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

Session No. 27
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Quaternary Geology/Geomorphology (Posters)

Authors will be present from 9 to 11 AM.

 

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ALLEROD COLLAPSE OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND ICE CAP, NORTHWESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN
GOSSE, John1, BELL, Trevor2, YANG, Guang1 and FASTOOK, James3, (1)Earth Sciences, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B3J 3J5, (2)Geography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NF A1B 3X9, Canada, (3)Computer Sciences, U. Maine, Orono, ME 04469, john.gosse@dal.ca, john.gosse@dal.ca
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GLACILACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS IN THE IRISH MIDLANDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A LATE WEICHSELIAN VARVE CHRONOLOGY FOR THE BRITISH-IRISH ICE SHEET
DELANEY, Catherine A., Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton East, Chester St, Manchester, M1 5GD, United Kingdom, c.delaney@mmu.ac.uk, c.delaney@mmu.ac.uk
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FLANK MARGIN CAVE DEVELOPMENT IN NEW ZEALAND AS A QUATERNARY SEA LEVEL MEASURE
MYLROIE, John E.1, MYLROIE, Joan R.1 and NELSON, Campbell S.2, (1)Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand, mylroie@geosci.msstate.edu, mylroie@geosci.msstate.edu
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QUATERNARY GEOLOGIC INTERPRETATIONS FROM FLANK MARGIN CAVES, KANGAROO ISLAND, AUSTRALIA
MYLROIE, John E. and MYLROIE, Joan R., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, jmylroie@deanas.msstate.edu, jmylroie@deanas.msstate.edu
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DIFFERENTIATION OF FLANK MARGIN CAVES, SEA CAVES, AND TAFONI CAVES IN BAHAMIAN QUATERNARY EOLIAN CALCARENITES
MYLROIE, Joan R., MYLROIE, John E., OWEN, Athena M. and WATERSTRAT, Willipa J., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, mylroie@geosci.msstate.edu, mylroie@geosci.msstate.edu
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SPELEOGENETIC EVOLUTION FROM RISING TO DESCENDING FLUIDS: GYPSUM KARST OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS
STAFFORD, Kevin W., Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, ROSALES-LAGARDE, Laura, Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Technological Institute, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, NANCE, Raymond, Science Department, Carlsbad High School, Carlsbad, NM 88220 and BOSTON, Penelope, National Cave and Karst Research Institute, c/o New Mexico Tech/Earth&Env Dp, 801 Leroy Place, Sororro, NM 87801, kwstafford@juno.com, kwstafford@juno.com
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TRANSITION FROM BRAIDED TO MEANDERING CHANNEL PATTERN AS RECORDED IN THE ALLUVIAL STRATIGRAPHY AT COFFEE BLUFF, TELFAIR COUNTY, GEORGIA
THIEME, Donald M., Science, Georgia Perimeter College, 1000 University Center Lane, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, dthieme@gpc.edu, dthieme@gpc.edu
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ALLUVIAL AND EOLIAN DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY OF THE BARRENS FAN, NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN
YOUNG, Aaron R., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 249 Hardin Hall, Section 17, Lincoln, NE 68583-0962 and HANSON, Paul R., Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, Univ. of Nebraska, 612 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, ayoung3@unl.edu, ayoung3@unl.edu
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EOLIAN RECORDS OF LATE QUATERNARY ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN NORTHERN NORTH AMERICA
WOLFE, Stephen A., Geological Survey of Canada, Terrain Sciences Division, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, swolfe@nrcan.gc.ca, swolfe@nrcan.gc.ca
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BLACK MESA REVISITED: NEW OSL DATES PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF LATE FULL-GLACIAL AND EARLY HOLOCENE EOLIAN ACTIVITY ON BLACK MESA, NORTHEASTERN AZ
ELLWEIN, A.L., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, MCFADDEN, Leslie D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and MAHAN, Shannon, US Geol Survey, Box 25046 Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, ellwein@unm.edu, ellwein@unm.edu
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THE BUCKLEY LOESS SHEET IN NW LOWER MICHIGAN: EVIDENCE FOR A MANISTEE RIVER OUTWASH SOURCE
SCHAETZL, Randall J., Geography, Michigan State University, 128 Geography Building, East Lansing, MI 48864, soils@msu.edu, soils@msu.edu
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LATE PLEISTOCENE DUNE ACTIVITY IN THE GLACIAL LAKE WISCONSIN BASIN
