2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 98
Monday, 29 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T58. Long Records of Paleoclimate in the Southern Deserts of North America

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division

 

Marith Reheis, D.M. Miller and Charles G. Oviatt, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
A CASE OF INTERHEMISPHERIC CONCURRENCE: MAJOR CLIMATE VARIABILITY ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN CORRESPONDS WITH EAST ANTARCTICA OVER THREE GLACIAL CYCLES
LANDWEHR, Jurate M., USGS, National Center - MS431, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192 and WINOGRAD, Isaac J., US Geological Survey, 432 National Ctr, Reston, VA 20192-0001, jmlandwe@usgs.gov, jmlandwe@usgs.gov
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1:55 PM
REGIONAL SCALE CHANGES IN CLIMATES AND BIOMES SINCE THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
THOMPSON, Robert S.1, STRICKLAND, Laura E.1, ANDERSON, Katherine H.2 and PELLTIER, Richard T.1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology and Environmental Change Science Center, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), Univ of Colorado, UCB 450, Boulder, CO 80309-0450, rthompson@usgs.gov, rthompson@usgs.gov
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2:15 PM
A HIGH-RESOLUTION, 225 KYR RECORD OF ORBITAL- AND MILLENNIAL-SCALE VEGETATION AND CLIMATE FROM BEAR LAKE, UTAH-IDAHO (USA)
JIMÉNEZ-MORENO, Gonzalo, Center for Environmental Sciences and Education, Northern Arizona University, Box 5694, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, ANDERSON, R. Scott, Environmental Programs, School of Earth Sciences & Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 and FAWCETT, Peter J., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, gonzaloj@ugr.es, gonzaloj@ugr.es
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2:30 PM
A LONG MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE CLIMATE RECORD (MIS 14 TO 9) FROM LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS IN THE VALLES CALDERA, NEW MEXICO
FAWCETT, Peter J.1, HEIKOOP, Jeff2, ANDERSON, R. Scott3, HURLEY, Linda4, GOFF, Fraser5, WOLDEGABRIEL, Giday2, GEISSMAN, John6 and ALLEN, Craig D.7, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, 220 Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545, (3)Environmental Programs, School of Earth Sciences & Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, (4)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, MSCO3-2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, (5)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (6)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2040, Northrop Hall 141, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (7)Fort Collins Science Center, Jemez Mountains Field Station, USGS, Los Alamos, NM 87544, fawcett@unm.edu, fawcett@unm.edu
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2:45 PM
PLEISTOCENE OVERFLOW, BASIN INTEGRATION, AND AN EXPLANATION FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF OIS 6 AND OIS 2 HIGHSTANDS IN THE GREAT BASIN
ADAMS, Kenneth D. and REDWINE, Joanna L., Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, kadams@dri.edu, kadams@dri.edu
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3:00 PM
THE BENEFITS AND DIFFICULTIES OF USING THE STRATIGRAPHY OF LARGE RIVERS TO IDENTIFY REGIONAL PALEOCLIMATE EVENTS: CASE STUDY LOWER COLORADO RIVER
MALMON, Daniel V., US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, HOWARD, Keith A., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS/973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, LUNDSTROM, Scott C., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046 Federal Center, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, MAHAN, Shannon, US Geol Survey, Box 25046 Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and WAN, Elmira, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 975, Menlo Park, CA 94025, malmon@usgs.gov, malmon@usgs.gov
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3:15 PM
THE STABLE ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF TAXON-SPECIFIC HIGHER PLANT BIOMARKERS IN ANCIENT PACKRAT MIDDENS: NOVEL PROXIES FOR SEASONAL CLIMATE IN THE SOUTHWEST US
ZINNIKER, David A., Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520, PAGANI, Mark, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Yale Univ, P.O. Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520 and HOLMGREN, Camille, Geography and Planning, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY 14222, david.zinniker@yale.edu, david.zinniker@yale.edu
 
3:30 PM
Break
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3:40 PM
NORTH PACIFIC AND GULF OF CALIFORNIA SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES OF THE PAST 15,000 YEARS PREDICT CHANGING PRECIPITATION PATTERNS IN THE SOUTHERN DESERTS OF THE U.S
BARRON, John A., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 910, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and STARRATT, Scott W., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, jbarron@usgs.gov, jbarron@usgs.gov
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4:00 PM
STRATIGRAPHY OF LAKE MANIX BEDS IN THE MANIX SUBBASIN, MOJAVE DESERT, CA
OVIATT, Charles G., Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, REHEIS, M.C., U.S. Geol. Survey, MS 980, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, MILLER, D.M., U.S. Geol. Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS-975, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and LUND, Steve P., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, joviatt@ksu.edu, joviatt@ksu.edu
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4:15 PM
OSTRACODE FAUNAL AND INITIAL STABLE ISOTOPE (O AND C) ANALYSIS OF A 45-M-LONG CORE FROM MANIX BASIN, CALIFORNIA
BRIGHT, Jordon, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, REHEIS, Marith, U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and MILLER, David M., U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jbright1@email.arizona.edu, jbright1@email.arizona.edu
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4:30 PM
DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND RADIOCARBON CHRONOLOGY OF THE UPPER LAKE MANIX DEPOSITS, MOJAVE DESERT, CALIFORNIA
MILLER, David M., US Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3561 and MCGEEHIN, John P., US Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, dmiller@usgs.gov, dmiller@usgs.gov
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4:45 PM
TIMING OF LAKE PHASES IN THE AFTON ARM OF LAKE MANIX, MOJAVE DESERT: RELATIONS TO PALEOCLIMATE AND DRAINAGE-BASIN CHANGES
REHEIS, Marith, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, MCGEEHIN, John P., U.S. Geol Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and PACES, James B., U.S. Geol Survey, MS 963, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, mreheis@usgs.gov, mreheis@usgs.gov
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5:00 PM
EVIDENCE FOR A LONG-LIVED PLEISTOCENE LAKE, CARRIZO PLAIN, CALIFORNIA
NEGRINI, Rob1, RHODES, Dallas D.2, STEPHENSON, Randall1, NORIEGA, Gabriela3, GRANT LUDWIG, Lisa4, BARON, Dirk1, WIGAND, Peter E.5 and RICH, Fredrick J.2, (1)Department of Physics and Geology, California State University, Bakersfield, CA 93311, (2)Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, (3)Environmental Health, Science, and Policy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-7070, (4)Program in Public Health, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-3957, (5)Department of Geological Sciences, California State University, Bakersfield, CA 93311, rnegrini@csub.edu, rnegrini@csub.edu
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5:15 PM
LATE QUATERNARY PALEOCLIMATE HISTORY BASED ON TWO LAKE CORES FROM THE TULARE LAKE BASIN, KINGS COUNTY, CA: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
PALACIOS-FEST, Manuel R.1, NEGRINI, Robert M.2, BARON, Dirk2 and SCHNEIDER, Christine L.3, (1)Terra Nostra Earth Sciences Research, LLC, P.O. Box 37195, Tucson, AZ 85740-7195, (2)Department of Physics and Geology, California State University, Bakersfield, 62 SCI, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311, (3)Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, mrpalacios@tnesr.com, mrpalacios@tnesr.com
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