Northeastern Section - 49th Annual Meeting (23–25 March)

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GEOLOGY OF THE SOLFERINO (ITALY 24 JUNE 1859) AND GETTYSBURG (PENNSYLVANIA 1-3 JULY 1863) BATTLEFIELDS: COMPARISONS, CONTRASTS, AND POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS
CUFFEY, Roger J., Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univ, 412 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, rcuffey@psu.edu


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  • SolfPosterSupplem.pdf (10.9 MB)
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    A GIS-BASED APPROACH TO CHARACTERIZING VERMONT’S GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
    GALE, Marjorie H.1, SPRINGSTON, George E.2, VAN HOESEN, John3 and BECKER, Laurence R.1, (1)Vermont Geological Survey, 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05602-3920, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Norwich University, 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield, VT 05663, (3)Environmental Studies, Green Mountain College, One Brennan Circle, Poultney, VT 06754, marjorie.gale@state.vt.us


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  • GaleNEGSAsmWater.pdf (3.8 MB)
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    DOES PERI-GONDWANAN MEGUMIA EXTEND INTO SW ENGLAND?
    NANCE, R. Damian1, NEACE, Erika R.1, MURPHY, J. Brendan2, BRAID, James A.3, DUPUIS, Nicolle3 and SHAIL, Robin K.4, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada, (3)Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, Canada, (4)School of Geography, Archaeology and Earth Resources, Camborne School of Mines, Penryn, TR10 9EZ, United Kingdom, nance@ohio.edu


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  • GSA-NE 2014a copy.doc (46.5 kB)
  • GSA Lancaster 2014a slides.pdf (12.5 MB)
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    SURPRISES FROM THE DEVONIAN FOREKNOBS FORMATION OF EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA
    MCDOWELL, Ronald R.1, AVARY, Katharine Lee2, HITZIG, Jaana E.1, SIDNEY, Jaen E.1 and CASE, George N.3, (1)West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Road, Morgantown, WV 26508, (2)Consulting Petroleum Geologist, 98 Rockley Road, Morgantown, WV 26508, (3)School of Earth and Environmental Science, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia, mcdowell@geosrv.wvnet.edu


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  • foreknobs_2014.pdf (14.2 MB)
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    WEST VIRGINIA EARTHQUAKES: CRUSTAL ADJUSTMENTS ALONG THE ROME TROUGH OR SOMETHING ELSE?
    MCDOWELL, Ronald R., West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Road, Morgantown, WV 26508, LEWIS, J. Eric, West Virginia Geological Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508 and DINTERMAN, Philip A., West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, 1 Mont Chateau Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508, mcdowell@geosrv.wvnet.edu


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  • WV-seismic_2014.pdf (14.3 MB)
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    NEW APPLICATIONS FOR INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR [INSAR]: FIELD VALIDATION STUDIES OF PERSISTENT, DISTRIBUTED, AND TEMPORARY SCATTERERS
    BRUCKNO, Brian S.1, HOPPE, Edward2, VACCARI, Andrea3, ACTON, Scott3 and CAMPBELL, Elizabeth4, (1)Virginia Department of Transportation, Materials, 811 Commerce Rd, Staunton, VA 24401, (2)Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation & Research, 530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903, (3)University of Virginia, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, P.O. Box 400743, Charlottesville, VA 22904, (4)Virginia Department of Transportation, 1401 E. Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219, brian.bruckno@vdot.virginia.gov


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  • Bruckno_InSAR_GSA_2014_Lancaster.pptx (22.4 MB)
  • Vaccari&al. - 49thGSA-NE.pptx (35.9 MB)
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    PROJECT-ORIENTED GEOSCIENCE SERVICE LEARNING: TANNERY BROOK AS URBAN LABORATORY AND SCIENCE-TEAM BUILDER
    WINTERS, Steve, Earth Science, Holyoke Community College, 303 Homestead Avenue, Holyoke, MA 01040, swinters@hcc.edu


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  • Project-oriented geoscience SL -- FINAL.pdf (8.3 MB)
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    ALLAN THOMPSON'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
    WEHMILLER, John F., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, jwehm@udel.edu


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  • Wehmiller Thompson session NE GSA 2014.pdf (2.1 MB)
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    COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF STRAIN ANALYSIS WITHIN THE TAMAQUA SYNCLINE, CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
    STICKLER, Brandon and TINDALL, Sarah, Department of Physical Sciences, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530, bstickler92@gmail.com


