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. 141
Sunday, 5 October 2008: 8:00 AM-4:45 PM

Geochemistry; Geochemistry, Organic (Posters)

Authors will be present from 2:45 to 4:45 PM.

 

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The Mineralogy and Sulfur Isotopic Composition of Sulfates In Caves of Southwestern Romania
SUMRALL, Jonathan1, ONAC, Bogdan P.2, CIZMAS, Cristina3 and DARMICEANU, Veronica3, (1)Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620, (2)Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, (3)“Babes-Bolyai” University Cluj, Cluj, 400084, Romania, jsumrall@mail.usf.edu, jsumrall@mail.usf.edu
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Soil Development of a Fluvial Terrace Chronosequence in the Oregon Coast Range
LINDEBURG, Katherine S., Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802-3504, ROERING, Joshua, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, ALMOND, Peter, Soil and Physical Sciences Group, Lincoln Univ, Division of Soil, Plant and Ecological Sciences, PO Box 84, Canterbury, New Zealand and CHADWICK, Oliver A., Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93016, klindeburg@gmail.com, klindeburg@gmail.com
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Major and Trace Element Chemistry of Water and Sediments In Ottawa River, Lucas County, Ohio
ROBERTS, Sheila J., Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, sjrober@bgsu.edu, sjrober@bgsu.edu
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Thermal analysis of soil organic matter in density fractions
PLANTE, Alain F.1, KOSHAL, Carli1, VIRTO, Inigo2, KLEBER, Markus3, LAJTHA, Kate4 and SOLLINS, Phil3, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd St, Philadephia, PA 19104-6316, (2)Departemento ciencias del medio natural, Universidad Publica de Navarra, Pamplona, 31006, Spain, (3)Department of Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, (4)Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, aplante@sas.upenn.edu, aplante@sas.upenn.edu
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Incremental Trace Element and Stable Isotopic Analysis of Modern Bahamian Ooids
DUGUID, Sarah M.A., Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L3N6, Canada, KYSER, Kurt, Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen's Univ, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, JAMES, Noel P., Department of Geological Science and Geological Engineering, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada and RANKEY, Eugene, Marine Geology and Geophysics, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, duguid@geoladm.geol.queensu.ca, duguid@geoladm.geol.queensu.ca
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Trace Element Geochemistry of MORB Glasses from 14°-16°N along Mid-Atlantic Ridge
DRAGOI, Carmen A., CASEY, John F., GAO, Yongjun and LAPEN, Tomas, Geosciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, cabarzoi@mail.uh.edu, cabarzoi@mail.uh.edu
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The Effects of Solution Chemistry on the Solubility of Synthetic Jarosite at 50°C: Implications for Terrestrial and Martian Environments
RIDLEY, Moira K., Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053, FROST, Gwendolynne R., ConocoPhillips, San Juan Business Unit, 3401 E. 30th Street, Farmington, NM 87401 and ZHOU, Jian, Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Box 41053, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053, Moira.Ridley@ttu.edu, Moira.Ridley@ttu.edu
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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Microprobe Analysis of Calcium Carbonate Polymorph and Protein Distribution of Fish Earstones
FREEBURG, Eric D.1, BROADAWAY, Bryanna1 and HANNIGAN, Robyn2, (1)Environmental Sciences, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR 72401, (2)Earth, Environmental & Oceanographic Sciences, University of Massachusetts - Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125, eric.freeburg@smail.astate.edu, eric.freeburg@smail.astate.edu
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PIXE Analysis of Lake Sediment, as a Complementary Technique for ICP Analysis
PEASLEE, Graham F.1, DEYOUNG, Paul A.2, LUNDERBERG, Justin Mark1, ROJO, Lila3, GILL, Thomas E.4 and BARNES, Melanie A.5, (1)Chemistry and Geological and Environmental Sciences, Hope College, Chemistry Dept, 35 E. 12th St, Holland, MI 49423, (2)Physics Dept, Hope College, 42 Graves Pl, Holland, MI 49423, (3)Environmental Science and Engineering Program, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, (5)Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, peaslee@hope.edu, peaslee@hope.edu
