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

 

Session No. 143
Tuesday, 11 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 101A-C (Minneapolis Convention Center)

P5. The EarthScope Program: Recent Results and Future Projects

GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

Matthew J. Fouch, Kevin L. Mickus and Paul A. Bedrosian, Conveners
Paper #
Start Time
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8:00 AM
LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICAN
GILBERT, Hersh, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, hersh@purdue.edu, hersh@purdue.edu
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8:15 AM
UNRAVELING THE GEOMETRY OF THE FARALLON PLATE: SYNTHESIS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING RESULTS FROM THE USArray
PAVLIS, Gary, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, SIGLOCH, Karin, Geosciences Department, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Theresienstr. 41, Geophysics, Munich, 80333, Germany, BURDICK, Scott, Dept. Earth, Atm. & Planet. Sci, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, FOUCH, Matthew J., K. Young Consulting, Washington, DC 20005 and VERNON, Frank, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0225, pavlis@indiana.edu, pavlis@indiana.edu
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8:30 AM
MAGNETOTELLURICS IN WESTERN US: NEW CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES FROM EarthScope MT TRANSPORTABLE ARRAY
KELBERT, Anna1, MEQBEL, Naser2 and EGBERT, Gary1, (1)College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 COAS Admin. Bldg, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, (2)Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ), Telegrafenberg 14473, Potsdam, Germany, anya@coas.oregonstate.edu, anya@coas.oregonstate.edu
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8:45 AM
STRUCTURE AND TECTONICS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FROM EarthScope MAGNETOTELLURIC DATA
BEDROSIAN, Paul A., US Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Bldg 20, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, pbedrosian@usgs.gov, pbedrosian@usgs.gov
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9:00 AM
THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOPHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THE YELLOWSTONE / SNAKE RIVER PLAIN HOTSPOT SYSTEM: IS A DEEP MANTLE PLUME REQUIRED?
FOUCH, Matthew J.1, JAMES, David E.1, KELBERT, Anna2, EGBERT, Gary2, WAGNER, Lara S.3, CARLSON, Richard W.4 and ROTH, Jeffrey B.5, (1)Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, (2)College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 104 COAS Admin. Bldg, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, (4)5241 Broad Branch Road, NW, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC, 20015-1305, (5)ExxonMobil Exploration Company, 223 Benmar Dr, Houston, TX 77060, fouch@dtm.ciw.edu, fouch@dtm.ciw.edu
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9:15 AM
TECTONIC AND MAGMATIC EVOLUTION OF CENTRAL IDAHO: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE IDOR PROJECT
TIKOFF, Basil1, BRAUDY, Nicole2, GASCHNIG, Richard M.3, VERVOORT, Jeff4, LEWIS, Reed S.5, RUSSO, Raymond M.6, HOLE, John A.7, DAVENPORT, Kathy7 and MOCANU, Victor8, (1)Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (2)Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 West Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, (3)School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Washington State University, Webster Physical Science Building 1228, Pullman, WA 99164-2812, (4)School of the Environment, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, (5)Idaho Geological Survey, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Drive MS3014, Moscow, ID 83844-3014, (6)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, (7)Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (8)Department of Geophysics, University of Bucharest, 6, Traian Vuia Street, RO-020956 Bucharest 2, Romania, basil@geology.wisc.edu, basil@geology.wisc.edu
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9:30 AM
EarthScope PLATE BOUNDARY OBSERVATORY REVEALS ACTIVE UPLIFT OF THE SIERRA NEVADA, WESTERN UNITED STATES
HAMMOND, William Charles1, BLEWITT, Geoffrey2, LI, Zhenhong3, PLAG, Hans-Peter2 and KREEMER, Corné2, (1)Nevada Geodetic Laboratory, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, (2)Nevada Geodetic Laboratory, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology and Nevada Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, (3)School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom, whammond@unr.edu, whammond@unr.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
INVESTIGATING EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS IN THE SALTON TROUGH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA--THE SALTON SEISMIC IMAGING PROJECT (SSIP)
FUIS, Gary S.1, SICKLER, Robert R.1, GOLDMAN, Mark R.1, ROSE, Elizabeth J.1, MURPHY, Janice M.1, FERGUSON, Alex J.1, HOLE, John A.2 and STOCK, Joann M.3, (1)Earthquake Hazards Team, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, MC 252-21, Pasadena, CA 91125, fuis@usgs.gov, fuis@usgs.gov
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10:15 AM
THE SALTON SEISMIC IMAGING PROJECT (SSIP): RIFT PROCESSES IN THE SALTON TROUGH
