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

Session No. 2
Sunday, 1 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 342 (Baltimore Convention Center)

Marine/Coastal Science

Yuting Li and Peter D. Clift, Chairs
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Start Time
2-1
8:00 AM
CONSTRUCTING A MAN-MADE OYSTER REEF IN THE LITTLE HELLGATE SALT MARSH, RANDALL'S ISLAND, NEW YORK: A PROJECT OVERVIEW
KAHN, Beryl C.M.1, FELDMAN, Howard R.2, GIRGENTI, Christopher D.3 and MOLINARO, Daniel M.3, (1)Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, 79th Street at Central Park West, New York, NY 10024; New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Randall's Island Park Alliance, 10 Central Rd, New York, NY 10035, (2)Biology Department, Touro College, 227 W. 60th Street, New York, NY 10023; New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Randall's Island Park Alliance, 10 Central Rd, New York, NY 10035, (3)New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Randall's Island Park Alliance, 10 Central Rd, New York, NY 10035, bkahn@gm.slc.edu
2-2
8:15 AM
CHANGES IN ROCKY INTERTIDAL MOLLUSCAN ASSEMBLAGES ALONG AN ANTHROPOGENIC GRADIENT
BULLARD, Elizabeth M., University of Cincinnati, Department of Geology, 345 Clifton Ct., Cincinnati, OH 45221, bullarem@mail.uc.edu
2-3
8:30 AM
SEDIMENT LOADING AT THE YELLOW RIVER DELTA: MODELING DEPOSITIONAL DYNAMICS AND IMPACT ON REGIONAL SEA LEVEL
PICO, Tamara, EPS, Harvard University, 20 oxford st., cambridge, MA 02138, MITROVICA, Jerry X., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, 20 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 and FERRIER, Ken L., School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, tpico@g.harvard.edu
2-4
8:45 AM
EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION IN COASTAL FLOODPLAIN RECONNECTION METHODS
MANTAY, Kirk, South River Federation, Watershed Restoration Program, 2830 Solomons Island Rd., Suite A, 2830 Solomons Island Rd., Suite A, Edgewater, MD 21037-1434, kirk@southriverfederation.net
2-5
9:00 AM
DEATH OF A DROWNED FOREST: TSUNAMI RISK ON THE CONWAY COAST, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND
WEINSTOCK, Jane B., Geological Sciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063; Frontiers Abroad, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand and BASSETT, Kari N., Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand, jweinstock@smith.edu
2-6
9:15 AM
SIGNATURES OF PRE-2004 INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI EVENTS FROM SRI LANKA
RANASINGHE, Pradeep, Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, 569 Epitamulla road, Pitakotte, 10350, Sri Lanka; Deapartment of Oceanography and Marine Geology, University of Ruhuna, Matara, 81000, Sri Lanka; Woods Hole Oceanography Institution, 266, Wood Hole road, Woods Hole, MA 024543, DONNELLY, Jeffrey P., Geology & Geophysics Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MS #22, 266 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543, AMBILLAPITIYA, T., Oceanography and Marine Geology, University of Ruhuna, Matara, 81000, Sri Lanka, SENEVIRATHNE, B.S.M.C.K, Petroleum Development Secretariat, Colonbo 01, Sri Lanka and RAJAPAKSHA, R.P.S.K, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana road, Kandy, Sri Lanka, nalakaranasinghe@hotmail.com
2-7
9:30 AM
CONTROLS ON SEDIMENT FLUX THROUGH THE INDUS SUBMARINE CANYON DURING THE LAST GLACIAL CYCLE
LI, Yuting1, CLIFT, Peter D.1, BOENING, Philipp2, GUILDERSON, Tom3 and GIOSAN, Liviu4, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell-Kniffen Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (2)Max Planck Research Group for Marine Isotope Geochemistry, ICBM, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, 26111, Germany, (3)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, (4)Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MS# 22, Woods Hole, MA 02543, yli114@tigers.lsu.edu
2-8
9:45 AM
COASTLINES AT A CROSSROAD: ROLE OF SCIENCE AND VALUES
KELLER, Ed, Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, ed.keller@cox.net
 
10:00 AM
Break
2-9
10:15 AM
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10:30 AM
STATUS OF RECOVERY FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY, NORTHERN NEW JERSEY SHORE: LESSONS FROM THE FIRST 1000 DAYS
HALSEY, Susan D., Admiral Coastal Consulting, Pine Beach, NJ 08741 and SEVON, William D., East Lawn Research Center, 30 Meadow Run Place, Harrisburg, PA 17112-3364, SDHalsey@aol.com
10:45 AM
ASSESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND HAZARD VULNERABILTY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: A METHODOLOGY FOR COASTAL NATIONAL PARKS
TORMEY, Blair R., PEEK, Katie McDowell and YOUNG, Robert S., Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, btormey@wcu.edu
11:00 AM
A MULTI-HAZARD VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF COASTAL LANDMARKS ALONG CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE
FLYNN, Michael James, Coastal Resources Management, East Carolina University, 1001 E. 5th Street, Greenville, NC 27858, flynnmi13@students.ecu.edu
2-13
11:15 AM
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2-14
11:30 AM
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