2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 97
Monday, 23 October 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T33. The Impact of Climate Change on Hydrologic and Geomorphic Processes in the Arctic and Subarctic

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Joan Ramage and Rose McKenney, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:45 PM
EXTENSION OF A MULTI-MILLENNIAL TREE RING SERIES FROM SOUTHERN COASTAL ALASKA USING SUBFOSSIL WOOD FROM GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE: A RECORD OF SUBARCTIC CLIMATE FORCING
WILES, Gregory C.1, LYON, Eva1, LAWSON, Daniel E.2 and FINNEGAN, David2, (1)Geology, The College of Wooster, 1189 Beall Ave, Wooster, OH 44691, (2)Cold Regions Rsch and Engineering Lab, 72 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH 03755, gwiles@wooster.edu, gwiles@wooster.edu
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2:00 PM
ANALYSIS OF SATELLITE-DERIVED SURFACE TEMPERATURE CHANGES OF THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET, 2000-2006, USING MODIS DATA
HALL, Dorothy K., Cryospheric Sciences Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, WILLIAMS Jr, Richard S., Jr, Woods Hole Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, MA 02574, CASEY, Kimberly A., NASA GSFC Cryospheric Sciences Branch, RS Information Systems, Inc, McLean, VA 22102, DIGIROLAMO, Nicolo E., NASA GSFC Cryospheric Sciences Branch, Science Systems and Applications, Inc, Lanham, MD 20706 and WAN, Zhengming, Institute for Computational Earth Systems Science (ICESS), University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, Dorothy.K.Hall@nasa.gov, Dorothy.K.Hall@nasa.gov
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2:20 PM
MICROWAVE AND GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS OF SPRING FRESHET VARIABILITY IN A SUBARCTIC MINING DISTRICT
RAMAGE, Joan M., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh Univ, 31 Williams Hall, Bethlehem, PA 18015, MCKENNEY, Rose, Environmental Studies Program/Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447, APGAR, Jeremy, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015 and KOPCZYNSKI, Sarah E., Cold Regions Rsch and Engineering Lab, 72 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH 03755, ramage@lehigh.edu, ramage@lehigh.edu
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2:35 PM
ORBITAL REMOTE SENSING OBSERVATION OF RIVER ICE, SIBERIA AND ALASKA
BRAKENRIDGE, G. Robert1, ANDERSON, Elaine1 and NGHIEM, Son V.2, (1)Dartmouth Flood Observatory, Dept. Geography, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755-3571, (2)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Californiat Institute of Technology, MS 300-235, 4800 Oak Grove Ave, Pasadena, CA 91109, brakenridge@dartmouth.edu, brakenridge@dartmouth.edu
 
2:50 PM
Break
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3:05 PM
INVESTIGATION OF SUB-ARCTIC STREAM RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AS EVIDENCED BY BAR DENDROCHRONOLOGY AND SOIL DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE PELLY RIVER, YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA
PETERSON, Kris1, MCKENNEY, Rose2, RAMAGE, Joan3, PAYNE, Jon4, KORTLEVER, Ben5 and APGAR, Jeremy3, (1)Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran Universtiy, Rieke Science Center, Tacoma, WA 98447, (2)Environmental Studies Program/Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, (4)Auburn, WA 98001, (5)Greenbank, WA 98253, peterskd@plu.edu, peterskd@plu.edu
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3:20 PM
CHANNEL STABILITY IN THE PELLY RIVER BASIN, YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA
MCKENNEY, Rose1, RAMAGE, Joan2, HANNA, Wade3, THORSON, Blair3 and MALTAIS, Pat4, (1)Environmental Studies Program/Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, (3)Water Survey of Canada, Environment Canada, 91782 Alaska Highway, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5B7, Canada, (4)Water Survey of Canada, Environment Canada, 91782 Alaska Highway, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5B7, mckennra@plu.edu, mckennra@plu.edu
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3:35 PM
GROUND THAW CONSIDERATIONS IN PERMAFROST AREAS UNDER PRESENT AND PROJECTED CLIMATES
WOO, Ming-ko1, MOLLINGA, Michael2, YI, Shuhua2, ARAIN, Altaf2 and SMITH, Sharon L.3, (1)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S4K1, Canada, (2)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S4K1, Canada, (3)Terrain Sciences Division, Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A0E8, Canada, woo@mcmaster.ca, woo@mcmaster.ca
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3:55 PM
THAWING PERMAFROST IN PEATLANDS OF NORTHWESTERN CANADA
ROBINSON, Stephen, Dept. of Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, srobinson@stlawu.edu, srobinson@stlawu.edu
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4:10 PM
IMPACTS OF WARMING ON CARBON CYCLING IN NORTHERN PEATLANDS
FREY, Karen E. and SMITH, Laurence C., Geography, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, frey@ucla.edu, frey@ucla.edu
 
4:30 PM
Discussion
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