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

Session No. 31
Wednesday, 21 May 2014: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Ballroom B, C, D (Montana State University)

Earth's Surface and Humanity (Posters)

Authors will be present from 9 to 10:30 AM and 3:30 to 5:30 PM.

 

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GENERATING AQUIFER SPECIFIC STORAGE FROM GROUNDWATER RESPONSES TO SEISMIC RAYLEIGH WAVES
FOLNAGY, Attila J.B.1, SPRENKE, Kenneth F.2, OSIENSKY, James L.3 and KOBAYASHI, Daisuke3, (1)D.N.R.C, State of Montana, 1424 9th Ave, Helena, MT 59620-1601, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Dr MS 3022, Moscow, ID 83844-3022, (3)Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, P.O. Box 443022, Moscow, ID 83844-3022, afolnagy@mt.gov, afolnagy@mt.gov
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POTENTIAL INCONVENIENCE TO USE TRANSBOUNDARY SHARED AQUIFERS BETWEEN US AND MEXICO IN CALIFORNIA; FAR FROM RHETORIC, CLOSER TO REALITY
MARTÍNEZ-SACRISTÁN, Hernando, Latin American Products & Services, 554 W. 53rd Street Room 6-I-1, New York, NY 10019 and MARTINEZ MOJICA, Liza C., Universidad del Bosque, Bogota- Colombia, 100 Warren Street Apt. 414, Jersey City, NJ 07305, hernando.hmsacristan@gmail.com, hernando.hmsacristan@gmail.com
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SEASON IN THE TESTING OF RADON USING SHORT-TERM TESTS IN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, PORTLAND, OREGON
ICEFIRE, Selicity, Department of Geology, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, LINDE, Tamara, Geology, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201 and BURNS, Scott F., Department of Geology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, sicefire@pdx.edu, sicefire@pdx.edu
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REVISITING ANCIENT CATACLYSMIC FLOOD DEPOSITS AT THE DALLES, OR
BURNS, Scott1, CARPENTER, Burl2, YAZZIE, Kimberly3 and MELTON, Dale1, (1)Department of Geology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, (2)Crop and Soil Science Dept, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 3017 Agriculture and Life Sciences Bldg, Corvallis, OR 97331, (3)Environmental Science & Management Dept, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, burnss@pdx.edu, burnss@pdx.edu
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TOWARDS A LATE-GLACIAL LAKE-LEVEL HISTORY FOR GLACIAL LAKE MISSOULA, MONTANA
SMITH, Larry N., Department of Geological Engineering, Montana Tech, University of Montana, 1300 W Park St, Butte, MT 59701, lsmith@mtech.edu, lsmith@mtech.edu
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GROUNDWATER MODELING OF THE FOUR CORNERS STUDY AREA GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA
SUTHERLAND, Mary Kathryn, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1300 W. Park Ave, Butte, MT 59701 and MICHALEK, Tom, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1300 West Park St, Butte, MT 59701, msutherland@mtech.edu, msutherland@mtech.edu
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LONG-TERM STREAM-FLOW TRENDS IN IN THE BITTERROOT RIVER WATERSHED, MONTANA
LAFAVE, John, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech of The University of Montana, 1300 W. Park St, Butte, MT 59701 and CROWLEY, Jeremy, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, jlafave@mtech.edu, jlafave@mtech.edu
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THE ROLE OF LITHOLOGY IN GLACIAL VALLEY CROSS PROFILE FORMATION
JENSEN, Kaai, Geology Department, San Jose State Unversity, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192 and GABET, Emmanuel J., Department of Geology, San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192, kaai.jensen@sjsu.edu, kaai.jensen@sjsu.edu
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GROUNDWATER MONITORING IN THE YELLOWSTONE CONTROLLED GROUNDWATER AREA, MONTANA
ENGLISH, Alan R., Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Montana Tech of The University of Montana, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, aenglish@mtech.edu, aenglish@mtech.edu
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PROJECT UPDATE: BRINE CONTAMINATION TO AQUATIC RESOURCES FROM OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN THE WILLISTON BASIN, U.S.A
TANGEN, Brian1, CHESLEY-PRESTON, Tara2, GLEASON, Robert1, HAINES, Seth3, POST VAN DER BURG, Max1, PRESTON, Todd4, SMITH, Bruce5 and THAMKE, Joanna6, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, 8711 37th Street SE, Jamestown, ND 58401-7317, (2)Institute of the Environment, Montana State University, 2327 University Way, Suite 2, Bozeman, MT 59715, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, CERSC, Box 25046, Denver Federal Center Mail Stop 939, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (4)Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 2327 University Way, Suite 2, Bozeman, MT 59715, (5)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Bld 20, ms964, Lakewood, CO 80225, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, 3162 Bozeman Ave, Helena, MT 59601, btangen@usgs.gov, btangen@usgs.gov
