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  • 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. 65
Sunday, 9 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room L100FG (Minneapolis Convention Center)

T141. Quaternary Paleoclimate Studies of the Western and Southwestern United States

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Joseph C. Liddicoat, Berry Lyons, Steve P. Lund, Joseph P. Smoot and Robert M. Negrini, Advocates
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1:30 PM
ACKNOWLEDGING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LARRY V. BENSON
LYONS, W. Berry, Byrd Polar Research Center and School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, lyons.142@osu.edu, lyons.142@osu.edu
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1:45 PM
THE USE OF OXYGEN ISOTOPES AND CARBONATE MINERALOGY FOR INTERPRETATION OF SEDIMENTARY FABRICS IN CORES OF QUATERNARY LAKE DEPOSITS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
SMOOT, Joseph P., U.S. Geological Survey, M.S. 926A, National Center, Reston, VA 20192 and BENSON, Larry, US Geological Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Boulder, CO 80303, jpsmoot@usgs.gov, jpsmoot@usgs.gov
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2:00 PM
THE LAST 3000 YEARS OF CALIFORNIA HYDROLOGIC VARIABILITY: COMPARISON OF LATE HOLOCENE SEDIMENT PALEOCLIMATE RECORDS FROM THE WESTERN USA
LUND, S.P., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, BENSON, Larry, US Geological Survey, 3215 Marine Street, Boulder, CO 80303 and KIRBY, Matthew E., Geological Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92834, slund@usc.edu, slund@usc.edu
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2:15 PM
MONO LAKE EXCURSION IN THE LAHONTAN BASIN, NV
LIDDICOAT, Joseph C., Department of Environmental Science, Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, jliddico@barnard.edu, jliddico@barnard.edu
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2:30 PM
A HEINRICH 4-AGED UNCONFORMITY IN THE SEDIMENTS OF PLUVIAL LAKE CHEWAUCAN, OREGON
MCCUAN, Daniel T.1, NEGRINI, Rob1, ARREDONDO, Pedro1, LOPEZ, James1, DANLEY, Kevin2, RODRIGUEZ, Rebecca1 and KYLASA, Abhishek3, (1)Department of Geology, California State University, Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311, (2)Department of Science, Ridgeview High School, 8501 Stine Road, Bakersfield, CA 93313, (3)Stockdale High School, 2800 Buena Vista Road, Bakersfield, 93311, rnegrini@csub.edu, rnegrini@csub.edu
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2:45 PM
EVIDENCE FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN FOR AN EXTENDED DRY PERIOD BETWEEN 3000 AND 2000 CAL YR BP AND ITS POTENTIAL GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT
MENSING, Scott A.1, SHARPE, Saxon E.2, SADA, Don2 and THOMAS, James3, (1)Department of Geography, Univ of Nevada, Reno, 201 Mackay Science Hall, Reno, NV 89557, (2)Desert Rsch Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy, Reno, NV 89512-1095, (3)Division of Hydrologic Science, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, smensing@unr.edu, smensing@unr.edu
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3:00 PM
THE HISTORY OF LAKE LAHONTAN VIEWED THROUGH THE PRISM OF ITS RESEARCH HISTORY
ADAMS, Kenneth D., Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, kadams@dri.edu, kadams@dri.edu
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3:15 PM
REINTERPRETATION OF CHLORINE-36 DEPTH PROFILES AND THE PALEOCLIMATE IMPLICATIONS OF SHORELINE DEPOSITS IN PANAMINT VALLEY, CA
PHILLIPS, Fred M., Earth & Environmental Science Dept, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, MARRERO, Shasta M., Department of Geography, University of Edinburgh, Drummond St, Edinburgh, EH8 9XP, Scotland, ROOF, Steven R., School of Natural Science, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002 and SMITH, Roger S.U., Houston, TX 11111, shasta.marrero@ed.ac.uk, shasta.marrero@ed.ac.uk
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3:30 PM
PLUVIAL LAKES IN THE WESTERN U.S.—A VIEW FROM THE OUTCROP
REHEIS, Marith, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, mreheis@usgs.gov, mreheis@usgs.gov
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3:45 PM
HYDROLOGIC AND CLIMATIC IMPLICATIONS OF LATE QUATERNARY PALEOLAKES IN THE SOUTHERN BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE
KOWLER, Andrew, Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, kowler@email.arizona.edu, kowler@email.arizona.edu
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4:00 PM
A 13,000 YR FIRE HISTORY AT SWIFTCURRENT LAKE, GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA, USA
MACGREGOR, Kelly, Geology, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, KUTVIRT, Jacqueline, Geology, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN 55105, MYRBO, Amy, LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, RIIHIMAKI, Catherine A., Biology Department, Drew University, 36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940, BRADY, Kristina, LacCore, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and LOCATELLI, Emma Rose, Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, Kline Geology Laboratory, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, macgregor@macalester.edu, macgregor@macalester.edu
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4:15 PM
VEGETATION HISTORY OF THE LATE HOLOCENE IN EAST GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA: A PALEOENVIRONMENTAL STUDY
LOCATELLI, Emma Rose, Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, Kline Geology Laboratory, 210 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, BRADTMILLER, Louisa, Environmental Studies Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, MYRBO, Amy, LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, MACGREGOR, Kelly, Geology, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, KUTVIRT, Jacqueline, Geology, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN 55105, RIIHIMAKI, Catherine A., Biology Department, Drew University, 36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ 07940 and BRADY, Kristina, LacCore, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, emma.r.locatelli@gmail.com, emma.r.locatelli@gmail.com
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4:30 PM
THE DISPERSION OF MAIZE AGRICULTURE IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
BERRY, Michael S., Dominguez Archaeological Research Group, 831 Montclair Drive, Palisade, CO 81526, msberry49@gmail.com, msberry49@gmail.com
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4:45 PM
WHEN IS AN ARCHEOLOGICAL DEPRESSION NOT A RESERVOIR?
GRIFFIN, Eleanor R., U.S. Geological Survey, BRR-CR, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Boulder, CO 80303, BENSON, Larry, US Geological Survey, Emeritus, 602 Pine St, Boulder, CO 80302, STEIN, John, PO Box 3044, Gallup, NM 87305 and FRIEDMAN, Richard, Director of Information Technology, City of Farmington, 800 Municipal Drive, Farmington, NM 87401, egriffin@usgs.gov, egriffin@usgs.gov
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