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Session No. 7
Sunday, 31 October 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 502 (Colorado Convention Center)

P6. Seeing the True Shape of Earth’s Surface: Applications of Airborne and Terrestrial LiDAR in the Geosciences

GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geophysics Division

 

Ian P. Madin and Kurt L. Frankel, Conveners
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
THE STATE OF ONLINE ACCESS TO LIDAR TOPOGRAPHY DATA AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
CROSBY, Christopher J., San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego, MC 0505, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0505, ccrosby@sdsc.edu, ccrosby@sdsc.edu
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8:20 AM
TECTONIC GEOMORPHOLOGY, STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY, AND PALEOSEISMOLOGY OF FAULT ZONES FROM HIGH RESOLUTION TOPOGRAPHY
ARROWSMITH, Ramón, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, ramon.arrowsmith@asu.edu, ramon.arrowsmith@asu.edu
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8:35 AM
APPLICATIONS OF LIDAR IN THE SCIENTIFIC RESPONSE TO MAJOR EARTHQUAKES: LESSONS FROM HAITI AND MEXICO
OSKIN, Michael E., Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, COWGILL, Eric, W.M. Keck Center for Active Visualization in the Earth Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, GOLD, Peter, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, 2275 Speedway Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712, ELLIOTT, Austin J., Geology Department, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, KREYLOS, Oliver, Institute for Data Analysis and Visualization, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 and BERNARDIN, Tony S., Institute for Data Analysis and Visualization, Computer Science Department, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, meoskin@ucdavis.edu, meoskin@ucdavis.edu
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8:50 AM
MELTING MOUNTAINS: LIDAR MAPPING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PERIGLACIAL DEBRIS FLOWS on MT. RAINIER, WASHINGTON AND MT. HOOD, OREGON
NOLIN, Anne W.1, GRANT, Gordon E.2 and LANCASTER, Stephen T.1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, 104 Wilkinson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, (2)Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331-8550, nolina@science.oregonstate.edu, nolina@science.oregonstate.edu
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9:05 AM
USING AIRBORNE LIDAR FOR FORENSIC STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY— TWO ROCKFALL EXAMPLES FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA
HANEBERG, William C., Haneberg Geoscience, 3063 Portsmouth Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45208 and WATTS, Chester F., Department of Geology, Radford University, Radford, VA 24142-6939, bill@haneberg.com, bill@haneberg.com
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9:20 AM
ROCK-FALL INVESTIGATION AND HAZARD ASSESSMENT IN YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, USING AIRBORNE AND TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING DATA
STOCK, Greg M.1, COLLINS, Brian D.2, REICHENBACH, Paola3, JABOYEDOFF, Michel4, OPPIKOFER, Thierry5, SAS, Robert J.1, BAWDEN, Gerald W.6, BOND, Sandra6 and GREEN, Jimmy K.7, (1)National Park Service, Yosemite National Park, El Portal, CA 95389, (2)Landslide Hazards Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS973, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica (CNR-IRPI), Perugia, 06128, Italy, (4)University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, (5)Geological Survey of Norway, Trondheim, Norway, (6)US Geological Survey, Sacramento, CA 95819, (7)Optech International, Kiln, MS 39556, greg_stock@nps.gov, greg_stock@nps.gov
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9:35 AM
MONITORING FORESTS AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT: LIDAR APPLICATIONS IN FORESTRY
MCGAUGHEY, Robert J.1, REUTEBUCH, Stephen E.1 and ANDERSEN, Hans-Erik2, (1)USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Univ. Of Washington, PO Box 352100, Seattle, WA 98195-2100, (2)USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Anchorage, AK 99503, bmcgaughey@fs.fed.us, bmcgaughey@fs.fed.us
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:05 AM
OBSERVATIONS OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN A RECENTLY BURNED WATERSHED USING TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING
STALEY, Dennis M., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, WASKLEWICZ, Thad A., Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment, East Carolina University, A-227 Brewster Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858 and KEAN, Jason W., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS 966, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, dstaley@usgs.gov, dstaley@usgs.gov
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10:20 AM
LIDAR APPLICATIONS TO LAVA FLOW MAPPING AND HAZARD ANALYSIS
CASHMAN, Katharine V.1, DEARDORFF, Nick2, DELIGNE, Natalia Irma3, DIETTERICH, Hannah R.2 and SOULE, Adam4, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, 1272 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, (4)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02540, cashman@uoregon.edu, cashman@uoregon.edu
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10:35 AM
QUANTITATIVE GEOMORPHOLOGY OF A NEW ENGLAND ESTUARINE SALT MARSH SYSTEM USING MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY, GIS AND LIDAR
ARGOW, Brittina A.1, MILLETTE, Thomas L.2, MARCANO, Eugenio2 and HOPKINSON, Charles S.3, (1)Geosciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central St, Wellesley, MA 02481, (2)GeoProcessing Laboratory, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA 01075, (3)Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, bargow@wellesley.edu, bargow@wellesley.edu
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10:50 AM
WORKING THROUGH THE WATER: STREAM BATHYMETRY WITH THE EXPERIMENTAL ADVANCED AIRBORNE RESEARCH LIDAR (EAARL)
MCKEAN, Jim, US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Boise, 322 East Front St, Suite 401, Boise, ID 83702, WRIGHT, Wayne, U.S. Geological Survey, Saint Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, 600 4th Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 and TONINA, Daniele, Center for Ecohydraulics Research, University of Idaho, 322 East Front St, Suite 340, Boise, ID 83702, jmckean@fs.fed.us, jmckean@fs.fed.us
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11:05 AM
MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION AT MULTIPLE SCALES USING AIRBORNE, TERRESTRIAL, AND LABORATORY LASER SCANNING
MITASOVA, Helena1, STAREK, Michael1 and HARMON, Russell S.2, (1)Marine Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (2)Army Research Office, PO Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC 27709, hmitaso@unity.ncsu.edu, hmitaso@unity.ncsu.edu
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11:20 AM
GEOMORPHIC MAPPING FROM LIDAR TOPOGRAPHY
HAUGERUD, Ralph A., U.S. Geological Survey, Dept Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, rhaugerud@usgs.gov, rhaugerud@usgs.gov
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11:35 AM
MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH LIDAR: CONFESSIONS OF AN INVETERATE SURFICIAL MAPPER
HOUSE, P. Kyle, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, MS 178, Reno, NV 89557, pkhouse@gmail.com, pkhouse@gmail.com
 
11:50 AM
Discussion
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