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2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 104
Monday, 23 October 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T86. Peatland Patterns and Hydrological Processes: From the Subarctic to the Subtropics

GSA Hydrogeology Division

 

Jud Harvey and Andrew Reeve, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
HISTORICAL ROOTS OF HYDROLOGICAL CONCEPTS IN PEATLAND SCIENCE WITH A MODERN PERSPECTIVE FROM NORTHERN PEAT BASINS
GLASER, Paul H., Limnologic Research Center, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, SIEGEL, Donald I., Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse Univ, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244-1070 and REEVE, Andrew S., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469, glase001@umn.edu, glase001@umn.edu
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1:50 PM
PRESENT AND FUTURE HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN THE OKAVANGO DELTA, BOTSWANA, AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR PEAT FORMATION AND DEGRADATION
WOLSKI, Piotr and MURRAY-HUDSON, Mike, Harry Oppeiheimer Okavango Research Centre, private bag 285, Maun, 00000, Botswana, pwolski@orc.ub.bw, pwolski@orc.ub.bw
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2:10 PM
UN-PATTERNING PATTERNED PEATLANDS: AN ECOHYDROLOGICAL FEEDBACK TO CLIMATE CHANGE
WADDINGTON, J.M.1, SWANSON, D.K.2 and STRACK, M.1, (1)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S4K1, Canada, (2)USDA Forest Service, PO Box 907, Baker City, OR 97814, wadding@mcmaster.ca, wadding@mcmaster.ca
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2:25 PM
ECOHYDROLOGICAL FEEDBACKS CONTROLLING MICROTOPOGRAPHY, VEGETATION DIVERSITY, AND LANDSCAPE PATTERN IN LOW-GRADIENT, LOTIC PEATLANDS
LARSEN, Laurel G.1, HARVEY, Judson W.2 and CRIMALDI, John P.1, (1)Civil, Envrionmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, 428 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, Laurel.Griggs@colorado.edu, Laurel.Griggs@colorado.edu
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2:45 PM
USING NEAR SURFACE GEOPHYSICS TO CHARACTERIZE PEATLAND SYSTEMS
SLATER, Lee D., Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith 136, Newark, NJ 07102, COMAS, Xavier, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers Univ, 195 University Ave., Boyden 407, Newark, NJ 07102 and REEVE, Andrew, Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469-5790, lslater@andromeda.rutgers.edu, lslater@andromeda.rutgers.edu
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3:05 PM
PEATLAND HYDROLOGY IN TROPICAL INDONESIA
NEUZIL, Sandra G., U.S. Geol Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, sneuzil@usgs.gov, sneuzil@usgs.gov
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3:20 PM
USING GROUND-WATER FLOW SIMULATIONS FOR PRELIMINARY CHARACTERIZATION OF PEATLAND HYDROLOGY IN THE KENAI PENINSULA LOWLANDS, ALASKA
REEVE, Andrew S., Dept. of Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469 and GRACZ, Mike, Kenai Watershed Forum, Old Town Professional Center, Homer, AK 99603, asreeve@maine.edu, asreeve@maine.edu
 
3:35 PM
Break
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3:50 PM
HEAT TRANSPORT IN NORTHERN PEATLANDS: NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS, BENCHMARKS, AND APPLICATIONS WITH FREEZING
MCKENZIE, Jeffrey M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, McGill University, 3450 University Avenue, Montreal, QC H3A 2A7, Canada and VOSS, Clifford I., U.S. Geol Survey, 431 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, jeffrey.mckenzie@mcgill.ca, jeffrey.mckenzie@mcgill.ca
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4:10 PM
FEEDBACK BETWEEN SUBSURFACE WATER FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN A SUBARCTIC PERMAFROST PEATLAND
HAYASHI, Masaki, Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, QUINTON, William L., Cold Region Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada and WRIGHT, Nicole, Geography, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V3B 7R5, Canada, hayashi@ucalgary.ca, hayashi@ucalgary.ca
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4:25 PM
HYDROLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON VEGETATION AND MARL FLAT PATTERNS IN MINEROTROPHIC FENS
DUVAL, Timothy Peter1, WADDINGTON, J. Michael1 and BRANFIREUN, Brian A.2, (1)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Burke Science Building Room 235, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, (2)Department of Geography, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road N, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada, duvaltp@mcmaster.ca, duvaltp@mcmaster.ca
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4:40 PM
EVOLUTION OF BIOGENIC GASSES IN PEAT SOILS USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR)
COMAS, Xavier1, SLATER, Lee1, REEVE, Andrew2, NOLAN, Jay3 and O'BRIEN, Michael4, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith 136, Newark, NJ 07102, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469-5790, (3)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith 138, Newark, NJ 07102, (4)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, smith 138, Newark, NJ 07102, xcomas@pegasus.rutgers.edu, xcomas@pegasus.rutgers.edu
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4:55 PM
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY AND BIOGENIC FREE PHASE GAS (FPG) BUILD UP IN PEAT SOILS
ROY MOULIK, Maitry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers, Newark, New Jersey, Smith 141, 101 Warren St, Newark, NJ 07102, COMAS, Xavier, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers Univ, 195 University Ave., Boyden 407, Newark, NJ 07102 and SLATER, Lee D., Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers Univ, 195 University Ave, Room 407, Newark, NJ 07102, maitry@pegasus.rutgers.edu, maitry@pegasus.rutgers.edu
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5:10 PM
GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF KANOKOLUS BOG (MAINE): IMPLICATIONS FOR PEAT BASIN DEVELOPMENT
NOLAN, James, SLATER, Lee, COMAS, Xavier and O'BRIEN, Michael, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith 136, Newark, NJ 07102, jtnolan@pegasus.rutgers.edu, jtnolan@pegasus.rutgers.edu
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