RAWLING III, J. Elmo, III1, HANSON, Paul R.2, YOUNG, Aaron2, ATTIG, John W.3 and HART, David J.4, (1)Geography/Geology, Univ. of Wisconsin, 1 University Plaza, Platteville, WI 53818, (2)Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, Univ. of Nebraska, 612 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, (3)Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Univ of Wisconsin, 3817 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI 53705, (4)Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, University of Wisconsin-Extension, 3817 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI 53705, rawlingj@uwplatt.edu, rawlingj@uwplatt.edu
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AN INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIAL PINGO REMNANTS IN THE SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT VALLEY
HUGO, Courtney, Environmental Sciences, Trinity College, 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT 06109 and GEISS, Christoph, Trinity College, 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT 06106, courtney.hugo@trincoll.edu, courtney.hugo@trincoll.edu
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LATE PLEISTOCENE EQUILIBRIUM–LINE ALTITUDES AND CLIMATE ON THE BLANCA MASSIF, SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE, COLORADO
BRUGGER, Keith A., Geology Discipline, Univ Minnesota - Morris, 600 E. 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267, REFSNIDER, Kurt A., Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, 1560 30th Street UCB 450, Boulder, CO 80309, LEONARD, Eric M., Department of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 and MCCALPIN, James P., GEO-HAZ Consulting, Inc, P.O. Box 837, 600 E. Galena Avenue, Crestone, CO 81131, bruggeka@morris.umn.edu, bruggeka@morris.umn.edu
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LATE PLEISTOCENE EQUILIBRIUM LINE ALTITUDE TRENDS AND PRECIPITATION DISTRIBUTION IN THE SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE, COLORADO
REFSNIDER, Kurt A., Dept. of Geological Sciences, INSTAAR, University of Colorado, 1560 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80309, BRUGGER, Keith, Div. of Science and Math, Univ. Minn.-Morris, Morris, MN 56267, LEONARD, Eric, Department of Geosciences, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, MCCALPIN, James P., GEO-HAZ Consulting, Inc, P.O. Box 837, 600 E. Galena Avenue, Crestone, CO 81131 and ARMSTRONG, Phillip, Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, Kurt.Refsnider@Colorado.edu, Kurt.Refsnider@Colorado.edu
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SEDIMENTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SUBGLACIAL AND PROGLACIAL DEPOSITS AT SASKATCHEWAN GLACIER, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
HUNT, Luke, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798 and EYLES, Carolyn H., Integrated Science Program & School of Geography & Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, huntle@mcmaster.ca, huntle@mcmaster.ca
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LATE QUATERNARY EVOLUTION OF REEDY GLACIER, ANTARCTICA
TODD, Claire E., Department of Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran University, Rieke Science Center 158, Tacoma, WA 98447, STONE, John, Earth and Space Sciences & Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, BROMLEY, Gordon, School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, HALL, Brenda, Department of Earth Sciences/Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, 224 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469 and CONWAY, Howard, Earth and Space Sciences & Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, 63 Johnson Hall, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, toddce@plu.edu, toddce@plu.edu
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EVIDENCE FOR ACCELERATED SURFACE MELTING RATES ON THE LINNÉ GLACIER, SVALBARD
STEWART, Heather, Geology, University at Buffalo - SUNY, Buffalo, NY 14260-3050, heather.a.m.stewart@gmail.com, heather.a.m.stewart@gmail.com
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SEISMIC REFLECTION CHARACTERISTICS OF TEMPERATE GLACIMARINE VARVES: AN EXAMPLE FROM DISENCHANTMENT BAY, ALASKA
WILLEMS, Bryce A.1, POWELL, Ross D.1, COWAN, Ellen A.2 and JAEGER, John M.3, (1)Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, 312 Davis Hall, Normal Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115, (2)Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, bwillems@niu.edu, bwillems@niu.edu
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GLACIAL HISTORY OF THE LITTLE ICE AGE IN KONGRESS VALLEY, SVALBARD: A STUDY OF LACUSTRINE SEDIMENT
ALDEN, Caroline, Geology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Geological Sciences, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, LEONARD, Eric, Department of Geosciences, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, WERNER, Alan, Department of Earth and Environment, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075 and RETELLE, Mike, Dept of Geology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME 04240, carolinebalden@gmail.com, carolinebalden@gmail.com
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SEDIMENTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF LATE QUATERNARY SEDIMENTS EXPOSED ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO, CANADA
