Joint South-Central and North-Central Sections, both conducting their 41st Annual Meeting (11–13 April 2007)

Session No. 6
Wednesday, 11 April 2007: 1:40 PM-5:00 PM

T3. Applications of Stable Isotopes to Modern and Quaternary Environmental Issues

 

William C. Johnson and Luis A. González, Advocates
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1:40 PM
ISOTOPIC EXPRESSION OF THE YOUNGER DRYAS EVENT IN THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS
JOHNSON, William C., Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd Rm 213, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, MAY, David W., Department of Geography, University of Northern Iowa, 205 Innovative Teaching and Technology Center, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0406 and WOODBURN, Terri L., Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Rm 213, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, wcj@ku.edu, wcj@ku.edu
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2:00 PM
FACIES CHANGE VS. CLIMATE CHANGE: DIGGING THROUGH FLOODPLAIN SEDIMENTS FOR A RECORD OF BIOCLIMATIC CHANGE
HAJ, Adel, Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, BETTIS III, E. Arthur, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242 and DORALE, Jeffrey A., Geoscience, Univ of Iowa, 121 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, ahaj@kgs.ku.edu, ahaj@kgs.ku.edu
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2:20 PM
COMPARING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND ENSO ON TREE GROWTH AT GLACIAL AND MODERN TIMES
NIPPERT, Jesse B. and WARD, Joy K., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, 1200 Sunnyside Ave, Room 2045, Lawrence, KS 66045, gostate@ku.edu, gostate@ku.edu
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2:40 PM
DECADAL-SCALE CLIMATE VARIATIONS IN CARBONATE RHIZOLITH: MOST RELIABLE SOIL CARBONATES FOR HIGH RESOLUTION STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS
WANG, Hong, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, wang@isgs.uiuc.edu, wang@isgs.uiuc.edu
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3:00 PM
VARIATIONS IN NITROGEN WATER CHEMISTRY, SOIL CONTENT, AND PLANT UPTAKE AT A WASTEWATER IRRIGATION SITE
TOWNSEND, M.A.1, MACKO, S.a.2, GHIJSEN, R.1, THOMPSON, J.1, SCHNEIDER, N.1 and SCHUETTE, D.3, (1)Kansas Geological Survey, The Univ of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, (2)Dept. Environ. Sci, Univ. VA, 104 Clark Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22903, (3)Servi-Tech Laboratories, 1816 East Wyatt Earp, Dodge City, KS 67801, townsend@kgs.ku.edu, townsend@kgs.ku.edu
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3:20 PM
USING STABLE ISOTOPES OF OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN TO CORROBORATE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE/DISCHARGE RELATIONSHIPS AT ADA HAYDEN LAKE IN AMES, IOWA
CHRISTIANSON, Evan G. and SIMPKINS, William W., Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, echristi@iastate.edu, echristi@iastate.edu
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3:40 PM
CHANGES IN THE DELTA 13-C OF HUMIC SUBSTANCES FROM SOILS, SOIL WATER, GROUND, AND SURFACE WATER FROM A TALL-GRASS PRAIRIE WATERSHED, KONZA PRAIRIE RESEARCH NATURAL AREA, NEAR MANHATTAN, KS
POMES, Michael L., Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Storage Tank Section, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 410, Topeka, KS 66612-1367, THURMAN, E.M., U.S. Geol Survey, 4821 Quail Crest Place, Lawrence, KS 66049, COPLEN, T.B., U.S. Geol Survey, 431 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, HOPPLE, Jessica A., U.S. Geol Survey, Suite 206, 810 Bear Tavern Road, West Trenton, NJ 08628 and MACPHERSON, G.L., Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, mpomes@kdhe.state.ks.us, mpomes@kdhe.state.ks.us
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