STOCK, Joann1, HOLE, John A.2, FUIS, Gary S.3, GONZALEZ-FERNANDEZ, Antonio4, LAZARO-MANCILLA, Octavio5, DRISCOLL, Neal W.6, KENT, Graham7, KLEMPERER, Simon8, SKINNER, Steve1 and PERSICO, Jamie1, (1)Div. Geological and Planetary Sciences, Calif. Inst. Tech, MC 252-21, 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, (2)Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)Earthquake Hazards Team, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (4)Geologia, CICESE, Ensenada, 22830, Mexico, (5)Laboratorio de Sismologia y Geofisica Aplicada, Instituto de Ingenieria, UABC, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexicali, 21280, Mexico, (6)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, (7)Nevada Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno, Mail Stop 174, Reno, NV 89557, (8)Department of Geophysics, Stanford Univ, Mitchell Earth Sciences Building, 397 Panama Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, jstock@gps.caltech.edu, jstock@gps.caltech.edu
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10:30 AM
MANTLE XENOLITHS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN SUBCONTINENTAL MANTLE: MAGNETIC PROPERTIES AND PETROLOGIC AND TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS
FRIEDMAN, Sarah, Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, MC 4324, Carbondale, IL 62901, FERRE, Eric C., Department of Geology, Southern Illinois Univ at Carbondale, MC 4324, Carbondale, IL 62901, MARTIN-HERNANDEZ, Fatima, Universidad Complutense, Dep. Geophysics Fac. Physics, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 28040, Spain, FEINBERG, Joshua M., Institute for Rock Magnetism, University of Minnesota, Department of Earth Sciences, 100 Union Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, CONDER, James A., Geology, Southern Illinois University, 1259 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901 and IONOV, Dmitri, Université J. Monnet, 23, rue Dr. Paul Michelon, Saint-Etienne, F-42023, France, safriedman@siu.edu, safriedman@siu.edu
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10:45 AM
FORMATION OF BASEMENT-INVOLVED FORELAND ARCHES: NEW RESULTS FROM THE EarthScope BIGHORN PROJECT
ERSLEV, Eric A.1, WORTHINGTON, Lindsay Lowe2, MILLER, Kate C.2, SHEEHAN, Anne F.3, SIDDOWAY, Christine S.4, YECK, William5 and AYDINIAN, Karen6, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Dept. 3006, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3115, (3)Geological Sciences and CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, (4)Geology Department, Colorado College, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, (5)Geological Sciences and CIRES, University of Colorado at Boulder, UCB 399, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, (6)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3006, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, erslev@warnercnr.colostate.edu, erslev@warnercnr.colostate.edu
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11:00 AM
LITHOSPHERIC EROSION AT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF LAURENTIA?
PULLIAM, Jay1, ROCKETT, Carrie1, XIA, Yu2 and GRAND, Stephen P.3, (1)Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station; C1160, Austin, TX 78712, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712, Jay_Pulliam@baylor.edu, Jay_Pulliam@baylor.edu
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11:15 AM
THE OZARK-ILLINOIS-INDIANA-KENTUCKY (OIINK) EarthScope PROJECT: CHARACTERIZING CRATONIC-PLATFORM LITHOSPHERE IN NORTH AMERICA'S MIDCONTINENT
MARSHAK, Stephen1, PAVLIS, Gary L.2, HAMBURGER, Michael W.3, GILBERT, Hersh4, LARSON, Timothy5 and SHOEMAKER, Kimberly3, (1)Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Illinois, 1301 W. Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)Dept. of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, (4)Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (5)Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, 615 E Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, smarshak@illinois.edu, smarshak@illinois.edu
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11:30 AM
TECTONIC GEOMORPHOLOGY AND EarthScope IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
PAZZAGLIA, Frank J.1, BERTI, Claudio2, MCKEON, Ryan3, GUNDERSON, Kellen L.3 and SEMMENS, Kathryn Alese3, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 W Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18015, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 W. Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18015, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 West Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18015, fjp3@Lehigh.edu, fjp3@Lehigh.edu
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11:45 AM
ICON: A FUTURE EarthScope PROJECT RESOLVING THE 4D-RECORD OF INCIPIENT CONTINENTAL COLLISION IN THE OUACHITA OROGEN
DUMOND, Gregory1, METCALF, James R.2, GURROLA, Harold3, KELLER, G. Randy4, LINER, Christopher L.5, MICKUS, Kevin L.6, MUELLER, Paul A.7, TENG, Fang-Zhen1, XIE, Xiangyang8 and ZHOU, Hua-wei3, (1)Geosciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, (3)Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Box 41053, Lubbock, TX 79409, (4)School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, (5)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77004, (6)Department of Geography, Geology, and Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S. National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65897, (7)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, (8)Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, gdumond@uark.edu, gdumond@uark.edu
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