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Identification of Vanadinite (Pb5(V5+O4)3Cl) Formation in Lead Pipe Corrosion by-Products by XANES and μX-Ray Diffraction
GERKE, Tammie L., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, SHECKEL, Kirk G., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ORD, NRMRL, LRPCD, 5995 Center Hill Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45224 and SCHOCK, Michael R., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ORD, NRMRL, WSWRD, TTEB, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, Tammie.Gerke@uc.edu, Tammie.Gerke@uc.edu
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Thermodynamics of Some Reactions Involving Aqueous Carboxylic Acids at Elevated Temperatures
MCALISTER, Jason A., Department of Geosciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340 and KETTLER, Richard M., Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, rkettler1@unl.edu, rkettler1@unl.edu
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Mobilization and Transport of Selected Metals in Landfill Leachates: Case Study in Central Massachusetts, USA
HON, Rudolph, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, BRANDON, William C., U.S. EPA, Region 1, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100, HBT, Boston, MA 02114 and DAVIDSON, Thomas A., New England District, US Army Corps of Engineers, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, MA 01742, hon@bc.edu, hon@bc.edu
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Platinum Group Element Abundances in the Hawaiian Mantle: Constraints from in-Situ Sulfide and Bulk Rock Analyses of Garnet Pyroxenite Xenoliths from Oahu
SEN, Indra S.1, BIZIMIS, Michael2 and SEN, Gautam1, (1)Earth Sciences, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St, Department of Earth Sciences, PC 344, Miami, FL 33199, (2)Dept. of Geological Sciences and NHMFL/ Isotope Geochemistry, Florida State University, 1800, E. Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32310, isen001@fiu.edu, isen001@fiu.edu
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Beryllium-7 and Tritium Variations of Rain Water in Korea
KIM, Kyeong Ja1, YOON, Yoon Yeol2, PARK, Ilyong2 and WOO, Hyung-Joo2, (1)Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, 92 Gwahang-no, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea, (2)Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, 92 Gwhang-no, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea, kjkim@kigam.re.kr, kjkim@kigam.re.kr
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Lithium Isotopic Systematics in Minerals from Fresh Abyssal Peridotite at Gakkel Ridge: Subsolidus Diffusive Fractionation Versus Melt-Rock Interaction
GAO, Yongjun1, CASEY, John F.1 and SNOW, Jonathan E.2, (1)Geosciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, yongjungao@uh.edu, yongjungao@uh.edu
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Dissolve Inorganic Carbon (DIC) and Stable Carbon Isotope Evolution in a Tailings Pile
ALI, Hendratta, Geosciences, Fort Hays State University, 600 Park Street, Hays, KS 67601 and ATEKWANA, Eliot, Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, hnali@fhsu.edu, hnali@fhsu.edu
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Investigating High Fluoride Concentrations in Groundwater in the Bongo-Bolgatanga Districts of Northern Ghana by Using Isotopic and Dating Techniques
BANSAH, Samuel, Geoscience, university of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada and VAN DER HOVEN, Stephen J., Geography-Geology, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4400, Normal, IL 61790, bansero@hotmail.com, bansero@hotmail.com
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Using Zooid Size Variation and Stable Isotopes in Skeletal Carbonate to Infer Seasonality in Bryozoans - a Multi-Proxy Approach
KNOWLES, Tanya, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, LENG, M.J., NERC Isotope Geoscience Laboratory, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, TAYLOR, Paul, Department of Palaeontology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, WILLIAMS, Mark, Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom and OKAMURA, Beth, Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom, t.knowles@nhm.ac.uk, t.knowles@nhm.ac.uk
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Navajo Sandstone-Brine-CO2 Interactions: Implications for Geological Carbon Sequestration
