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. 244
Wednesday, 12 October 2011: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall C (Minneapolis Convention Center)

Geophysics/Tectonophysics/Seismology (Posters)

Authors will be present from 2 to 4 PM, and 4:30 to 6 PM.

 

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PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATIONS FOR TWO MAJOR EVENTS IN EARTH HISTORY
JAYE, Michael, Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School, 1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943, mjjaye@nps.edu, mjjaye@nps.edu
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NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF DISPERSIVE MAGMA SHOCK WAVES
HOWELL, L.E., Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, lhowell@mines.edu, lhowell@mines.edu
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RECEIVER FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF THE EASTERN TENNESSEE SEISMIC ZONE
GRAW, Jordan H., POWELL, Christine A. and LANGSTON, Charles A., Center for Earthquake Research and Information, University of Memphis, 3890 Central Avenue, Memphis, TN 38152, jhgraw@memphis.edu, jhgraw@memphis.edu
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A 3D CRUSTAL VELOCITY MODEL OF THE LONGMEN SHAN FAULT ZONE IN SICHUAN, CHINA
GARDNER, Max A., U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, RAMIREZ-GUZMAN, Leonardo, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 966, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, HARTZELL, Stephen H., Geologic Hazards Team, US Geological Survey Hazards Team, MS 966 DFC, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225 and MOONEY, Walter D., Earthquake Hazards, U. S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, mgardner@usgs.gov, mgardner@usgs.gov
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PALEOMAGNETISM OF MID-CONTINENTAL RIFT SYSTEM ROCKS FROM THE THUNDER BAY AREA (ONTARIO, CANADA): NEW DATA AND NEW QUESTIONS
PIISPA, Elisa J.1, SMIRNOV, Aleksey V.1, PESONEN, Lauri J.2, HOLLINGS, Pete3, SMYK, Mark4, CAMPBELL, Dorothy4 and SCOTT, John4, (1)Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 630 Dow, ESE Building, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, (2)Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, PO Box 64, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, 00014, Finland, (3)Department of Geology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada, (4)Ontario Geological Survey, 435 James St. South, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6S7, Canada, ejpiispa@mtu.edu, ejpiispa@mtu.edu
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CAN A HORIZONTAL ASTRONOMICAL DRIVING FORCE AND AN INDEPENDENT VERTICAL CONVECTIVE FORCE EXPLAIN GLOBAL TECTONICS?
TWELKER, Eric, 10430 Dock Street, Juneau, AK 99801, twelker.eric@gmail.com, twelker.eric@gmail.com
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MAPPING THE ARABIAN PLATE LITHOSPHERE
AL-LAZKI, Ali Ibrahim, Earth Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 36, Alkhodh, 123, Oman, lazki@squ.edu.om, lazki@squ.edu.om
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MAGNETIC FABRIC ANALYSES OF DEEP-SEA SEDIMENTS: IDENTIFYING DEPOSITIONAL PROCESSES AT IODP EXPEDITION 333 SITES C0018 AND C0011, NANKAI TROUGH AND SHIKOKU BASIN
NOVAK, Beth A.1, HOUSEN, Bernard A.1, KANAMATSU, Toshiya2, KITAMURA, Yujin2 and KAWAMURA, Kiichiro3, (1)Geology Department, Western Washington University, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225-9080, (2)Ifree, JAMSTEC, 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka, 237-0061, Japan, (3)Research Group 3, Fukada Geological Institute, 2-13-12 Honkomagome, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-0021, Japan, novakb@students.wwu.edu, novakb@students.wwu.edu
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GEODYNAMIC CONSTRAINTS ON FLOW OF SAMOAN-PLUME MANTLE INTO THE NORTHERN LAU BASIN
KATSIAFICAS, Nathan J., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Pl, PMB 351805, Nashville, TN 37235 and HALL, Paul S., Department of Earth Sciences, Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, nathan.j.katsiaficas@vanderbilt.edu, nathan.j.katsiaficas@vanderbilt.edu
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CONSTRAINTS ON THE STRUCTURAL EMPLACEMENT OF THE NOKOMIS CuNi-PGE DEPOSIT PROVIDED BY ANISOTROPY OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY (AMS)
FINNES, Evan M., Institute for Rock Magnetism, University of Minnesota, 100 Union Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, FEINBERG, Joshua M., Institute for Rock Magnetism, University of Minnesota, Department of Earth Sciences, 100 Union Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and PETERSON, Dean M., Senior Vice President, Exploration, Duluth Metals Limited, 306 W. Superior St, Suite 610, Duluth, MN 55802, Finne111@umn.edu, Finne111@umn.edu
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SEISMICITY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS: INSIGHTS FROM RECENT EARTHQUAKES AND A NEW REVIEW OF HISTORICAL SOURCES
CARPENTER, Philip, Dept. of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, MCMAKIN, Dean, Macktown Living History Education Center, 2221 Freeport Rd, P.O. Box 566, Rockton, IL 61072 and ALBRECHT, Mark, Dept. of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, 312 Davis Hall, DeKalb, IL 60115, pjcarpenter@niu.edu, pjcarpenter@niu.edu
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GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE MONO-INYO VOLCANIC CHAIN, MONO BASIN, CALIFORNIA
MCDONELL, Amanda P., MCPHEE, Darcy K., PONCE, David A. and BATTAGLIA, Maurizio, U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, apera@usgs.gov, apera@usgs.gov
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EXPLORING SALT TECTONICS IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN USING InSAR AND GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES
AHMAD ABIR, Ismail, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX 77004, KHAN, Shuhab, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204 and QADIR, Anwar, Bahria University, Islamabad, 44000, iahmadabir@uh.edu, iahmadabir@uh.edu
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MULTI-COMPONENT NEAR-SURFACE SEISMIC REFLECTION EXPERIMENTS IN A GLACIGENIC RESERVOIR SYSTEM
NELSON, Greg C., Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 611 North Walnut Grove Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405-2208, PAVLIS, Gary, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405, SHOEMAKER, Kimberly, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-1405 and NAYLOR, Shawn, Center for Geospatial Data Analysis, Indiana Geological Survey, 611 Walnut Grove Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, nelsong@indiana.edu, nelsong@indiana.edu
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DEEP SEISMIC REFLECTION PROFILING IN THE DAYLIGHT
BROWN, Larry1, QUIROS, Diego2, IRIE, Keisuke3, VARGAS, Wanda1 and CABOLEVA, Anastasija1, (1)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Snee Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, (2)Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, ldb7@cornell.edu, ldb7@cornell.edu
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