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. 162
Tuesday, 11 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room L100A-C (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T139. Extreme Climate and Weather Events: Past, Present, and Future

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; The American Quaternary Association; American Water Resources Association; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; International Union for Quaternary Research; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists

 

George T. Stone, Andrew M. Buddington, Michael E. Mann and Mark A. Chandler, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
1
8:15 AM
THE RUSSIAN HEAT WAVE AND OTHER CLIMATE EXTREMES OF 2010
TRENBERTH, Kevin E., CGD, NCAR, POB 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000, trenbert@ucar.edu, trenbert@ucar.edu
2
8:35 AM
DROUGHTS OF THE PAST, ANALOGUES FOR THE FUTURE?
WOODHOUSE, Connie, University of Arizona, conniew1@email.arizona.edu, conniew1@email.arizona.edu
3
8:55 AM
HURRICANES IN THE CLIMATE SYSTEM
EMANUEL, Kerry, Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rm 54-1620 MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, emanuel@mit.edu, emanuel@mit.edu
4
9:15 AM
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON ATLANTIC TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY: INSIGHTS FROM THE PALEOCLIMATE RECORD
MANN, M.E., Department of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, 523 Walker Building, University Park, PA 16802, mann@psu.edu, mann@psu.edu
 
9:30 AM
Break
5
9:45 AM
TROPICAL CYLONE ORIGIN OF MUD LAYERS IN STALAGMITES FROM TROPICAL AUSTRALIA
DENNISTON, Rhawn, Geology, Cornell College, 600 1st St West, Mt Vernon, IA 52314, ASMEROM, Yemane, Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, POLYAK, Victor J., Earth & Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, 200 Yale Blvd., Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, WYRWOLL, Karl-Heinz, School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, 6000, Australia, HUMPHREYS, Bill, Museum of Western Australia, Perth, 6000, Australia, CUGLEY, John, Kimberley Toad Busters, Kununurra, 6743, Australia and WOODS, David, Department of Environment and Conservation, Broome, 6725, Australia, rdenniston@cornellcollege.edu, rdenniston@cornellcollege.edu
6
10:00 AM
AUSTRALIA 2001-2010: A DECADE OF CLIMATE EXTREMES AND PUBLIC POLICY RESPONSES
UDALL, Bradley H., University of Colorado, CIRES, 325 Broadway R/PSD, Boulder, CO 80305, bradley.udall@colorado.edu, bradley.udall@colorado.edu
7
10:15 AM
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS RESULTING FROM THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF MULTIPLE- STORM SETS: CASE STUDY OF THE 500-YEAR 1999 FLOYD FLOOD IN NORTH CAROLINA
RIGGS, Stanley R., Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, riggss@ecu.edu, riggss@ecu.edu
8
10:30 AM
UNCERTAINTY IN ESTIMATING STORM FLOW AND BASE FLOW RESPONSE TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS IN COASTAL FORESTED WATERSHEDS
CALLAHAN, Timothy J.1, AMATYA, Devendra M.2, GRIFFIN, Michael P.3 and VULAVA, Vijay M.1, (1)Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424, (2)Center for Forested Wetlands Research, USDA Forest Service, 3734 Highway 402, Cordesville, SC 29434, (3)Environmental Studies Graduate Program, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424, callahant@cofc.edu, callahant@cofc.edu
 
10:45 AM
Discussion
 
11:00 AM
Concluding Remarks
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