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Rocky Mountain (63rd Annual) and Cordilleran (107th Annual) Joint Meeting (18–20 May 2011)

Session No. 12
Wednesday, 18 May 2011: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Elm (Riverwoods Conference Center)

T11. Geomorphic Evolution of Western U.S. Landscapes: Processes and Controls

 

Lisa L. Ely, Cooper Brossy, Joel L. Pederson, P. Kyle House and Duane E. Champion, Advocates
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1:30 PM
VALLEY ASYMMETRY MAPS FOR THE AMERICAN CORDILLERA REVEAL PATTERNS SUGGESTIVE OF TECTONIC, LITHOLOGIC, CLIMATIC AND FLUVIAL DRIVERS
POULOS, Michael J.1, FLORES, Alejandro N.2, BENNER, Shawn2 and PIERCE, Jennifer L.1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1535, (2)Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, mikepoulos@u.boisestate.edu, mikepoulos@u.boisestate.edu
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1:50 PM
IDENTIFICATION AND MAPPING OF SUBMERGED WAVE-CUT PLATFORMS USING HIGH-RESOLUTION BATHYMETRY, A METHODOLOGY
GRAY, Brian1, ABRAMSON WARD, Hans1, HANSON, Kathryn2 and PAGE, William D.3, (1)AMEC Geomatrix, Inc, 2101 Webster Street, 12th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612, (2)AMEC Geomatrix, Inc, 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 1100, Oakland, CA 94612, (3)Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, brian.gray@amec.com, brian.gray@amec.com
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2:10 PM
EROSION RATES FROM VARIABLE GRAIN SIZES IN THE TECTONICALLY ACTIVE CALIFORNIA TRANSVERSE RANGES USING 10Be COSMOGENIC NUCLIDES
MCGUIRE, Kathleen E. and HEERMANCE, Richard V., Geological Sciences, California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330, kathleen.mcguire.727@my.csun.edu, kathleen.mcguire.727@my.csun.edu
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2:30 PM
THE ROLE OF HOLOCENE CLIMATE CHANGE AND FIRE-RELATED DEBRIS FLOWS ON LONG-TERM (103-104) SEDIMENT YIELDS IN THE MIDDLE FORK SALMON RIVER WATERSHED, IN CENTRAL IDAHO
RILEY, Kerry and PIERCE, Jennifer L., Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1535, KerryRiley@u.boisestate.edu, KerryRiley@u.boisestate.edu
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2:50 PM
SEDIMENTOLOGY AND AGE CONSTRAINTS OF PLEISTOCENE OUTBURST FLOOD-RELATED DEPOSITS IN THE PALOUSE HILLS, SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON
GASTINEAU, Karen, Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512 and SPENCER, Patrick K., Department of Geology, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave, Walla Walla, WA 99362, karen.gastineau@dri.edu, karen.gastineau@dri.edu
 
3:10 PM
Break
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3:20 PM
GEOMORPHIC CONSEQUENCES OF PLIOCENE TO PLEISTOCENE INTRACANYON LAVA FLOWS, OWYHEE RIVER, SOUTHEASTERN OREGON
BROSSY, Cooper C., Fugro Consultants, Inc, 1777 Botelho Drive, Suite 262, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, ELY, Lisa L., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926, CHAMPION, Duane E., U.S. Geol Survey, MS-910, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, HOUSE, P. Kyle, U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 North Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, SAFRAN, Elizabeth, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, Portland, OR 97219, O'CONNOR, Jim E., U.S. Geological Survey, 2130 SW 5th, Portland, OR 97216 and OREM, Caitlin A., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, c.brossy@fugro.com, c.brossy@fugro.com
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3:40 PM
SEDIMENTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE WEST CRATER LAKE: INSIGHTS INTO PROCESSES OF LAVA DAM FORMATION, LAKE SEDIMENTATION, AND RIVER INCISION
OREM, Caitlin A., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, ELY, Lisa L., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926, BROSSY, Cooper C., Fugro William Lettis & Associates Inc, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, HOUSE, P. Kyle, U.S. Geological Survey, 2255 North Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, O'CONNOR, James E., U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Discipline, 2130 5th Ave, Portland, OR 97201 and SAFRAN, Elizabeth, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, Portland, OR 97219, oremc@email.arizona.edu, oremc@email.arizona.edu
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4:00 PM
CHARACTERIZATION OF MASS WASTING THROUGH THE SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF LIDAR IMAGERY: OWYHEE RIVER, SE OREGON
MARKLEY, Chris, Department of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926, ELY, Lisa L., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Central Washington University, 400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926 and SAFRAN, Elizabeth, Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, Portland, OR 97219, marklech@cwu.edu, marklech@cwu.edu
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4:20 PM
LIDAR-BASED LANDSLIDE INVENTORY MAPPING FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE JORDAN NARROWS 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE, UTAH
BEUKELMAN, Gregg S., Utah Geological Survey, PO Box 146100, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6100, greggbeukelman@utah.gov, greggbeukelman@utah.gov
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