2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 68
Sunday, 19 October 2014: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
208/209 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T39. Aeolian Processes and Landscapes: From Dust to Dunes II

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Canadian Geomorphology Research Group; International Society for Aeolian Research

 

Ian J. Walker, Derek W.T. Jackson, Nicholas Lancaster, Alan F. Halfen and Karen E. Kohfeld, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:05 PM
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) IN AEOLIAN RESEARCH
SMYTH, Thomas, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Adelaide, 5042, Australia
1:25 PM
SPATIAL-TEMPORAL MORPHODYNAMICS AND EVOLUTION OF COASTAL BLOWOUT DUNES
WALKER, Ian J., Geography, University of Victoria, PO Box 3060, STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 3R4, Canada, ABHAR, Kimia, Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 3R4, Canada, HESP, Patrick A., School of the Environment, Flinders University, Sturt Rd, South Australia, Bedford Park, 5042, Australia and GARES, Paul, Geography, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858
1:40 PM
BEACH-DUNE DECOUPLING DURING AN OFFSHORE WIND EVENT: PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA
BAUER, Bernard O., Earth and Environmental Sciences & Geography, UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada, DAVIDSON-ARNOTT, Robin G.D., Geography, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G2W1, Canada, WALKER, Ian J., Geography, University of Victoria, PO Box 3060, STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 3R4, Canada and HESP, Patrick A., School of the Environment, Flinders University, Sturt Rd, South Australia, Bedford Park, 5042, Australia
1:55 PM
DUNE EVOLUTION  AND LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE IN ISLA SALAMANCA NATIONAL PARK, COLOMBIA
GOMEZ, Juan-Felipe, Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, 3-241 Guelph Street, Kitchener, ON N2H 5W9, Canada
Handouts
  • JFG&MLB_GSA.pdf (2.5 MB)
  • 2:10 PM
    THE KUBUQI DESERT OF CHINA: DUNE LANDSCAPE DUE TO INTERACTIONS BETWEEN FLUVIAL AND AEOLIAN PROCESSES AND HUMAN IMPACT
    YANG, Xiaoping1, FORMAN, Steve2, HU, Fangen1, ZHANG, Deguo1, LIU, Ziting3, LI, Hongwei1 and LIU, Qianqian1, (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)Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, (3)School of Environment and Planing, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, China
    2:25 PM
    FLUVIAL-AEOLIAN COUPLING IN SIGNAL BUFFERING: THE ROLE OF THE THAR DESERT IN SEDIMENT FLUX TO THE INDIAN OCEAN
    CLIFT, Peter D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and EAST, Amy E., U.S. Geological Survey, 400 Natural Bridges Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
     
    2:40 PM
    Break
    2:55 PM
    THE RECORD OF HOLOCENE DUNE DEPOSITION – FROM DEGLACIATION TO PRESENT – NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS, CANADA
    LIAN, Olav B., Department of Geography, University of the Fraser Valley, 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8, Canada, WOLFE, Stephen A., Geological Survey of Canada, Terrain Sciences Division, 601 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E8, Canada, HUGENHOLTZ, Christopher H., Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada and RICHES, Justine R., Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A1S6, Canada
    3:15 PM
    OPPORTUNITIES, LIMITATIONS, AND METHODOLOGIES FOR DECIPHERING INFORMATION OF LATE QUATERNARY ENVIRONMENTS FROM DISCONTINUOUS AEOLIAN ARCHIVES
    ROSKIN, Joel, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.B. 653, Beer-Sheva, 84105, Israel
    3:30 PM
    MAPPING AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF AEOLIAN DEPOSITS, WHITE RIVER BADLANDS, SOUTH DAKOTA
    BALDAUF, Paul, Halmos College of Natural Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, BURKHART, Patrick A., Geography/Geology, Slippery Rock University, 1 Morrow Way, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, HOUSEHOLDER, Eric, Water Quality Division, South Florida Water Management Division, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33406 and JUSTICE, Brandon, Division of Math, Science, and Technology, Nova Southeastern University, 3301 College Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314
    3:45 PM
    CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS DUNE FIELD DISTRIBUTION AND FLUVIAL SYSTEM CONTROLS
    HALFEN, Alan F., Dept. of Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Rm. 213, Lawrence, KS 66045
    4:00 PM
    AIRFLOW MODELLING AND RIPPLE MIGRATION PATTERNS ACROSS DUNE TOPOGRAPHY IN PROCTOR CRATER, MARS
    JACKSON, Derek W.T., Centre for Coastal & Marine Research, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom, BOURKE, Mary, Division of Geography, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland and SMYTH, Thomas, Flinders University, Bedford Park, Adelaide, 5042, Australia
    4:15 PM
    MARTIAN AEOLIAN SYSTEMS
    FENTON, Lori, SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Ave, Suite 100, Mountain View, CA 94043
    Handouts
  • GSA_Fenton_T39_68-12_final.pptx (18.4 MB)
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    4:35 PM
    Concluding Remarks
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