Northeastern Section - 47th Annual Meeting (18–20 March 2012)

Session No. 39
Monday, 19 March 2012: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Ballrooms A & C and Ballroom Pre-function Area (Hartford Marriott Downtown)

Marine/Coastal Science (Posters)

Authors will be present from 2:30 to 4:30 PM.

 

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SEA-FLOOR GEOLOGY IN CENTRAL RHODE ISLAND SOUND SOUTHEAST OF POINT JUDITH, RHODE ISLAND
MCMULLEN, K.Y.1, POPPE, L.J.1 and WOOD, D.A.2, (1)USGS, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (2)NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, 439 West York Street, Norfolk, VA 23510, kmcmullen@usgs.gov, kmcmullen@usgs.gov
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DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTER OF SCOUR DEPRESSIONS IN EASTERN RHODE ISLAND SOUND: AN IMPORTANT CONTROL ON BENTHIC DIVERSITY
POPPE, L.J.1, MCMULLEN, K.Y.1, ACKERMAN, S.D.1 and FORREST, M.R.2, (1)USGS, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (2)NOAA Ship Rainier, NOAA, Newport, OR 97365, lpoppe@usgs.gov, lpoppe@usgs.gov
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AN INTEGRATED ANALYSIS OF BACK-BARRIER SANDS, PHILLIPS BEACH, SWAMPSCOTT, MA, USA
COHEN, Shaina M.1, INCATASCIATO, Joseph M.2, SABLOCK, Peter1 and MCCORMACK, Kristen1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Salem State University, 352 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA 01970, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St, Salem, MA 01970, shainamcohen@gmail.com, shainamcohen@gmail.com
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STRATIGRAPHY AND GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF PHILLIPS BEACH (MA) BACK-BARRIER LAGOONS
MCCORMACK, Kristen1, INCATASCIATO, Joseph M.2 and COHEN, Shaina M.1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Salem State University, 352 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA 01970, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St, Salem, MA 01970, krismac1120@hotmail.com, krismac1120@hotmail.com
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VEGETATION AND GEOMORPHIC CHANGES IN A NEW ENGLAND SALT MARSH IN THE LAST 1,000 YEARS
GILBERT, Lisa A.1, CLODIUS, Nuria1, CURRIMJEE, Zara1, MARTIN, Abigail T.M.1, NEURATH, Rachel1, SZYMANSKI, Anna1 and BENTLEY, Samuel J.2, (1)Maritime Studies Program, Williams College and Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT 06355, (2)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, nclodius@gmail.com, nclodius@gmail.com
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TEXTURAL CONTRIBUTION OF BIOGENIC AND INORGANIC COMPONENTS TO SAND FRACTION WITHIN A MIXED-SEDIMENT LAGOONAL SEQUENCE, CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
KEMMEY, John1, BUYNEVICH, Ilya V.2, NARWICH, C. Bryan1 and EISMANN, Eve1, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, tub48697@temple.edu, tub48697@temple.edu
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INVESTIGATING HISTORIC COASTAL SAND INUNDATION, SHETLAND UK
SORRELL, Lee Matthew, Earth Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04468, KELLEY, Joseph T., Earth Sciences, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469-5790 and KELLEY, Alice R., School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, and Depart. of Anthropology, University of Maine, Bryand Global Science Center, Orono, ME 04469, lee.sorrell@maine.edu, lee.sorrell@maine.edu
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SINUOSITY OF COASTAL RIVERS IN NORTHERN SUMATRA OVER THE LAST 150 YEARS: RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AND TECTONIC FORCING
BECHTEL, Ellen M., Geoscience, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481, BOXLER, Brianna, Department of Earth & Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Johnstown, PA 15901, FINGER, Willi, Swiss Agency for Development and Coperation (SDC), Gerechtigkeitsgasse 20, Zurich, 8002, Switzerland, LUTHI, Stefan M., Department of Geotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, MCADOO, Brian G., Department of Earth Science and Geography, Vassar College, Box 735, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 and MONECKE, Katrin, Geosciences, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481, ebechtel@wellesley.edu, ebechtel@wellesley.edu