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EVOLUTION OF MARINE TERRACE PLATFORMS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: INTERPLAY BETWEEN TECTONICS, SEALEVEL AND CLIMATE MODULATED EROSIONAL PROCESSES
STEWART-MOORE, James A., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave, UCB 399, Boulder, CO 80309, MUELLER, Karl, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, 2200 Colorado Blvd, Boulder, CO 80309, ANDERSON, Robert, Department of Geological Sciences and INSTAAR, University of Colorado, UCB 450, 1560 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80309 and TUCKER, Greg, CIRES and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Campus Box 399, Boulder, CO 80309, jasm@colorado.edu, jasm@colorado.edu
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DEBRIS FLOW INITIATION ON MT. RAINIER AS A RESULT OF INCREASED PRECIPITATION FROM THE NOVEMBER 2006 PINEAPPLE EXPRESS RAINSTORM
LINDSEY, Kassandra O., Geology, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201 and BURNS, Scott, Department of Geology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, lindsey7@pdx.edu, lindsey7@pdx.edu
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A SLICE THROUGH TIME: AN ANALYSIS OF SOIL PARENT MATERIALS IN HYALITE CANYON MONTANA
SUGDEN, John C. and HARTSHORN, Tony, Land Resources Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, 334 Leon Johnson Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, john.sugden@msu.montana.edu, john.sugden@msu.montana.edu
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ORIGIN OF DEBRIS FLOW DEPOSITS ON STARVATION CANYON FAN,DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
SHAW, Kelly, Geological Sciences, California State University Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831 and KNOTT, Jeffrey R., Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ, Fullerton, Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834, kellyshaw524@csu.fullerton.edu, kellyshaw524@csu.fullerton.edu
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LANDSCAPE AND CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON ECOSYSTEMS IN THE WILLISTON BASIN
POST VAN DER BURG, Max1, PRESTON, Todd2, FARAG, Aida M.3, TANGEN, Brian1, NAFTZ, David L.4, CHESLEY-PRESTON, Tara5, THAMKE, Joanna4, SMITH, Bruce D.6, HARPER, David D.3 and GLEASON, Robert1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, 8711 37th Street SE, Jamestown, ND 58401-7317, (2)Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 2327 University Way, Suite 2, Bozeman, MT 59715, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Jackson Field Research Station, P.O. Box 1089, Jackson, WY 83001, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center, 3162 Bozeman Ave, Helena, MT 59601, (5)Institute of the Environment, Montana State University, 2327 University Way, Suite 2, Bozeman, MT 59715, (6)U.S. Geological Survey, Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver Federal Center, Bld 20, ms964, Lakewood, CO 80225, tmpreston@usgs.gov, tmpreston@usgs.gov
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SEASONAL AND SPATIAL CHANGES IN THE DISSOLVED LOAD OF THE SPOKANE RIVER (WASHINGTON STATE, USA)
NEZAT, Carmen A. and LANDKAMMER, Michael E., Department of Geology, Eastern Washington University, 130 Science Building, Cheney, WA 99004, cnezat@ewu.edu, cnezat@ewu.edu
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A COMPARISON OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE ESTIMATION METHODS IN THE WILLISTON AND POWDER RIVER STRUCTURAL BASINS
AURAND, Katherine R., Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, 7491, Norway and THAMKE, Joanna N., U.S. Geological Survey, 3162 Bozeman Ave, Helena, MT 59601, jothamke@usgs.gov, jothamke@usgs.gov
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TOWARD SCIENCE-BASED INSTRUCTION: LESSONS FROM AN INTRODUCTORY SOILS COURSE
JOHNSON, A.1, SANTIBANEZ, P.1, PANDEY, A.1 and HARTSHORN, A.2, (1)Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, 334 Leon Johnson Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, (2)Land Resources Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, 334 Leon Johnson Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717, soildoc@gmail.com, soildoc@gmail.com
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SEISMIC TESTING OF SELECTED SOILS IN SPOKANE COUNTY
HOLMAN, Cole1, LLOYD, Rex1, ORNDORFF, Richard2 and PRITCHARD, Chad J.1, (1)Department of Geology, Eastern Washington University, 130 Science Building, Cheney, WA 99004-2439, (2)Department of Geology, Eastern Washington Univ, 130 Science Hall, Cheney, WA 99004-2439, cole.holman@gmail.com, cole.holman@gmail.com