T54. Combining Geophysics and Geology: The George P. Woollard Award Session

Session No. 121
Monday, 5 November 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
211AB (Charlotte Convention Center)

T54. Combining Geophysics and Geology: The George P. Woollard Award Session

GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division

 

Audrey Huerta and Samantha E. Hansen, Advocates
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1:30 PM
APPLYING POTENTIAL FIELD GEOPHYSICAL METHODS TO UNDERSTAND THE SUBSURFACE MORPHOLOGY OF MAAR VOLCANOES, EXAMPLES FROM THE NEWER VOLCANICS PROVINCE OF SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA
BLAIKIE, Teagan1, AILLERES, Laurent1, BETTS, Peter2 and CAS, Ray1, (1)School of Geosciences, Monash University, Melbourne, 3800, Australia, (2)School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Clayton, 3800, Australia, teagan.blaikie@monash.edu, teagan.blaikie@monash.edu
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1:45 PM
NEW PALEOLATITUDE DATA FROM MIDWAY ATOLL: EVIDENCE FOR LONG-TERM STABILITY OF EARTH'S SPIN AXIS
BONO, Richard K., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627 and TARDUNO, John A., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, rbono@u.rochester.edu, rbono@u.rochester.edu
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2:00 PM
FLOW DIAGRAM RELATING MAJOR SURFACE PROCESSES TO THE DEEP EARTH - INSIGHTS FROM THE MIOCENE
POTTER, Paul E., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and SZATMARI, Peter, Petrobras Research Center, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, potterpe@gmail.com, potterpe@gmail.com
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2:15 PM
CRUSTAL STRUCTURE DURING ACTIVE CONTINENTAL RIFTING IN CENTRAL SALTON TROUGH, CALIFORNIA, CONSTRAINED BY THE SALTON SEISMIC IMAGING PROJECT (SSIP)
HAN, Liang1, HOLE, John A.1, DELPH, Jon R.1, LIVERS, Amanda J.1, WHITE-GAYNOR, Austin1, STOCK, Joann M.2, FUIS, Gary3, DRISCOLL, Neal W.4, KELL, Annie M.5 and KENT, Graham5, (1)Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (2)Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, MC 252-21, Pasadena, CA 91125, (3)U. S. Geological Survey, U. S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (4)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, (5)Nevada Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno, Mail Stop 174, Reno, NV 89557, lianghan@vt.edu, lianghan@vt.edu
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2:30 PM
INVESTIGATING GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE AND EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS IN THE NORTHERN SALTON TROUGH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USING DATA FROM THE SALTON SEISMIC IMAGING PROJECT (SSIP)
FUIS, Gary S.1, HOLE, John A.2, STOCK, Joann M.3, DRISCOLL, Neal W.4, KENT, Graham5, GOLDMAN, Mark R.1, ROSE, Elizabeth J.1, CATCHINGS, Rufus D.6, RYMER, Michael J.7 and LANGENHEIM, Victoria E.8, (1)Earthquake Hazards Team, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (3)Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, MC 252-21, Pasadena, CA 91125, (4)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093, (5)Nevada Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St. MS 0174, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0174, (6)Earthquake Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (7)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS 977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (8)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, fuis@usgs.gov, fuis@usgs.gov
Handouts
  • Fuis_2012.ppt (18.9 MB)
  • Fuis_talk2012.doc (39.5 kB)
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    2:45 PM
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    3:00 PM
    THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELS OF FLAT SLAB SUBDUCTION, THE DENALI FAULT, AND OVERRIDING PLATE DEFORMATION IN ALASKA
    JADAMEC, Margarete A., Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, BILLEN, Magali I., Geology Department, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 and ROESKE, Sarah M., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, Margarete_Jadamec@Brown.edu, Margarete_Jadamec@Brown.edu
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    3:15 PM
    FACTORS CONTROLLING THE DEPTH OF CONTINENTAL RIFT ZONES
    THYBO, Hans, Geology Section, IGN, University of Copenhagen, Oester Voldgade 10, Copenhagen, 1350, Denmark, ELESIN, Yuriy, Department of Geography and Geology, University of Copenhagen, Oester Voldgade 10, Copenhagen, 1350, Denmark and ARTEMIEVA, Irina M., Geological Section, IGN, Copenhagen University, Oester Voldgade 10, Copenhagen, DK-1350, Denmark, thybo@geo.ku.dk, thybo@geo.ku.dk
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    3:30 PM
    THE RELATIVE ROLES OF HEAT AND STRAIN RATE DURING CONTINENTAL RUPTURE: INSIGHTS FROM NUMERICAL MODELS
    HUERTA, Audrey and CRANE, Jake, Geological Sciences MS 7418, Central Washington University, 400 East University Drive, Ellensberg, WA 98926, huerta@geology.cwu.edu, huerta@geology.cwu.edu
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    4:00 PM
    PLAYING AGAINST NATURE: IMPROVING EARTHQUAKE HAZARD MITIGATION
    STEIN, Seth, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208-2150 and STEIN, Jerome, Applied Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, seth@earth.northwestern.edu, seth@earth.northwestern.edu
     
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    4:20 PM
    Woollard Award Citation: Dr. R. Keller
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    4:30 PM
    George P. Woollard Technical Lecture: Dynamics and Evolution of the Yellowstone Hotspot
    SMITH, Robert B., Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 155 S. 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, robert.b.smith@utah.edu, robert.b.smith@utah.edu
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