Rocky Mountain (66th Annual) and Cordilleran (110th Annual) Joint Meeting (19–21 May 2014)

Session No. 27
Wednesday, 21 May 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
SUB 233/235 (Montana State University)

Earth's Surface and Humanity

 

Michael C. Stickney and Andrew L. Bobst, Chairs
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8:00 AM
 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE BOARDS OF GEOLOGY (ASBOG®) - AN UPDATE
WILLIAMS, John, National Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG), P.O. Box 11591, Columbia, SC 29211-1591, Columbia, SC 29211-1591, john.williams@sjsu.edu, john.williams@sjsu.edu
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8:20 AM
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8:40 AM
INVESTIGATING GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE-WATER INTERACTION USING STABLE WATER ISOTOPES IN THE BITTERRROOT RIVER VALLEY, MONTANA
MYSE, Todd A. and HALEY, Patrick F., Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Montana - Montana Tech, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, tmyse@mtech.edu, tmyse@mtech.edu
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9:00 AM
HYDROGEOLOGIC INVESTIGATION OF THE FOUR CORNERS STUDY AREA GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA
MICHALEK, Tom and SUTHERLAND, Mary, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1300 West Park St, Butte, MT 59701, tmichalek@mtech.edu, tmichalek@mtech.edu
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9:20 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF A MODFLOW TOOL FOR DELINEATION OF STREAM DEPLETION ZONES
BOBST, Andrew L. and FLEENER, Scott, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, GWIP, 1300 W. Park St, Butte, MT 59701, abobst@mtech.edu, abobst@mtech.edu
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9:40 AM
EVALUATING FIVE YEARS OF SOIL HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE FOLLOWING THE 2009 LOCKHEED FIRE IN THE COASTAL SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA
CRABLE, Mary Theresa1, DIETTERICK, Brian1, PERKINS, Drew Allen1 and LOGANBILL, Andrew Wood2, (1)Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 125 Swanton Road, Davenport, CA 95017, (2)Natural Resources Conservation Services, San Francisco, 94012, mcrable@calpoly.edu, mcrable@calpoly.edu
 
10:00 AM
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10:10 AM
TOPOGRAPHIC SIGNATURES OF LIFE IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
WILCOX, Andrew C., Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, andrew.wilcox@umontana.edu, andrew.wilcox@umontana.edu
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10:30 AM
WHEN DO PLANTS MATTER FOR FLUVIAL PROCESS AND FORM? PLANT-MORPHODYNAMIC INTERACTIONS UNDER VARIABLE FLOW AND SEDIMENT SUPPLY RATES
MANNERS, Rebecca, Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, #1296, Missoula, MT 59812-1296, WILCOX, Andrew C., Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, KUI, Li, Forest and Natural Resource Management, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY (315) 470-4, LIGHTBODY, Anne, Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, James Hall, 56 College Road, Durham, NH 03824, SKLAR, Leonard S., Department of Geosciences, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132 and STELLA, John, Forest and Natural Resource Management, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY 13210, rmanners@gmail.com, rmanners@gmail.com
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10:50 AM
FLOW STEERING AND RIVER ENGINEERING OF WOODY RIPARIAN TREES QUANTIFIED WITH GROUND-BASED LIDAR
BYWATER-REYES, Sharon V., Geosciences Department, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive #1296, Missoula, MT 59812-1296, WILCOX, Andrew C., Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, MANNERS, Rebecca, Department of Geosciences, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, #1296, Missoula, MT 59812-1296, LIGHTBODY, Anne, Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, James Hall, 56 College Road, Durham, NH 03824 and STELLA, John, Forest and Natural Resource Management, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY 13210, sharon.bywater-reyes@umontana.edu, sharon.bywater-reyes@umontana.edu
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11:10 AM
NEW LIDAR DATA REVEALS LATE QUATERNARY GEOLOGY DETAILS IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY, WESTERN MONTANA
STICKNEY, Michael, Earthquake Studies Office, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701 and LONN, Jeff, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech, 1300 W. Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, mstickney@mtech.edu, mstickney@mtech.edu
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11:30 AM
SALT PLAYA PONDING AND EVAPORATION ON THE LLANO ESTACADO OF NORTH AMERICA
STOUT, John E., USDA-Agricultural Research Service, 3810 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79415, johnedwardstout@gmail.com, johnedwardstout@gmail.com
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11:50 AM
HUGE PLEISTOCENE DEBRIS FLOWS THROUGH WATERPOCKET FOLD, UTAH
WAITT, Richard B., U.S. Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory, 1300 SE Cardinal Ct., Ste 100, Vancouver, WA 98683 and MARCHETTI, David W., Geology Program, Western State Colorado University, 600 N. Adams St, Gunnison, CO 81231, waitt@usgs.gov, waitt@usgs.gov