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GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 103
Monday, 26 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 507 (Colorado Convention Center)

T126. Geological Effects of Extreme Storm Events on Small Tropical Island Nations

GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; STEPPE; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); Marine/Coastal Science Discipline
Lisa E. Park Boush, Michael Savarese, Bosiljka Glumac, Ilya V. Buynevich and H. Allen Curran, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
103-1
8:15 AM
OVERVIEW OF HURRICANE JOAQUIN EFFECTS IN THE BAHAMAS (29 SEPTEMBER-3 OCTOBER 2015)
CURRAN, H. Allen, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, acurran@smith.edu
103-2
8:30 AM
HURRICANE JOAQUIN AND THE GERACE RESEARCH CENTRE, SAN SALVADOR, THE BAHAMAS: PREPARATIONS AND RECOVERY
ROTHFUS, Thomas A., Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon, University of Illinois-Springfield, 11316 N Prairie Road, Lewistown, IL 61542, tarothfu@gmail.com
103-3
8:45 AM
HETEROGENEOUS VULNERABILITY TO HURRICANE JOAQUIN’S INFLUENCE ALONG THE PERIMETER OF SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS
SAVARESE, Michael1, BUYNEVICH, Ilya V.2, CARIS, Jon3, CURRAN, H. Allen4, GLUMAC, Bosiljka4, PARK BOUSH, Lisa E.5 and KOPCZNSKI, Karen2, (1)Marine & Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565, (2)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (3)Spatial Analysis Lab, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (4)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (5)Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269-1045, msavares@fgcu.edu
103-4
9:00 AM
DRONE USE IN RAPID ASSESSMENT OF HURRICANE JOAQUIN COASTAL IMPACT ON SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS
PERLMUTTER, Eliana1, CARIS, Jon1, WIDSTRAND, Alex1, CURRAN, H. Allen2 and GLUMAC, Bosiljka2, (1)Spatial Analysis Lab, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, erperlmutter@gmail.com
103-5
9:15 AM
WHY WAS STORM SURGE ON SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS, LOWER FOR HURRICANE JOAQUIN (2015) THAN FOR HURRICANE FRANCIS (2004)?
CHAMPION, Michael1, ARENS, Nan Crystal1 and BOYER, Diana L.2, (1)Department of Geoscience, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY 14456, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126, Arens@HWS.edu
103-6
9:30 AM
HIGH-RESOLUTION UAV IMAGING AND MAPPING OF COASTAL EROSION AND BOULDER MOVEMENT PRODUCED BY THE 2015 HURRICANE JOAQUIN ON SAN SALVADOR, THE BAHAMAS
PREISBERGA, Anniya1, NIEMI, Tina M.2, NOLAN, Joseph2, GRADY, Jennica2, RUCKER, John D.2 and LAMPRISE, Sara2, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri- Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Flarsheim Hall 420, Kansas City, MO 64110, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Flarsheim Hall 420, Kansas City, MO 64110, apzr3@mail.umkc.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
103-7
10:00 AM
RAPID-RESPONSE TRACKING: NEOICHNOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE JOAQUIN, SAN SALVADOR, THE BAHAMAS
KOPCZNSKI, Karen1, BUYNEVICH, Ilya V.1, CURRAN, H. Allen2, PARK BOUSH, Lisa E.3, SAVARESE, Michael4, GLUMAC, Bosiljka2 and CARIS, Jon5, (1)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (3)Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269-1045, (4)Marine & Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565, (5)Spatial Analysis Lab, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, karenkop@temple.edu
103-8
10:15 AM
MONITORING CHANGES IN BOULDER RIDGES ALONG ROCKY SHORELINES OF SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS, AS INDICATORS OF STORM ACTIVITY (Invited Presentation)
GLUMAC, Bosiljka, JAHAN, Naomi and CURRAN, H. Allen, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, bglumac@smith.edu
103-9
10:30 AM
COMPARISON OF COASTAL BOULDER DEPOSITS (HOLOCENE AGE) ON ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS, WITH STORM-TRANSPORTED BOULDERS ON ARAN ISLANDS, IRELAND
COX, Rónadh1, HEARTY, Paul J.2, RUSSELL, Daniel3 and EDWARDS, Kyrien R.3, (1)Geosciences, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (2)Environmental Studies, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 600 So College Av, Wilmington, NC 28403, (3)Geosciences, Williams College, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, rcox@williams.edu
103-10
10:45 AM
COMMENTS ON THE BAHAMIAN EVIDENCE FOR SUPERSTORMS DURING THE LAST INTERGLACIAL (Invited Presentation)
MYLROIE, John E., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, mylroie@geosci.msstate.edu
Handouts
  • Superstorms17Aug16.pdf (5.4 MB)
    • 103-11
    11:00 AM
    MILLENNIAL SCALE HURRICANE ACTIVITY ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COASTLINE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO NORTH ATLANTIC BASIN HURRICANE ACTIVITY
    MULLER, Joanne, Marine and Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Fort Myers, FL 33965, jmuller@fgcu.edu
    103-12
    11:15 AM
    TRACKING HURRICANE HISTORY IN THE BAHAMAS—FROM JOAQUIN AND BEYOND
    PARK BOUSH, Lisa E., Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269-1045, MYRBO, Amy, LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, BERMAN, Mary Jane, Center for American and World Cultures, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, GNIVECKI, Perry L., Miami University, 571 Mosler Hall, Hamilton, OH 45011, BUYNEVICH, Ilya V., Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, KJELLMARK, Eric, Department of Biology, Florida Southern College, 127 Polk Science Building, Lakeland, FL 33801 and SAVARESE, Michael, Marine & Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565, lisa.park_boush@uconn.edu
     
    11:30 AM
    Discussion
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