Northeastern Section - 50th Annual Meeting (23–25 March 2015)

Session No. 18
Monday, 23 March 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Jefferson Room (Omni Mount Washington Resort)

T12. Pleistocene to Anthropocene Landscape Evolution in the Northeastern U.S.

 

William B. Ouimet and Noah P. Snyder, Advocates
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Start Time
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1:30 PM
BEDROCK KNICKPOINTS, RIVER TERRACES AND POST-GLACIAL INCISION IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
NICOULIN, Amberlee, Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Rd U-2045, Storrs, CT 06269 and OUIMET, William B., Dept. of Geography; Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-4148, amberlee.nicoulin@uconn.edu, amberlee.nicoulin@uconn.edu
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1:50 PM
GEOMORPHIC IMPACTS OF FLOODS, HUMANS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE POST GLACIAL LANDSCAPE OF NEW ENGLAND
COOK, Timothy L.1, YELLEN, Brian C.2, MILLER, Daniel R.2 and WOODRUFF, Jonathan D.2, (1)Department of Earth, Environment and Physics, Worcester State University, 486 Chandler Street, Worcester, MA 01602, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 North Pleasant St, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003, tcook3@worcester.edu, tcook3@worcester.edu
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2:10 PM
SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF GULLY EROSION IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
MCCUSKER HILL, Megan, Department of Geography, University of Connecticut, 215 Glenbrook Dr., Storrs, CT 06269 and OUIMET, William B., Dept. of Geography; Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-4148, megan.mccusker@uconn.edu, megan.mccusker@uconn.edu
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2:30 PM
GEOSPATIAL AND LIDAR-BASED ANALYSIS OF 18TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY TIMBER HARVESTING AND CHARCOAL PRODUCTION IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
JOHNSON, Katharine M., Geography, University of Connecticut, 215 Glenbrook Road, Storrs, CT 06269, OUIMET, William B., Dept. of Geography; Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-4148 and RASLAN, Zachary, History, University of Connecticut, 241 Glenbrook Road, Storrs, CT 06269, katharine.johnson@uconn.edu, katharine.johnson@uconn.edu
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2:50 PM
SOIL CONDITION AND MORPHOLOGY ON TRAILS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS REGION
DISANTO, Gregory C, Plymouth State University - Center for the Environment, 17 High Street, MSC #63, Plymouth, NH 03264, gdisanto@plymouth.edu, gdisanto@plymouth.edu
 
3:10 PM
Break
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3:25 PM
DID CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSE EXTREME EROSION DURING HURRICANE IRENE? EXPECTATIONS MOVING FORWARD
YELLEN, Brian C.1, WOODRUFF, Jonathan D.1, COOK, Timothy L.2 and NEWTON, Robert M.3, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 North Pleasant St, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003, (2)Department of Earth, Environment and Physics, Worcester State University, 486 Chandler Street, Worcester, MA 01602, (3)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, brian.yellen@gmail.com, brian.yellen@gmail.com
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3:45 PM
IRENE-GENERATED HILLSLOPE FAILURES IN NEW ENGLAND: WIDESPREAD, PERSISTENT SOURCES OF SEDIMENT TO STREAMS
DETHIER, Evan N., Earth Science, Dartmouth College, HB 6105, Hanover, NH 03755, MAGILLIGAN, Frank J., Geography, Dartmouth College, Hinman Box 6017, Hanover, NH 03755, RENSHAW, Carl E., Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755 and SINCLAIR, David, Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hinman Box 6105, Hanover, NH 03755, evan.n.dethier@gmail.com, evan.n.dethier@gmail.com
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4:05 PM
LANDSLIDE AND ALLUVIAL FAN ACTIVITY DUE TO TROPICAL STORM IRENE: EXAMPLES FROM MONEY BROOK, BLACK RIVER WATERSHED, VERMONT
SPRINGSTON, George E., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Norwich University, 158 Harmon Dr, Northfield, VT 05663 and UNDERWOOD, K.L., South Mountain Research & Consulting, 2852 South 116 Road, Bristol, VT 05443, southmountain@gmavt.net, southmountain@gmavt.net
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4:25 PM
GEOMORPHIC EFFECTS OF THE SEPTEMBER 2013 FLOOD IN FOURMILE CANYON, COLORADO, USING LIDAR AND FIELD STUDIES
WICHERSKI, Will, Geosciences Department, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, DETHIER, David P., Dept. Geosciences, Williams College, 947 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267 and OUIMET, William B., Dept. of Geography; Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-4148, ww3@williams.edu, ww3@williams.edu
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