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

Session No. 32
Tuesday, 24 March 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Jefferson Room (Omni Mount Washington Resort)

T13. Using Ground-Penetrating Radar to Investigate Near-Surface Geology and Sedimentary Records of Environmental Change

 

Steven Arcone and James Hyatt, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
1
8:00 AM
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE RECORDED BENEATH MIRROR LAKE, NEW HAMPSHIRE:  A MID-HOLOCENE DELTA, LATE-GLACIAL COEVAL SLUMPS, GLACIOFLUVIAL CLINOFORMS, AND MID TO LATE GLACIAL FLOODING INTERPRETED FROM GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR PROFILES
ARCONE, Steven Anthony, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center, 72 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH 03784, Steven.a.arcone@erdc.dren.mil, Steven.a.arcone@erdc.dren.mil
2
8:20 AM
DETERMINING WINTER MASS BALANCE AND THE PREVIOUS YEAR SNOWLINE POSITION ON THE JUNEAU ICECFIELD, ALASKA USING GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR
CAMPBELL, Seth1, KREUTZ, Karl J.2, ARCONE, Steven3, BRADDOCK, Scott4, OSTERBERG, Erich C.5 and KOONS, Peter O.4, (1)ERDC, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab, 72 Lyme Road, Hanover, NH 03755, (2)School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469, (3)US Army Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory, 72 Lyme Rd, Hanover, NH 03755, (4)School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, seth.campbell@umit.maine.edu, seth.campbell@umit.maine.edu
3
8:40 AM
COASTAL RELICTS IN THE BALTIC WOODS: GPR IMAGING OF EARLY-STAGE PALEO-SHORELINES AT CAPE KOLKA, LATVIA
BUYNEVICH, Ilya V.1, BITINAS, Albertas2, TONISSON, Hannes3, BRUNINA, Liga4, PUPIENIS, Donatas5, DOBROTIN, Nikita2, DAMUSYTE, Aldona6, VILUMAA, Kadri3, VANDEL, Egert3 and ANDERSON, Agnes3, (1)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Klaipeda University, H. Manto 84, Klaipeda, LT 92294, Lithuania, (3)IETU - Institute of Ecology, Tallinn University, Tallinn, 10120, Estonia, (4)Baltic Coasts, Riga, LV-1001, Latvia, (5)Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vilnius University, 21/27 Ciurlionio St, Vilnius, Lithuania, (6)Department of Quaternary Geology, Lithuanian Geological Survey, 35 S.Konarskio St, Vilnius, LT-03123, Lithuania, coast@temple.edu, coast@temple.edu
4
9:00 AM
USING GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR TO COMPARE HURRICANE IRENE TO PAST EVENTS
TERRA, Christopher J., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, CLEMENT, William P., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 North Pleasant Street, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003 and WOODRUFF, Jonathan D., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 North Pleasant St, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003, cterra@umass.edu, cterra@umass.edu
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9:20 AM
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH PLAN FOR INTEGRATING RELATIONSHIPS OF COASTAL FEATURES, KAURI TREES, AND CLIMATE VARIATION
VELEZ-ORTIZ, Monica, University of Massachusetts-Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125, GONTZ, Allen, School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125-3393 and LORREY, Andrew, National Institute of Water and Atmosphere Research, Auckland, New Zealand, monica.velez.o@gmail.com, monica.velez.o@gmail.com
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9:40 AM
USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR TO LINK SUBFOSSIL KAURI AND PALAEOCLIMATE RECORDS IN PEAT, NORTHLAND NEW ZEALAND
GONTZ, Allen M., School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125-3393, LORREY, Andrew, National Institute of Water and Atmosphere Research, Auckland, New Zealand and VELEZ-ORTIZ, Monica, University of Massachusetts-Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125, allen.gontz@umb.edu, allen.gontz@umb.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
7
10:15 AM
USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR TO IDENTIFY ICE-DAMMED DEPOSITS AND RECONSTRUCT A DEGLACIAL HISTORY FOR ANDOVER LAKE, CT
HYATT, James A., Environmental Earth Science Department, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, CEDRONE, Mimi, Institute for Sustainable Energy, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 and MCCARY, Ian A., Antea Group USA, 2 Bridgewater Road Suite 2002, Farmington, CT 06032, hyattj@easternct.edu, hyattj@easternct.edu
 
10:35 AM
Discussion
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