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  • TamaquaStrainAnalysis.pdf (18.1 MB)
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    A PALEOPEDOLOGICAL AND ICHNOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF LATE DEVONIAN PALEOENVIRONMENTS (CATSKILL FORMATION): PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM CEDAR RUN, PENNSYLVANIA
    OEST, Christopher1, WIEST, Logan A.1, THORNBURG, Jesse D.2, TERRY Jr., Dennis O.3, PETERSON, Stephen1 and PENDERGAST, Patrick1, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (3)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, christopher.oest@temple.edu


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  • NEGSA_S2015_Poster_v3.pdf (3.5 MB)
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    AN INTEGRATED MULTI-PROXY INVESTIGATION OF OUTCROP AND CORE RECORDS FROM AN EARLY PLEISTOCENE LACUSTRINE SEQUENCE IN WEST TURKANA, KENYA
    FEIBEL, Craig S., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, VAN DER LUBBE, Jeroen H., Institute of Geosciences, University of Kiel, Ludewig-Meyn-Str. 10, Kiel, D-24118, Germany, YOST, Chad L., Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721, BECK, Catherine C., Geosciences Dept., Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323, VONHOF, Hubert B., Sedimentology & Marine geology, VU University, De Boelelaan 1081, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands, JOORDENS, Josephine C., Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9515, Leiden, 2300 RA, Netherlands and COHEN, Andrew S., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, feibel@eps.rutgers.edu


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  • Feibel NEGSA final.pptx (28.5 MB)
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    STRATIGRAPHY, STRUCTURE AND ROCK MASS PROPERTIES OF THE HARTLAND FORMATION, SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY, NYC, NY
    MERGUERIAN, Charles, Geology Department, Hofstra University, 141 Gittleson Hall, Hempstead, NY 11549 and MERGUERIAN, J. Mickey, Geology Department, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, Charles.Merguerian@hofstra.edu


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  • 1403 GSA 2nd Ave Subway.pdf (18.0 MB)
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    USING A MULTI-PROXY APPROACH TO REFINING PALEOENVIRONMENTAL AND PALEOCLIMATIC RECONSTRUCTIONS OF THE HOLOCENE AT LAKE TURKANA, KENYA
    BECK, Catherine C., Geosciences Dept., Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323 and FEIBEL, Craig S., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, catherine.beck@rutgers.edu


    Handouts
  • Beck_GSA_NE_2014.pdf (42.5 MB)
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    DETAILED GEOLOGIC MAPPING: AN ESSENTIAL STEP IN FOUNDATION DESIGN FOR SINKHOLE SITES
    SEKSINSKY, Eric J., QUBAIN, Bashar S. and LI, Jianchao, N/a, 1000 West 9th Avenue, King of Prussia, PA 19406, eseksinsky@geostructures.net


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  • Detailed Geologic Mapping.ppt (6.8 MB)
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    FIELD SCIENCE PROJECTS ENHANCE EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS AND PROVIDE A VALUABLE COMMUNITY SERVICE
    BARRATT, Nikki, Na, American School of Yaounde, 2520 Yaounde place, Washington, DC 20521, Cameroon, nikkibarratt22@gmail.com


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  • Alan Thompson Tribute.pptx (7.3 MB)
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    CHARACTERIZATION OF PREFERENTIAL FLOW PATHWAYS IN A SILICICLASTIC AQUIFER SYSTEM USING HUMAN ENTERIC VIRUSES AND GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY
    GELLASCH, Christopher A.1, BORCHARDT, Mark A.2, BRADBURY, Kenneth R.3, SPENCER, Susan K.2 and BAHR, Jean4, (1)Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814, (2)USDA-Agricultural Research Service, 2615 Yellowstone Drive, Marshfield, WI 54449, (3)Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, University of Wisconsin-Extension, Madison, WI 53705, (4)Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706, christopher.gellasch@usuhs.edu


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  • Gellasch NEGSA 2014 upload.pdf (3.4 MB)
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    LEHIGH ZINC AND NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST STEAM ENGINE
    NANCE, R. Damian, Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, nance@ohio.edu


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  • GSA-NE 2014b copy.doc (43.0 kB)
  • GSA Lancaster 2014b slides.pdf (1.1 MB)
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    FIRST FISHES FROM THE SILURIAN (PRIDOLIAN) BERTIE LAGERSTATTE OF NEW YORK STATE  
    MCKENZIE, Scott C., Geology, Mercyhurst University, 501 East 38th Street, Erie, PA 16546, smckenzie@mercyhurst.edu


