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

Session No. 92
Monday, 2 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 340 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T120. Karst Processes and Speleogenesis: Advances in Monitoring, Modeling, and Measurements

GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Karst Division; Karst Waters Institute; National Cave and Karst Research Institute; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division
Benjamin F. Schwartz and Matthew D. Covington, Session Chairs
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
REMOTE KARST SPRING CHARACTERIZATION AND GROUPING TO FOCUS LONG-TERM MONITORING EFFORTS IN SEQUOIA, KINGS CANYON, AND GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARKS
TOBIN, Benjamin W.1, SCHWARTZ, Benjamin F.2, SPRINGER, Abraham E.3, STEVENS, Larry4, LEDBETTER, Jeri5, VALLE, Cynthia M.6 and SCHENK, Edward R.6, (1)Science and Resource Management, Grand Canyon National Park, 1824 S Thompson St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (2)Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666, (3)School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, NAU Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, (4)Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (5)Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (6)National Park Service, Grand Canyon NP, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, benjamin_tobin@nps.gov
8:25 AM
HYDROLOGY OF THE SINKING CREEK/MUDDY CREEK KARST BASIN, GREENBRIER COUNTY, WV
JONES, William K., Karst Waters Institute, Leesburg, VA 20177, wkj30@hotmail.com
8:40 AM
PAIRING TRACERS WITH MONITORING TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF KARST SPRING COMPLEX PROCESSES
WONG, Stephanie, Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798 and YELDERMAN Jr., Joe C., Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798, stephanie_wong@baylor.edu
8:55 AM
 
9:10 AM
Break
9:25 AM
TRANSFORMATION OF RAINFALL δ18O VARIABILITY BY THE CAVE AND KARST ENVIRONMENT: RESULTS FROM LONG-TERM CAVE MONITORING IN CENTRAL TEXAS
WONG, Corinne I., Earth and Environmental Science, Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 and BANNER, Jay, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, wongcw@bc.edu
9:45 AM
INTRA- AND INTER-CAVE DRIP δD AND δ18O ISOTOPIC LAGS AND DAMPING FROM MONITORING IN THREE CAVES ALONG AN ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
BEDDOWS, Patricia A.1, MANDIC, Magda2, FORD, Derek C.3 and SCHWARCZ, Henry P.3, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-3130, (2)Thermo Fisher Scientific, Hanna-Kunath-Straße 11, Bremen, 28199, Germany, (3)School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada, patricia@earth.northwestern.edu
10:00 AM
A SIMPLE COMPUTER MODEL FOR PARAGENETIC GALLERY FORMATION
COOPER, Max P. and COVINGTON, Matthew D., Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 216 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, mpcooper@email.uark.edu
10:15 AM
KARST GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY MAPPING: APPLICATION OF THE COP AND EPIK METHODS TO THE KAIBAB PLATEAU, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
GANDEE, Michele N.1, VALLE, Cynthia M.1, TOBIN, Benjamin W.2, HOFFMAN, Claire1, CHILDRES, Hampton1 and SCHENK, Edward R.1, (1)National Park Service, Grand Canyon NP, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023, (2)Grand Canyon National Park, National Park Service, 1824 S Thompson St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, Michele_gandee@partner.nps.gov
 
10:30 AM
Break
10:45 AM
REGIONAL AQUIFER MONITORING NETWORK IN THE COASTAL KARST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA USING CAVE PEARL PROJECT OPEN-SOURCE HARDWARE, WITH COMPARISON TO COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTAL RECORDS
BEDDOWS, Patricia A., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-3130 and MALLON, Edward K., Triple Point Design, LLC, Evanston, IL 60202, patricia@earth.northwestern.edu
11:05 AM
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE MAP TO ASSESS KARST DEVELOPMENT AND ITS INFLUENCE ON GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN NORTHERN ARKANSAS
TURNER, Noel L., Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 216 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, KNIERIM, Katherine J., Environmental Dynamics Program, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, BLACKSTOCK, Joshua M., U.S. Geological Survey, Little Rock, AR 72211, KRESSE, Tim M., Water Science Center, US Geological Survey, 401 Hardin Rd, Little Rock, AR 72211 and HAYS, Phillip D., Arkansas Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, nlt001@uark.edu
11:20 AM
KARST, CONTAMINATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH: MEETING AT THE EXPOSURE POINT
VESPER, Dorothy J., Department of Geology & Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, djvesper@mail.wvu.edu
11:35 AM
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASE STRATEGIES FOR KARST TERRAINS
SCHINDEL, Geary M., Edwards Aquifer Authority, 900 E. Quincy Street, San Antonio, TX 78215, gschindel@edwardsaquifer.org
 
11:50 AM
Concluding Remarks
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