Session No. 295
Tuesday, 29 October 2013: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Room 605 (Colorado Convention Center)

T229. Past Climates of the Middle East From Proxy Records; Insights on Water Resources and Impacts on the People of the Region

 

Jason A. Rech, Steffen Mischke and Mustafa Al Kuisi, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:15 PM
CATASTROPHIC CLIMATE SWINGS IN THE LEVANT DURING THE LAST INTERGLACIAL FROM THE CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE DEAD SEA DEEP DRILL CORE
TORFSTEIN, Adi, Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Giva't Ram, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, GOLDSTEIN, Steven L., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, 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, HAUG, Gerald, ETH Zürich, Geologisches Institut NO G 51.1, Sonneggstrasse 5, Zürich, 8092, Switzerland, KUSHNIR, Yochanan, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 and STEIN, Moti, Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel St, Jerusalem, 95501, adi.torf@mail.huji.ac.il
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1:35 PM
RECONSTRUCTING HOLOCENE RAINFALL VARIABILITY OVER THE DEAD SEA WATERSHED AND THE SOUTHERN LEVANT USING A STOCHASTIC MODELING APPROACH
RYB, Tamar1, ENZEL, Yehouda2, GAVRIELI, Ittai3 and MORIN, Efrat1, (1)Department of Geography, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, 91905, 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, 95501, Israel, yehouda.enzel@mail.huji.ac.il
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1:50 PM
THE RISE AND FALL OF LATE PLEISTOCENE PALEOLAKES IN SOUTHERN JORDAN
RECH, Jason A., Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, PIGATI, Jeffrey S., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS-980, Denver, CO 80225, AL KUISI, Mustafa, Department of Applied Geology and Environment, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan and BRIGHT, Jordon, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th St, Tucson, AZ 86011, rechja@miamioh.edu
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2:05 PM
NEW AGE CONSTRAINTS FOR PLEISTOCENE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN JORDAN: THE JAFR BASIN AND WADIS BURMA AND GHARANDAL
MISCHKE, Steffen1, LAI, Zhongping2, AL-SAQARAT, Bety3, GINAT, Hanan4, KALBE, Johannes1 and OPITZ, Stephan1, (1)Institute of Earth and Environmental Science, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 25/H27, Potsdam-Golm, 14476, Germany, (2)Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Xinning Rd, Xining, 810008, China, (3)The Al al-Bayt University, PO Box 130040, Mafraq, 25113, Jordan, (4)The Dead Sea and Arava Science Center, Tamar Regional Council, Dead-Sea Mobile Post, Tamar, 86910, Israel, smischke@geo.uni-potsdam.de
 
2:20 PM
Break
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2:35 PM
PALEOCLIMATIC IMPLICATIONS OF PLUVIAL DEPOSITS IN MUDAWWARA, JORDAN
CATLETT, Gentry A., Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, 114 Shideler Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, RECH, Jason A., Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, PIGATI, Jeffrey S., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS-980, Denver, CO 80225 and AL KUISI, Mustafa, Department of Applied Geology and Environment, University of Jordan, PO Box 13437, Amman, 11942, Jordan, catletga@miamioh.edu
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2:50 PM
LIMITED HOLOCENE NORTHWARD SHIFTS OF INDIAN MONSOON SUMMER RAINS OVER ARABIA 
ENZEL, Yehouda, The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, KUSHNIR, Yochanan, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 and QUADE, Jay, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, yehouda.enzel@mail.huji.ac.il
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3:10 PM
PROXY EVIDENCE FOR THE ROLE OF GLOBAL TELECONNECTIONS IN MIDDLE EAST HYDROCLIMATE VARIABILITY
KUSHNIR, Yochanan, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 and STEIN, Mordechai, The Geological Survey of Israel, 0 Malkhe Israel Street, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, kushnir@ldeo.columbia.edu
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3:30 PM
GAZELLE HUNTING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION OF THE SOUTHERN LEVANT DURING THE YOUNGER DRYAS
HARTMAN, Gideon, Anthropology Department, Univeristy of Connecticut, Unit 1176, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269 and BRITTINGHAM, Alex, Department of Anthropology, Univeristy of Connecticut, Unit 1176, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269, gideon.hartman@uconn.edu
 
3:45 PM
Break
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4:00 PM
RAINFALL, SPRING DISCHARGE, AND PAST HUMAN OCCUPANCY IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
PELEG, Nadav1, MORIN, Efrat2, GVIRTZMAN, Haim1 and ENZEL, Yehouda1, (1)Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, (2)Department of Geography, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel, nadav.peleg@mail.huji.ac.il
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4:15 PM
IS THE NUBIAN SANDSTONE AQUIFER SYSTEM BEING DEPLETED?
AHMED, Mohamed1, SULTAN, Mohamed1, WAHR, John2 and YAN, Eugene3, (1)Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (2)Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2000 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309, (3)Environment Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Ave, Argonne, IL 60439-4843, mohamed.ahmed@wmich.edu
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4:30 PM
ROLE OF REGIONAL STRUCTURES ON SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE WATER FLOW IN EASTERN QATTARA DEPRESSION, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT
KHAN, Shuhab, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, FATHY, Mohamed, 2Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, none, Egypt and ABDEL AZEEM, Maha, Department of Geomagnetism and Geoelectricity, National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Helwan, Egypt, msfathy@science.tanta.edu.eg
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4:45 PM
MODELING PAST AND PRESENT FLOOD WATER INUNDATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
GOLDADE, Melissa M.1, LEE, Eunmok2, KASTENS, Jude2, JOHNSON, William C.1 and MACPHERSON, G.L.3, (1)Dept. of Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Rm. 213, Lawrence, KS 66045, (2)Kansas Biological Survey, Lawrence, KS 66045, (3)Dept. of Geology, Univ of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, melgoldade@gmail.com
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