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  • A Reappraisal of Flora in the Bertie Group PP.pptx (7.4 MB)
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    METAMORPHOSED PLUTONIC ROCKS OF THE SCANDIAN UPPER ALLOCHTHON, COASTAL MID NORWAY: INTRUSIVE ROOTS OF AN ORDOVICIAN- EARLIEST SILURIAN CALC-ALKALINE ARC
    SEAMAN, Kirk1, HOLLOCHER, Kurt1, ROBINSON, Peter2 and WALSH, Emily O.3, (1)Geology Department, Union College, 807 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12308, (2)Geol Survey of Norway, Trondheim, N-7491, Norway, (3)Department of Geology, Cornell College, 600 First St. SW, Mt. Vernon, IA 52134, seamank@union.edu


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  • NEGSA 2014 poster 2.pdf (6.2 MB)
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    REPTILE TRACKWAYS PROVIDE A TRIASSIC DATE FOR ENIGMATIC ROCKS AT VALLEY QUARRIES FAIRFIELD OPERATION, PENNSYLVANIA
    WEEMS, Robert E.1, VAN SCYOC, Randy2, GANIS, G. Robert3 and BENDER, Brad2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Mail Stop 926A, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Valley Quarries, 297 Quarry Road, Chambersburg, PA 17202, (3)Consulting Geologist, Southern Pines, NC 28387, RVanScyoc@valleyquarries.com


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  • FAIRFIELD REPTILE TRACKWAYS.pptx (7.2 MB)
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    SERVICE LEARNING IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY: THE RIVER MEADOW BROOK PROJECT
    WEEDEN, Lori, Environmental, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Univ. Massachusetts Lowell, 1 University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854-2827, lori_weeden@uml.edu


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  • Service Learning in Environmental Geochemistry.pptx (4.6 MB)
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    WHAT A STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LEARNED FROM CONTRIBUTING TO THE NATIONAL GEOTHERMAL DATABASE SYSTEM
    HILLS, Denise J., Energy Investigations, Geological Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, dhills@gsa.state.al.us


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  • Hills-NEGSA-2014.pptx (7.8 MB)
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    PRODUCTION AND WATER USE IN PENNSYLVANIA'S ORGANIC SHALES
    SCHMID, Katherine W., PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Topographic & Geologic Survey, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 and SCHMID, Aron K., Four Rivers GIS Consulting, 12 Watson Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15214, kschmid@pa.gov


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  • Schmid_water_use_and_production_talk.pdf (3.9 MB)
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    DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY AND PROVENANCE OF MIDDLE AND UPPER DEVONIAN STRATA, NORTHERN APPALACHIAN BASIN OF NEW YORK STATE
    SELLECK, Bruce W.1, CHIARENZELLI, Jeff2, KRATZMANN, David J.2, CHRISTOFFERSEN, Peter2 and DURHAM, Ashley2, (1)Department of Geology, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, (2)Department of Geology, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617, bselleck@mail.colgate.edu


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  • NEGSA 21014DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY AND PROVENANCE Final.pdf (3.3 MB)
  • NEGSA Utica and Marcellus Sulfides.pdf (5.6 MB)
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    THE APPLICATION OF 3D MODELING TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN NATURALLY OCCURRING METHANE AND METHANE MIGRATION ASSOCIATED WITH NATURAL GAS DEVELOPMENT
    PELEPKO, Seth and BEATTIE, Stew, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105, mipelepko@pa.gov


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  • App3DMethanePoster_34by46_Reduced2.pdf (7.2 MB)
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    SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES IN THE LOCKATONG FORMATION ADJACENT TO THE BASE OF THE PALISADES SILL
    ALEXANDER, Jane1, RIVELLI, Victoria2 and THATCHER, Sean2, (1)27th Special Operation Civil Engineer Squadron, 506 North Air Commando Way, Cannon Air Force Base, NM 88103, (2)College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314, jane.alexander@csi.cuny.edu


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  • GSA Poster.pdf (19.6 MB)
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    DATA MANAGEMENT FOR QUATERNARY COASTAL GEOCHRONOLOGY
    WEHMILLER, J.F., Department of Geological Sciences, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of Delaware, 103 Penny Hall, Newark, DE 19716 and PELLERITO, Vincent, 650 Brooke Road, B15, Glenside, PA 19038, jwehm@udel.edu


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  • Wehmiller digital geoscience NE GSA 2014.pdf (750.7 kB)
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    GEOCHEMISTRY AND SULFIDE MINERAL PARAGENESIS IN MARCELLUS SUBGROUP AND UTICA FORMATION GAS SHALE INTERVALS
    SELLECK, Bruce, Department of Geology, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, bselleck@mail.colgate.edu


