2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 153
Tuesday, 24 October 2006: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography I: Proxy Evaluations

 

Donna Surge and Josiah Strauss, Chairs
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1:30 PM
THE USE OF ROBOTICS IN DERIVING HIGH RESOLUTION CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION FROM TREE RING CELLULOSE
PATTERSON, William P., DODD, Justin P., BRASSEUR, Jason M. and EGLINGTON, Bruce M., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Saskatchewan, 114 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada, Bill.patterson@usak.ca, Bill.patterson@usak.ca
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1:45 PM
INTERPRETING OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIOS IN FOSSIL WOOD CELLULOSE
RICHTER, Suzanna L.1, JOHNSON, Arthur H.1, OMAR, Gomaa I.1, DRANOFF, Martin M.1 and LEPAGE, Ben A.2, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (2)URS Corporation, 335 Commerce Drive, Suite 300, Fort Washington, PA 19034, richter2@sas.upenn.edu, richter2@sas.upenn.edu
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2:00 PM
CAN THE STABLE CARBON ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF BIVALVE SHELLS BE USED AS A PROXY OF δ13C-DIC AND PROVIDE AN INDICATION OF ESTUARINE SALINITY?
GILLIKIN, David P.1, LORRAIN, Anne2, BOUILLON, Steven3, WILLENZ, Philippe4 and DEHAIRS, Frank3, (1)Dept. of Geology and Geography, Vassar College, Box 148, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, (2)IRD UR THETIS, Centre de Recherche Halieutique Méditerranéenne et Tropicale (CRH), Avenue Jean Monnet - BP 171, Sete, 34203, France, (3)Department of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, B-1050, Belgium, (4)Department of Invertebrates, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, B-1000, Belgium, dagillik@vub.ac.be, dagillik@vub.ac.be
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2:15 PM
INTERPRETATION OF δ13C PROFILES IN MODERN AND PLEISTOCENE SUBTROPICAL PREDATORY GASTROPODS
STRAUSS, Josiah, Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115, jstrauss@tamu.edu, jstrauss@tamu.edu
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2:30 PM
CONTROLS ON SHELL d18O OF THE EUROPEAN LIMPET, PATELLA VULGATA : A NEW ARCHIVE FOR LATE HOLOCENE CLIMATE CHANGE
SURGE, Donna1, FENGER, Tracy1, SCHÖNE, Bernd2 and MILNER, Nicky3, (1)Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box #3315, Mitchell Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, (2)Institute of Geology and Paleontology, University of Frankfurt, Senckenberganlage 32-34, Frankfurt a.M, 60325, Germany, (3)Department of Archaeology, University of York, The Kings Manor, York, YO1 7EP, England, donna64@unc.edu, donna64@unc.edu
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2:45 PM
HOLOCENE BIVALVE STABLE ISOTOPE RECORDS FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SHELL MIDDENS AS PROXIES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESOURCE COLLECTION STRATEGIES
KINGSTON, Andrew1, GROCKE, Darren1 and CANNON, Aubrey2, (1)School of Geography & Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, (2)Department of Anthropology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, kingstaw@mcmaster.ca, kingstaw@mcmaster.ca
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3:00 PM
δD, δ18O AND HYDROLOGICAL VARIATIONS IN ADJACENT DRIPS IN THREE CAVES AT INCREASING ELEVATION: VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC
BEDDOWS, Patricia A., ZHANG, Ren, SCHWARCZ, Henry P. and FORD, Derek C., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, beddows@mcmaster.ca, beddows@mcmaster.ca
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3:15 PM
ENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION DURING THE LATE HOLOCENE FROM CAVE SEDIMENTS IN JENNING'S CAVE, MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA
POLK, Jason1, VAN BEYNEN, Philip1 and HARLEY, Grant L.2, (1)Dept. of Environmental Science and Policy, Univ of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, NES 313, Tampa, FL 33620, (2)Department of Geography, University of South Florida, NES 319, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, jspolk@mail.usf.edu, jspolk@mail.usf.edu
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3:30 PM
PALEOSALINITY, PALEONUTRIENTS, AND PROVENANCE: INTERPRETING ARCHAEAL BIOMARKERS FROM THE WATER COLUMN AND SEDIMENTS
TURICH, Courtney, Geosciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802 and FREEMAN, Katherine H., Geosciences, Penn State University, 542 Deike Building, University Park, PA 16802, cturich@geosc.psu.edu, cturich@geosc.psu.edu
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3:45 PM
A SEVERAL-CENTURY RECORD OF LOW-OXYGEN CONDITIONS FROM TWO GRAVITY CORES FROM THE LOUISIANA CONTINENTAL SHELF
OSTERMAN, Lisa E.1, SWARZENSKI, Peter W.1, POORE, Richard Z.1, RICARDO, John P.1 and CAMPBELL, Pamela2, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 600 Fourth St, South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (2)University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, osterman@usgs.gov, osterman@usgs.gov
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4:00 PM
AN EXTENDED DENDROCLIMATIC RECONSTRUCTION FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PINUS OCCIDENTALIS
SPEER, James H.1, GRISSINO-MAYER, Henri D.2, MILLER, Alison2, LEWIS, Daniel3, ORVIS, Kenneth H.2 and HORN, Sally P.2, (1)Department of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, jspeer3@indstate.edu, jspeer3@indstate.edu
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4:15 PM
PALYNOLOGIC DETERMINATION OF HISTORICAL PALEOECOLOGICAL VARIATION IN MARSHES ON THE ST. JONES RIVER, DELAWARE, USA
MOSKALSKI, Susanne M., Oceanography, University of Delaware College of Marine and Earth Studies, 204 Cannon Lab, Lewes, DE 19958, MARTIN, Ronald E., Geology, University of Delaware College of Marine and Earth Studies, 101 Penny Hall, Newark, DE 19719 and MCLAUGHLIN, Peter P., Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, Delaware Geological Survey Building, Newark, DE 19716-7501, moskalsk@udel.edu, moskalsk@udel.edu
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4:30 PM
POTENTIAL FOR PALEOTEMPESTOLOGY AND OTHER PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION IN COASTAL LAKES OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
DESJARDINS, Amos1, KENNEDY, Lisa M.1 and ARFORD, Martin A.2, (1)Geography, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Geography, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI 48710, Amosd@vt.edu, Amosd@vt.edu
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4:45 PM
HOLOCENE GLACIATIONS IN NEW ZEALAND'S SOUTHERN ALPS DATED BY IN-SITU BE-10
SCHAEFER, Joerg M.1, DENTON, George H.2, BARRELL, David J.A.3, ANDERSEN, Bjorn G.4, SCHLUECHTER, Christian5, FINKEL, Robert C.6, KAPLAN, Michael7, PUTNAM, Aaron2 and SCHWARTZ, Roseanne8, (1)Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Rte. 9 West, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964, (2)Climate Change Institute and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Maine, Bryand Global Science Center, Orono, ME 04469, (3)GNS Science, New Zealand, Dunedin, 9898, (4)University of Oslo, Norway, Oslo, 0316, (5)Institut for Geol Sciences, Baltzerstrasse 1-3, Berne, 3012, Switzerland, (6)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 94550, (7)Geochemistry, LDEO of Columbia University, P.O.Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964, (8)Geochemsistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Rte. 9 West, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964, schaefer@ldeo.columbia.edu, schaefer@ldeo.columbia.edu