T20. Quaternary Atlantic Coastal Plain Formation and Evolution

Session No. 72
Monday, 5 November 2012: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
207A (Charlotte Convention Center)

T20. Quaternary Atlantic Coastal Plain Formation and Evolution

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

M. Scott Harris, Advocate
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8:00 AM
MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY OF ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN AND CONTINENTAL SHELF SEDIMENTS FOR PORTIONS OF THE GEOLOGIC RECORD SINCE THE LATE CRETACEOUS (Invited Presentation)
LIDDICOAT, Joseph C., Department of Environmental Science, Barnard College, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, jliddico@barnard.edu, jliddico@barnard.edu
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8:20 AM
PLEISTOCENE SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY OF THE SHALLOW CONTINENTAL SHELF, OFFSHORE NEW JERSEY: CONSTRAINTS BY IODP LEG 313 COREHOLES
SUGARMAN, Peter J.1, MILLER, Kenneth G.2, BROWNING, James V.2, SHERIDAN, Robert E.1, KULHANEK, Denise3, MONTEVERDE, Donald H.1, WEHMILLER, John F.4, LOMBARDI, Christopher1 and FEIGENSON, Mark D.5, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (3)Department of Paleontology, GNS Science, PO Box 30368, Lower Hut, 5042, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, (5)Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, petes@rci.rutgers.edu, petes@rci.rutgers.edu
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8:35 AM
GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PLIOCENE AND MIOCENE OUTCROPS IN THE GEORGIA BIGHT, GRAY'S REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
GARRISON, Ervan, Geology, The University of Georgia, GG Building, Athens, GA 30602, COOK HALE, Jessica, Geology, The University of Georgia, GG Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, CAMERON, Christopher, Dept. of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 and SMITH, Erin, Dept. of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, egarriso@uga.edu, egarriso@uga.edu
Handouts
  • GSA 2012 paper .doc (3.5 MB)
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    8:50 AM
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    9:05 AM
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    9:20 AM
    QUATERNARY EVOLUTION OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S COASTAL SYSTEM AND ADJACENT UPLAND (Invited Presentation)
    MALLINSON, David J.1, RIGGS, Stanley R.1, CULVER, Stephen J.1, FARRELL, Kathleen M.2 and PARHAM, Peter R.3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)North Carolina Geological Survey, Raleigh Field Office and Core Repository, 1620 MSC, Raleigh, NC 27699-1620, (3)Institute of Oceanography, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia, mallinsond@ecu.edu, mallinsond@ecu.edu
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    9:40 AM
    GEOMORPHOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF THE SMITH ISLAND COMPLEX, SOUTHEASTERN NC
    GAGNON, John H., Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 153H Carden Place Drive, Mebane, NC 27302, SHEW, Roger, Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403 and BENEDETTI, Michael M., Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S. College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403-3201, shewr@uncw.edu, shewr@uncw.edu
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    9:55 AM
    RADIOCARBON DATES AND THE GENESIS OF PHYTOGENIC NEAR-SHORE SEDIMENTS ON ST. CATHERINES ISLAND, GEORGIA
    RICH, Fredrick J.1, NEWSOM, Lee2 and VANCE, R. Kelly1, (1)Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, (2)Anthropology, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16802, frich@georgiasouthern.edu, frich@georgiasouthern.edu
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    10:10 AM
    CHANGE IN THE BALANCE BETWEEN WAVE AND TIDE-DOMINATED STRANDS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RISING SEA LEVEL IN THE GEORGIA BIGHT, USA
    CHOWNS, Timothy M., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, tchowns@westga.edu, tchowns@westga.edu
     
    10:25 AM
    Discussion
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    10:40 AM
    LATE QUATERNARY FLUVIAL RECORDS IN THE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN: PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES FOR FUTURE RESEARCH (Invited Presentation)
    LEIGH, David S., Department of Geography, The University of Georgia, Geog.-Geol. Building, 210 Field St., Room 204, Athens, GA 30602, dleigh@uga.edu, dleigh@uga.edu
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    11:00 AM
    AGES AND STRATIGRAPHY OF “MEGA-MEANDER” PALEOCHANNELS OF THE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN, SOUTHEASTERN USA
    SUTHER, Bradley E., Department of Geography and Anthropology, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, MD 2203, Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591 and LEIGH, David S., Department of Geography, The University of Georgia, Geog.-Geol. Building, 210 Field St., Room 204, Athens, GA 30602, bsuther@kennesaw.edu, bsuther@kennesaw.edu
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    11:15 AM
    SEDIMENTARY INDICATORS OF CLIMATIC VARIABILITY THROUGH THE LATE PLEISTOCENE IN THE POTOMAC RIVER VALLEY SOUTH OF WASHINGTON DC
    SMOOT, Joseph P., U.S. Geological Survey (emeritus), M.S. 926A, National Center, Reston, VA 20192, LITWIN, Ronald J., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 20192, PAVICH, Milan J., U.S. Geological Survey (emeritus), 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192, MARKEWICH, Helaine W., U.S. Geological Survey, 3039 Amwiler Road, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30360 and BROOK, George A., Department of Geography, University of Georgia, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, jpsmoot@usgs.gov, jpsmoot@usgs.gov
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    11:30 AM
    SEDIMENTOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND AGES OF RIM SANDS ASSOCIATED WITH CAROLINA BAYS IN BLADEN AND HOKE COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA
    PHILLIPS, P. Lee, Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Office, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 136 McIver Building, PO Box 23170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170, WRIGHT, Eric, Department of Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528, SANFORD, Anna L., Department of Geology and Geography, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, PO Box 1510, Pembroke, NC 28372-1510 and MOTT, Darryl Alan, Dept. of Geology and Geography, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, 1 University Drive, Pembroke, NC 28372-1510, plphilli@uncg.edu, plphilli@uncg.edu
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    11:45 AM
    THE U.S. ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN: HISTORICAL AND MODERN PERSPECTIVES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE SOUTHEAST
    HARRIS, Scott, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29407, WRIGHT, Eric, Department of Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528, BEACH, Todd A., Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23218 and JOHNSON, Gerald H., Geololgy, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, harriss@cofc.edu, harriss@cofc.edu
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