TRENDELL, A.M., Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, 4th Floor, Room D409, Baylor Sciences Building, Waco, TX 76798-7354 and EYLES, Carolyn H., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 2K1, trendeam@mcmaster.ca, trendeam@mcmaster.ca
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LATE QUATERNARY HISTORY OF LAKE MANIX: ENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION USING LUMINESCENCE DATING ON SELECTED CORE INTERVALS
MAHAN, Shannon A., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 974, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, HONKE, Jeffrey, U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and REHEIS, Marith, U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, smahan@usgs.gov, smahan@usgs.gov
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OPTICAL DATING OF THE DEMISE OF LAKE MINONG REVEALS AN EARLY HOLOCENE CONNECTION WITH LAKE CHIPPEWA ACROSS EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN USA
LOOPE, Walter L., U.S. Geol Survey, N8391 Sand Point Road, P.O. Box 40, Munising, MI 49862, GOBLE, Ronald J., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588, JOL, Harry M., Geography and Anthropology, Univ of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54703, FISHER, Timothy G., Environmental Sciences, Univ of Toledo, MS #604, Toledo, OH 43606, LOOPE, Henry M., Geography, Univ of Wisconsin-Madison, 160 Science Hall, 550 North Park St, Madison, WI 53706, WYSOCKI, Douglas A., National Soil Survey Center, USDA-NRCS, 100 Centennial Mall North, Room 152, MS 34, Lincoln, NE 68508 and LEGG, Robert J., Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences Department, Northern Michigan University, 3113 New Science Facility, 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855, wloope@usgs.gov, wloope@usgs.gov
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SUSPENDED SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN HIGH ARCTIC LAKE LINNÉ, SVALBARD, NORWAY
SCHUPACK, Benjamin, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, CARSON, Robert, Geology, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362, WERNER, Al, Department of Earth and Environment, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075 and RETELLE, Mike, Dept of Geology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME 04240, schupabb@whitman.edu, schupabb@whitman.edu
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A HOLOCENE RECORD OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE FROM BÖVATNET, LOFOTEN ISLANDS, ARCTIC NORWAY
BALASCIO, Nicholas L., Earth Institute, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W - PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964-8000 and BRADLEY, Raymond S., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Morrill Science Center, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003, balascio@ldeo.columbia.edu, balascio@ldeo.columbia.edu
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A BURSTING ICE DAM, A BIG FLOOD, AND SUB-LAKE MORAINES—THE TRANSITION FROM GLACIAL LAKE WISCONSIN TO GLACIAL LAKE OSHKOSH
ATTIG, John W.1, CLAYTON, Lee2, HOOYER, Thomas S.2 and MODE, William N.3, (1)Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Univ of Wisconsin, 3817 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI 53705, (2)Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705, (3)Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901, jwattig@wisc.edu, jwattig@wisc.edu
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A GIS-BASED ANALYSIS OF LATE PLEISTOCENE GLACIAL OUTBURST FLOODING IN THE COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAINS
ALDEN, Caroline, Geology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Geological Sciences, Campus Box 399, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309-0399 and CALHOUN, Nancy, Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, nancyccalhoun@gmail.com, nancyccalhoun@gmail.com
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PROVENANCE OF GLACIAL OUTBURST FLOOD DEPOSITS IN THE CHANNELED SCABLAND, WA: INFLUENCE OF GLACIAL LAKE MISSOULA, MELT WATER, SNAKE RIVER, AND BONNEVILLE FLOOD SOURCES
GAYLORD, David R.1, POPE, Michael C.1, CABBAGE, Patrick R.1, GLOVER III, James F.1, ANFINSON, Owen A.2, BAAR, Eric E.1 and VERVOORT, Jeffrey D.1, (1)School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, Webster Physical Science Building 1228, Pullman, WA 99164-2812, (2)School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, Webster Physical Science Building 1228, Pullman, WA 99164, mcpope@wsu.edu, mcpope@wsu.edu
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GLACIAL OUTBURST FLOOD PATHWAYS AND PROVENANCE OF LATE PLEISTOCENE SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CHANNELED SCABLAND, WASHINGTON
ANFINSON, Owen A., GAYLORD, David R. and VERVOORT, Jeffrey D., School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, Webster Physical Sciences Building Rm 1228, Pullman, WA 99163, oanfinson@wsu.edu, oanfinson@wsu.edu