LU, Peng1, FU, Qi2, SEYFRIED Jr., William E.3 and ZHU, Chen1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, (2)Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219, pelu@indiana.edu, pelu@indiana.edu
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Tracing CO2 in Cave Systems: Testing a Biologic Model of H2CO3-Driven Cave Dissolution Using Stable Isotopes of Carbon
MCGEE, Dorien K., WYNN, Jonathan G., HARRIES, Peter J. and ONAC, Bogdon P., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, dmcgee@cas.usf.edu, dmcgee@cas.usf.edu
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Carbonate-Associated Sulfate from the Precambrian-Cambrian Transition in the Western Great Basin, USA
DOMKE, Kirk L.1, LOYD, Sean J.1, CORSETTI, Frank A.1, BOTTJER, David1, EVANS, Chris1 and LYONS, Timothy W.2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, domke@usc.edu, domke@usc.edu
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In Search of the Nature of Mantle beneath South Central Texas
RAYE, Urmidola, Geosciences Dept, University of Texas at Dallas, P.O.Box 830688, FO21, Richardson, TX 75083, STERN, Robert, Geosciences Dept, U Texas at Dallas, Box 830688, Richardson, TX 75080, ANTHONY, Elizabeth Y., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968 and REN, Minghua, Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79902, uraye@utdallas.edu, uraye@utdallas.edu
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Origin of Hydrothermal Fluids of the Shallow Submarine Vents of Bahía Concepción, Mexico: An Approach by Geochemical Modeling
VILLANUEVA ESTRADA, Ruth Esther1, PROL LEDESMA, Rosa María1, RODRÍGUEZ DÍAZ, Augusto Antonio2, GONZÁLEZ PARTIDA, Eduardo3, CANET, Carles1 and TORRES ALVARADO, Ignacio Salvador4, (1)Recursos Naturales, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, México D.F, México city, 04510, Mexico, (2)Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, México D.F, México City, 04510, Mexico, (3)Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Blvd. Juriquilla 3001, Juriquilla, Querétaro, 76230, Mexico, (4)Centro de Investigación en Energía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 34, Temixco, Morelos, 62580, Mexico, ruth@geofisica.unam.mx, ruth@geofisica.unam.mx
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A Reinterpretation of Some Correlations of Chisos Group Mafic Lavas with New Geochemistry and Geochronology, Big Bend National Park, Texas
TURNER, Kenzie J., U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, BUDAHN, James R., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 964, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and MIGGINS, Daniel P., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, kturner@usgs.gov, kturner@usgs.gov
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Constraining the Relative Influences of Watershed and Authigenic Processes Using An Integrated Sedimentological-Geochemical Approach in Paleo Lake Mababe, Botswana
GAMROD, Jennifer1, CRUSE, Anna M.1, ATEKWANA, Eliot A.1, ATEKWANA, Estella A.2, TEETER, Kristi1 and HUNTSMAN-MAPILA, Philippa3, (1)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078-3031, (2)Boone Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, 105 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, (3)Natural Resources Canada, 555 Booth Street , 3rd Floor , Room. 339A, Ottawa, K1A 0G1, Canada, jennifer.gamrod@okstate.edu, jennifer.gamrod@okstate.edu
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Role and Evolution of Organic Compounds within the Southeastern United States Kaolin Deposits
CHESHIRE, Michael C., Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 and BISH, David L., Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana Univ, 1001 E. 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47401, mcheshir@indiana.edu, mcheshir@indiana.edu
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Aluminum Complexation and Differential Alteration of Volcaniclastic Minerals: Examples from the Alban Hills, Italy and the Sutter Buttes, California
DEOCAMPO, Daniel, Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University, PO Box 4105, Atlanta, GA 30302, JACKSON, Marie, Department of History, Northern Arizona Univ, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, HAUSBACK, Brian, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J St, Placer Hall, Sacramento, CA 95819 and MARRA, Fabrizio, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica, Via di Vigna Murata, 605, Rome, 00143, Italy, deocampo@gsu.edu, deocampo@gsu.edu
