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

Session No. 220
Wednesday, 31 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T24. New Developments in Glaciation

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

John Ford Shroder and Luke Copland, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
DON J. EASTERBROOK DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST AWARD: THE ORIGIN OF HEINRICH EVENTS
CLARK, Peter U., College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5506, clarkp@onid.orst.edu, clarkp@onid.orst.edu
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2:05 PM
SYNCHRONY AND ASYNCHRONY IN GLACIERIZATION
GILLESPIE, Alan R., Quaternary Research Center, Univ of Washington, Campus Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, arg3@u.washington.edu, arg3@u.washington.edu
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2:25 PM
GLACIER FLUCTUATIONS ACROSS THE PAKISTAN HIMALAYA AND AFGHANISTAN PAMIR
BISHOP, Michael P.1, HARITASHYA, Umesh K.2, SHRODER Jr, John F.1 and BULLEY, Henry N.N.1, (1)Geography and Geology, University of Nebraska-Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182, (2)Department of Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, mpbishop@mail.unomaha.edu, mpbishop@mail.unomaha.edu
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2:45 PM
A NEW INVENTORY OF SURGE-TYPE GLACIERS IN THE KARAKORAM HIMALAYA
COPLAND, Luke1, SYLVESTRE, Tyler1, BISHOP, Michael P.2 and SHRODER, John F.3, (1)Department of Geography/Geographie, University of Ottawa, 60 University, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada, (2)Geography and Geology, Univ of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, (3)Department of Geography & Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, luke.copland@uottawa.ca, luke.copland@uottawa.ca
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3:00 PM
WHEN THE ICE HITS THE WATER: REASSESSING THE BEHAVIOR OF GLACIERS TERMINATING IN CLOSED WATER BODIES
MILLER, Gifford H., INSTAAR and Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0450, GEIRSDÓTTIR, Áslaug, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Iceland, Askja (Natural Science Building), Sturlugata 7, Reykjavik, 101, Iceland, WATTRUS, Nigel, Large Lakes Observatory and Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Minnesota, Duluth, 10 University Drive, 215 RLB, Duluth, MN 55812-2496 and THORS, Kjartan, Jardfraedistofa, Borgartun 18, Reykjavik, 105, Iceland, gmiller@colorado.edu, gmiller@colorado.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:30 PM
LATE PLEISTOCENE AND HOLOCENE GLACIAL FLUCTUATIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CAUSE OF ABRUPT GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES
EASTERBROOK, Don J., Dept. of Geology, Western Washington Univ, Bellingham, WA 98225, dbunny@cc.wwu.edu, dbunny@cc.wwu.edu
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3:45 PM
DIRECT QUANTIFICATION OF CURRENT SEDIMENT TRANSPORT ON MORAINE SURFACES IN CASCADE MOUNTAINS, WA, USA
PUTKONEN, Jaakko, ROSALES, Matt and DONALDSON, Melvin, Department of Earth and Space Sciences and Quaternary Research Center, Univ of Washington, MS 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, putkonen@u.washington.edu, putkonen@u.washington.edu
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4:00 PM
ALPINE GLACIERS IN WESTERN CANADA APPROACH THEIR SMALLEST SIZE OF THE PAST 7000 YEARS
KOCH, Johannes, Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser Univ, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, CLAGUE, John, Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A1S6, Canada and OSBORN, Gerald, Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, jkoch@sfu.ca, jkoch@sfu.ca
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4:15 PM
USING GLACIAL DISPERSAL PATTERNS TO UNDERSTAND THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF SUBGLACIAL QUARRYING
LABLANC, Kelly J., Department of Geology, Oberlin College, 52 W. Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, klablanc@hotmail.com, klablanc@hotmail.com
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4:30 PM
DEFORMATION OF THE DOUGLAS TILL, NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN
SHUMWAY, Jacqueline R., IVERSON, Neal R. and MOORE, Peter L., Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State Univ, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, shumjr@iastate.edu, shumjr@iastate.edu
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4:45 PM
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5:00 PM
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