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PRE-MAZAMA PEDOGENESIS RECORDED IN POST-OUTBURST FLOOD GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS OF THE SCABLAND, COLUMBIA PLATEAU, WASHINGTON
LENZ, Brett R., 17503 NE 138th Street, Redmond, WA 98052, GENTRY, Herman, Kittitas, WA 98926, KUNTZ, Aaron, PO Box 878, Ephrata, WA 98823 and CLINGMAN, Danielle L., Geoarchaeological Research, 904 E. 2nd Avenue, Ellensburg, WA 98926, brettlenz@gmail.com, brettlenz@gmail.com
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EVIDENCE FOR YOUNGER DRYAS-AGE FRESHWATER ROUTING THROUGH THE ST. LAWRENCE ESTUARY
RAYBURN, John A., USGS, 926A USGS National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, CRONIN, Thomas M., Earth Surface Processes, USGS, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, FRANZI, David A., Center for Earth and Environmental Science, SUNY Plattsburgh, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 and THUNELL, Robert C., Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, rayburnj@newpaltz.edu, rayburnj@newpaltz.edu
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ESTIMATES OF CLIMATE AT THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM LGM IN THE COLORADO ROCKIES: CONVERGENCE OF RESULTS FROM DIFFERENT PALEOGLACIOLOGICAL APPROACHES
LEONARD, Eric M.1, BRUGGER, Keith A.2 and ARMSTRONG, Phillip1, (1)Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, (2)Geology Discipline, Univ Minnesota - Morris, 600 E. 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267, eleonard@coloradocollege.edu, eleonard@coloradocollege.edu
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SURFICIAL GEOLOGY COMPILATION OF MANITOBA, CANADA
MATILE, Gaywood L. D. and KELLER, Greg R., Science, Technology, Energy & Mines, Manitoba Geol Survey, 360-1395 Ellice Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3G 3P2, Canada, gaywood.matile@gov.mb.ca, gaywood.matile@gov.mb.ca
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PRELIMINARY SURFICIAL GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE UPPER CONEJOS RIVER VALLEY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
JOHNSON, Bradley G., EPPES, M.C. and DIEMER, John, Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, bradley_g_johnson@hotmail.com, bradley_g_johnson@hotmail.com
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BURIED LANDSCAPES: RECONSTRUCTING THE PALEO-TOPOGRAPHY OF THE CERRO TOLEDO INTERVAL, JEMEZ MOUNTAINS VOLCANIC FIELD, NEW MEXICO
JACOBS, Elaine P., Geosciences, Colorado State University, Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482, jacobs_elaine@yahoo.com, jacobs_elaine@yahoo.com
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QUATERNARY EXHUMATION OF THE VERDUGO MOUNTAINS, LOS ANGELES BASIN, CONSTRAINED BY LOW-TEMPERATURE THERMOCHRONOMETRY
ARKLE, Jeanette C. and ARMSTRONG, Phillip A., Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834, jennyarkle@hotmail.com, jennyarkle@hotmail.com
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GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF OLD, HIGH-LEVEL ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS IN EAST-CENTRAL TENNESSEE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ORIGIN
GENTRY, Joshua L., Earth Sciences, Tennessee Tech University, 1132 Falling Water Rd, Cookeville, TN 38506, MILLS, Hugh H., Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University, 815 Quadrangle Drive, Cookeville, TN 38505, HARRISON, Michael J., Dept of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Tech University, Box 5062, Cookeville, TN 38505 and LEIMER, H. Wayne, Dept of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 38505, jlgentry22@tntech.edu, jlgentry22@tntech.edu
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LONGSHORE VARIATION OF THE HOLOCENE RELATIVE SEA-LEVEL HISTORY OF A STRAND PLAIN CAUSED BY A DIFFERING RATE OF UPLIFT, PACIFIC COAST OF JAPAN
TAMURA, Toru, MURAKAMI, Fumitoshi and WATANABE, Kazuaki, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, Central 7, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan, toru.tamura@aist.go.jp, toru.tamura@aist.go.jp
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SHALLOW GEOPHYSICAL ANALYSIS OF GAS MIGRATION WITHIN THE GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS ABOVE A NATURAL GAS STORAGE FIELD IN NORTH-CENTRAL, ILLINOIS
BOWEN, Evan, Geography-Geology, Illinois State University, 206 FHS, Campus Box 4400, Normal, IL 61790-4400, MALONE, David, Geography-Geology, Illinois State Univ, Campus Box 4400, Normal, IL 61761-4400 and PUGIN, André, Geography-Geology, Illinois State University, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, evanbowen@hotmail.com, evanbowen@hotmail.com
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THE MEAN VALUE CONCEPT IN MONO-LINEAR REGRESSION OF MULTI-VARIABLES IN GEOSCIENCE STUDY
ZHOU, Weijian, CHENG, Peng and LU, Xuefeng, State Key Lab of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environ,Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.10 Fenghui South Road, Hi-Tech Zone, P.O. Box 17, Xian, 710075, China, chp@ieecas.cn, chp@ieecas.cn