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

Session No. 189
Tuesday, 20 October 2009: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall A (Oregon Convention Center)

T134. Risks and Realities: Current Advances in Understanding Societal Risk and Resilience to Natural Hazards (Posters)

GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee, GSA Geoinformatics Division, GSA Engineering Geology Division, GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division

Authors will be present from 4 to 6 PM.

 

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PHYSICOCHEMICAL IMPACTS OF VOLCANIC ASH ON SURFACE WATERS: CASE STUDY OF MAY 2008 ERUPTION OF VOLCAN CHAITéN, CHILE
STEWART, Carol1, LEONARD, Graham S.2, WILSON, Thomas M.3, VILLAROSA, Gustavo4, JOHNSTON, David2, CRONIN, Shane J.5 and BAXTER, Peter J.6, (1)Private consultant, 37 Harland St, Vogeltown, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand, (2)Joint Centre for Disaster Research, GNS Science/Massey University, PO Box 30 368, Lower Hutt, 5040, New Zealand, (3)Natural Hazard Research Center, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand, (4)Instituto de investigaciones en biodiversidad y medioambiente (INIBIOMA) CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Comahue Quintral, 1250 8400 Bariloche, Argentina, (5)Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, Palmerston North, 11222, New Zealand, (6)Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, stewart.carol@xtra.co.nz, stewart.carol@xtra.co.nz
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IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURE FOLLOWING THE MAY 2008 CHAITéN ERUPTION IN PATAGONIA
WILSON, Thomas M.1, LEONARD, Graham S.2, STEWART, Carol3, BAXTER, Peter J.4, VILLAROSA, Gustavo5, ROVERE, Elizabeth I.6, JOHNSTON, David2 and CRONIN, Shane J.7, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand, (2)Joint Centre for Disaster Research, GNS Science/Massey University, PO Box 30 368, Lower Hutt, 5040, New Zealand, (3)Private consultant, 37 Harland St, Vogeltown, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand, (4)Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, (5)Instituto de investigaciones en biodiversidad y medioambiente (INIBIOMA) CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Comahue Quintral, 1250 8400 Bariloche, Argentina, (6)Geological Survey of Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, (7)Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, Palmerston North, 11222, New Zealand, thomas.wilson@canterbury.ac.nz, thomas.wilson@canterbury.ac.nz
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CONSTRUCTING A COMPOSITE HAZARDS VULNERABILITY INDEX FOR COASTAL CALIFORNIA
SHERROUSE, Benson C. and HESTER, David J., Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Mailstop 516, Denver, CO 80225, bcsherrouse@usgs.gov, bcsherrouse@usgs.gov
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GEOLOGIC SUBSIDENCE IN THE SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA, CALIFORNIA, AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR RISK ASSESSMENT
VEROSUB, Kenneth L., Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, DELUSINA, Irina, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 and SHLEMON, Roy, Geology, UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, klverosub@ucdavis.edu, klverosub@ucdavis.edu
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BLENDING REMOTE SENSING AND TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TO SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM HEALTH IN COASTAL LOUISIANA
BETHEL, Matthew B., Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2045 Lakeshore Drive, CERM Bldg. Room 360, New Orleans, LA 70148, LASKA, Shirley, Center for Hazards Assessment Response and Technology, University of New Orleans, 102 Milneburg Hall, New Orleans, LA 70148, TROUTMAN, John, Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration Engineering and Operations Division, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, CERM Bldg., Suite 309, 2045 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70122, GIARDINO, Marco, Chief Scientist, NASA, Stennis Space Center, Bldg. 3226, Room 30A, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 and PHILLIPS, Maurice, The Community of Grand Bayou, 72246 Bunny Lane, Covington, LA 70433, mbethel@uno.edu, mbethel@uno.edu
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USE OF RUBBER SHEET OPERATIONS IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES: A CASE STUDY USING KVR 3000 DATA OF SOUTH MUMBAI, INDIA
KHANOLKAR, Sonal, Department of Earth Sciences, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BOMBAY, Department of Earth Sciences, IIT BOMBAY, Powai-400076,Mumbai, India, Mumbai, 400028, India, sonal.k.1987@gmail.com, sonal.k.1987@gmail.com
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