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. 154
Tuesday, 11 October 2011: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room L100DE (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T72. Defining Rates of Landscape Evolution in Drylands Using Numerical Dating Methods

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Edward J. Rhodes and Lewis Owen, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
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8:00 AM
FAROUK EL-BAZ AWARD LECTURE: DUNES AS GEOPROXIES: CAN THE PRESENT BE THE KEY TO THE PAST AND FUTURE
THOMAS, David S.G., School of Geography and Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX29 5RT, United Kingdom, david.thomas@ouce.ox.ac.uk, david.thomas@ouce.ox.ac.uk
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8:30 AM
INVESTIGATING THE FORMATION OF LINEAR DUNES IN ARID AUSTRALIA USING OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE DATING
FITZSIMMONS, Kathryn Elizabeth, Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, Leipzig, D04103, Germany, kathryn_fitzsimmons@eva.mpg.de, kathryn_fitzsimmons@eva.mpg.de
3
8:50 AM
DUNE CHANGE IN TIME AND SPACE – GLOBAL AND REGIONAL PATTERNS
LANCASTER, Nick, Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, nick@dri.edu, nick@dri.edu
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9:10 AM
LUMINESCENCE CHRONOLOGY HIGHLIGHTS CLIMATE CONTROLS ON SEDIMENTATION AND EROSION ACROSS THE SOUTH AFRICAN INTERIOR
LYONS, J. Richard, TOOTH, Stephen and DULLER, Geoff, Aberystwyth University, Institute of Geography and Earth Science, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DB, United Kingdom, jrl08@aber.ac.uk, jrl08@aber.ac.uk
 
9:25 AM
Break
5
9:40 AM
COSMOGENIC ANALYSES IN THE HYPERARID ENVIRONMENT
MATMON, Ari, The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, ENZEL, Yehouda, The Fredy and Nadine Harrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, MUSHKIN, Amit, Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malke Israel St, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, GRODEK, Tamir, Geography, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel and PLACZEK, Christa J., School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, MS-J514, Townsville, QLD4811, Australia, arimatmon@cc.huji.ac.il, arimatmon@cc.huji.ac.il
6
10:00 AM
RATES OF LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION: UNDER THE HOOD OF THE NEW CRONUS-EARTH CALCULATOR
PHILLIPS, Fred M., Earth & Environmental Science Dept, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, phillips@nmt.edu, phillips@nmt.edu
7
10:15 AM
QUANTIFYING THE GLACIAL BUZZSAW WITHIN AN ARID MOUNTAIN RANGE: LADAKH, NORTHWESTERN HIMALAYA
REYNHOUT, Scott, Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45220, OWEN, Lewis A., Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology/Physics, Cincinnati, OH 45221, DIETSCH, Craig, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, DORTCH, Jason M., Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geophys Building, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and CAFFEE, Marc W., Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, scott.a.reynhout@gmail.com, scott.a.reynhout@gmail.com
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10:30 AM
CL DATING OF SOIL FORMATION IN THE HYPER-ARID ATACAMA DESERT, CHILE
WANG, Fan1, MICHALSKI, Greg1, SEO, Ji-Hye2, GRANGER, Darryl3 and CAFFEE, Marc W.4, (1)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (2)Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (3)Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (4)Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, wang457@purdue.edu, wang457@purdue.edu
 
10:45 AM
Break
9
11:00 AM
SEISMICITY AND THE STRANGE RUBBING BOULDERS OF THE ATACAMA DESERT, NORTHERN CHILE
QUADE, Jay, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, REINERS, Peter W., Geosciences, University of Arizona, PO Box 210077, Tucson, AZ 85721, PLACZEK, Christa J., School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, MS-J514, Townsville, QLD4811, Australia, MATMON, Ari, The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, MURRAY, Kendra and PEPPER, Martin, Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, quadej@email.arizona.edu, quadej@email.arizona.edu
10
11:15 AM
OPTICAL DATING OF FLUVIAL SEDIMENTS IN THE MOJAVE DESERT, CALIFORNIA, USED TO RECONSTRUCT FAULT SLIP RATES
RODER, Belinda1, LAWSON, Mike1, STANG, Dallon1, RHODES, Edward J.1, DOLAN, James F.2 and MCGILL, Sally3, (1)Earth and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 595 Charles Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (2)Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Parkway ZHS117, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (3)Geological Sciences, California State University, San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407, belinda.roder@gmail.com, belinda.roder@gmail.com
11
11:30 AM
A LATE QUATERNARY EPISODE OF WEATHERING, EROSION, AND DEPOSITION IN NAHAL YAEL, ISRAEL: TO THE 'IMPACT OF CLIMATIC CHANGE ON AN ARID WATERSHED'
ENZEL, Yehouda1, AMIT, Rivka2, GRODEK, Tamir3, AYALON, Avner4, LEKACH, Judith3, PORAT, Naomi5, BIERMAN, Paul6, BLUM, Joel D.7 and EREL, Yigal1, (1)Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, (2)Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel St, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, (3)Geography, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel, (4)Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, (5)Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, (6)Geology Department, University of Vermont, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05405, (7)Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 1100 N University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, yenzel@vms.huji.ac.il, yenzel@vms.huji.ac.il
12
11:45 AM
DYNAMIC TOPOGRAPHY OF THE WESTERN GREAT PLAINS: PROPOSED SURFACE EXPRESSIONS OF MANTLE DYNAMICS IN THE RATON SECTION OF NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO
NERESON, Alexander1, KARLSTROM, Karl E.1, MCINTOSH, William2, HEIZLER, Matthew3, KELLEY, Shari A.4 and BROWN, Stephen W.1, (1)Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (3)New Mexico Geochronology Research Laboratory, New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, 801 Leroy Place, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801-4796, (4)New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, anereson@gmail.com, anereson@gmail.com
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