Cordilleran Section - 109th Annual Meeting (20-22 May 2013)

Session No. 5
Monday, 20 May 2013: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Salon A2 (Radisson Hotel and Conference Center)

T5. Critical Zone II: Where Rock Meets Water and Life at Earth's Surface

 

Clifford S. Riebe, Leonard S. Sklar and Kate Maher, Advocates
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Start Time
1
1:30 PM
CHARACTERIZATION OF WATER USE PATTERNS IN THE DEEP VADOSE ZONE THROUGH GEOPROBE DRILLING INTO WEATHERED BEDROCK
HARTSOUGH, Peter C., University of California Davis, Dept. of Land, Air and Water Resources, One Shields Ave., 106 Veihmeyer, UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616, MALAZIAN, Armen, Land Air and Water Resources, University of California, 106 Veihmeyer Hall, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, MEADOWS, Matthew, University of California Merced, Sierra Nevada Research Institute, 5200 N Lake Rd, Merced, CA 95343, O'GEEN, Anthony T., Land Air and Water Resources, University of California, 2152 PES, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616 and HOPMANS, Jan W., Land Air and Water Resources, University of California, 123 Veihmeyer Hall, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, phartsough@ucdavis.edu, phartsough@ucdavis.edu
2
1:50 PM
HYDROLOGIC SENSITIVITY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA CRITICAL ZONES TO CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS
WANG, Zhi1, SUEN, C. John2 and HE, Zili1, (1)Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State Univ, Fresno, 2576 E. San Ramon Ave., M/S ST24, Fresno, CA 93740, (2)Dept of Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State Univ, Fresno, 6014 N. Cedar Ave., Mail Stop OF-18, Fresno, CA 93710, zwang@csufresno.edu, zwang@csufresno.edu
3
2:10 PM
VAPOR FLOW CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECO-HYDROLOGY IN DRY LAND CRITICAL ZONES
WANG, Zhi, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State Univ, Fresno, 2576 E. San Ramon Ave., M/S ST24, Fresno, CA 93740, zwang@csufresno.edu, zwang@csufresno.edu
4
2:30 PM
MOUNT RAINIER GLACIAL MELTWATER HYDROCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
TODD, Claire1, LAPO, Kristiana2, HARRIS, Amanda3, HEGLAND, Matthew2 and SIEGESMUND, Amy4, (1)Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447, (2)Department of Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447, (3)Department of Biology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tac0ma, WA 98447, (4)Department of Biology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447, toddce@plu.edu, toddce@plu.edu
5
2:50 PM
BIOTURBATION AND EROSION BY TREE THROW IN FORESTED LANDSCAPES, APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
WHITE, Timothy S.1, SHARKEY, Sarah2 and DERE, Ashlee2, (1)Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, 217 EES Building, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, tsw113@psu.edu, tsw113@psu.edu
6
3:10 PM
THE INFLUENCE OF BEDROCK NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS ON LIFE AND TOPOGRAPHY IN THE SIERRA NEVADA BATHOLITH
RIEBE, Clifford S. and HAHM, W. Jesse, Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, criebe@uwyo.edu, criebe@uwyo.edu
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3:30 PM
HIGH VARIANCE OF PHYSICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SALMONID SPAWNING RESTORATION SITES CREATES SUITABLE HABITAT WITHIN THE HYPORHEIC ZONE
JANES, M. Katy, Geology, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819 and HORNER, Timothy, Department of Geology, California State University, Sacramento, CA 95819, mkj53@saclink.csus.edu, mkj53@saclink.csus.edu
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