Session No. 166
Monday, 28 October 2013: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Mile High Ballroom 3C (Colorado Convention Center)

T25. Deserts: Quaternary Hydro-Geomorphic, Climatic, and Environmental Changes in the World's Deserts: Honoring Prof. Farouk El-Baz

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Yehouda Enzel and Stephen G. Wells, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:05 PM
DATING THE DESERT: MAKING SENSE OF OVER 600 LUMINESCENCE AGES FROM SOUTHERN AFRICAN DESERT DUNE SYSTEMS
THOMAS, David S.G. and BURROUGH, Sallie L., School of Geography and Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX29 5RT, United Kingdom, david.thomas@ouce.ox.ac.uk
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1:25 PM
COMPLEX GEO-ECOLOGICAL RESPONSES ALONG A RAINFALL GRADIENT IN A SANDY ARID AREA: NORTHERN NEGEV DESERT, ISRAEL
YAIR, Aaron, Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel, aaron.yair@mail.huji.ac.il
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1:45 PM
ESTABLISHMENT (RE-ESTABLISHMENT) OF THE DUNE SYSTEMS AND PROVENANCE OF THE AEOLIAN SANDS IN THE HUNSHANDAKE SANDY LAND, EASTERN INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA
YANG, Xiaoping1, LIU, Ziting2, LI, Hongwei1, REN, Xiaozun1, ZHANG, Deguo1, RIOUAL, Patrick1, WANG, Xulong3 and SCUDERI, Louis A.4, (1)Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 9825, Bei Tu Cheng Xi Lu 19, Beijing, 100029, China, (2)Liaochen University, Liaochen, 100029, China, (3)Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xian, 710075, (4)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, xpyang@mail.igcas.ac.cn
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2:00 PM
BIG DATA MEETS BIG DUNES – A 21ST CENTURY APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING DUNE SYSTEM DYNAMICS ON MULTIPLE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALES
LANCASTER, Nick, Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, nick@dri.edu
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2:15 PM
DESERT PAVEMENT PROCESSES AND FORM: INFLUENCES ON HYDROLOGIC PROCESSES AND LONG-TERM LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN ARID REGIONS
WELLS, Stephen G., Desert Research Institute, President, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512-1095, MCFADDEN, Leslie D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, MCDONALD, Eric V., Division of Earth & Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, EPPES, Martha C., Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, YOUNG, Michael, University of Texas at Austin, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78712-8924 and WOOD, Yvonne A., University of California, Retired, 2665 Highland Drive, Bishop, CA 93514, Stephen.Wells@dri.edu
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2:30 PM
CHARACTERIZING THE PROCESS AND RATE OF SUBAERIAL ROCK WEATHERING IN DESERT ENVIRONMENTS WITH GROUND-BASED LIDAR
MUSHKIN, Amit1, SAGY, Amir2, TRABELCI, Eran2 and PORAT, Naomi2, (1)Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel St, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, mushkin@u.washington.edu
 
2:45 PM
Break
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3:00 PM
FAROUK EL-BAZ AWARD FOR DESERT RESEARCH: GEOLOGY, GEOMORPHOLOGY, ECOLOGY: AN INTEGRATED WORLD HERITAGE SITE
SEELY, Mary, Gobabeb Research and Training Centre, P.O. Box 20232, Windhoek, Namibia, mary.seely@drfn.org.na
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3:25 PM
RESPONSE OF SOUTH AMERICAN PALEOLAKES 19-49°S TO CLIMATE CHANGE DURING THE LATE QUATERNARY
QUADE, Jay, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, PLACZEK, Christa J., School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, MS-J514, Townsville, QLD4811, Australia, CARTWRIGHT, Alyson, Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, KAPLAN, Michael R., LDEO, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, ADAMS, Kenneth D., Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512 and STINE, Scott, California State University, Hayward, CA 94542, quadej@email.arizona.edu
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3:45 PM
LINKING COARSE SILT PRODUCTION IN ASIAN SAND DESERTS AND QUATERNARY ACCRETION OF THE CHINESE LOESS PLATEAU
AMIT, Rivka1, ENZEL, Yehouda2, MUSHKIN, Amit3, GILLESPIE, Alan R.4, JIGJIDSUREN, Batbaatar5, CROUVI, Onn1, VANDENBERGHE, Jef6 and AN, Zhisheng7, (1)Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel St, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, (2)The Fredy and Nadine Harrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, (3)Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel St, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, (4)University of Washington, Quaternary Research Center, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Seattle, WA 98195, (5)University of Washington, Quaternary Research Center, Seattle, WA 98195, (6)Vrije University, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, De Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands, (7)Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, 710075, China, rivka@gsi.gov.il
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4:00 PM
TRACING SOURCES OF PLEISTOCENE NEGEV DESERT LOESS AND ITS EFFECTS ON EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN CONTINENTAL ENVIRONMENT
BEN ISRAEL, Michal, Geology, Earth Sciences, Edmond Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, AMIT, Rivka, Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel St, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, EREL, Yigal, The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel and ENZEL, Yehouda, The Fredy and Nadine Harrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, michal.benisrael@mail.huji.ac.il
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4:15 PM
CONSTRAINTS ON THE NATURE AND TIMING OF RECHARGE OF THE FOSSIL AQUIFERS IN SAHARAN AFRICA AND SINAI
SULTAN, Mohamed1, ABOUELMAGD, Abdou2, AHMED, Mohamed1, STURCHIO, Neil3, KRISHNAMURTHY, R.V.4, SOLIMAN, Farouk5, RASHED, Mohamed6, MILEWSKI, Adam7 and KRAWCZYK, Malgorzata1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (2)Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal/Jeddah, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia, (3)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, (4)Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (5)Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt, (6)Faculty of Earth Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, (7)Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602, mohamed.sultan@wmich.edu
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4:30 PM
CHARACTERIZATION OF PHYSICAL AND HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES OF SOILS IN SEVILLETA WILDLIFE NATIONAL REFUGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR PEDOGENIC CARBONATE ACCUMULATIONS ON WATER MOVEMENT
NENUJI, Vyoma, Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, #3145, Socorro, NM 87801, HARRISON, Bruce, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 and HENDRICKX, Jan, Earth and Environmental Science Dept, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, vnenuji@nmt.edu
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4:45 PM
HOLOCENE SAND SHEET DEPOSITIONAL RECORD SAN LUIS PROVINCE, WESTERN ARGENTINA
FORMAN, Steven L., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607 and TRIPALDI, Alfonsina, Geological Sciences, University of Buenos Aires - CONICET, Ciudad Unversitaria, Buenos Aries, C1428EHA, Argentina, slf@uic.edu
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