLUHAR, Christopher J.1, STOCK, Greg1, FINKEL, Robert C.2, ANDERSON, Robert S.1, COE, Robert S.1, REIDEL, Stephen P.3 and BJORNSTAD, Bruce N.3, (1)Earth Science Dept, Univ of California, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064-1077, (2)IGPP, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94551-0808, (3)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Battelle Memorial Institute, MS6-81, PO Box 999, Richland, WA 99320, cpluhar@es.ucsc.edu, cpluhar@es.ucsc.edu
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11:00 AM
EVIDENCE FOR TWO OUTBURST FLOODS OF NON-MISSOULA ORIGIN IN NE WASHINGTON STATE
PETERS, E. Kirsten, Geology Department, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, epeters@wsu.edu, epeters@wsu.edu
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11:15 AM
HIGH ACCUMULATION RATES AND THE GENERATION OF THICK PALOUSE LOESS VIA TOPOGRAPHIC TRAPS, JUNIPER CANYON, OR
SWEENEY, Mark R., Geology, Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164-2812, BUSACCA, Alan J., Dept. of Crop and Soil Science, Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164-6420 and GAYLORD, David R., Dept. of Geology, Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164-2812, sweeney@wsunix.wsu.edu, sweeney@wsunix.wsu.edu
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11:30 AM
LATE QUATERNARY/HOLOCENE STRATH TERRACES ALONG THE CLACKAMAS RIVER, OREGON
WAMPLER, Peter J., Geosciences, Oregon State Univ, Wilkinson Hall 104, Corvallis, OR 97331, wamplerp@geo.orst.edu, wamplerp@geo.orst.edu
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11:45 AM
ERRATIC BEHAVIOR ON RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN, HANFORD REACH NATIONAL MONUMENT, SOUTH-CENTRAL WASHINGTON
BJORNSTAD, Bruce N., Applied Geology and Geochemistry, Pacific Northwest National Lab, MS K6-81, Richland, WA 99352, JENNETT, Elysia M., Geology Department, Northern Arizona Univ, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, GASTON, Jenna, Hanford Reach National Monument, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, 3250 Port of Benton Blvd, Richland, 99352 and KLEINKNECHT, Gary, Social Science Department, Kamiakin High School, 600 North Arthur St, Kennewick, 99336, bruce.bjornstad@pnl.gov, bruce.bjornstad@pnl.gov
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