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

Session No. 81
Monday, 19 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
B114/115 (Oregon Convention Center)

T60. Alluvial Records: Numerical Dating and Archives of Climatic, Environmental, and Neotectonic Change

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Tammy Rittenour, Warren D. Sharp and John Gosse, Advocates
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8:00 AM
TERRACE RECORDS OF HOLOCENE INCISION, AGGRADATION, AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HILLSLOPE EROSION AND MAIN CHANNEL PROCESSES IN CENTRAL IDAHO
PIERCE, Jennifer L., Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725, MEYER, Grant A., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and RITTENOUR, Tammy M., Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, jenpierce@boisestate.edu, jenpierce@boisestate.edu
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8:15 AM
OF DROUGHT AND FLOODING RAINS: HOLOCENE PRECIPITATION VARIABILITY IN ARID AUSTRALIA FROM SPELEOTHEM AND ALLUVIAL RECORDS
QUIGLEY, Mark1, HORTON, Travis2, HELLSTROM, John3 and CUPPER, Matthew3, (1)School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, 3010, Australia, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand, (3)School of Earth Sciences, The Univ of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia, mark.quigley@canterbury.ac.nz, mark.quigley@canterbury.ac.nz
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8:30 AM
CLIMATE, SEDIMENT SUPPLY, AND STREAM POWER: EPISODES OF ENHANCED DEPOSITION ON ALLUVIAL FANS OF THE LOST RIVER RANGE, IDAHO
KENWORTHY, Megan K., Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, PIERCE, Jennifer L., Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1535, RITTENOUR, Tammy, Department of Geology and Luminescence Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322 and PIERCE, Kenneth L., Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey, Bozeman, MT, Bozeman, MT 59717-3492, megankenworthy@u.boisestate.edu, megankenworthy@u.boisestate.edu
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8:45 AM
DISENTAGLING CLIMATIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE SIGNALS ON PALEOFLOOD RECORDS: A CASE STUDY OF THE GUADALENTIN RIVER (SE SPAIN)
BENITO, Gerardo1, RICO, Mayte2, SÁNCHEZ-MOYA, Yolanda3, SOPEÑA, Alfonso3, THORNDYCRAFT, Varyl R.4, MACHADO, Maria1 and BARRIENDOS, Mariano5, (1)Environmental Research Centre, CSIC, Serrano 115 bis, Madrid, 28006, Spain, (2)Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, CSIC, Avda. Montañana 1005 bis, Zaragoza, 50080, Spain, (3)Instituto de Geología Económica, CSIC-Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 28040, Spain, (4)Dpt. of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, England, (5)Dpt. Modern History, University of Barcelona, B. Reixac, Barcelona, 08028, Spain, benito@ccma.csic.es, benito@ccma.csic.es
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9:00 AM
HOLOCENE ARROYO CUT AND FILL CYCLES, SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON
DURKEE, Matthew I., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98942 and ELY, Lisa L., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926, durkeem@cwu.edu, durkeem@cwu.edu
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9:15 AM
SOURCES OF SEDIMENT IN THE CURRENT ARROYO CYCLE USING A SEDIMENT BUDGET FOR TWO SUBBASINS OF THE RIO PUERCO, NEW MEXICO
GELLIS, Allen C.1, PAVICH, M.J.2, ELLWEIN, A.L.3, WIECZOREK, M.E.1 and VIGER, R.J.4, (1)US Geological Survey, 5522 Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21228, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (3)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225, agellis@usgs.gov, agellis@usgs.gov
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9:30 AM
INFLUENCE OF ARROYO CYCLES ON DOWNSTREAM PALEOFLOOD RECORDS - AN EXAMPLE FROM BUCKSKIN WASH, UT/AZ
HARVEY, Jonathan E., PEDERSON, Joel and RITTENOUR, Tammy, Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, jon.harvey@aggiemail.usu.edu, jon.harvey@aggiemail.usu.edu
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9:45 AM
IMPACT OF HOLOCENE VALLEY EVOLUTION ON MODERN SEDIMENT LOADING IN THE LE SUEUR RIVER, MINNESOTA
