Session: Geologic and Paleoenvironmental History of the Chesapeake Bay (Northeastern Section (45th Annual) and Southeastern Section (59th Annual) Joint Meeting (13-16 March 2010))

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Start Time

1:30 PM

Introductory Remarks

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1:35 PM

A GEOLOGIC PERSPECTIVE ON SEDIMENT PROCESSES IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY: IMPLICATIONS FOR CURRENT MANAGEMENT ACTIONS

HALKA, Jeffrey P., Maryland Geological Survey, 2300 St. Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21218, JHalka@dnr.state.md.us, JHalka@dnr.state.md.us

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1:55 PM

EXPLORING THE EVOLUTION OF CHESAPEAKE BAY OVER THE LAST TWO GLACIAL CYCLES USING 3D VISUALIZATION AND ANIMATION

BRATTON, John F.¹, CROSS, VeeAnn A.² and FOSTER, David S.², (1)Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598, (2)Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 384 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598, jbratton@usgs.gov, jbratton@usgs.gov

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2:15 PM

POST EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT BLACK CARBON BURIAL AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN A CHESAPEAKE BAY SEDIMENT CORE

MITRA, Siddhartha, Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, ZIMMERMAN, Andrew R., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, CORBETT, Reide, Department of Geological Sciences & Institute for Coastal Science and Policy, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, WILLARD, Debra A., United States Geological Survey, 926A National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192 and HUNSINGER, Glendon B., Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822, mitras@ecu.edu, mitras@ecu.edu

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2:35 PM

CORRELATION BETWEEN SEDIMENTARY BLACK CARBON ABUNDANCE AT A COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA SITE AND REGIONAL DROUGHT

PATEL, Nidhi, Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, MITRA, Siddhartha, Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, CORBETT, Reide, Department of Geological Sciences & Institute for Coastal Science and Policy, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858 and ZIMMERMAN, Andrew R., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, np0108@ecu.edu, np0108@ecu.edu

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2:55 PM

DEGLACIAL TO HOLOCENE SEDIMENTARY RECORDS FROM CHESAPEAKE BAY

WILLARD, Debra A., United States Geological Survey, 926A National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, BERNHARDT, Christopher, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192, NEWELL, Wayne L., U. S. Geological Survey, MS926A National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and HALKA, Jeffrey P., Maryland Geological Survey, 2300 St. Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21218, dwillard@usgs.gov, dwillard@usgs.gov

3:15 PM

Break

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3:35 PM

VARIABILITY IN THE PALEOECOLOGICAL RECORD OF SEDIMENT CORES IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY DUE TO LOCATION

SOWERS, Angela, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 10 S. Howard St, Baltimore, MD 21203 and BRUSH, Grace S., Geography and Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, arnold2313@hotmail.com, arnold2313@hotmail.com

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3:55 PM

MAPPING HEAVY MINERAL SANDS IN CHESAPEAKE BAY WITH SHIPBOARD MAGNETIC FIELD DATA

SHAH, Anjana K.¹, VOGT, Peter R.², NEWELL, Wayne L.³, ROSENBAUM, Joseph G.¹, BROZENA, John⁴, CRONIN, Thomas M.³ and WILLARD, Debra A.³, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center POB 25046, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Marine Science Institute, University of California at Santa Barbara, 552 University Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, (4)Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, ashah@usgs.gov, ashah@usgs.gov

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4:15 PM

PRESERVATIONAL BIAS AND HISTORICAL ECOLOGY OF HOLOCENE MOLLUSKS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

LOCKWOOD, Rowan, Department of Geology, The College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, rxlock@wm.edu, rxlock@wm.edu

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4:35 PM

THREE RADIOCARBON CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES FOR AMINO ACID RACEMIZATION IN HOLOCENE CHESAPEAKE BAY MOLLUSKS

EDWARDS, A.L.¹, LOCKWOOD, R.², WEHMILLER, J.F.³, KAUFMAN, D.S.⁴, BRIGHT, J.⁴, CRONIN, T.M.⁵ and WILLARD, D.⁵, (1)Department of Environmental Quality, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 600, Charlottesville, VA 22903, (2)Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of Delaware, 103 Penny Hall, Newark, DE 19716, (4)Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, (5)USGS, 926A USGS National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, amy.simonson@deq.virginia.gov, amy.simonson@deq.virginia.gov

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4:55 PM

MOLLUSCAN DIVERSITY OF THE YORKTOWN FORMATION (PLIOCENE) IN VIRGINIA: AN UPDATE

CAMPBELL, Lyle D., NSE, USC Upstate, 800 University Way, USC Upstate, Spartanburg, SC 29303, CAMPBELL, Matthew, Division of Math and Science, Judson University, 1151 North State Street, Elgin, IL 60123 and CAMPBELL, Sarah, USC Upstate, NSE Smith Building, Spartanburg, SC 29303, LCAMPBELL@uscupstate.edu, LCAMPBELL@uscupstate.edu

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5:15 PM

CHESAPEAKE BAY: PREHISTORY, HISTORY, AND RECENT DESTRUCTION

WARD, Lauck, Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Avenue, Martinsville, VA 24112, Lauck.Ward@vmnh.virginia.gov, Lauck.Ward@vmnh.virginia.gov

Northeastern Section (45th Annual) and Southeastern Section (59th Annual) Joint Meeting (13-16 March 2010)

T19. Geologic and Paleoenvironmental History of the Chesapeake Bay