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

Session No. 247
Wednesday, 21 October 2009: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall A (Oregon Convention Center)

Quaternary Geology (Posters)

Authors will be present from 4 to 6 PM.

 

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EVIDENCE FOR LATE WISCONSINAN OUTBURST FLOODS IN THE TOK-TANACROSS BASIN, UPPER TANANA RIVER VALLEY, EAST-CENTRAL ALASKA
REGER, Richard D., Reger's Geologic Consulting, P.O. Box 3326, Soldotna, AK 99669 and HUBBARD, Trent D., Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, trent.hubbard@alaska.gov, trent.hubbard@alaska.gov
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MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE MEGAFLOODS IN NW GERMANY:DEPOSITIONAL SETTING AND FLOOD-RELATED LANDFORMS
WINSEMANN, Jutta1, MEINSEN, Janine2, LANDMEYER, Nils1 and WEITKAMP, Axel1, (1)Institute of Geology, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstrasse 30, Hannover, 30167, Germany, (2)Institute of Geology, Leibniz University Hannover, Callinstrasse 30, Hannover, 30167, winsemann@geowi.uni-hannover.de, winsemann@geowi.uni-hannover.de
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LINKING JOKULHLAUPS WITH KETTLES AND THE STEILACOOM GRAVEL
POLIVKA, Peter M., Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, polivka@u.washington.edu, polivka@u.washington.edu
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A LITTLE ICE AGE OUTBURST FLOOD AT MAMMOTH GLACIER, WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING
DAVIES, Nigel and CLARK, Douglas H., Geology, Western Washington Univ, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225, daviesn@students.wwu.edu, daviesn@students.wwu.edu
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EVIDENCE OF EXTREME FLOOD EVENTS IN THE BLACK HILLS REGION OF SOUTH DAKOTA
HARDEN, Tessa1, O'CONNOR, Jim E.1, DRISCOLL, Dan2 and STAMM, John2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 2130 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 1608 Mountain View Road, Rapid City, SD 57702, tharden@usgs.gov, tharden@usgs.gov
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ASSESSMENT OF CAUSAL MECHANISMS ON FLOOD CONVEYANCE ALONG THE TISZA RIVER, HUNGARY USING ONE DIMENSIONAL RETRO AND SCENARIO MODELING
EVANOFF, Elizabeth, Geology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1259 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901, REMO, Jonathan W.F., Environmental Resource and Policy Program, Southern Illinois Univ, 206 Parkinson Laboratory, Department of Geology, Carbondale, IL 62901-4324, PINTER, Nicholas, Geology Dept, Southern Illinois Univ, 1259 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901-4324 and BALINT, Gábor, VITUKI, Kvassay út 1, Budapest, Hungary, eevanoff@siu.edu, eevanoff@siu.edu
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SUBGLACIAL EMPLACEMENT AND DEFORMATION OF EXTENSIVE GLACIOFLUVIAL SEQUENCES UNDER THE FORMER SCANDINAVIAN ICE SHEET, ISLAND OF FUNEN, DENMARK
LESEMANN, Jerome-Etienne1, ALSOP, Ian2 and PIOTROWSKI, Jan A.1, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark, (2)Department of Geology and Petroleum Geology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom, jerome.lesemann@geo.au.dk, jerome.lesemann@geo.au.dk
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IS TILL THE ONLY EVIDENCE OF ICE ADVANCE? WHAT 15 YEARS OF POST-SURGE RETREAT HAVE REVEALED BENEATH BERING GLACIER, ALASKA
CROSSEN, Kristine J., Geological Sciences, University of Alaska, 3211 Providence Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508, afkjc@uaa.alaska.edu, afkjc@uaa.alaska.edu
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INTRODUCING THE DUNE UNDERGRADUATE GEOMORPHOLOGY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY (DUGG) NSF-RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES SITE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE AND UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
RAWLING III, J. Elmo, Geography/Geology, University of Wisconsin Platteville, 1 University Plaza, Platteville, WI 53818, HANSON, Paul, Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, 612 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0517, YOUNG, Aaron R., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 608 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, ATTIG, John W., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53705, HART, David J., Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, University of Wisconsin-Extension, 3817 Mineral Point Rd, Madison, WI 53705 and CARSON, Eric C., Department of Environmental Sciences, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705, rawlingj@uwplatt.edu, rawlingj@uwplatt.edu
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GEOCHRONOLOGY OF LATE-HOLOCENE MANGROVE ISLAND SEDIMENTATION IN FLORIDA BAY
OCHES, Eric1, LITTLE, Mathew2 and HARRIES, Peter J.2, (1)Department of Natural & Applied Sciences, Bentley University, 175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452, (2)Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, roches@bentley.edu, roches@bentley.edu
