2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 154
Monday, 2 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 340 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T61. Geophysical Solutions to Geological Problems: Current Research Results and the Annual George P. Woollard Award Presentation

GSA Geophysics Division
Samantha E. Hansen and Nicholas C. Schmerr, Session Chairs
Paper #
Start Time
1:30 PM
THE DEPTH TO BASEMENT IN THE WESTERN DESERT OF IRAQ FROM A POWER SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC DATA
MOUSA, Ahmed S., Geology, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897, MICKUS, Kevin L., Dept. of Geosciences, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897 and AL-RAHIM, Ali, Department of Geology, College of Science, Baghdad, 65897, Iraq, kevinmickus@missouristate.edu
154-2
1:45 PM
Withdrawn
2:00 PM
MEASURING BIOGENIC GAS EBULLITION EVENTS USING HYDRAULIC HEAD TIME SERIES DATA IN CARIBIBOU BOG, MAINE
REEVE, Andrew S., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, The 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 and COMAS, Xavier, Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Science and Engineering Building 460, Boca Raton, FL 33431, asreeve@maine.edu
2:15 PM
THE INFLUENCE OF PRESSURE ON FREE PHASE GAS DYNAMICS IN A NORTHERN PEATLAND FROM FIELD-SCALE RESISTIVITY IMAGING
TERRY, Neil, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers - the State University of New Jersey, 101 Warren Street, Smith Hall Room 135, Newark, NJ 07102, 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, REEVE, Andrew S., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, The University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, SCHÄFER, Karina V.R., Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers - the State University of New Jersey, 195 University Ave, Newark, NJ 07102 and YU, Zhongjie, Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, 4107 O'Hara Street SRCC, Room 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15260-3332, neil.terry@rutgers.edu
2:30 PM
USING HYDROGEOPHYSICAL METHODS FOR ESTIMATING RATES OF BIOGENIC GAS PRODUCTION IN PEAT SOILS OF THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES
WRIGHT, William, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, RAMIREZ, Jorge, Florida Atlantic University, boca raton, FL 33431 and COMAS, Xavier, GeoSciences, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, wwrigh19@fau.edu
2:45 PM
USING HIGH FREQUENCY GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR) AT THE LABORATORY SCALE TO INVESTIGATE THE SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN RELEASES OF BIOGENIC GASES FROM THREE SUBTROPICAL WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA
MCCLELLAN, Matthew D.1, SHAHAN, Thomas2, SHARP, Nathan3 and COMAS, Xavier3, (1)Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Science and Engineering Building, Boca Raton, FL 33431, (2)GeoSciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, (3)GeoSciences, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, mmcclellan2013@fau.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
3:15 PM
GEOPHYSICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL SURVEY TO ASSESS THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF A GOSSAN IN THE EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS, UTAH
ROBERTS, Sterling, MATHESON, Ephram C., NATTER, Daniel H., SUTTERFIELD, David R., FLETCHER, Andrew W., ARNOFF, Michael J., LAWRENCE, Andrew C., EMERMAN, Steven H. and FELLOWS, Steven A., Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, silversterl@gmail.com
3:30 PM
GEOPHYSICAL MAPPING OF DIKES IN THE EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS, NORTHEASTERN UTAH
NATTER, Daniel H.1, BUSHMAN, Paul1, BUTTERFIELD, Nicholas J.1, HUFFAKER, Bret2, MURPHY, Chid1, KERSWELL, Buchanan1 and EMERMAN, Steven H.1, (1)Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, (2)Department of Earth Science, Utah Valley University, 800 W. University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058, dhnatter@gmail.com
3:45 PM
CRUSTAL AND UPPER MANTLE STRUCTURE AND FABRICS BENEATH EASTERN IDAHO AND WESTERN OREGON:  RESULTS FROM THE IDOR PASSIVE SEISMIC PROJECT
RUSSO, R.M.1, MOCANU, Victor2, STANCIU, Christian3, HONGSRESAWAT, Sutatcha3, BREMNER, Paul3, TORPEY, Megan3, PANNING, Mark4 and FOSTER, David A.4, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, (2)Department of Geophysics, University of Bucharest, 6, Traian Vuia Street, RO-020956 Bucharest 2, Romania, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, P.O. Box 112120, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, rrusso@ufl.edu
4:00 PM
INVESTIGATING CONTINENTAL RIFTING IN THE WESTERN US WITH SEISMIC METHODS
BURDICK, Scott, OLUGBOJI, Tolulope and LEKIC, Vedran, Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, sburdick@umd.edu
 
4:15 PM
Break
 
4:30 PM
Introduction of Woollard Speaker
KIRSCHVINK, Joe, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, kirschvink@caltech.edu
4:40 PM
PALEOMAGNETIC INSIGHTS ON LONG-TERM EVOLUTION OF THE CORE, MANTLE, AND SURFACE ENVIRONMENT
EVANS, David A.D., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, 210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520, david.evans@yale.edu
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