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More Than Just An Age: Quantitative Analysis of Geochronological Data and Uncertainty
MCLEAN, Noah M., EAPS, MIT, 54-1118, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, BOWRING, James F., Department of Computer Science, College of Charleston, JC Long 207, Charleston, SC 29424, BOWRING, Samuel A., EAPS, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139 and SCHOENE, R. Blair, Section des Sciences de la Terrre, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland, nmclean@mit.edu, nmclean@mit.edu
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Cropped Land Vs. Undisturbed Tallgrass Prairie—the Impact on Shallow Groundwater Chemistry
MACPHERSON, G.L., Dept. of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, Room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, glmac@ku.edu, glmac@ku.edu
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Geochemistry of Ice and Ground Penetrating Radar Profiles in Mexican Glaciers
CARRILLO-CHÁVEZ, Alejandro1, CARREON-FREYRE, Dora2, PONCE, Gabriela3, TANER, Martin2, JOSE, Perez1, ORITZ, Lorenzo1 and LEVRESSE, Gilles2, (1)Centro de Geociencias, UNAM, Carr. Qro-SLP, km 15, Juriquilla, Queretaro, 76230, Mexico, (2)Geociencias, UNAM, Campus Juriquilla, Queretaro, 76230, Mexico, (3)Depto. Geologia, Univ. de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, 76230, Mexico, ambiente@geociencias.unam.mx, ambiente@geociencias.unam.mx
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The EARTHTIME Initiative: A Review of Progress and Prospects
BOWRING, Samuel A.1, BOWRING, James F.2, CONDON, Daniel3, HEIZLER, Matthew T.4, JOHNSON, Kirk R.5, MCLEAN, Noah M.1, PARRISH, Randall3, RAMEZANI, Jahandar1 and SCHOENE, Blair6, (1)EAPS, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Department of Computer Science, College of Charleston, JC Long 207, Charleston, SC 29424, (3)British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom, (4)New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, (5)Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO 80205, (6)Département de Minéralogie, Université de Genève, Genève, Ch-1205, Switzerland, sbowring@MIT.EDU, sbowring@MIT.EDU
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Sedimentary Dynamics of a Modern Iron Oxidizing Microbial Ecosystem
KNUDSEN, Andrew C.1, PLANAVSKY, Noah2 and KREPSKI, Sean T.1, (1)Department of Geology, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI 54911, (2)Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, sean.t.krepski@lawrence.edu, sean.t.krepski@lawrence.edu
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Evaluating Arsenic Availability In Soils Using DOWEX M4195, Fe3+ Substituted, Resin
MILLER, Clint, Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 1600 Southwest Parkway Apt 1308, College Station, TX 77840 and HERBERT, Bruce, Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 77843-3115, cmm8573@tamu.edu, cmm8573@tamu.edu
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High Precision Boron Isotope Analysis by MC-ICP-MS
LU, Yuanyuan1, ZHAO, Ping1, GAO, Jianfeng2 and XIE, Liewen1, (1)Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, China, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hongkong, 999077, China, geolyy@hotmail.com, geolyy@hotmail.com
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Analysis of Low Dilution Fusion Rock Samples Using a Low Powered WDXRF System
MARTIN, Al, Rigaku Americas, 9009 New Trails Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77381 and FIELDS, Lee Ann, The Woodlands, TX 77381, leeann.fields@rigaku.com, leeann.fields@rigaku.com
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Soil Metal Immobilisation and Ryegrass Uptake of Lead, COPPER and ZINC as Affected by Application of Organic Materials as Soil Amendments
NWACHUKWU, Olayinka Ibiwumi, Soil Science and Agroclimatology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, College of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike- Umuahia, PMB 7267, Nigeria and PULFORD, Ian D., Environmental, Agricultural and Analytical Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Joseph Black Building, Lab C5-12, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom, yinkachukwu@yahoo.co.uk, yinkachukwu@yahoo.co.uk
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Lead Isotope Constraints on the Sources of Ore Metals in Deposits from the Guerrero Terrane, West-Central Mexico
POTRA, Adriana and MACFARLANE, Andrew W., Earth and Environment, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, University Park, PC 344, Miami, FL 33199, apotr001@fiu.edu, apotr001@fiu.edu