CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

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Session No. 149
Tuesday, 11 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 211CD (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T42. Sediment Transport in Modern and Ancient Environments

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division

 

Brandon McElroy and Wonsuck Kim, Advocates
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8:00 AM
CHARACTERIZING SHORELINE PROCESSES IN BARNACLE BEACHES: THE SALTON SEA, CALIFORNIA
WILK, Jewels1, KRAAL, Erin1, SIMPSON, Edward L.2 and HENESS, Elizabeth A.1, (1)Department of Physical Science, Kutztown University, 425 Boehm, P.O. Box 730, Kutztown, PA 19530, (2)Physical Sciences, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 424 Boehm, Kutztown, PA 19530, jwilk431@live.kutztown.edu, jwilk431@live.kutztown.edu
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8:15 AM
WAVE-LIKE MOTION OF COARSE BED MATERIALS IN HIGH-GRADIENT PRO-GLACIAL BRAIDED RIVERS AT MOUNT RAINIER, WASHINGTON, USA
BEASON, Scott R.1, ANDERSON, Scott W.2, WALKUP, Laura C.1, KENNARD, Paul M.1, FLOYD, Corrie T.3 and STIFTER, Anna C.1, (1)Mount Rainier National Park, 55210 238th Ave E, Ashford, WA 98304, (2)University of Colorado at Boulder, UCB 399, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309, (3)Geology, University Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Phillips Hall 157, Roosevelt Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004, scott_beason@nps.gov, scott_beason@nps.gov
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8:30 AM
ROUGHNESS CONTROLS ON SPATIAL PATTERNS OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT, VEGETATION AND GROUNDWATER IN A DESERT DUNE FIELD
JEROLMACK, Douglas J., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, sediment@sas.upenn.edu, sediment@sas.upenn.edu
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8:50 AM
QUANTIFYING THE LONG-TERM SUSPENDED SEDIMENT DISCHARGE AND DELIVERY RATIO OF DRAINAGE BASINS
PELLETIER, Jon D., Geosciences Dept, University of Arizona, 1040 E. Fourth St, Tucson, AZ 85721, jdpellet@email.arizona.edu, jdpellet@email.arizona.edu
5
9:05 AM
DISTINGUISHING BED-LOAD AND BED-MATERIAL-LOAD FLUXES WITH REPEAT BATHYMETRIC DATA
MCELROY, Brandon, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071 and ABRAHAM, David, US Army Corps of Engineers, ERDC, 3909 Halls Ferry Rd, Vicksburg, MS 39180, bmcelroy@uwyo.edu, bmcelroy@uwyo.edu
6
9:20 AM
PROCESS DYNAMICS OF HOLOCENE OOID TIDAL SAND SHOALS: EMERGENT PROPERTIES AND PREDICTION ACROSS SCALES
RANKEY, Eugene C., Kansas Interdisciplinary Carbonates Consortium, Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 120 Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, REEDER, Stacy Lynn, Schlumberger-Doll Research, 1 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139-1578 and SPARKS, Andrew G., Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 120 Lindley Hall, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045, grankey@ku.edu, grankey@ku.edu
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9:40 AM
TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION IN LINKED SUBMARINE MINIBASINS: PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
VIPARELLI, Enrica1, YEH, Tzu-hao1, CANTELLI, Alessandro2, LESLIE, Edgar1 and PARKER, Gary3, (1)Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, 205 N Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, (2)Clastic Research Group, Shell Int'l Exploration & Production, Inc, 3737 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, 77025, (3)Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Dept. of Geology and NCED, University of Illinois, 205 N Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, eviparel@uiuc.edu, eviparel@uiuc.edu
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9:55 AM
PALEOGEOGRAPHY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY OF A DEVONIAN ISLAND-REEF SYSTEM, CANNING BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
WALSH, Daniel, Department of Geosciences, Williams College, Clark Hall, 947 Main St, Williamstown, MA 01267, Daniel.R.Walsh@williams.edu, Daniel.R.Walsh@williams.edu
 
10:10 AM
Break
9
10:25 AM
TRANSPORT DYNAMICS OF MASS FAILURES ALONG WEAKLY COHESIVE CLINOFORM FORESETS
ABEYTA, Antoinette, Department of Earth Science, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and PAOLA, Christopher, Univ Minnesota - Twin Cities, 310 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219, abey0003@umn.edu, abey0003@umn.edu
10
10:40 AM
INCIDENCE ANGLE DEPENDENT SEDIMENT ROUTING: A PROPOSED MECHANISM FOR FLUVIAL BEDFORM INTERACTIONS
SWANSON, Travis, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712, MOHRIG, David, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712-1692 and KOCUREK, Gary, Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C9000, Austin, TX 78712, tswanson@mail.utexas.edu, tswanson@mail.utexas.edu
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10:55 AM
PREDICTING THE EFFECTS OF FLOODPLAIN VEGETATION ON PATTERNS OF SEDIMENT DEPOSITION USING A MORPHODYNAMIC LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION MODEL
PERIGNON, Mariela C.1, TUCKER, Gregory E.1, GRIFFIN, Eleanor R.2, FRIEDMAN, Jonathan M.2 and VINCENT, Kirk R.3, (1)CIRES & Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 3215 Marine St, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, (3)Boulder, CO 80303, perignon@colorado.edu, perignon@colorado.edu
12
11:10 AM
RECONSTRUCTING THE BACKWATER REACHES OF PALEO-RIVERS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON FLUVIAL FACIES DISTRIBUTION, CAMPANIAN LOWER CASTLEGATE SANDSTONE, UTAH
PETTER, Andrew L., St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55414, STEEL, Ronald J., Dept. of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 6.114, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712, MOHRIG, David, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712-1692 and NITTROUER, Jeffrey, Earth Science, Rice University, Rice University MS-126, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, alpetter@umn.edu, alpetter@umn.edu
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11:30 AM
METEOGENIC TRAVERTINE DEPOSITION THROUGH VARIED FLOW VELOCITIES: A MODEL OF THE FOSSIL CREEK TRAVERTINE SYSTEM IN VERDE, ARIZONA
SCHLEICHER, Jillian M., Geology Department, University of St. Thomas, OSS, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN 55105, STRONG, Nikki, Geology, Univ of Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Mississippi River at 3rd Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 and SKLAR, Leonard, Department of Geosciences, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132, jmschleicher11@gmail.com, jmschleicher11@gmail.com
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11:45 AM
CHARACTERIZING THE DETAILED ARCHITECTURE OF CHANNELIZED STRATA IN THE CRETACEOUS EAGLE FORMATION, SOUTH-CENTRAL MONTANA
HOFMANN, Michael H., STAUB, James R., HENDRIX, Marc S. and HAUER, Jörn, Department of Geosciences, The University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, michael.hofmann@umontana.edu, michael.hofmann@umontana.edu
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