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

Session No. 23
Sunday, 1 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 341 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T189. New Applications of Geochronologic Techniques to Quaternary and Archaeological Settings

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Karst Division
Harrison Gray, Michelle Summa Nelson and Kerry Riley, Session Chairs
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8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
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8:20 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF LOESS AND ALLUVIUM INPUTS INTO MODERN SOILS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE USING ZIRCON U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY
KATSIAFICAS, Nathan J.1, WANG, Xiaomei2 and AYERS, John C.1, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, PMB 351805, 2301 Vanderbilt Pl, Nashville, TN 37235-1805, (2)China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, China, njkatsia@gmail.com
8:35 AM
REFINING PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS DURING THE PLEISTOCENE–HOLOCENE TRANSITION IN EASTERN BERINGIA USING POST-IR IRSL
HALFEN, Alan F., School of Business, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045; Department of Geography, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, JOHNSON, William C., Department of Geography, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, MESSNER, Claire A., Department of Geography, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, GAINES, Edmund P., AECOM, PMB 193, 3875 Geist Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, Fairbanks, AK 99709, HANSON, Paul R., Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, Univ. of Nebraska, 102 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0517, RITTENOUR, Tammy M., Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322 and YOUNG, Aaron R., Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources, Univ. of Nebraska, 612 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0996, afhalfen@ku.edu
8:50 AM
EPISODIC ARROYO ENTRENCHMENT AND AGGRADATION IN KANAB CREEK, SOUTHERN UTAH
TOWNSEND, Kirk F. and RITTENOUR, Tammy M., Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, kirkftownsend@gmail.com
9:05 AM
NOVEL ADAPTATIONS OF OSL DATING PROCEDURES REVEAL EPISODIC DEPOSITION ON HIGH ELEVATION ANTARCTIC FANS
LEPPER, Kenneth1, LEWIS, Adam R.2, ZAMORA, Felix J.3, RAMSEY, Meridith A.2, KOWALEWSKI, Douglas E.4 and WILLENBRING, Jane K.5, (1)Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, P.O. Box 6050, Dept. 2745, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, (2)Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, P.O. Box 6050 Dept. 2745, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, (3)Geosciences, North Dakota State University, NDSU Dept 2745, PO Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, (4)Department of Earth, Environment, and Physics, Worcester State University, 486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01602, (5)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, ken.lepper@ndsu.edu
9:20 AM
SINGLE-GRAIN OSL CHRONOLOGY OF ICE RETREAT AND STAGES OF GLACIAL LAKE BENSON, WEST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA, USA
RITTENOUR, Tammy, Department of Geology and Luminescence Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, WOOLDRIDGE, Sayge C., Geology Discipline, University of Minnesota Morris, 600 East 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267, COTTER, James F.P., Geology Discipline, University of Minnesota, Morris, 600 East 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267 and ARENDS, Heather E., Division of Lands and Minerals, MN Department of Natural Resources, 500 Lafayette Road, Box 45, St. Paul, MN, MN 55155-4045, tammy.rittenour@usu.edu
9:35 AM
A FRESH LOOK AT LATE PLEISTOCENE MOUNTAIN GLACIATION IN CENTRAL IDAHO
THACKRAY, Glenn D.1, STALEY, Amie E.1 and RITTENOUR, Tammy2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, 921 South 8th Ave., Box 8072, Pocatello, ID 83209, (2)Department of Geology and Luminescence Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, thacglen@isu.edu
 
9:50 AM
Break
10:05 AM
OPTICAL DATING: A LUMINOUS PAST AND A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE
MAHAN, Shannon A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and LEPPER, Kenneth, Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, P.O. Box 6050, Dept. 2745, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, smahan@usgs.gov
10:25 AM
ESTIMATION OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT RATE VIA LUMINESCENCE EQUIVALENT DOSES OF RIVER SEDIMENT
GRAY, Harrrison, University of Colorado - Boulder, Geological Sciences, Boulder, CO, hjgray10@gmail.com
10:40 AM
HIGH-PRECISION ISOCHRON BURIAL DATING USING A GAS-FILLED-MAGNET
GRANGER, Darryl E., Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907, CAFFEE, Marc W., Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, ZHAO, Zhijun, College of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China and ODOM III, William E., Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907, dgranger@purdue.edu
11:00 AM
EXPLORING TIME-DEPENDENT GEOMAGNETIC AND ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS ON COSMOGENIC NUCLIDE PRODUCTION-RATE SCALING
LIFTON, Nathaniel A., Depts. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, and Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, nlifton@purdue.edu
11:20 AM
CALIBRATING 26AL PRODUCTION USING SOLAR PANELS
ODOM III, William E., Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907 and GRANGER, Darryl E., Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907, odomw@purdue.edu
11:35 AM
COSMOGENIC 36CL IN MAGNETITE: A NEW TOOL FOR EROSION RATES
MOORE, Angus K., Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907, GRANGER, Darryl E., Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907 and LAUREANO, Fernando V., Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, moore447@purdue.edu
 
11:50 AM
Concluding Remarks
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