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Rocky Mountain Section - 67th Annual Meeting (21-23 May)

Session No. 8
Friday, 22 May 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Wyoming Theater (Best Western Ramkota Hotel)

Yellowstone/Teton/Snake River Plain Volcano–Tectonic System: Honoring 55 Years of Distinguished Research and the Legacy of Bob Smith

 

Jamie Farrell and Henry Heasler, Conveners
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
A RANGER’S PERSPECTIVE ON GEOPHYSICAL EXPERIMENTS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK: MY TIME IN THE BACKCOUNTRY WITH BOB SMITH
LOUNSBURY, John, Yellowstone National Park, P.O. Box 334, 619 N. Meadow Creek Rd., McAllister, MT 59740, lounsbury@3rivers.net, lounsbury@3rivers.net
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8:25 AM
UNDERSTANDING THE YELLOWSTONE CALDERA AND ITS VOLCANIC SYSTEM
CHRISTIANSEN, Robert L., U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano Science Center, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS910, Menlo Park, CA 94025, rchris@usgs.gov, rchris@usgs.gov
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8:45 AM
OBSERVATIONS FROM STREAMS AND SPRINGS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO GROUNDWATER IN YELLOWSTONE
SUSONG, David, U.S. Geological Survey, Utah Water Science Center, 2329 W. Orton Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, HEASLER, Hank P., Yellowstone Center for Resources, Yellowstone National Park, Building 27, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, GARDNER, W. Payton, Sandia National Laboratories, Applied Systems Analysis, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185 and SOLOMON, D. Kip, Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Frederick Albert Sutton Building, 115 S. 1460 E. Rm 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, ddsusong@usgs.gov, ddsusong@usgs.gov
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9:05 AM
A HISTORY OF GEODESY IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK AND THE LEGACY OF ROBERT B. SMITH
PUSKAS, C.M., Plate Boundary Observatory, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, MEERTENS, Charles M., UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Dr, Boulder, CO 80301, CHANG, W.L., Earth Sciences, National Central University, Jhongli City, 32001, Taiwan, FARRELL, Jamie, Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S. 1460 E., FASB Rm. 282, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 and SMITH, Robert B., University of Utah, UT, puskas@unavco.org, puskas@unavco.org
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9:25 AM
WHAT’S GOING ON BENEATH YELLOWSTONE? A GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVE
LOWENSTERN, Jacob B., USGS Volcano Science Center, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and HURWITZ, Shaul, U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jlwnstrn@usgs.gov, jlwnstrn@usgs.gov
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9:45 AM
PRELIMINARY STRATIGRAPHIC INTEREPRETATION FROM BOREHOLE STRAINMETER DRLLING, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
JAWOROWSKI, Cheryl, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Center For Resources, P.O. Box 168, Mammoth Hot Springs, WY 82190, HEASLER, Henry, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Center for Natural Resources, P.O. Box 168, Mammoth Hot Springs, WY 82190 and SUSONG, David, U.S. Geological Survey, Utah Water Science Center, 2329 W. Orton Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, cheryl_jaworowski@nps.gov, cheryl_jaworowski@nps.gov
 
10:05 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
RECENT DISCOVERIES OF YELLOWSTONE’S MAGMATIC PLUMBING SYSTEM, SEISMIC SWARMS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO CURRENT DEFORMATION
FARRELL, Jamie, Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S. 1460 E., FASB Rm. 282, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, SMITH, Robert B., University of Utah, UT, HUANG, Hsin-Hua, Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S. 1460 E., FASB Rm. 288, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, LIN, Fan-Chi, Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S. 1460 E., FASB Rm. 271, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, CHANG, Wu-Lung, Earth Sciences, National Central University, Jhongli City, 32001, Taiwan and PUSKAS, Christine M., Plate Boundary Observatory, UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, jamie.farrell@utah.edu, jamie.farrell@utah.edu
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10:40 AM
AN EXPLANATION FOR HOW AN APPARENT LONG STOPPAGE IN HOT SPRING AND GEYSER ACTIVITY AT UPPER GEYSER BASIN, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK MAY HAVE COME ABOUT
FOURNIER, Robert O., USGS Retired, 108 Paloma Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028, rofour@well.com, rofour@well.com
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11:00 AM
USING AIRBORNE THERMAL INFRARED REMOTE SENSING FOR HYDROTHERMAL MONITORING OF NORRIS GEYSER BASIN
HEASLER, Henry P. and JAWOROWSKI, Cheryl, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Center For Resources, P.O. Box 168, Mammoth Hot Springs, WY 82190, henry_heasler@nps.gov, henry_heasler@nps.gov
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11:20 AM
LIDAR MAPPING OF LANDSLIDES AND SECONDARY FAULT SCARPS, TETON RANGE, WYOMING
WILLIS, Julie B.1, RAMOS, Sara1, COLWELL, Christopher L.1 and HANSON, Jared J.2, (1)Department of Geology, BYU-Idaho, 525 S Center St, Rexburg, ID 83460, (2)Geology Department, Brigham Young University - Idaho, 525 S. Center, Rexburg, ID 83460, willisj@byui.edu, willisj@byui.edu
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11:40 AM
PLIOCENE TRUNCATION OF A MAJOR NORTH-FLOWING RIVER SYSTEM BY THE YELLOWSTONE HOTSPOT TRACK NEAR MONIDA PASS, IDAHO/MONTANA
SEARS, James W., Geosciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812, james.sears@umontana.edu, james.sears@umontana.edu
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