2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 72
Sunday, 18 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
D135/136 (Oregon Convention Center)

T159. Climate Change Impacts on Society: Interface Between Earth Systems Science and Policy Making

GSA Geology and Health Division

 

Gordon N. Keating and Frank Perry, Advocates
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1:30 PM
COMMUNICATING CLIMATE CHANGE TO POLICY MAKERS
DAVIS, James F., GSA Division of Geology and Society, Former California State Geol (retired) & Pres. COSMOS, 1355 Brickwell Way, Carmichael, CA 95608, BERG, Richard, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820-6918, SCHRIFFIRIES, Craig, Director of Geoscience Policy, Geological Society of America, 1200 New York Avenue, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005 and COOPER, D. Craig, GSA Geology and Publilc Policy Committee, Energy Resoruces Recovery and Managment, Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, MS 2107, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2107, jamesdavis93@comcast.net, jamesdavis93@comcast.net
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1:45 PM
THE ROLE OF EARTH SCIENTISTS AND THE PUBLIC IN COMPLEX CLIMATE AND ENERGY ISSUES
PERRY, Frank, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, EES-16, MS D452, Los Alamos, NM 87545, fperry@lanl.gov, fperry@lanl.gov
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2:00 PM
WATER SCARCITY:CHALLENGES TO REGIONAL STABILITY IN THE NILE RIVER BASIN AND BEYOND
WOLDE GABRIEL, Giday, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, wgiday@lanl.gov, wgiday@lanl.gov
 
2:15 PM
Break
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2:30 PM
A MODEL FOR PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN NATIONAL LABORATORIES AND COUNTY AGENCIES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
KEATING, Gordon N., Computational Earth Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS D452, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, PASQUALINI, Donatella, Earth and Environmental Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bikini Atoll Rd, Los Alamos, NM 87545, GEERNAERT, Gerald L., Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mailstop T006, Los Alamos, NM 87545 and PERRY, Frank, Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, EES-16, MS D452, Los Alamos, NM 87545, gkeating@lanl.gov, gkeating@lanl.gov
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2:45 PM
CLEAR MODEL FOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE IMPACTS
PASQUALINI, Donatella, Earth and Environmental Science, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Bikini Atoll Rd, Los Alamos, NM 87545 and PATELLI, Paolo, University of Trento, via Inama 1, Trento, 38100, Italy, dondy@lanl.gov, dondy@lanl.gov
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3:00 PM
OPTIMAL SPATIAL DEPLOYMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE INFRASTRUCTURE GIVEN A PRICE ON CARBON DIOXIDE
MIDDLETON, Richard S., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory, PO Box 1663, MS D452, Los Alamos, NM 87545, KUBY, Michael, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University, Coor Hall, 975 S. Myrtle Ave, P.O. Box 875302, Tempe, AZ 85287-5302 and BIELICKI, Jeffrey M., Center for Transportation Analysis, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO BOX 2008 MS6472, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6472, rsm@lanl.gov, rsm@lanl.gov
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3:15 PM
FOLLOWING DECISION PATHWAYS: A TRANSDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK FOR RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS IN ADAPTIVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PIERCE, Suzanne A., Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C9000, Austin, TX 78712, suzpierce@mail.utexas.edu, suzpierce@mail.utexas.edu
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3:30 PM
UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR PARKS: A POTENTIAL NEW USE FOR UNDERGROUND SPACE
MYERS, Carl W.1, KUNZE, Jay F.2, MAHAR, James M.3 and GIRAUD, Kellen M.2, (1)928 Circle Drive, Los Alamos, NM 87544, (2)Department of Nuclear Engineering, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209, (3)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Idaho State University, 921 S. 8th Ave, Pocatello, ID 83209, myerswes@msn.com, myerswes@msn.com
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3:45 PM
THE PLACE OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA IN THE EMERGING ENERGY-CLIMATE ERA
OKONKWO, Churchill, Environmental Science, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC, DC 20016, churchill.okonkwo@gmail.com, churchill.okonkwo@gmail.com
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4:00 PM
REGIONAL CLIMATE FEEDBACKS FROM LAND USE CHANGES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: A SENSITIVITY STUDY USING RegCM3
STAUFFER, H.L. and SLOAN, Lisa C., Earth and Planetary Sciences Dept, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, hstauffe@ucsc.edu, hstauffe@ucsc.edu
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4:15 PM
FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND PUBLIC POLICY
HARMSEN, Frederika J., Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA 93740, VAN DE WATER, Peter, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740, HUNSAKER, Donald, Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State University Fresno, 2576 E. San Ramon Ave M/S ST90, Fresno, CA 93740-8039 and LUO, Vivian, Mechanical Engineering, frakah@csufresno.edu, frakah@csufresno.edu
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4:30 PM
PREPARING FOR SEA LEVEL RISE IN NEW YORK CITY
GORNITZ, Vivien, Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR), Columbia University/NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025, HORTON, Radley, CCSR, Columbia University/ NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025, ROSENZWEIG, Cynthia, Ccsr, Columbia University NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025 and GOLDBERG, Richard, CCSR, Columbia University/NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025, vgornitz@giss.nasa.gov, vgornitz@giss.nasa.gov
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4:45 PM
CO-OPTIMIZING GROUNDWATER AND GEOLOGIC CO2 STORAGE RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES
DAVIDSON, Casie L.1, DOOLEY, James J.2, FINNE, Sarah A.3 and DAHOWSKI, Robert T.1, (1)Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard | PO Box 999, MSIN K6-10, Richland, WA 99354-0999, (2)Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 5825 University Research Court, Suite 3500, College Park, MD 20740, (3)Resource Management Graduate Program, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926, casie.davidson@pnl.gov, casie.davidson@pnl.gov
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5:00 PM
CLIMATE VARIABILITY: GROUNDWATER FLOODING AND MITIGATION IN WISCONSIN
GOTKOWITZ, Madeline B., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI 53705 and SAINES, Marvin, Saines Environmental Hydrogeology, 1587 Figueroa Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89123, mbgotkow@wisc.edu, mbgotkow@wisc.edu
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5:15 PM
ADAPTING THE CLIMATE CHANGE— WET-SEASON RAIN HARVESTING FOR DRY-SPELL IRRIGATION IN ALABAMA
WAGAW, Mezemir1, KEBEDE, Girma2 and TADESSE, Wubishet1, (1)Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, P.O.Box: 1208, Normal, AL 25762, (2)Alabama Cooperative Extension System Office, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, P.O.Box: 1208, Normal, AL 25762, mezemir.wagaw@aamu.edu, mezemir.wagaw@aamu.edu
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