South-Central Section - 45th Annual Meeting (27–29 March 2011)

Session No. 2
Monday, 28 March 2011: 10:00 AM-12:00 PM
D.H. Holmes A & B (Chateau Bourbon)

S2A. Our Dynamic Coasts: Past, Present, and Future Impact of Severe Storms, Accelerated Sea-Level Rise, and Variations in Sediment Supply

 

John B. Anderson and Antonio B. Rodriguez, Conveners
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10:00 AM
INFLUENCE OF GEOLOGY ON RATES OF SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
DAVIS, Richard A., Harte Research Institute, Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, rdavis@usf.edu, rdavis@usf.edu
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10:15 AM
COMPLEX RESPONSE OF GULF COAST BARRIERS AND BAYS TO HOLOCENE SEA-LEVEL RISE DUE TO EPISODIC ICE SHEET RETREAT
ANDERSON, John, Earth Sciences, Rice Univesity, Houston, TX 77005-1892, RODRIGUEZ, A.B., Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3431 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28556, WALLACE, Davin J., Department of Marine Science, The University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 and SIMMS, Alexander, Department of Earth Science, University of California, 1006 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, johna@rice.edu, johna@rice.edu
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10:30 AM
ESTUARINE RESPONSE TO THE 8.2 KA COOLING EVENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE
RODRIGUEZ, Antonio B., Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, 3431 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557, SIMMS, Alexander, Department of Earth Science, University of California, 1006 Webb Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 and ANDERSON, John B., Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main St MS 126, Houston, TX 77005, abrodirg@email.unc.edu, abrodirg@email.unc.edu
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10:45 AM
HOLOCENE HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES INFERRED FROM DINOFLAGELLATE CYST AND POLLEN ASSEMBLAGES IN ESTUARINE DEPOSITS FROM CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FLORIDA
LAMMERTSMA, Emmy I.1, SANGIORGI, Francesca2, SOELEN, Els van3, REICHART, Gert-Jan3 and WAGNER-CREMER, Friederike1, (1)Palaeoecology, Laboratory of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht, 3584 CD, Netherlands, (2)Biomarine Sciences, Laboratory of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht, 3584 CD, Netherlands, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht, 3584CD, Netherlands, e.i.lammertsma@uu.nl, e.i.lammertsma@uu.nl
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11:00 AM
EVIDENCE OF ACCELERATED COASTAL CHANGE ALONG THE TEXAS COAST
WALLACE, Davin J., Department of Marine Science, The University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 and ANDERSON, John B., Department of Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, davin.wallace@usm.edu, davin.wallace@usm.edu
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11:15 AM
ESTUARINE MARSH AND TIDAL-FLAT CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO RELATIVE SEA-LEVEL RISE, CENTRAL TEXAS GULF COAST
TREMBLAY, Thomas A., Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924 and CALNAN, Thomas R., Texas General Land Office, Coastal Grants and Funding, Austin, TX 78701, tom.tremblay@beg.utexas.edu, tom.tremblay@beg.utexas.edu
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11:30 AM
HURICANE IMPACT AND STORM SURGE EBB DEPOSITION IN EAST GALVESTON BAY DUE TO HURRICANE IKE (SEPTEMBER 13, 2008)
DELLAPENNA, Timothy, Oceanography/Marine Science, Texas A&M Univ. at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77553, CARLIN, Joseph, Geological Sciences, California State University - Fullerton, Department of Geological Sciences, MH-254, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831 and BAKER, Austin, Marine Science, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 1001 Texas Clipper Road, Galveston, TX 77554, dellapet@tamug.edu, dellapet@tamug.edu
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11:45 AM
THE ISLAND AND THE BERM: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE SAND-STARVED CHANDELEUR ISLANDS AND A SAND-RICH BERM CONSTRUCTED TO CAPTURE SPILLED OIL
SALLENGER Jr, Asbury H.1, PLANT, Nathaniel1, DORAN, Kara S.1, FLOCKS, James G.1, GEORGIOU, Ioannis2, GUY, Kristy1, LONG, Joseph1, MORGAN, Karen1, SHERWOOD, Christopher3 and THOMPSON, David1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 600 4th St. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of New Orleans, 2000 Lakefront, New Orleans, LA 70148, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, asallenger@usgs.gov, asallenger@usgs.gov
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