Southeastern Section - 64th Annual Meeting (19–20 March 2015)

Session No. 3
Thursday, 19 March 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Rose (Chattanoogan Hotel & Conference Center)

S2. In Honor of Hugh H. Mills: Geomorphology and Earth Surface Processes in the Southern Appalachians: Landscape Evolution and Practical Applications I

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division

 

Richard M. Wooten, L. Scott Eaton and Kathleen M. Farrell, Conveners
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:10 AM
DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF EROSION RATES USING REPEAT SURVEY TECHNIQUES
HART, Evan A., Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University, Box 5062, Cookeville, TN 38505, MILLS, Hugh H., Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University, 815 Quadrangle Drive, Cookeville, TN 38505 and LI, Peter, Department of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University, 815 Quadrangle Drive, Cookeville, TN 38505, ehart@tntech.edu, ehart@tntech.edu
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8:30 AM
UPSTREAM TERRACES ON THE NEW RIVER IN NORTH CAROLINA: ILLUSIVE LANDFORMS WITH A CLIMATE HISTORY?
COWAN, Ellen A.1, SERAMUR, Keith C.2 and MARSHALL, Scott T.1, (1)Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, (2)Boone, NC 28608, cowanea@appstate.edu, cowanea@appstate.edu
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8:50 AM
GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (GPR) EXPRESSION OF SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS PRODUCED BY CHANNEL CUTOFFS AND MEANDER STRAIGHTENING AT KILLIAN COVE, CATAWBA RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA
KWAHMIE, Aaron, BOBYARCHICK, Andy R. and DIEMER, John A., Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, arbobyar@uncc.edu, arbobyar@uncc.edu
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9:10 AM
AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF KNICKPOINTS AND COMPARISON OF STREAM DIRECTIONS RELATIVE TO FOLIATION ALONG STREAMS OF THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE
HILL, Jesse S., Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mitchell Hall, Campus Box 3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 and STEWART, Kevin G., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of North Carolina, 122 Mitchell Hall, CB 3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315, hilljs@live.unc.edu, hilljs@live.unc.edu
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9:30 AM
FORMATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF NATURAL ARCHES IN THE RED RIVER GORGE GEOLOGICAL AREA, EAST-CENTRAL KENTUCKY - PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS
MARTIN, Steven L., Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Minerals Resources Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, smartin401@uky.edu, smartin401@uky.edu
 
9:50 AM
Break
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10:10 AM
USE GREENSTONE WEATHERING RINDS TO ESTIMATE AGE OF DEBRIS FANS, BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS, CENTRAL VIRGINIA, U.S.A
WHITTECAR, G. Richard, Ocean Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529 and EATON, L. Scott, Department of Geology & Environmental Science, James Madison University, MSC 6903, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, rwhittec@odu.edu, rwhittec@odu.edu
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10:40 AM
SURFACE EXPOSURE DATING OF DEBRIS DEPOSITS IN THE VALLEY AND RIDGE PROVINCE, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
HELLER, Matthew J.1, HANCOCK, Gregory S.2, OCCHI, Marcie E.1 and WITT, Anne C.1, (1)Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903, (2)Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, matt.heller@dmme.virginia.gov, matt.heller@dmme.virginia.gov
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11:00 AM
STURZSTROMS IN THE SMOKIES:LONG RUNOUT LANDSLIDES AT GATLINBURG AND COBBLY KNOB, TENNESSEE
WALKER, Trenton J., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 and HATCHER Jr., Robert D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 306 Earth and Planetary Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996, twalker20@vols.utk.edu, twalker20@vols.utk.edu
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11:20 AM
DENDROGEOMORPHIC ANALYSIS OF DEBRIS SLIDES ON MT. LE CONTE, GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, TENNESSEE, U.S.A
ROCHNER, Maegen L., Geography, University of Tennessee, 1000 Philip Fulmer Way, Knoxville, TN 37996 and GRISSINO-MAYER, Henri, Geography, University of Tennessee, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Science, 1000 Philip Fulmer Way, Knoxville, TN 37996, mneal20@utk.edu, mneal20@utk.edu
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11:40 AM
SLOPE STABILITY ASSESSMENTS IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS AT THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL SCALE
SERAMUR, Keith, Seramur & Associates, PC, 165 Knoll Drive, Boone, NC 28607-7106 and FICKER, Edward E., App Geoscience, P.O. Box 11, Fort Worth, TX 76101, seramur@icloud.com, seramur@icloud.com
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