T53. EarthScope and Geoprisms in Eastern North America: Ongoing Endeavors and a Look Ahead

Session No. 215
Wednesday, 7 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
203B (Charlotte Convention Center)

T53. EarthScope and Geoprisms in Eastern North America: Ongoing Endeavors and a Look Ahead

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division

 

Lara S. Wagner and Maria Beatrice Magnani, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:15 AM
RIFTING, BREAKUP, AND POST-RIFT DEFORMATION ON THE ‘PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE' MARGIN OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA (Invited Presentation)
WITHJACK, Martha Oliver1, SCHLISCHE, Roy W.1, MALINCONICO, MaryAnn L.2 and OLSEN, Paul E.3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers Univ, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066, (2)Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042, (3)Dept. Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, drmeow3@rci.rutgers.edu, drmeow3@rci.rutgers.edu
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8:35 AM
EXTENSION, MAGMATISM, SEGMENTATION AND SUTURES ON THE EASTERN NORTH AMERICAN MARGIN: PREVIOUS WORK AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EARTHSCOPE AND GEOPRISMS (Invited Presentation)
SHILLINGTON, Donna J.1, GAHERTY, James B.1, LIZARRALDE, Dan2 and VAN AVENDONK, Harm3, (1)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964, (2)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 266 Woods Hole Rd., MS# 22, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (3)Institute for Geophysics, Univ of Texas at Austin, JJ Pickle Research Campus, Bldg 196 (ROC), 10100 Burnet Rd (R2200), Austin, TX 78758-4445, djs@ldeo.columbia.edu, djs@ldeo.columbia.edu
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8:55 AM
A COMMUNITY SEISMIC EXPERIMENT IN THE ENAM PRIMARY SITE (Invited Presentation)
VAN AVENDONK, Harm, Institute for Geophysics, Univ of Texas at Austin, JJ Pickle Research Campus, Bldg 196 (ROC), 10100 Burnet Rd (R2200), Austin, TX 78758-4445, harm@ig.utexas.edu, harm@ig.utexas.edu
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9:15 AM
DISPARATE PATHS IN THE GEOLOGIC EVOLUTION OF THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS; A CASE FOR INHERITED CONTRASTING LITHOSPHERIC SUBSTRATES
HIBBARD, James, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Rm. 1125 Jordan Hall, Raleigh, NC 27695 and KARABINOS, Paul M., Department of Geosciences - Clark Hall, Williams College, 947 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267, jphibbar@ncsu.edu, jphibbar@ncsu.edu
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9:30 AM
CRUSTAL THICKNESS AND VP/VS ESTIMATES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS USING RECEIVER FUNCTIONS FROM THE SESAME ARRAY
PARKER Jr, E. Horry, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, 210 Field St, Athens, GA 30602, HAWMAN, Robert B., Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, FISCHER, Karen M., Department of Geological Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 and WAGNER, Lara S., Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, horryparker@gmail.com, horryparker@gmail.com
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9:45 AM
THE SEISMO-TECTONICS OF NORTH CAROLINA: WHAT WE KNOW FROM EXISTING BROADBAND SEISMIC DATA
WAGNER, Lara S., Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, wagner@unc.edu, wagner@unc.edu
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10:00 AM
EXPLORING THE ORIGINS OF MODERN TOPOGRAPHIC RELIEF IN THE SOUTH APPALACHIANS
GALLEN, Sean1, WEGMANN, Karl2 and BOHNENSTIEHL, DelWayne R.2, (1)Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Rm. 1125 Jordan Hall, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (2)Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, sfgallen@ncsu.edu, sfgallen@ncsu.edu
 
10:15 AM
Break
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10:30 AM
INSIGHTS INTO NORTH AMERICAN EVOLUTION DERIVED FROM CRUSTAL STRUCTURE ACROSS THE ND-LINE AND TENNESSEE-ILLINOIS-KENTUCKY LINEAMENT
MCGLANNAN, Austin J., Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47906 and GILBERT, Hersh, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, amcglann@purdue.edu, amcglann@purdue.edu
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10:45 AM
ORIGIN OF THE MID-CONTINENT RIFT AND MAGMA VOLUMES
STEIN, Carol A., Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor St, m/c 186, Chicago, IL 60607-7059, STEIN, Seth, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208-2150, MERINO, Miguel, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 1850 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, KELLER, G. Randy, School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019 and FLESCH, Lucy M., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47906, cstein@uic.edu, cstein@uic.edu
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11:00 AM
SEISMICITY IN THE MID-CONTINENTAL U.S. AS RECORDED BY THE EARTHSCOPE USARRAY TRANSPORTABLE ARRAY
VERNON, Frank L.1, ASTIZ, Luciana2, EAKINS, Jennifer A.2, MARTYNOV, V.M.2, KARASU, G.H.2, TYTELL, J.2, COX, T.A.2, REYES, J.2 and DAVIS, G.A.2, (1)Igpp, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, (2)Univ. of California, San Diego, MC-0225, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093-0225, jeakins@ucsd.edu, jeakins@ucsd.edu
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11:15 AM
RAMPING UP EASTERN U.S. SEISMIC HAZARDS STUDIES – PLANNING FOR INCREASED FUNDING PROPOSED IN THE 2013 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET
WILLIAMS, Robert, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 MS-966, Denver, CO 80401 and FILSON, John, U.S. Geological Survey, 905 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 905, Reston, VA 20192, rawilliams@usgs.gov, rawilliams@usgs.gov
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11:30 AM
COMPLEX CORRELATION OF SEISMIC AMPLIFICATION WITH GEOLOGICAL SITE CONDITIONS IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
JAUME, Steven C. and MINER, Krystle S., Geology & Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, Jaumes@cofc.edu, Jaumes@cofc.edu
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
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