GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 219
Tuesday, 27 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 405 (Colorado Convention Center)

T60. Quantifying and Interpreting the Role of Climate, Tectonics, and Autogenic Processes in Landscape Dynamics

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)
Kerry Riley and Tammy Rittenour, Advocates
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
EVIDENCES OF DRAINAGE NETWORK REORGANIZATION IN RESPONSE TO ACTIVE TECTONICS IN THE BETICS CORDILLERA, SPAIN
BERTI, Claudio, GAO, Yang, CARRIGAN, James H. and ANASTASIO, David, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 W. Packer Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18015, clb208@lehigh.edu
1:50 PM
DRAINAGE AREA EXCHANGE BETWEEN RIVER BASINS PRODUCES LONG-LIVED TRANSIENT LANDSCAPES
BEESON, Helen W., Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, 1664 N Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557, MCCOY, Scott W., Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557 and KEEN-ZEBERT, Amanda, Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy, Reno, NV 89512, hwbeeson@gmail.com
2:05 PM
BIASING OF DETRITAL MINERAL RECORDS WHEN ERODING THROUGH LAYERED STRATIGRAPHY (Invited Presentation)
FORTE, Adam M., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, 871 E Terrace Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287, WHIPPLE, Kelin X., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, CO 85287 and YANITES, Brian, Deptartment of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844, aforte@asu.edu
2:25 PM
LANDSCAPES WITH LATITUDE: QUANTIFYING THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATIC REGIMES ON GEOMORPHIC EFFECTIVENESS (Invited Presentation)
YANITES, Brian J., Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 and SORENSEN, Clay, GSI Environmental Inc, Newport Beach, CA 92660, byanites@indiana.edu
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3:00 PM
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2:45 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
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3:30 PM
WHAT CONTROLS GULLY INCISION TO BEDROCK? AN EXPLORATION OF CLIMATE, BASE-LEVEL, AND RANDOM CHANNEL INCISION ON THE HIGH PLAINS OF EASTERN COLORADO (Invited Presentation)
RENGERS, Francis K., U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Sciences Center, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver, CO 80225, TUCKER, Gregory E., Coooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Campus Box 399, Boulder, CO 80309 and MAHAN, Shannon A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, frengers@usgs.gov
3:50 PM
POST LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM HILLSLOPE EVOLUTION IN THE SOUTHEAST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, CO, USA
ALDRED, Jennifer L., Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, EPPES, M.C., Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, KAYSER, Brandt, Hart and Hickman, 2923 South Tryon Street, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28203 and DIEMER, John A., Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, jaldred@uncc.edu
4:05 PM
ASPECT AND CLIMATIC CONTROLS ON ECOGEOMORPHIC RELATIONSHIPS AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION IN THE MOJAVE DESERT
PERSICO, Lyman P., Department of Geology, Whitman College, 345 Boyer Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362, MCFADDEN, Leslie D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and MCAULIFFE, Joseph R., Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N. Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008, persiclp@whitman.edu
4:20 PM
MODIFYING CLIMATE PROXY RECORDS THROUGH AUTOGENIC SEDIMENTATION: MODELING AND EXAMPLES FROM THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM
TRAMPUSH, Sheila and HAJEK, Elizabeth, Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, smt254@psu.edu
4:35 PM
CONSTRAINING THE EVOLUTION OF THE STRAND-PLAIN OF THE USUMACINTA AND GRIJALVA RIVERS (SOUTHERN MEXICO) AFTER SEA LEVEL STABILIZATION
MUNOZ-SALINAS, Esperanza1, CASTILLO, Miguel2, SANDERSON, David3, KINNAIRD, Tim3 and ROY, Priyadarsi2, (1)Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, 04510, Mexico, (2)Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, Mexico, 04510, Mexico, (3)Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, Glasgow, G75 OQF, United Kingdom, emsalinas@geologia.unam.mx
4:50 PM
ESTIMATING THE RELATIVE SAND-TO-MUD RATIOS OF PALEO-SEDIMENT SUPPLY: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE MUD-DOMINATED BLACKHAWK TO SAND-DOMINATED CASTLEGATE FORMATION TRANSITION, UPPER CRETACEOUS, UTAH, USA
CHAMBERLIN, Ellen P., Geosciences Department, Denison University, F.W. Olin Science Hall 301, Denison University, Granville, OH 43023 and HAJEK, Elizabeth, Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, chamberline@denison.edu
 
5:05 PM
Concluding Remarks
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