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TREE BOLES REVEALED IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST LANDSLIDE DEPOSITS PROVIDE TREE-RING RECORD FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO DEGLACIATION
VAN DE WATER, Peter K.1, LEAVITT, Steven W.2, JULL, A.J.T.3, SQUIRE, Joe4 and TESTA, Nick4, (1)Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State University, 2576 East San Ramon Ave MS ST/24, Fresno, CA 93740, (2)Lab. of Tree-Ring Research, Univ of Arizona, 1215 E. Lowell St., Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)NSF-Arizona AMS facility, Univ of Arizona, 1118 East Fourth St, Tucson, AZ AZ 85721, (4)Oregon Department of Transportation, 3700 SW Philomath Blvd, Corvallis, OR 97333, pvandewater@csufresno.edu, pvandewater@csufresno.edu
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MARINE OXYGEN ISOTOPE STAGE 4 AND 6 GLACIATIONS AND LATE PLEISTOCENE PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTIONS OF THE NORTHERN CORDILLERAN ICE SHEET, YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA
WARD, Brent C.1, BOND, Jeffrey D.2, GOSSE, John C.3, TURNER, Derek G.4, JENSEN, Britta J.L.5, FROESE, Duane G.5 and TELKA, Alice6, (1)Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser Univ, 1, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, (2)Yukon Geological Survey, P.O. Box 2703, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1B5, Canada, (3)Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, 3006 LSC Edzell Castle Circle, Halifax, NS B3H3J5, Canada, (4)Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, (5)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, (6)Paleotec Services, 1-574 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON K1R 5K2, Canada, bcward@sfu.ca, bcward@sfu.ca
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C:N RATIO IN LAKE SEDIMENTS FROM BAFFIN ISLAND
FLORIAN, Christopher Roth, Instaar, University of Colorado, Campus Box 450, Boulder, CO 80309, florian@colorado.edu, florian@colorado.edu
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QUATERNARY EVOLUTION OF MOHAWK VALLEY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND STRATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATIONS OF QUATERNARY DEPOSITS
REDWINE, Joanna L., Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences / Geology, Desert Research Institute / University of Nevada Reno, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512 and ADAMS, Kenneth D., Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, jredwine@dri.edu, jredwine@dri.edu
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TIMING AND FORENSICS OF AN IMMENSE AND RAPID SEDIMENTARY PROGRADATION OF THE NE LANA'I (HAWAIIAN ISLANDS) COASTLINE
DOUGLASS, Jennifer L., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, KOLKER, Alexander S., Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, 8124 Highway 56, Chauvin, LA 70344, GASPARINI, Nicole M., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 101 Blessey Hall, New Orleans, LA 70118, BUTCHER, Kristen A., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118 and ROSENHEIM, B.E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, Blessey 210, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, jdougla1@tulane.edu, jdougla1@tulane.edu
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PUSHING THE LIMITS OF VOLCANIC CRYPTOTEPHRA DETECTION IN THE HIGH ARCTIC, SPITSBERGEN, SVALBARD
SCHUPACK, Benjamin B., Department of Geological Sciences, Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, 450 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0450, MILLER, Gifford H., INSTAAR and Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0450 and KUEHN, Stephen C., Department of Physical Sciences, Concord University, P O Box 1000, Athens, WV 24712, BSchupack@gmail.com, BSchupack@gmail.com
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LATE PLEISTOCENE CLIMATE ON THE BLANCA MASSIF, SANGRE DE CRISTO RANGE, COLORADO
BRUGGER, Keith A., Geology Discipline, University of Minnesota, Morris, 600 E. 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267, REFSNIDER, Kurt A., Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, 1560 30th Street UCB 450, Boulder, CO 80309 and LEONARD, Eric M., Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, bruggeka@morris.umn.edu, bruggeka@morris.umn.edu
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QUATERNARY EVOLUTION OF AN INCISING PIEDMONT RIVER: THE CATAWBA RIVER NEAR CHARLOTTE, NC
DIEMER, John A.1, EPPES, Martha C.1, BOBYARCHICK, Andy R.1, RICH, Fredrick J.2, FREYER, John B.1, HARDISON, Joel1, LAYZELL, Anthony1, SIMINO, Joe1 and WOLFE, Michael1, (1)Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, (2)Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8149, Statesboro, GA 30460, jadiemer@uncc.edu, jadiemer@uncc.edu
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PREHISTORIC MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS OBTAINED FROM TWO CONNECTICUT LAKES ALLOW FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF PAST VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
