2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 151
Tuesday, 24 October 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Marine/Coastal Science

 

E. Robert Thieler and John Madsen, Chairs
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1:30 PM
HOLOCENE EVOLUTION OF THE CAROLINA CAPES: EVIDENCE FOR A TRANSITION FROM FIVE CAPES TO FOUR
THIELER, E. Robert, USGS, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543 and ASHTON, Andrew, Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MS 22, Woods Hole, MA 02543, rthieler@usgs.gov, rthieler@usgs.gov
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1:45 PM
BARRIER ISLAND FORMATION: A TALE OF TWO TYPES--COASTAL PLAINS AND DELTAS
STUTZ, Matthew, Environmental Studies, Dordt College, 498 Fourth Ave. NE, Sioux Center, IA 51250, mstutz@dordt.edu, mstutz@dordt.edu
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2:00 PM
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF SEDIMENTARY SUB-FACIES WITHIN RECENT WASHOVER DEPOSITS
HORWITZ, Mark H., Coastal Research Lab, Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620 and WANG, Ping, Coastal Research Lab, Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Avenue, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, mhorwitz@mail.usf.edu, mhorwitz@mail.usf.edu
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2:15 PM
DECIPHERING THE INFLUENCE OF SEDIMENT SUPPLY AND ACCOMMODATION SPACE ON BARRIER EVOLUTION, NEW ZEALAND
DOUGHERTY, Amy J., School of Geography & Earth Science, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1001, New Zealand and NICHOL, Scott L., School of Geography & Environmental Science, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1001, New Zealand, a.dougherty@auckland.ac.nz, a.dougherty@auckland.ac.nz
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2:30 PM
MIOCENE BOULDER TSUNAMITE IN NEW ZEALAND
DEWEY, John F., Geology, UC Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, dewey@geology.ucdavis.edu, dewey@geology.ucdavis.edu
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2:45 PM
THE SEDIMENTS DEPOSITED BY THE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI ALAONG THE MALAY-THAI PENINSULA
HAWKES, Andrea D.1, HORTON, Benjamin P.2, ROBINSON, Ruth3, BIRD, Micheal3 and NOTT, Jonathan4, (1)Earth & Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, 451 Hayden Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (3)School of Geography & Geoscience, University of St Andrews, Scotland, St Andrews, KY169AL, United Kingdom, (4)School of Tropical Environmental Studies and Geography, James Cook Univ, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Qld 4870, Australia, hawkesa@sas.upenn.edu, hawkesa@sas.upenn.edu
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3:00 PM
DELAWARE BAY BENTHIC MAPPING PROJECT: SUB-BOTTOM IMAGING CONSTRAINING SAND RESOURCES AND ESTABLISHING RECENT GEOLOGIC FRAMEWORK
MADSEN, John, Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, WILSON, Bartholomew, Delaware Coastal Management Program, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Dover, DE 19901 and CARTER, David, Delaware Coastal Managment Program, Delaware Department of Natural Resouces and Environmental Control, Dover, DE 19901, jmadsen@udel.edu, jmadsen@udel.edu
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3:15 PM
THE CAPACITY OF CHIRP SONAR FOR REMOTE CLASSIFICATION OF BENTHIC SEDIMENTS IN AN ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT
SKARKE, Adam D. and MADSEN, John A., Department of Geosciences, College of Marine and Earth Studies, University of Delaware, 101 Penny Hall, Newark, DE 19716, askarke@udel.edu, askarke@udel.edu
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3:30 PM
DELAWARE BAY BENTHIC MAPPING PROJECT: OYSTER HABITAT IDENTIFICATION AND BOTTOM SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION
WILSON, Bartholomew, Delaware Coastal Management Program, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Dover, DE 19901, BRUCE, David, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Dover, DE 19901, MADSEN, John, Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 and CARTER, David, Delaware Coastal Managment Program, Delaware Department of Natural Resouces and Environmental Control, Dover, DE 19901, bartholomew.wilson@state.de.us, bartholomew.wilson@state.de.us
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3:45 PM
QUATERNARY EVOLUTION OF THE INNER CONTINENTAL SHELF OFFSHORE BETHANY BEACH, DELAWARE
MCKENNA, K.K. and RAMSEY, K.W., Delaware Geological Survey, 257 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716, kmckenna@udel.edu, kmckenna@udel.edu
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4:00 PM
REWORKING OF A SUBMERGED FLUVIODELTAIC SEQUENCE IN THE MERRIMACK EMBAYMENT, WESTERN GULF OF MAINE
HEIN, Christopher J., Department of Earth Sciences, Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, FITZGERALD, Duncan, Department of Earth Sciences, Boston Univ, 685 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 and BARNHARDT, Walter, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 384 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543, hein@bu.edu, hein@bu.edu
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4:15 PM
HIGH RESOLUTION BENTHIC MAPPING USING MULTIBEAM SONAR, VIDEOGRAPHY, AND SEDIMENT SAMPLING IN THE GULF OF MAINE: APPLICATION TO GEOLOGIC AND FISHERIES RESEARCH
WARD, Larry G.1, MALIK, Mashkoor2, CUTTER, G. Randall3, BRODEUR, Melissa4, GRIZZLE, Raymond5, MAYER, Larry A.2 and HUFF, Lloyd2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Jackson Estuarine Laboratory, 85 Adams Point Road, Durham, NH 03824, (2)Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, (3)NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, CA 92037, (4)Jackson Estuarine Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, 85 Adams Point Road, Durham, NH 03824, (5)Department of Zoology, University of New Hampshire, Jackson Estuarine Laboratory, 85 Adams Point Road, Durham, NH 03824, lgward@cisunix.unh.edu, lgward@cisunix.unh.edu