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Session No. 170
Tuesday, 2 November 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 303 (Colorado Convention Center)

T130. Dunes, Loess, and Dust: Paleo- and Modern Perspectives on Activation, Stratigraphy, and Processes I

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

William C. Johnson, Marith Reheis and Daniel R. Muhs, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
THE IMPORTANCE OF DUST IN QUATERNARY CLIMATE CYCLES
KOHFELD, Karen E., Simon Fraser University, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Vancouver, BC V5A1S6, Canada, kohfeld@sfu.ca, kohfeld@sfu.ca
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8:35 AM
QUATERNARY DUNE FIELDS AND SAND SEAS - A GLOBAL CHRONOLOGIC AND SPATIAL DATABASE
LANCASTER, Nick, Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, nick@dri.edu, nick@dri.edu
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8:55 AM
MILES OF BURNING SAND: RECONSTRUCTING DUNE FIELD ACTIVITY 150 YEARS AFTER THE PALLISER EXPEDITION
WOLFE, Stephen A., Geological Survey of Canada, Terrain Sciences Division, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, LIAN, Olav, Department of Geography, University of the Fraser Valley, 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8, HUGENHOLTZ, Christopher H., Department of Geography, Unviersity of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada, BENDER, Darren J., Department of Geography, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada and CULLEN, Justine R., Geography, University of the Fraser Valley, 33844 King Rd, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8, Canada, swolfe@nrcan.gc.ca, swolfe@nrcan.gc.ca
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9:15 AM
USING LUMINESCENCE DATING TO DECIPHER TIMING AND ORIGIN OF EOLIAN AV SOIL HORIZONS, SOUTHWEST US
SWEENEY, Mark R., Earth Sciences, University of South Dakota, 414 E. Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069, MCDONALD, Eric, Division of Earth & Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, HANSON, Paul R., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 3310 Holdrege Street, Lincoln, NE 68583 and YOUNG, Aaron R., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, Mark.Sweeney@usd.edu, Mark.Sweeney@usd.edu
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9:30 AM
THE HISTORY AND GROWTH OF A RECENT DUNE FIELD AT GRAND FALLS, NAVAJO NATION, NE ARIZONA
REDSTEER, Margaret Hiza1, BOGLE, Rian2, VOGEL, John2, BLOCK, Debra2, VELASCO, Miguel2 and MIDDLETON, Barry2, (1)U S Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, mhiza@usgs.gov, mhiza@usgs.gov
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9:45 AM
SPATIAL PATTERNS OF SAND COMPOSITION IN THE GRAN DESIERTO, MX DETERMINED FROM THERMAL INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND ASTER REMOTE SENSING DATA
SCHEIDT, Stephen P., Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013, LANCASTER, Nick, Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512 and RAMSEY, Michael S., Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, sscheidt77@gmail.com, sscheidt77@gmail.com
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
UTILIZATION OF CCSEM METHODS TO DETERMINE MINOR/ACCESSORY MINERAL ABUNDANCES FROM INLAND DESERT DUNE SANDS OF THE GRAN DESIERTO
KENNEDY, Stephen K., RJ Lee Group, 350 Hochberg Road, Monroeville, PA 15146, SCHEIDT, Stephen P., Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013 and LANCASTER, Nick, Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, skennedy@rjlg.com, skennedy@rjlg.com
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10:30 AM
LATE PLEISTOCENE DUNE ACTIVITY IN THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS
MASON, Joseph A., Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 550 N. Park St, 160 Science Hall, Madison, WI 53706, SWINEHART, James B., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 607 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, HANSON, Paul R., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 3310 Holdrege Street, Lincoln, NE 68583, LOOPE, David B., Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Lincoln, NE 68588, GOBLE, Ronald J., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588 and MIAO, Xiaodong, Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, 615 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61821, mason@geography.wisc.edu, mason@geography.wisc.edu
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10:45 AM
NEW AGES OF DUNE ACTIVITY DURING AND FOLLOWING THE MEDIEVAL CLIMATIC ANOMALY ON THE EASTERN MARGIN OF THE GREAT PLAINS
HALFEN, Alan F.1, JOHNSON, William C.1, HANSON, Paul2, WOODBURN, Terri L.1 and YOUNG, Aaron R.3, (1)Dept. of Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Rm. 213, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, 612 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0517, (3)School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, afhalfen@ku.edu, afhalfen@ku.edu
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11:00 AM
THE RIDGES OF BOYD COUNTY: ORIENTED LANDFORMS AND LATE QUATERNARY EOLIAN PROCESSES IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEBRASKA, USA
JOECKEL, R.M.1, DILLON, J.S.2, HANSON, P.R.3, HOWARD, L.M.4 and KUZILA, M.S.3, (1)CSD, School of Natural Resources and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, (2)Department of Geography, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE 68849-5130, (3)CSD, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, (4)CSD, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0982, rjoeckel3@unl.edu, rjoeckel3@unl.edu
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11:15 AM
A SANDY INTERLOBATE LANDSCAPE WITH SILTY SEDIMENT IN THE BOTTOMS OF DRY KETTLES: EVIDENCE FOR HOLOCENE LOESS
LUEHMANN, Michael D., Geography, Michigan State University, 1B Geography Bldg, East Lansing, MI 48824, HOBBS, Trevor, Huron-Manistee National Forest, GeoCorps Participant, 1755 S. Mitchell St, Cadillac, MI 49601 and SCHAETZL, Randall J., Geography, Michigan State University, 128 Geography Bldg, East Lansing, MI 48824, luehmann@msu.edu, luehmann@msu.edu
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11:30 AM
FAROUK EL-BAZ AWARD FOR DESERT RESEARCH: MODERN PROCESSES AND LATE QUATERNARY CLIMATIC CHANGES IN THE DESERTS OF NORTHERN CHINA
YANG, Xiaoping, Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 9825, Bei Tu Cheng Xi Lu 19, Beijing, 100029, China, xpyang@mail.igcas.ac.cn, xpyang@mail.igcas.ac.cn
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