Cordilleran Section - 103rd Annual Meeting (4–6 May 2007)

Session No. 24
Sunday, 6 May 2007: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM

Quaternary Geology, Geomorphology, Archaeological Geology

 

Richard M. Hutchings and Brandon M. Mijal, Chairs
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
STREAMBANK EROSION RATES ON THE LOWER ST JOE AND COEUR D'ALENE RIVERS, ID
STOKER, Bruce A., Earth Systems, 19729 207th Ave SE, Monroe, WA 98272, stokerba@aol.com, stokerba@aol.com
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8:20 AM
LAND-SURFACE SUBSIDENCE FROM PEAT OXIDATION AND COMPACTION IN THE SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN RIVER DELTA, CALIFORNIA
DE FONTAINE, Christian S., DREXLER, Judith Z. and WONG, Stephanie L., California Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 6000 J. Street, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819, fontaine@usgs.gov, fontaine@usgs.gov
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8:40 AM
IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND TEPHRA ACCUMULATION ON THE LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT IN A VOLCANIC CALDERA IN MICHOACÁN, MEXICO
TROSPER, Tabitha, Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 314 N Main Apt A, Ellensburg, WA 98926, ELY, Lisa L., Dept. Geological Sciences, Central Washington Univ, Ellensburg, WA 98926, HACKENBERGER, Steve, Department of Anthropology, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926 and GABANY-GUERRERO, Tricia, The Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, The University of Connecticut, 843 Bolton Road, Unit 1161, Storrs, CT 06269-1161, trosperta@cwu.edu, trosperta@cwu.edu
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9:00 AM
AVULSION-INITIATED, LATE HOLOCENE SOCIOCULTURAL REORGANIZATION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN FRASER/NOOKSACK LOWLAND: AN HYPOTHESIS
HUTCHINGS, Richard M., 2115 S. Nugent, Lummi Island, WA 98262, PITTMAN, Paul, Public Works, Whatcom County Surface Water Div, 322 N. Commercial, Suite 120, Bellingham, WA 98225-4042, CAMPBELL, Sarah, Department of Anthropology, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, AH 315, Bellingham, WA 98225-9083 and MAUDLIN, Michael, Natural Resources Department, Lummi Nation, Bellingham, WA 98226, richhutchings@hotmail.com, richhutchings@hotmail.com
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9:20 AM
GEOCHEMICAL SOURCING OF OBSIDIAN AT ZETO POINT, ADAK ISLAND, AK: IMPLICATIONS FOR PREHISTORIC UNANGAN RESOURCE ACQUISITION
JOHNSON, Taylor R.1, NICOLAYSEN, Kirsten1, WEST, Dixie2, WILMERDING, Elizabeth G.3 and HATFIELD, Virginia L.4, (1)Department of Geology, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362, (2)Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, (3)Department of Anthropology, , , NY, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, (4)Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79401, johnsotr@whitman.edu, johnsotr@whitman.edu
 
9:40 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
A REVIEW OF ROCK POLISH WITH AN EXAMPLE OF EXTREMELY HIGH POLISH ON THE ROCKS OF UPLIFTED SEA STACKS ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF CALIFORNIA, USA
PARKMAN, E. Breck, Archaeology, California State Parks, 19310 Sonoma Hwy., Suite A, Sonoma, CA 95476, NORWICK, Stephen, Sonoma State Univ, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609, MCKERNAN, Timothy, Physics, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928 and ERICKSON, Rolfe, Geology, Sonoma State Univ, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, norwick@sonoma.edu, norwick@sonoma.edu
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10:20 AM
DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF A SURGE-TYPE GLACIER TO ROCK AVALANCHE LOADING
SHUGAR, Daniel H.1, RABUS, Bernhard2, FLOWERS, Gwenn1 and CLAGUE, John1, (1)Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A1S6, Canada, (2)Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates, 13800 Commerce Parkway, Richmond, BC V6V2J3, Canada, dshugar@sfu.ca, dshugar@sfu.ca
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10:40 AM
SUBGLACIAL PROCESS INFERRED FROM BASAL TILLS AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MACRO- AND MICRO- SCALES OF OBSERVATION
NEUDORF, Christina M., Dept. of Geography, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, BRENNAND, Tracy A., Department of Geography, Simon Fraser Univ, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada and LIAN, Olav B., Dept. of Geography, University College of the Fraser Valley, 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8, Canada, cmneudor@sfu.ca, cmneudor@sfu.ca
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11:00 AM
RECONSTRUCTIONS OF GLACIAL LAKE PALEOHYDROLOGY IN SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
LESEMANN, Jerome-Etienne and BRENNAND, Tracy A., Department of Geography, Simon Fraser Univ, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, jleseman@sfu.ca, jleseman@sfu.ca