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

Session No. 8
Sunday, 18 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
B113 (Oregon Convention Center)

T9. Climate Signals in Rivers and Streams

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Christopher Magirl and Daniel Malmon, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
CLIMATE SINGALS IN STREAMBED ELEVATIONS OF GLACIAL RIVERS IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
CONAWAY, Jeffrey S., U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center, 4230 University Dr. Suite 201, Anchorage, AK 99508-4664 and VALENTINE, Kirsten R., U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, 4230 University Dr, Suite 201, Anchorage, AK 99508, jconaway@usgs.gov, jconaway@usgs.gov
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8:20 AM
FROM ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS TO RIVERS OF DEBRIS: COUPLING EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS, GLACIAL RETREAT, DEBRIS FLOWS, AND CHANNEL CHANGES ON MOUNT RAINIER, WASHINGTON
GRANT, Gordon1, NOLIN, Anne W.2, COPELAND, Elizabeth2, ELLINGER, Jonathan2, PARKER, Lauren2, LANCASTER, Stephen T.3, KENNARD, Paul M.4, DELANEY, Ian5 and TAINER, Erin4, (1)Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 3200 Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331, (2)Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, (3)Geosciences, Oregon State U, 104 Wilkinson/Geosciences Dept, Corvallis, OR 97331, (4)Regional Geomorphologist, Mount Rainier National Park, 55210 238th Avenue East, Ashford, WA 98304, (5)Dept. of Geology, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362, gordon.grant@oregonstate.edu, gordon.grant@oregonstate.edu
3
8:40 AM
INCREASING PRECIPITATION, RUNOFF, FORESTS, AND PAVEMENT OVER THE LAST 70 YEARS, THE WINOOSKI RIVER BASIN, NORTHERN VERMONT
HACKETT, William R.1, BIERMAN, Paul2, RIZZO, Donna M.3 and BESAW, Lance E.3, (1)Geology, University of Vermont, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405, (2)Geology Department, University of Vermont, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405, (3)College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of Vermont, Votey Hall, 33 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405, william.hackett@uvm.edu, william.hackett@uvm.edu
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8:55 AM
CONTROLS ON THE GEOMORPHIC SIGNATURE OF HOLOCENE CLIMATE ON RIVERS IN NORTHERN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
MEYER, Grant A., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and PERSICO, Lyman P., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, gmeyer@unm.edu, gmeyer@unm.edu
5
9:10 AM
WATER QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: EXAMPLE WITH ACID ROCK DRAINAGE
NORDSTROM, D. Kirk, U.S. Geol Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, dkn@usgs.gov, dkn@usgs.gov
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9:25 AM
CLIMATE CHANGE AND LOCAL GEOMORPHIC CONTROLS ON FLUVIAL PROCESSES ON SMALL STREAMS IN NORTHERN YELLOWSTONE
PERSICO, Lyman P., Geology Department, Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA 16546 and MEYER, Grant A., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, lpersico@mercyhurst.edu, lpersico@mercyhurst.edu
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9:40 AM
HOW DOES HOLOCENE CLIMATE CHANGE DRIVE WILDFIRES, SEDIMENT DELIVERY FROM HILLSLOPES, AND MAIN CHANNEL RESPONSE?
PIERCE, Jennifer L.1, MEYER, Grant A.2, NELSON, Nathan A.3, SVENSON, Lar3 and RILEY, Kerry3, (1)Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (3)Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Ave, Boise, ID 83725, jenpierce@boisestate.edu, jenpierce@boisestate.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
8
10:15 AM
EFFECTS OF FLOODS AND CLIMATE ON CHANNEL PLANFORM CHANGE OF THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER, ARIZONA
BLOCK, Debra1, MALMON, Daniel2 and REDSTEER, Margaret1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, dblock@usgs.gov, dblock@usgs.gov
9
10:30 AM
INFLUENCE OF HOLOCENE CLIMATE AND FLOOD EVENTS ON THE GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY
KESEL, Richard H., Dept, Geograohy & Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, gakesel@lsu.edu, gakesel@lsu.edu
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10:45 AM
KNICKPOINT RETREAT ON SMALL BEDROCK RIVER CATCHMENTS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF BASE-LEVEL FALL: THE CASE OF JURA (WEST SCOTLAND, UK)
CASTILLO, Miguel1, BISHOP, Paul2 and JANSEN, John2, (1)Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, East Quadrangle, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Geographical & Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom, Miguel.Castillo@ges.gla.ac.uk, Miguel.Castillo@ges.gla.ac.uk
11
11:00 AM
AUTOGENIC ALLUVIAL GRADE ATTAINED WITH FALLING SEA LEVEL: A 2D EXPERIMENT
MUTO, Tetsuji, Graduate School of Science and Technology (Environmental Science), Nagasaki University, Bunkyomachi 1-14, Nagasaki, 852-8521, KIM, Wonsuck, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C9000, Austin, TX 78712-025 and PARKER, Gary, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Dept. of Geology and NCED, University of Illinois, 205 N Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, tmuto@nagasaki-u.ac.jp, tmuto@nagasaki-u.ac.jp
12
11:15 AM
DEDUCING CLIMATE SIGNALS IN QUATERNARY LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS
RIIHIMAKI, Catherine A., Biology Department, Drew University, 36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940, REINERS, Peter W., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 and HEFFERN, Edward L., U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003, criihimaki@drew.edu, criihimaki@drew.edu
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11:30 AM
MIOCENE CAPTURE OF THE YALU (YARLUNG) RIVER BY THE PALEO-SUBANSIRI RIVER: EVIDENCE FROM DETRITAL ZIRCON U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY IN THE EASTERN HIMALAYA
CINA, Sara E., Department of Earth & Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, 3806 Geology Building, Los Angeles, CA 90095, YIN, An, Department of Earth & Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, 3806 Geology Building, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, GROVE, Marty, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 and DUBEY, C.S., Department of Geology, Delhi University, Delhi, India, saracina@ucla.edu, saracina@ucla.edu
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11:45 AM
LATE CENOZOIC FLOW REVERSAL AND CAPTURE OF THE YALU RIVER (YARLUNG TSANGPO) CAUSED BY RIFT-DAMMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE
YIN, An, Department of Earth & Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, 3806 Geology Building, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, CINA, Sara E., Department of Earth & Space Sciences, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, GROVE, Marty J., N/a, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 and ZHANG, Jinyu, School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 10083, China, yin@ess.ucla.edu, yin@ess.ucla.edu
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