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. 282
Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T1. Response of Coastal Environments to Accelerated Sea Level Rise

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies

 

John B. Anderson and Antonio B. Rodriguez, Advocates
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8:00 AM
Lead Distribution in Urban Soils: Relationship Between Lead Sources and Human Health
MORRISON-IBRAHIM, Deborah E., LIN, Qing, FILIPPELLI, Gabriel M. and BUEHRER, Rosalice Haberman, Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 723 W. Michigan Street, SL 118, Indianapolis, IN 46202, deemorri@iupui.edu, deemorri@iupui.edu
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8:15 AM
Stratigraphy and Evolutionary Development of Late Quaternary Deposits, Northeastern North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia
PARHAM, Peter R.1, RIGGS, Stanley R.1, CULVER, Stephen J.1, MALLINSON, David J.1, BURDETTE, Kevin E.2 and WEHMILLER, John F.3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, prp0609@ecu.edu, prp0609@ecu.edu
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8:30 AM
The Formation and Evolution of Long Island Sound
VAREKAMP, Johan C., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church St, Middletown, CT 06459, THOMAS, Ellen, Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, P O Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109 and LEWIS, Ralph S., Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, 1080 Shennecossett Road, Groton, CT 06340, jvarekamp@wesleyan.edu, jvarekamp@wesleyan.edu
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8:45 AM
Depositional Systems and Holocene Evolution of Baffin Bay, Texas
SIMMS, Alexander R.1, ARYAL, Niranjan2, MILLER, Lauren1, YOKOYAMA, Yusuke3 and MATSUZAKI, Hiroyuki3, (1)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 NRC, Stillwater, OK 74074, (2)Schlumberger, 1515 Poydras Suite 2700, New Orleans, LA 70112, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bldg#1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan, alex.simms@okstate.edu, alex.simms@okstate.edu
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9:00 AM
Rapid, Episodic Change In Gulf Coast Estuaries during the Holocene
ANDERSON, John B., Department of Earth Sciences, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, MILLIKEN, Kristy T., Earth Sciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77251-1892, RODRIGUEZ, Antonio B., Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, 3431 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557 and SIMMS, Alexander R., Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 NRC, Stillwater, OK 74074, johna@rice.edu, johna@rice.edu
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9:15 AM
Comparison of Long-Term Versus Historical Erosion Rates and Sediment Distribution Patterns for the Texas Coast
WALLACE, Davin Johannes, Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005 and ANDERSON, John B., Department of Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, djw1@rice.edu, djw1@rice.edu
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9:30 AM
Holocene Sea-Level Changes along the North Carolina Coastline: Implications for Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Models and Current Rates of Sea-Level Change
HORTON, Benjamin P.1, PELTIER, W. Richard2, CULVER, Stephen J.3, DRUMMOND, Rosemarie2, ENGELHART, Simon E.4, KEMP, Andrew5, MALLINSON, David J.3, THIELER, E. Robert6, RIGGS, Stanley R.3 and AMES, Dorothea V.7, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Hayden Hall, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (2)Physics, University of Toronto, 60 St George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1A7, Canada, (3)Geology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (5)Yale Climate and Energy Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, (6)Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (7)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, bphorton@sas.upenn.edu, bphorton@sas.upenn.edu
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9:45 AM
Early Onset of Historical Accelerated Relative Sea Level Rise in North Carolina, USA
KEMP, Andrew, Yale Climate and Energy Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, HORTON, Benjamin, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, CULVER, Stephen J., Geology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, CORBETT, D. Reide, Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, VAN DE PLASSCHE, Orson, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, HV1081, Netherlands and EDWARDS, Robin, Departments of Geography and Geology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, 2, Ireland, Andrew.kemp@yale.edu, Andrew.kemp@yale.edu
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10:00 AM
Global, Regional, and Local Sea Level Rise on the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Seaboard: Atlantic City as the New Atlantis?
MILLER Sr, Kenneth G.1, SUGARMAN, Peter J.2 and BROWNING, James V.1, (1)Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (2)New Jersey Geological Survey, P.O. Box 427, Trenton, NJ 08625, kgm@rci.rutgers.edu, kgm@rci.rutgers.edu
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10:15 AM
20th Century Sea-Level Rise on the US Atlantic Coast: Greater Than the Global Average
ENGELHART, Simon, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Univerity of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, ANDERSON, Clive, Department of Probability and Statistics, University of Sheffield, Hicks Building, Sheffield, S3 7RH, United Kingdom, DOUGLAS, Bruce C., Laboratory for Coastal Research, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, HILL, David, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, OR 97331-3212, Oregon State University, 220 Owen Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-3212, HORTON, Benjamin, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, PELTIER, W. Richard, Physics, University of Toronto, 60 St George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1A7, Canada, VAN DE PLASSCHE, Orson, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands, SHENNAN, Ian, Sea Level Research Unit, Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, THIELER, E. Robert, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543 and TÖRNQVIST, Torbjörn E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698, simoneng@sas.upenn.edu, simoneng@sas.upenn.edu
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10:30 AM
Accretion Response of Soils in a Restored and Natural Tidal Marsh Under Rapid Relative Sea Level Rise
CREW, Raymond C.1, NEEDELMAN, Brian A.1, WEIL, Raymond R.1, RABENHORST, Martin C.1 and MEGONIGAL, J. Patrick2, (1)Department of Environmental Sciences and Technology, University of Maryland, 1109 HJ Patterson Hall, College Park, MD 20742, (2)Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, P.O. Box 28, Edgewater, MD 21037, rcrew@umd.edu, rcrew@umd.edu
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10:45 AM
Shore-Oblique Sand Bars and Sediment Heterogeneity: Precursors to Storm-Generated Sand Ridges and Indicators of Transgression?
MISELIS, Jennifer L., Marine Geosciences, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 7440.3 Bldg. 1005, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 and MCNINCH, Jesse, USACE-CEERD-HCF, Field Research Facility, 1261 Duck Rd, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949-4472, jmiselis@nrlssc.navy.mil, jmiselis@nrlssc.navy.mil
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11:00 AM
Barrier Island Response and Human Adaptation to Accelerated Sea-Level Rise, North Carolina Outer Banks
RIGGS, Stanley R., AMES, Dorothea V., CULVER, Stephen J., MALLINSON, David J., CORBETT, D. Reide and WALSH, J.P., Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, riggss@ecu.edu, riggss@ecu.edu
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11:15 AM
Future Shoreline Retreat Cannot Be Predicted with Accuracy
PILKEY, Orrin H., Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Duke University, Box 90228, 321 Old Chemistry Bldg, Durham, NC 27708 and YOUNG, Robert S., Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, opilkey@duke.edu, opilkey@duke.edu
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11:30 AM
Identifying Potential Sea-Level Rise Impacts to the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Ocean Coast: Results from a Panel Assessment
GUTIERREZ, Benjamin T.1, WILLIAMS, S. Jeffress2 and THIELER, E. Robert1, (1)Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (2)Coastal-Marine Geology Program, U. S. Geol Survey, 384 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02540, bgutierrez@usgs.gov, bgutierrez@usgs.gov
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11:45 AM
Barrier Island Response to Sea-Level Rise and Storm Inundation: Initial Modeling of Alongshore Processes
SLOTT, Jordan and MURRAY, A. Brad, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Box 90230, Durham, NC 27708-0230, abmurray@duke.edu, abmurray@duke.edu
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