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. 181
Monday, 6 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T6. Estuarine and Fjord Sedimentary Processes in Modern and Holocene Systems

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

 

Timothy Dellapenna and Julia Wellner, Advocates
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8:00 AM
MUDBED: Multi-Disciplinary Benthic Exchange Dynamics
FRIEDRICHS, Carl T.1, DIAZ, Robert J.1, HARRIS, Courtney K.1, KUEHL, Steven A.1, MCNINCH, Jesse E.1, SANFORD, Lawrence P.2 and SCHAFFNER, Linda C.1, (1)Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, (2)University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Lab, Cambridge, MD 21613, cfried@vims.edu, cfried@vims.edu
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8:15 AM
Natural Geological Responses to Anthropogenic Alterations of the Naples Bay Estuarine System, Florida, USA
FIELDER, Bryan R.1, DELLAPENNA, Timothy2, SAVARESE, Michael3 and NOLL IV, Christian J.1, (1)Oceanography, Texas A&M University, 1001 Texas Clipper Road, Galveston, TX 77554, (2)Marine Sciences, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 1001 Texas Clipper Road, Galveston, TX 77554, (3)Marine and Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Ft Myers, FL 33965, br_fielder@yahoo.com, br_fielder@yahoo.com
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8:30 AM
Benthic Foraminiferal Assemblages as Bio-Indicators of Potentially Toxic Elements in Puerto Rico
MARTÍNEZ-COLÓN, Michael, College of Marine Sciences, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave. S, MSL 222A, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, HALLOCK, Pamela, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 and GREEN-RUIZ, Carlos, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Av. Joel Montes Camarena s/n 82000, Mazatlan, Mexico, martinez@marine.usf.edu, martinez@marine.usf.edu
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8:45 AM
The Effect of Coastal Storms on Tidal Flooding and Turbidity in a Mid-Atlantic Salt Marsh
MOSKALSKI, Susanne M. and SOMMERFIELD, Christopher K., Marine Studies, University of Delaware, 700 Pilottown Rd, Lewes, DE 19958, moskalsk@udel.edu, moskalsk@udel.edu
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9:00 AM
Affect of Seabed Density and Sediment Pelletization on Erosion/Deposition Processes at Clay Bank, York River, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia
RODRÍGUEZ-CALDERÓN, Cielomar, Department of Physical Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Rt. 1208, Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062-1346 and KUEHL, Steven A., Physical Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Pt, VA 23062, cielomar@vims.edu, cielomar@vims.edu
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9:15 AM
An Estuarine Pockmark Field in Previously Glaciated Belfast Bay, Maine: Vibracoring and Seismic Reflection Results
BROTHERS, Laura L., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469-5790, KELLEY, Joseph T., Earth Science Department, University Of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5790 and BELKNAP, Daniel F., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Maine, 117 Bryand Global Sciences Building, Orono, ME 04469, Laura.Brothers@umit.maine.edu, Laura.Brothers@umit.maine.edu
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9:30 AM
Comparing Holocene Sediment Flux of Coastal Plain Rivers to Low Relief Glaciers, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico and South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
MILLIKEN, K.T.1, ANDERSON, J.B.1 and WELLNER, Julia2, (1)Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main St MS 126, Houston, TX 77005, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, 312 Science & Research Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-5007, milliken@rice.edu, milliken@rice.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
Estimates of Glacial Erosion Rates Based on Sediment Accumulation in Fjords and Their Inferences
POWELL, Ross D., Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, 312 Davis Hall, Normal Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115, ross@geol.niu.edu, ross@geol.niu.edu
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10:15 AM
Modern Sediment Yields from Tidewater Glaciers: Coupling Climate and Erosion
KOPPES, Michele N., Geography Dept, University of British Columbia, 1984 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z2, Canada, koppes@geog.ubc.ca, koppes@geog.ubc.ca
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10:30 AM
Pleistocene-Holocene Fjord Sedimentation Associated with Temperate Tidewater Glaciers in Western Patagonia, South America
FERNÁNDEZ, Rodrigo A., Jackson School of Geosciences, U.T.I.G. - University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Bldg. 196, 10100 Burnet Road (R2200), Austin, TX 78758-4445, ANDERSON, John B., Department of Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005 and WELLNER, Julia S., Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, 312 Science & Research Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-5007, r.f@ig.utexas.edu, r.f@ig.utexas.edu
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10:45 AM
Retreat Sequences from the Last Glacial Maximum and Little Ice Age Preserved in Muir Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park, Southeastern Alaska
COWAN, Ellen A.1, SERAMUR, Keith C.2, WILLEMS, Bryce A.3, POWELL, Ross D.3, GULICK, Sean P.S.4 and JAEGER, John M.5, (1)Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, (2)Boone, NC 28608, (3)Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, 312 Davis Hall, Normal Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115, (4)Institute for Geophysics, Univ of Texas at Austin, J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Austin, TX 78758, (5)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, cowanea@appstate.edu, cowanea@appstate.edu
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11:00 AM
A Multi-Proxy Sedimentary Record of Hubbard Glacier Meltwater Production, Disenchantment Bay, Alaska
JAEGER, John, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, COWAN, Ellen, Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, POWELL, Ross D., Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL 60115 and CHAPMAN, Gillian, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, jaeger@geology.ufl.edu, jaeger@geology.ufl.edu
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11:15 AM
Physical and Biological Controls on Post Depositional Alteration and Strata Formation In a Temperate, Turbid Outwash Fjord: Simpson Bay, Alaska
NOLL, Christian, Oceanography, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 1001 Texas Clipper Rd, Room 710, Galveston, TX 77553, DELLAPENNA, Timothy, Oceanography/Marine Science, Texas A&M Univ. at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77553 and DAVIS, Randall, Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 5007 Ave U, Room 218, Galveston, TX 77551, cjn7680@neo.tamu.edu, cjn7680@neo.tamu.edu
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11:30 AM
Sedimentary Trace Metal and Stable Isotope Trends in Fjord & Shelf Environments along the Southeast Alaska Margin
ADDISON, Jason, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 755780, Fairbanks, AK 99775-5780, DEAN, Walter E., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 980 Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and FINNEY, Bruce P., Dept. of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209-8007, ftjaa1@uaf.edu, ftjaa1@uaf.edu
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11:45 AM
Depositional Zonation and Hypertidal Sedimentation within Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA
ARCHER, Allen W.1, GREB, S.F.2 and DEBOER, Darron1, (1)Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (2)Kentucky Geological Survey, 228 MMRB, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, aarcher@ksu.edu, aarcher@ksu.edu
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