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

Session No. 229
Wednesday, 21 October 2009: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
B117/118/119 (Oregon Convention Center)

T38. Improving Coastal Hazards Mitigation through Advances in Coastal Geomorphology

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Peter Ruggiero, Jonathan Allan and Rob Witter, Advocates
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8:15 AM
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8:00 AM
GEOMORPHIC SIGNATURES OF TSUNAMI IN COASTAL SAND DUNE FIELDS OF NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA
LEROY, Thomas H., Pacific Watershed Associates / Cascadia Geosciences, 1652 Holly, McKinleyville, CA 95519, VAUGHAN, Patrick, North Coast Redwoods District, California State Parks, PO Box 2006, Eureka, CA 95502 and PATTON, Jason R., College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University / Cascadia Geosciences, Corvallis, OR 97331, toml@pacificwatershed.com, toml@pacificwatershed.com
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8:35 AM
ASSESSING BARRIER ISLAND VULNERABILITY TO EXTREME GEOMORPHIC CHANGES DURING HURRICANES
STOCKDON, Hilary, PLANT, Nathaniel and SALLENGER, Asbury, U.S. Geological Survey, 600 4th St. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, hstockdon@usgs.gov, hstockdon@usgs.gov
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8:55 AM
EVIDENCE OF A SIMILAR FREQUENCY OF INTENSE STORMS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE LAST 4,000 YEARS
WALLACE, Davin J., Department of Marine Science, The University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 and ANDERSON, John B., Department of Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, davin.wallace@usm.edu, davin.wallace@usm.edu
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9:10 AM
GEOMORPHIC-BASED BARRIER ISLAND TRANSGRESSION MANAGEMENT, CHANDELEUR ISLANDS, LOUISIANA
MINER, Michael D.1, GEORGIOU, Ioannis2, KULP, Mark A.2, FITZGERALD, Duncan M.3, TWICHELL, David C.4, FLOCKS, James G.5 and LAVOIE, Dawn6, (1)Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, (2)Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences and Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, (3)Dept. of Earth Sciences, Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, 384 Quissett Campus, Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (5)Florida Integrated Science Center - Coastal and Watershed Studies Team, U.S. Geological Survey, 600 4th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, Gulf of Mexico Science Coordination Office, 2045 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 422, University of New Orleans Lakefront Campus, New Orleans, LA 70122, mminer@uno.edu, mminer@uno.edu
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9:25 AM
SEA-LEVEL RISE AND COASTAL CHANGE HAZARDS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE UNDER CHANGING CLIMATE
WILLIAMS, S. Jeffress1, GUTIERREZ, Benjamin T.2 and THIELER, E. Robert2, (1)Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02540, (2)Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, jwilliams@usgs.gov, jwilliams@usgs.gov
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9:40 AM
A PROBABILISTIC FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING SEA-LEVEL RISE IMPACTS
THIELER, E. Robert1, GUTIERREZ, Benjamin T.1, PLANT, Nathaniel2, WILLIAMS, S. Jeffress3, CAHOON, Donald4, GESCH, Dean5, GUNTENSPERGEN, Glenn R.6 and MASTERSON, John7, (1)Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 600 4th St. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Beltsville, MD 20705, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Sioux Falls, SD 57198, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, Natural Resources Research Institute, 5013 Miller Trunk Highway, Duluth, MN 55811, (7)U.S. Geological Survey, 10 Bearfoot Road, Northborough, MA 01532, rthieler@usgs.gov, rthieler@usgs.gov
 
10:00 AM
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10:15 AM
A COUPLED GEOLOGIC AND HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING APPROACH TO HINDCAST AND FORECAST THE RESPONSE OF A COASTAL SYSTEM TO SEA-LEVEL RISE AND GEOMORPHIC CHANGE
MALLINSON, David1, CULVER, S.J.2, RIGGS, Stanley1, BLANTON, Brian O.3 and LUETTICH, Richard4, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)Geology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, (3)Renaissance Computing Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 100 Europa Drive, Suite 540, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, (4)Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 3431 Arendell St, Morehead City, 28557, mallinsond@ecu.edu, mallinsond@ecu.edu
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10:30 AM
PROBABALISTIC FORECASTING OF COASTAL CLIFF RETREAT USING A BAYES NETWORK
HAPKE, Cheryl J., U.S. Geological Survey/PWRC, 384 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543, PLANT, Nathaniel, U.S. Geological Survey, 600 4th St. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, KRATZMANN, Meredith G., U.S. Geological Survey, 384 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543 and RUGGIERO, Peter, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, chapke@usgs.gov, chapke@usgs.gov
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10:45 AM
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11:00 AM
HUMAN-INDUCED COASTAL EVOLUTION OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER LITTORAL CELL
KAMINSKY, George M.1, RUGGIERO, Peter2, BUIJSMAN, Maarten C.3, MCCANDLESS, Diana1 and GELFENBAUM, Guy4, (1)Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program, Washington State Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504, (2)Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, (3)Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, 3845 Slichterhall, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, (4)Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, gkam461@ecy.wa.gov, gkam461@ecy.wa.gov
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11:15 AM
COASTAL DUNE GEOMORPHOLOGY AND VULNERABILITY TO EROSION AND FLOODING IN THE U.S. PACIFIC NORTHWEST
MULL, Jeremy, Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University, 220 Owen Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-3212 and RUGGIERO, Peter, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, jmull@coas.oregonstate.edu, jmull@coas.oregonstate.edu
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11:30 AM
THE GLOBAL EXTENT OF BEACH SAND MINING
GRIFFITH, Adam, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, 90 University Way, Belk Building Room 294, Cullowhee, NC 28723, YOUNG, Robert S., Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723 and PILKEY, Orrin H., Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Duke University, Box 90228, 321 Old Chemistry Bldg, Durham, NC 27708, agriffith@wcu.edu, agriffith@wcu.edu
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11:45 AM
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