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. 122
Sunday, 5 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T2. Coastal and Aeolian Geomorphology Processes and Landforms

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Chris Houser, Advocates
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
Subsidence Anomaly near Lynchburg, Texas
SHERMAN, Douglas J., Geography, University of Alabama, 202 Farrah Hall, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, douglas.j.sherman@ua.edu, douglas.j.sherman@ua.edu
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8:15 AM
3D Seismic Evaluation of Fault Control on Quaternary Subsidence Patterns, Rates, and Related Surface Morphology in Southeastern Louisiana
GEORGE, Terra J.1, MOHRIG, David1, STRAUB, Kyle M.2, NITTROUER, Jeffrey A.1 and HESS, Thomas1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712-0254, (2)St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, 2 Third Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, terrageorge@gmail.com, terrageorge@gmail.com
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8:30 AM
Morphology and Stratigraphy of the Holocene Agradational/stationary Barriers of Rio Grande Do Sul, Southern Brazil
DILLENBURG, Sérgio R., Centro de Estudos de Geologia Costeira e Oceânica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500 Cx. Postal 15001, Porto Alegre, 91509-900, Brazil, sergio.dillenburg@ufrgs.br, sergio.dillenburg@ufrgs.br
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8:45 AM
The Origin of Beach Ridges and Foredunes and Their Relationships to Sea Level
HESP, Patrick A., Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, 227 Howe Russell Knifffen Bldg, Baton Rouge, LA 79803, pahesp@lsu.edu, pahesp@lsu.edu
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9:00 AM
A Spatial and Temporal Assessment of Dune/Beach Volume Change along a Continuous Surface: Fire Island, New York
LENTZ, Erika E., Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, 329 Woodward Hall, Kingston, RI 02881 and HAPKE, Cheryl J., USGS Coastal Field Station, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, 339 Woodward Hall, Kingston, RI 02881, erika.lentz@gmail.com, erika.lentz@gmail.com
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9:15 AM
Influence of Dune Structure, Storm Surge Frequency and Storm Intensity on Rate and Pattern of Barrier Island Revegetation
MILLER, Deborah L.1, WILKINSON, Elliot1, LUMBAN TOBIN, Sarah2 and BOHN, Kimberly3, (1)Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida/ WFREC-Milton, 5988 Hwy 90, Bldg. 4900, Milton, FL 32583, (2)School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Florida/ WFREC-Milton Campus, 5988 Hwy 90, Bldg. 4900, Milton, FL 32583, (3)School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida/ WFREC-Milton, 5988 Hwy, Bldg. 4900, Milton, FL 32583, dlmi@ufl.edu, dlmi@ufl.edu
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9:30 AM
Measuring the Continuum of Geomorphic Variability along the Texas Coast Using Lidar
GIBEAUT, James C., Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5869, Corpus Christi, TX 78412-5869, HEPNER, Tiffany L., Bureau of Economic Geology, The Univ of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924 and ANDREWS, John R., Bureau of Economic Geology, The Univ of Texas at Austin, Box X, Austin, TX 78713, james.gibeaut@tamucc.edu, james.gibeaut@tamucc.edu
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9:45 AM
Controls on the Height and Spacing of Transverse Eolian Bedforms
PELLETIER, Jon D., Geosciences Dept, University of Arizona, 1040 E. Fourth St, Tucson, AZ 85721, jdpellet@email.arizona.edu, jdpellet@email.arizona.edu
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10:00 AM
Protocols for Characterizing Aeolian Mass-Flux Profiles
ELLIS, Jean, SHERMAN, Douglas, FARRELL, Eugene and LI, Bailiang, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, Eller O&M Building, Room 810, College Station, TX 77843-3147, jean@geog.tamu.edu, jean@geog.tamu.edu
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10:15 AM
Wave by Wave Bed Elevation Changes in the Swash Zone
HOUSER, Chris, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, 810 O&M Building, College Station, TX 77843, chouser@geog.tamu.edu, chouser@geog.tamu.edu
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10:30 AM
Morphological Impact of a High Energy Swell Event on Caribbean Island Shorelines
COOPER, James Andrew1, JACKSON, Derek W.T.2, MCKENNA, John2 and GORE, Shannon D.2, (1)Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom, (2)Environmental sciences, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Bt52 1SA, United Kingdom, jag.cooper@ulster.ac.uk, jag.cooper@ulster.ac.uk
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10:45 AM
Do Large Winter Storms Erode or Construct Beaches? Observations in Southern Monterey Bay, CA
SMITH, Douglas P., Science & Environmental Policy, California State Univ. Monterey Bay, Bldg. 53, 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955-8001 and SPEAR, Brian, Division of Science & Environmental Policy, CSU-Monterey Bay, 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955, douglas_smith@csumb.edu, douglas_smith@csumb.edu
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11:00 AM
The Role of a Flood-Tidal Delta in the Evolution of a Tidal Inlet: Chatham Harbor, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
BORRELLI, Mark, Geosciences, Univ of Rhode Island, 317 Woodward Hall, 9 East Alumni Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881-201 and BOOTHROYD, Jon C., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, mborrelli@uri.edu, mborrelli@uri.edu
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11:15 AM
Sands of Lime Tell of Chaotic Climes: The Record of Last Interglacial Climate and Storms from Bahamian Eolianites
TORMEY, Blair R., Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, btormey@wcu.edu, btormey@wcu.edu
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11:30 AM
Hydrographic Changes within South Texas, a Historical Perspective Using GIS
REISINGER, Anthony S. and BENAVIDES, Jude A., Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Brownsville, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520, anthony.reisinger@gmail.com, anthony.reisinger@gmail.com
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11:45 AM
A Characterization of Salt Pools and Their Role in Significant Coastal Change Over the Past 50 Years in Maine
WILSON, Kristin R., Program in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine, 204 Bryand Global Sciences Building, Orono, ME 04469, KELLEY, Joseph T., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Maine, 120 Bryand Global Sciences Building, Orono, ME 04469 and BELKNAP, Daniel F., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Maine, 117 Bryand Global Sciences Building, Orono, ME 04469, kristin.wilson@umit.maine.edu, kristin.wilson@umit.maine.edu
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