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

Session No. 73
Tuesday, 16 March 2010: 1:30 PM-5:35 PM
International E (Sheraton Baltimore City Center)

Paleoclimatology and Quaternary Geology

 

Andy J. Breckenridge and Alan B. Coulson, Chairs
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
PALEOTEMPERATURE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LATE CRETACEOUS MISSISSIPPI EMBAYMENT AND WESTERN INTERIOR SEAWAY USING OXYGEN ISOTOPES FROM MARINE VERTEBRATE FOSSILS
COULSON, Alan B., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613, KOHN, M.J., Dept. of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725 and BARRICK, Reese, Sternberg Museum, Fort Hays State University, 600 Park St, Hays, KS 67601, alan.coulson@furman.edu, alan.coulson@furman.edu
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1:55 PM
DETERMINING MIDDLE MIOCENE THROUGH PLIOCENE CHANGES IN BASAL ICE CONDITIONS THROUGH SEDIMENTOLOGICAL ANALYSES OF DIAMICTITES IN AND-2A CORE, ROSS SEA, ANTARCTICA
HANSEN, Melissa, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Montclair State University, Mallory Hall 252, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043 and PASSCHIER, Sandra, Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Center for Environmental and Life Sciences 324, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043, hansenm8@mail.montclair.edu, hansenm8@mail.montclair.edu
3
2:15 PM
BASAL ICE CONDITIONS OF THE ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET INTERPRETED FROM OLIGOCENE THROUGH PLEISTOCENE TILLS OF THE CAPE ROBERTS DRILLING PROJECT
MARTIN, Linda, Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Mallory Hall Rm.358, Montclair, NJ 07043 and PASSCHIER, Sandra, Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Center for Environmental and Life Sciences 324, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043, ms.lindamartin@gmail.com, ms.lindamartin@gmail.com
4
2:35 PM
ICE SHEET DYNAMICS OF THE PAST 17 MA IN SOUTHERN MCMURDO SOUND, ANTARCTICA: A HEAVY MINERAL ANALYSIS
HAUPTVOGEL, Daniel, Earth & Evironmental Science, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043, dwh157@yahoo.com, dwh157@yahoo.com
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2:55 PM
RECURRENCE AND FLOW DIRECTION OF THE CORDILLERAN ICE SHEET (CIS) ACROSS THE KAWDY PLATEAU, NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
DUNNINGTON, Gwen, Geology, Dickinson College, 5 N. Orange Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 and EDWARDS, Ben, Department of Earth Sciences, Dickinson College, 28 N. College Street, Carlisle, PA 17013, dunningg@dickinson.edu, dunningg@dickinson.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:35 PM
A MULTI-PROXY APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE CLIMATE EVOLUTION OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
WHITE, Hilary E.1, LAWRENCE, Kira T.1, SOSDIAN, Sindia2 and ROSENTHAL, Yair3, (1)Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Lafayette College, Van Wickle Hall, Easton, PA 18042, (2)Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, 0200, Australia, (3)Imcs, Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, whiteh@lafayette.edu, whiteh@lafayette.edu
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3:55 PM
MAPPING AND ANALYSIS OF PLEISTOCENE STRANDLINES IN THE LAKE ERIE BASIN USING 10M DEMS AND ARCGIS
BRECKENRIDGE, Andy J., Department of Geology, Mercyhurst College, 501 E. 38th St, Erie, PA 16511 and MCCOY, Curtis, Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute, Mercyhurst College, 501 East 38th Street, Erie, PA 16546, abreckenridge@mercyhurst.edu, abreckenridge@mercyhurst.edu
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4:15 PM
FROM POND TO PEAT: POST-GLACIAL TO PRESENT CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUCCESSION FROM THE MACROFOSSIL RECORD OF A CENTRAL NEW YORK PEAT BOG
LORENTZEN, Brita, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, B48 Goldwin Smith, Ithaca, NY 14850 and GOMAN, Michelle F., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, bel9@cornell.edu, bel9@cornell.edu
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4:35 PM
SPELEOTHEM PALEOCLIMATOLOGY OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
GENTRY, Cara, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, POB 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, BRENNER, Mark, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611 and CURTIS, Jason, Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, cgentry@ufl.edu, cgentry@ufl.edu
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4:55 PM
INTER-PROXY ASSESSMENT OF PALEOTHERMOMETERS: RESULTS FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE EASTERN EQUATORIAL ATLANTIC
BOCHNER, Laura, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Lafayette College, Van Wickle Hall, Easton, PA 18042 and LAWRENCE, Kira T., Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Lafayette College, 102 Van Wickle Hall, Easton, PA 18042, bochnerl@lafayette.edu, bochnerl@lafayette.edu