IWACHIW, Isabel, Environmental Science Program, Trinity College, 300 summit St, Hartford, CT 06106, TUCKER, William C., Environmental Sciences, Trinity College, 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT 06106, GOURLEY, Jonathan, Enivronmental Science Program, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106 and GEISS, Christoph, Environmental Science Program, Trinity College, 300 Summit St, Hartford, CT 06106, isabel.iwachiw@trincoll.edu, isabel.iwachiw@trincoll.edu
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PRELIMINARY CARBON STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF MONOCOTS AND POLLEN DIVERSITY IN HOLOCENE PEAT DEPOSITS IN CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK
YANKECH Jr, John, Chemistry, Physics and Geology, Winthrop University, 101 Sims Hall, Rock Hill, SC 29733, WERTS, Scott P., Chemistry, Physics and Geology, Winthrop University, 213A Sims Hall, Rock Hill, SC 29733 and COHEN, Arthur D., Geological Sciences, Univ of South Carolina, 701 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29208, yankechj2@winthrop.edu, yankechj2@winthrop.edu
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PLAYA LAKE RESPONSE TO RAPID CLIMATE CHANGES DURING THE LATE-PLEISTOCENE AND HOLOCENE ON THE HIGH PLAINS OF KANSAS
BOWEN, Mark W., Geography and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd, Geography Dept, Oshkosh, WI 54901 and JOHNSON, William C., Dept. of Geography, University of Kansas, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, bowenm@uwosh.edu, bowenm@uwosh.edu
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INSIGHT INTO QUATERNARY ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN THE LAKE ONTARIO BASIN REVEALED THROUGH NEW CHRONOLOGICAL AND GLACIOGEOLOGICAL INFORMATION
BRENNAND, Tracy A., Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada and LIAN, Olav B., Department of Geography, University of the Fraser Valley, 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8, tabrenna@sfu.ca, tabrenna@sfu.ca
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NEOGENE AND QUATERNARY EVOLUTION OF THE FRASER RIVER BASIN, BRITISH COLUMBIA: EVIDENCE FROM THE CHILCOTIN GROUP BASALTS
ANDREWS, Graham D.M., Department of Geology, California State University Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311, RUSSELL, J. Kelly, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, 6339 Stores Rd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada and ANDERSON, R.G., Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, 625 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5J3, Canada, gandrews1@csub.edu, gandrews1@csub.edu
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LAKES, SHEAR & MULTIPLE TILLS: AN EXAMPLE OF A COMPLEX ICE MARGINAL POSITION IN THE EASTERN CATSKILLS
KOZLOWSKI, Andrew L., Geologic Survey, New York State Museum, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, BIRD, Brian C., Department of Geoscience, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, SMITH, Colby A., Geology, New York State Museum, Cultural Education Center of the Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12208, KRUMDIECK, Newton W., New York State Geological Survey, New York State Museum, Albany, NY 12230 and STEFANIK, Paul, New York State Museum, Geological Suvey, Albany, 12230, akozlows@mail.nysed.gov, akozlows@mail.nysed.gov
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YOUNGER DRYAS BURIED PEAT HORIZON IN THE MONTEZUMA WETLANDS COMPLEX, CENTRAL NEW YORK: IMPLICATIONS FOR LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION AND DEGLACIAL CHRONOLOGY
KRUMDIECK, Newton W., New York State Geological Survey, Albany, NY 12230, KOZLOWSKI, Andrew L., Geologic Survey, New York State Museum, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230 and KAPPEL, William, U.S. Geol Survey, 30 Brown Road, Ithaca, NY 14850-1573, nkrumdie@mail.nysed.gov, nkrumdie@mail.nysed.gov
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STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF SUBGLACIALLY DEFORMED SEDIMENT IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
BIRD, Brian C., Department of Geoscience, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, KEHEW, A.E., Geosciences Department, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 and KOZLOWSKI, Andrew L., Geologic Survey, New York State Museum, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, brian.bird@wmich.edu, brian.bird@wmich.edu
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GLACIALLY VARVED SEDIMENTS AS CHRONOMETERS FOR LOCAL GLACIAL LAKES IN THE CATSKILLS, NEW YORK
SMITH, Colby A., Geology, New York State Museum, Cultural Education Center of the Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12208, KOZLOWSKI, Andrew L., Geologic Survey, New York State Museum, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, KRUMDIECK, Newton W., Geologic Survey, State Museum, Albany, NY 12230, STEFANIK, Paul, Geologic Survey, State Museum, Albany, 12230 and BIRD, Brian C., Department of Geoscience, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, csmith4@mail.nysed.gov, csmith4@mail.nysed.gov