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  • NEGSA Utica and Marcellus Sulfides.pdf (5.6 MB)
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    STATEN ISLAND SEVERE STORM EVACUATION: GO TO HIGH GROUND AND BRING YOUR AUTOMOBILE
    BENIMOFF, Alan I., Department of Engineering Science and Physics and the Masters Program in Environmental Science, The College of Staten Island/CUNY, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, FRITZ, William J., President, College of Staten Island/CUNY, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314 and KRESS, Michael, Vice President For Technology Systems, College of Staten Island/CUNY, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, Alan.Benimoff@csi.cuny.edu


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  • Benimoff_FRITZ_KRESS.pdf (1.8 MB)
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    CHANGES IN ATTITUDES #2, THE SLOPE OF THE WATER PLANES OF GLACIAL LAKE ALBANY, HUDSON LOWLANDS, NY
    DINEEN, Robert J., N/a, P. O. Box 197, 42 Mill Road, Geigertown, PA 19523 and HANSON, Eric, Hanson Van Vleet,, LLC, 902 Route 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065, eskers@aol.com


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  • NEGSA14fin.pptx (1.8 MB)
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    ENVISIONING A GEOLOGIC DATABASE UTOPIA: IS LIFE IN A POST GIS - OR POSTGIS – WORLD ANY BETTER?
    VAN HOESEN, John, Environmental Studies, Green Mountain College, One Brennan Circle, Poultney, VT 06754, vanhoesenj@greenmtn.edu


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  • NEGSA14-JVH.pdf (11.5 MB)
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    STEADY THEN STAGNANT – ASPECTS OF LGM DEGLACIATION IN FLUSHING MEADOWS, QUEENS, NEW YORK
    MOSS, Cheryl Johnson, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, 14 Penn Plaza - 225 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10122-0006, cmoss@mrce.com


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  • Aspects of LGM Deglaciation in Flushing Meadows.pdf (6.9 MB)
  • Flushing Meadows Cover Slide.pdf (876.8 kB)
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    INVASIVE GREEN CRAB IMPACTS ON SALT MARSHES IN MAINE - SUDDEN INCREASE IN EROSION POTENTIAL
    BELKNAP, Daniel F., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 117 Bryant Global Sciences Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5790 and WILSON, Kristin R., Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd, Wells, ME 04090, belknap@maine.edu


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  • NEGSA2014 Green Crab poster.pdf (9.6 MB)
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    ORIGIN AND AGE OF FLUVIAL SEDIMENTS, CHARLESTON, STATEN ISLAND
    ALEXANDER, Jane1, THATCHER, Sean2, RIVELLI, Victoria2 and BOND, Valerie2, (1)27th Special Operation Civil Engineer Squadron, 506 North Air Commando Way, Cannon Air Force Base, NM 88103, (2)College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314, jane.alexander@csi.cuny.edu


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  • GSA Talk.pptx (684.9 kB)
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    A STRUCTURAL AND U-PB ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY INVESTIGATION OF THE HARVARD CONGLOMERATE, VAUGHN HILL FORMATION, VAUGHN HILL CONGLOMERATE, AND AYER GRANITE: IMPLICATIONS FOR POST-ACADIAN DEFORMATION IN THE MERRIMACK BELT, EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
    CHARNOCK, Robert1, KUIPER, Yvette D.1, MÖLLER, Andreas2, BUCHWALDT, R.3 and HEPBURN, J. Christopher4, (1)Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd. Rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, (3)Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building 54-1126, Cambridge, MA 02139, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, rcharnoc@mymail.mines.edu


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  • NEGSA_poster_upload_format.pptx (2.4 MB)
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    DISCHARGE RATES AND FLOOD VOLUMES FOR GLACIAL LAKE PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY
    STANFORD, Scott D., New Jersey Geological and Water Survey, P. O. Box 420, Trenton, NJ 08625, Scott.Stanford@dep.state.nj.us


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  • gsa14lakepassaic.pdf (4.3 MB)
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    BRITTLE STRUCTURES AND THE GRANTHAM FAULT WITHIN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE 7.5-MINUTE GRANTHAM QUADRANGLE, NEW HAMPSHIRE
    SUTLIFFE, Ryan1, RICE, Aaron K.1 and MCFADDEN, Rory R.2, (1)Geological Sciences, Salem State University, 352 Lafayette Street, Salem, MA 01970, (2)Geological Sciences, Salem State University, Salem, MA 01970, r_sutliffe@salemstate.edu


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  • poster pdf.pdf (36.4 MB)
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    USING GAS PRODUCTION AND PRODUCED WATER TRENDS TO EXPLORE MARCELLUS SHALE DEVELOPMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA
    WISE, Harry C., BEATTIE, Stew and PELEPKO, Seth, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105, hwise@pa.gov


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  • GSA_Poster_5_23_14_Reduced.pdf (6.9 MB)