2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 134
Sunday, 5 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T101. Geological and Geophysical Remote Sensing Applications for Earth, the Moon, and Mars

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Engineering Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

 

Dean Riley and Wendy Calvin, Advocates
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
Understanding Sedimentary Sources and Sinks on Mars from Orbit
MILLIKEN, Ralph E., Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46530, GROTZINGER, John, Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, GRANT, John, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C, DC 20560, ARVIDSON, Raymond E., Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63130 and MURCHIE, Scott L., 2920 Timber Ridge Dr, Mount Airy, MD 21771-8001, ralph.milliken.9@nd.edu, ralph.milliken.9@nd.edu
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8:20 AM
Spectral Stratigraphy of Phyllosilicate-Bearing Terrains in Mawrth Vallis and Terra Meridiani
FARRAND, William, Space Science Institute, 4750 Walnut Street, #205, Boulder, CO 80301, GLOTCH, Timothy, Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, 255 Earth and Space Sciences, Stony Brook, NY 11794 and RICE Jr, James, Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287, farrand@spacescience.org, farrand@spacescience.org
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8:35 AM
Understanding Crust and Regolith Evolution on Mars through Compositional, Thermophysical and Contextual Analyses of Bedrock Exposures
ROGERS, A.D., Dept of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, 255 Earth and Space Sciences, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, AHARONSON, O., Geological & Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MC 150-21, Pasadena, CA 91125 and BANDFIELD, J.L., Dept of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, 4000 15th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, adrogers@notes.cc.sunysb.edu, adrogers@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
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8:50 AM
Mid-IR Spectroscopy of Carbonate Decomposition Products with Application to Mars
GLOTCH, Timothy D. and ROGERS, A. Deanne, Geosciences, Stony Brook University, 255 Earth and Space Sciences, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100, tglotch@notes.cc.sunysb.edu, tglotch@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
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9:05 AM
A Low-Cost Thermal Infrared Hyperspectral Imager
LUCEY, Paul G., Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, 1680 East-West Rd., P.O.S.T. 602b, Honolulu, HI 96822 and HORTON, Keith, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1680 East West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, lucey@higp.hawaii.edu, lucey@higp.hawaii.edu
 
9:20 AM
Break
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9:35 AM
Mapping Broadleaf Plant Species and Chemical Constituents Using SEBASS
RIBEIRO DA LUZ, Beatriz1, CROWLEY, James1 and RILEY, Dean2, (1)Eastern Mineral Resources Team, U. S. Geological Survey, MS 954, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (2)The Aerospace Corporation, Chantilly, VA 20151, bribeirodaluz@usgs.gov, bribeirodaluz@usgs.gov
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9:55 AM
Mapping Mineralization in the Monitor Pass Mining District
SHOFFNER, Jeff D., Geological Sci & Eng, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557 and CALVIN, Wendy M., Geological Sci. & Eng, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, jeff.shoffner@gmail.com, jeff.shoffner@gmail.com
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10:10 AM
The Assesment of Variabilities in the Climatic Regime Over the Caspian Sea Level Fluctuations from Topex/Poseidon
OZYAVAS, Aziz, Geosciences, University of Houston, Department of Geosciences, S&R 1, 312, Houston, TX 77204 and KHAN, Shuhab, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, aozyavas@mail.uh.edu, aozyavas@mail.uh.edu
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10:25 AM
Remote Sensing Contributions to Rainfall-Runoff and Recharge Modeling
MILEWSKI, Adam1, SULTAN, Mohamed1, YAN, Eugene2 and BECKER, Richard3, (1)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, 1187 Rood Hall, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (2)Environmental Research, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, (3)Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606, adam.m.milewski@wmich.edu, adam.m.milewski@wmich.edu
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10:40 AM
Applications of Terrestrial LIDAR in Engineering Geology and Geologic Hazards
KEMENY, John, Mining and Geological Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, kemeny@u.arizona.edu, kemeny@u.arizona.edu
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11:00 AM
Measuring Earthquake Deformation Using SAR Imagery: The 2008 Sichuan, China Earthquake
FUNNING, Gareth J.1, BÜRGMANN, Roland2, FIELDING, Eric J.3, LI, Zhenhong4 and RYDER, Isabelle2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3)Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109, (4)Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom, gareth@ucr.edu, gareth@ucr.edu
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11:15 AM
Study of Active Surface Faults in Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
RAMIREZ, Cecilia R., Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, ENGELKEMEIR, Richard M., HTC - GG&V Engineering, Schlumberger Information Solutions, 5599 San Felipe Suite 100, Houston, TX 77056 and KHAN, Shuhab, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, crramirez@uh.edu, crramirez@uh.edu
 
11:30 AM
Discussion
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11:45 AM
Nevada's EPSCoR Project: Exploring Planetary Surfaces, Earth, Moon, and Mars
CALVIN, Wendy1, HARRIS, Fred2, LANCASTER, Nick3, SUN, Henry4, STEINBERG, Spencer5 and FRITSEN, Chris3, (1)Geological Sciences & Eng, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, (2)Computer Sci. & Eng, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, (3)Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, (4)Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119, (5)Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Box 4003, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4003, wcalvin@unr.edu, wcalvin@unr.edu
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