Northeastern Section - 48th Annual Meeting (18–20 March 2013)

Session No. 48
Tuesday, 19 March 2013: 1:30 PM-5:55 PM
Adams Room (Omni Mount Washington Resort)

T5. Critical Zone Processes

 

Amanda A. Olsen, Andrew S. Reeve and Sean M.C. Smith, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1
1:40 PM
MULTI-SCALE ANALYSIS OF AVALANCHE DYNAMICS AROUND MOUNT WASHINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
MARTIN, Jean-Philippe, Environmental Science Institute, Université du Québec à Montréal, 201, President-Kennedy Avenue, Montreal, QC H2X 3Y7, Canada and GERMAIN, Daniel, Geography, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1255, Saint-Denis Street, Montreal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada, jeanphilmartin@gmail.com, jeanphilmartin@gmail.com
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1:55 PM
ICE STORMS, TREE THROW AND HILLSLOPE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT ON MT. TOBY, WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
OUIMET, William B.1, HELLMER, Mark2 and RIOS, Bernardo A.2, (1)Geography, University of Connecticut, Beach Hall, Unit 2045, Storrs, CT 06269-4148, (2)Department of Geology, Amherst College, 11 Barrett Hill Road, Amherst, MA 01002, william.ouimet@uconn.edu, william.ouimet@uconn.edu
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2:10 PM
SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN MOBILE REGOLITH THICKNESS, METEORIC 10BE CONCENTRATION, AND SEDIMENT STORAGE IN THE BOULDER CREEK CRITICAL ZONE OBSERVATORY: IMPLICATIONS FOR LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION AND HILLSLOPE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
SHEA, Neil, Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, OUIMET, William B., Geography, University of Connecticut, Beach Hall, Unit 2045, Storrs, CT 06269-4148, DETHIER, David P., Dept. Geosciences, Williams College, 947 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267, BIERMAN, Paul, Geology Department, University of Vermont, 180 Colchester Ave, Delahanty Hall, Burlington, VT 05405 and ROOD, Dylan H., AMS Laboratory, Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC), East Kilbride, G75 0QF, United Kingdom, neil.shea@uconn.edu, neil.shea@uconn.edu
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2:25 PM
HYDROLOGIC AND GEOMORPHIC IMPACTS OF THE 2010 FOURMILE CANYON FIRE, BOULDER CREEK WATERSHED, COLORADO
PURINTON, Benjamin J., Wesleyan University Department of Earth and Environmental Science, 265 Church St, Middletown, CT 06459, bpurinton@wesleyan.edu, bpurinton@wesleyan.edu
 
2:40 PM
Break
5
3:10 PM
KNICKPOINT-CONTROLLED LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN THE MIDDLE BOULDER CREEK WATERSHED, CO
DETHIER, Evan N., Earth Science, Dartmouth College, HB 6105, Hanover, NH 03755, evan.n.dethier@gmail.com, evan.n.dethier@gmail.com
6
3:25 PM
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SNOWMELT-DRIVEN WATER BUDGETS IN ADJACENT ALPINE BASINS, NIWOT RIDGE, COLORADO FRONT RANGE
NESBITT, Ian M. and DETHIER, David P., Dept. Geosciences, Williams College, 947 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267, imn2@williams.edu, imn2@williams.edu
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3:40 PM
EFFECTS OF EXOTIC EARTHWORMS (EISENIA FETIDA) ON THE RELEASE OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON FROM HEMLOCK AND DECIDUOUS FOREST SOILS OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
RAVENHURST, Gretchen E.1, MICHAEL, Susanna M.1, NEWTON, Robert M.1, MARTINI, Anna M.2 and KOPICKI, Maria3, (1)Dept of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Geology Department, Amherst College, 11 Barrett Hill Road, Amherst, MA 01002, (3)Department of Geology, Amherst College, Amherst, MA 01002, gravenhu@smith.edu, gravenhu@smith.edu
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3:55 PM
DEVELOPING BIOGEOCHEMICAL TRACERS OF APATITE WEATHERING BY ECTOMYCORRHIZAL FUNGI
VADEBONCOEUR, Matthew1, BRYCE, Julia2, HOBBIE, Erik1, PRADO, Florencia2 and BLICHERT-TOFT, Janne3, (1)Earth Systems Research Center, University of New Hampshire, 8 College Road, Durham, NH 03824, (2)Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 121 James Hall, Durham, NH 03824, (3)Laboratoire de Sciences de la Terre, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon, 46, Allée d'Italie, Lyon, 69364, France, matt.vad@unh.edu, matt.vad@unh.edu
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4:10 PM
MODIFYING AMBIENT DISSOLVED OXYGEN LEVELS TO LOCATE INTERSECTING FRACTURES AND DETERMINE BOREHOLE FLOW CONDITIONS IN BEDROCK WELLS
CHLEBICA, Dariusz W., University of Connecticut, Center for Integrative Geosciences, 354 Mansfield Road UNIT-2045, Storrs, CT 06269 and ROBBINS, Gary, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, Univ of Connecticut, 1376 Storrs Road, Storrs, CT 06269-4087, dariusz.chlebica@uconn.edu, dariusz.chlebica@uconn.edu
10
4:25 PM
CONTROLS ON SEDIMENT FLUX AND CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY IN POSTGLACIAL MAINE WATERSHEDS
SNYDER, Noah P., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Devlin Hall, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, noah.snyder@bc.edu, noah.snyder@bc.edu
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4:40 PM
PHYSICAL MODIFICATIONS TO COASTAL PLAIN DRAINAGE NETWORKS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS TO NUTRIENT AND SEDIMENT DELIVERY
FILOSO, Solange, University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Sciences, Solomons, MD 20688 and SMITH, Sean, University of Maine, School of Earth and Climate Sciences, Bryand Global Science Center, Orono, ME 04469, filoso@umces.edu, filoso@umces.edu
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4:55 PM
INVESTIGATING FLOW PATTERNS AND MECHANISMS FOR FREE PHASE GAS VARIABILITY IN A MAINE PEATLAND
BON, Christiaan E., Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04473, REEVE, Andrew S., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, SLATER, Lee, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 101 Warren St, Smith 136, Newark, NJ 07102, COMAS, Xavier, Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Science and Engineering Building 460, Boca Raton, FL 33431, SCHAFER, Karina V.R., Biology, Rutgers University, 195 University Ave, Newark, NJ 07102 and YU, Zhongjie, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith 136, Newark, NJ 07102, christiaan.bon@maine.edu, christiaan.bon@maine.edu
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5:10 PM
CELL-BASED SIMULATION OF PEAT ACCUMULATION IN NORTHERN PEATLANDS
WESTERVELT, Claire D., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04473, REEVE, Andrew S., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469 and GLASER, Paul H., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Pillsbury Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455, claire.westervelt@maine.edu, claire.westervelt@maine.edu
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