GRAN, Karen B.1, JOHNSON, Andrea L.1, BELMONT, Patrick2, DAY, Stephanie3, JENNINGS, Carrie E.4 and WILCOCK, Peter5, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, 1114 Kirby Dr, Duluth, MN 55812, (2)National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, University of Minnesota, 2 Third Avenue SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, (3)National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, University of Minnesota, 2 - 3rd Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, (4)Minnesota Geological Survey, University of Minnesota, 2642 University Avenue West, St. Paul, MN 55114, (5)National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, kgran@d.umn.edu, kgran@d.umn.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
GEOMORPHIC HISTORY OF RIVERS DRAINING THE EASTERN ANDEAN CORDILLERA (34–37°S) CONSTRAINED BY TEPHROCHRONOLOGY, U-SERIES DATING OF PEDOGENIC CARBONATE AND COSMOGENIC 3HE DATING OF BASALT FLOWS
HYNEK, Scott A., Geosciences, Penn State University, 302 Hosler Building, University Park, PA 16802, MARCHETTI, David W., Geology Program, Western State Colorado University, 600 N. Adams St, Gunnison, CO 81231, FERNANDEZ, Diego P., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Frederick Albert Sutton Building, 115 S. 1460 E. Rm 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and CERLING, Thure E., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, sah376@psu.edu, sah376@psu.edu
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10:30 AM
LATE QUATERNARY FAULTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN IRAN INFERRED FROM DATING OF ALLUVIAL FANS, RIVER TERRACES, AND LAKEBEDS
WALKER, Richard T., Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PR, United Kingdom, FATTAHI, Morteza, Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran, Kargar Shomali, Tehran, aaa aaaa, Iran and TALEBIAN, Morteza, Geological Survey of Iran, Meraj Avenue, Azadi Square, Tehran, aaa aaaa, Iran, richw@earth.ox.ac.uk, richw@earth.ox.ac.uk
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10:45 AM
NEW RATES OF PLEISTOCENE SLIP ON THE DEATH VALLEY FAULT
REYNHOUT, Scott, Geology, University of Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics, Cincinnati, OH 45220, OWEN, Lewis A., Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics, Cincinnati, OH 45221, FRANKEL, Kurt L., School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, FINKEL, Robert, Earth and Planetary Science Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, DOLAN, James F., Dept Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740 and KNOTT, Jeffrey R., Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Fullerton, Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834, scott.a.reynhout@gmail.com, scott.a.reynhout@gmail.com
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11:00 AM
A NEW ESTIMATE OF THE SPALLOGENIC PRODUCTION RATE OF IN SITU COSMOGENIC 10BE FROM LAKE BONNEVILLE SHORELINE FEATURES, PROMONTORY POINT, UTAH
LIFTON, Nathaniel A.1, CAFFEE, Marc W.2, FINKEL, Robert3, SCHAEFER, Joerg M.4, STONE, John5, GOEHRING, Brent M.4, PHILLIPS, Fred6, OVIATT, Charles G.7 and ROOD, Dylan H.8, (1)Depts. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, and Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (2)Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, (3)Earth and Planetary Science Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, (5)Earth and Space Sciences & Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, (6)Earth and Environmental Science Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, (7)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, (8)Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550-9234, nlifton@purdue.edu, nlifton@purdue.edu
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11:15 AM
A CONSTRAINED MONTE CARLO APPROACH TO MODELING PROFILES OF COSMOGENIC NUCLIDES
HIDY, Alan J., Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada and GOSSE, John C., Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, 3006 LSC Edzell Castle Circle, Halifax, NS B3H3J5, Canada, alanhidy@dal.ca, alanhidy@dal.ca
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11:30 AM
COMPARISON OF AGES FROM U-SERIES ON PEDOGENIC CARBONATE AND 10BE DEPTH PROFILES FOR TWO LATE PLEISTOCENE ALLUVIAL FANS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FLETCHER, Kathryn E.K., Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, 304 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, LE, Kim, Geology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, ROCKWELL, Thomas K., Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182, BALCO, Greg, Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709, OSKIN, Michael E., Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 and SHARP, Warren D., Berkeley Geochronology Center, Berkeley, CA 94709, fletcher@eps.berkeley.edu, fletcher@eps.berkeley.edu
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