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

Session No. 85
Monday, 2 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 336 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T55. Investigating Coastal Environments: A Tribute to Derald G. Smith

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division; Marine/Coastal Science Discipline
Harry M. Jol, Session Chair
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
 
8:05 AM
Overview of Derald G. Smith's Career
8:15 AM
SHORELINE ARCHITECTURE DURING A LAKE-LEVEL RISE AND FALL OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MILLENNIA
THOMPSON, Todd A., Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, 611 North Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405-2208, JOHNSTON, John W., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Water Institute, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave West, Waterloo, ON N2L3G1, Canada, LOOPE, Henry M., Indiana Geological Survey, Indiana University, 611 N. Walnut Grove Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405 and JOL, Harry M., Department of Geography and Anthropology, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Avenue, P.O. Box 4004, Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004, WI 54702-4004, tthomps@indiana.edu
8:30 AM
DISPLACEMENT AND RECOVERY:  THE POST-HURRICANE SANDY GEOMORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF THE FORT TILDEN SITE,  GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
PSUTY, Norbert P., SCHMELZ, William J., GREENBERG, Joshua and BEAL, Irina, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University, 74 Magruder Road, Highlands, NJ 07732, psuty@marine.rutgers.edu
8:45 AM
ESTUARINE SEDIMENTATION, 210PB AND AGE MODELS IN A CHANGING WORLD – THE RIGHT FIT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE
ELLIOTT, Emily A., Department of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3202 Venable Hall, CB 3300, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3300, MCKEE, Brent A., Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 and RODRIGUEZ, Antonio B., Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3431 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557, timmonse@email.unc.edu
9:00 AM
SOIL ANALYSIS OF MID-ATLANTIC BARRIER ISLAND GHOST FORESTS ON ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, VIRGINIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR MODELING THE IMPACTS OF SEA-LEVEL RISE
CORNELL, Sean1, GILDNER, Brett R.1, LOSKI, Brett1, OAKLEY, Adrienne2 and BOCHICCHIO, Christopher3, (1)Department of Geography & Earth Science, Shippensburg University, 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257, (2)Physical Sciences, Kutztown University, 15200 Kutztown Road, Kutztown, PA 19530, (3)Earth & Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18015, srcornell@ship.edu
9:15 AM
SPATIAL VARIATIONS IN SEDIMENT TYPE, ACCRETION RATES, AND RECORDS OF N ISOTOPIC CHANGE IN FRESHWATER TIDAL MARSH CHANNELS
WOOD, Kelsey Lynn, Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, PRESTEGAARD, Karen L., Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 and KAUFMAN, Alan J., University of Maryland, Department of Geology, Geology Building (#237), College Park, MD 20742-4211, kelseylynnwood@gmail.com
9:30 AM
RATES AND MECHANISMS OF EROSION GENERATING A WAVE-CUT PLATFORM AT SARGENT BEACH, TEXAS, USA
PALERMO, Rose1, MOHRIG, David2, PILIOURAS, Anastasia1 and SWANSON, Travis1, (1)Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712-1692, rosepalermo@utexas.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
SPILLWAYS EMANATING FROM  GLACIAL LAKE AGASSIZ COASTLINES
FISHER, Timothy G., Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, timothy.fisher@utoledo.edu
10:15 AM
SUBSURFACE IMAGING OF THE SNOWPLOW, LAKE BONNEVILLE, UTAH
JOL, Harry M., Department of Geography and Anthropology, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, 105 Garfield Avenue, P.O. Box 4004, Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004, WI 54702-4004, OVIATT, Charles G., Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-3201, JEWELL, Paul, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and SCHIDE, Katherine H., Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 680 Elizabeth St, Salt Lake City, UT 84106, jolhm@uwec.edu
10:30 AM
GEOPHYSICAL EVDIENCE OF STORM IMPACT AND RECOVERY: A GROUND PENETRATING RADAR INVESTIGATION, BAY-BAY SPIT, BICOL, PHILIPPINES
PILE, Jeremy, Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyany Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore, SORIA, Janneli Lea A., Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, Singapore, SWITZER, Adam D., Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore, SIRINGAN, Fernando, Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, 1101, Philippines and DAAG, Arturo, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, PHIVOLCS Building, C.P. Garcia Avenue, U.P. Campus, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, jeremypile@ntu.edu.sg
10:45 AM
USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR TO AID IN THE MODELING OF SHALLOW WATER SEDIMENTATION AND PERMAFROST GROWTH IN THE MACKENZIE DELTA, CANADA
MOORMAN, Brian J., Department of Geography, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada and STEVENS, Christopher, SRK Consulting, Suite E-12, 4700 Business Park Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99503, moorman@ucalgary.ca
11:00 AM
CHANNEL INFILLING PROCESSES ON THE HUANGHE (YELLOW RIVER) DELTAIC COASTAL PLAIN, CHINA
CARLSON, Brandee N.1, NITTROUER, Jeffrey A.2, MA, Hongbo1 and MOODIE, Andrew J.1, (1)Department of Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street MS-126, Houston, TX 77005, (2)Dept of Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS-126, Houston, TX 77005, bc15@rice.edu
11:15 AM
PALEOHYDROGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTIONS NEAR THE PEACE-ATHABASCA DELTA IN THE MACKENZIE RIVER BASIN OF WESTERN CANADA
JOHNSTON, John W., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Water Institute, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave West, Waterloo, ON N2L3G1, Canada, WOLFE, Brent B., Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5, Canada, HALL, Roland I., Department of Biology and the Water Institute, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue, West, Waterloo, ON N2L3G1, Canada and EDWARDS, Thomas W.D., Department of Geography and Water & Climate Impacts Research Centre (W-CIRC), University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada, jwjohnston@uwaterloo.ca
 
11:30 AM
Discussion: Special Publication
 
11:40 AM
Concluding Remarks
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