Southeastern Section–56th Annual Meeting (29–30 March 2007)

Session No. 13
Thursday, 29 March 2007: 1:20 PM-5:00 PM

T11. Sea Level in the Southeast: Past, Present, and Future

Eastern Section of the Society of Sedimentary Geology

 

Gale A. Bishop, Advocates
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HOLISTIC INTEGRATION: BUILDING TOWARD CONSENSUS IN GEORGIA SEA LEVEL HISTORY
BISHOP, Gale A.1, VANCE, R. Kelly2, MEYER, Brian3, RICH, Frerick J.1, THOMAS, David Hurst4, ROLLINS, H.B.5 and HAYES, Royce H.6, (1)Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, (2)Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern Univ, P.O. Box 8149, Statesboro, GA 30460, (3)Weston Solutions, Atlanta, GA 30311, (4)Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024-519, (5)Department of Geology, Univ. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, (6)Superintendent, St. Catherines Island, Midway, 31320, gbishop@geotrec.org, gbishop@geotrec.org
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1:40 PM
HOLOCENE AND MIS 5E SEA-LEVEL HISTORY FROM BERMUDA AND THE BAHAMAS: A NEW LOOK AT OLD DATA
NEUMANN, A. Conrad, Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, 445 Chapman Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3300, aneumann@email.unc.edu, aneumann@email.unc.edu
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2:00 PM
HIGH-ORDER, PLEISTOCENE SEA-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
KNORR, Paul Octavius, Department of Geology, University of South Florida, SCA 528, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620 and HARRIES, Peter J., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620-5201, pknorr@mail.usf.edu, pknorr@mail.usf.edu
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LATE QUATERNARY SEA-LEVEL HISTORY FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND ITS IMPACT ON BARRIER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
DONOGHUE, Joseph F.1, FORREST, Beth M.2, BALSILLIE, James H.3, STAPOR Jr, Frank W.4, KISH, Stephen A.5, BROOK, George A.6 and BROOK, F.Z.6, (1)Dept. Geological Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, (2)Geological Sciences, Florida State Univ, Tallahassee, FL 32306, (3)Florida Geological Survey, 903 W. Tennessee St, Tallahassee, FL 32304, (4)Earth Sciences, Tenn. Tech. Univ, P. O. Box 5062, Cookeville, TN 38505, (5)Department of Geosciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4100, (6)Department of Geography, Univ of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, donoghue@gly.fsu.edu, donoghue@gly.fsu.edu
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2:40 PM
A METHODOLOGY FOR ANALYSES OF RELATIVE SEA-LEVEL DATA: A CASE STUDY FROM NORTH CAROLINA
HORTON, Benjamin P., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, RIGGS, Stanley, Geology Dept, East Carolina Univ, Greenville, NC 27858 and THIELER, E. Robert, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, bphorton@sas.upenn.edu, bphorton@sas.upenn.edu
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QUATERNARY STRATIGRAPHY OF DEPOSITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUFFOLK SHORELINE, NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA: A PRELIMINARY REPORT
PARHAM, Peter R.1, RIGGS, Stanley R.2 and MALLINSON, David J.1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina Univ, Greenville, NC 27858, prp0609@ecu.edu, prp0609@ecu.edu
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TWO DECADES OF SHORELINE RETREAT ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF ST CATHERINE'S ISLAND, GA
POTTER Jr, Donald B., PADGETT, B. Luke and TRIMBLE, John D., Forestry and Geology, University of the South, Sewanee, TN 37383, trimbjd0@sewanee.edu, trimbjd0@sewanee.edu
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3:40 PM
FETCH LIMITED BARRIER ISLANDS: INDICATORS OF A SEA LEVEL HIGHSTAND IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
LEWIS, David, Southern Environmental Law Center, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, PILKEY, Orrin, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 and COOPER, Andrew, Environmental Science, Univ of Ulster, Cromore Rd, Coleraine, B232 1SA, United Kingdom, dlewis@selcnc.org, dlewis@selcnc.org
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4:00 PM
EXAMINING THE EVIDENCE FOR A RECENT ACCELERATION IN THE RATE OF SEA-LEVEL RISE USING COMBINED INSTRUMENTAL AND PROXY DATA FROM THE PAMLICO-ALBEMARLE ESTUARINE SYSTEM, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
KEMP, Andrew, Yale Climate and Energy Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, HORTON, B.P., Department of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, CULVER, Stephen J., Geology, East Carolina Univ, Greenville, NC 27858, CORBETT, Reide, Geology Dept, East Carolina Univ, Greenville, NC 27858, THOMSON, Katie, Department of Geography, University of Duham, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom and VAN DE PLASSCHE, Orson, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands, Andrew.kemp@yale.edu, Andrew.kemp@yale.edu
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4:20 PM
TRACKING SEA LEVEL CHANGES USING A NEWLY DISCOVERED PALYNOMORPHIC FINGERPRINT TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF HIGH-LEVEL SALT MARSH SEDIMENTS WITH DEPTH
MARSH, Pamela E., Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 and COHEN, Arthur D., Geological Sciences, Univ of South Carolina, 701 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208, pmarsh@geol.sc.edu, pmarsh@geol.sc.edu
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THE SCRUB ECOSYSTEM IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: VANISHING EVIDENCE OF LATE PLEISTOCENE SEA LEVEL AND CLIMATE
ECHOLS, Ronald J., Marine & Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd. South, Fort Myers, FL 33965, CUMBERLIDGE, John, 72 Community Drive, Avon Lake, OH 44012 and BURCH, James N., Big Cypress National Preserve, 33100 Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee, FL 34141, rjechols@aol.com, rjechols@aol.com
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