GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 226
Tuesday, 27 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 407 (Colorado Convention Center)

T175. Aeolian Processes in Time and Space: Evidence from Landforms and Sediments

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; International Society for Aeolian Research; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)
Alan F. Halfen, Nicholas Lancaster, William C. Johnson, Tammy M. Rittenour and Ryan Ewing, Advocates
1:30 PM
GSA QUATERNARY GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY DIVISION FAROUK EL-BAZ AWARD FOR DESERT RESEARCH: DESERT-MARGIN AREAS: HOT SPOTS OF EARLY CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
EITEL, Bernhard, Geographisches Institut, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 348, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany, bernhard.eitel@geog.uni-heidelberg.de
2:00 PM
TOWARDS A DATA-RICH FUTURE: CHALLENGES FOR THE AEOLIAN SCIENCE COMMUNITY (Invited Presentation)
SCUDERI, Louis A.1, WEISSMANN, Gary S.1 and HARTLEY, Adrian J.2, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, (2)Geology & Petroleum Geology, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom, tree@unm.edu
2:20 PM
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF CLIMATIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS GOVERNING DUNE ACTIVITY
LANCASTER, Nicholas, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512 and HESSE, Paul, Environment and Geography, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2039, Australia, nick@dri.edu
Handouts
  • Lancaster GSA Talk 2016.pdf (49.8 MB)
  • 2:35 PM
    LINEAR SCALING OF WIND-DRIVEN SAND FLUX WITH SHEAR STRESS (Invited Presentation)
    MARTIN, Raleigh L. and KOK, Jasper F., Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California - Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Math Science Bldg Room 7142, Los Angeles, CA 90095, jfkok@ucla.edu
    2:55 PM
    A DECADE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL DUNE MORPHODYNAMIC OBSERVATIONS AT WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT
    EWING, Ryan C., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, KOCUREK, Gary, Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C9000, Austin, TX 78712, MOHRIG, David, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway, Stop C9000, Austin, TX 78712-1722, SMITH, Virginia, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA 19085, REISER, M. Hildegard, 844 Ptarmigan Circle, Loveland, CO 80538 and BUSTOS Sr., David, National Park Service, White Sands National Monument, PO Box 1086, Holloman AFB, NM 88330, rce@tamu.edu
    3:10 PM
    AUTOMATED EXTRACTION OF BARCHAN POSITIONS AND MOVEMENT VECTORS
    SCUDERI, Louis A.1, WEISSMANN, Gary S.1 and HARTLEY, Adrian J.2, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, (2)Geology & Petroleum Geology, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom, tree@unm.edu
     
    3:25 PM
    Break
    3:40 PM
    INITIAL TIMING OF FORMATION OF SAND SEAS AND FORMATIVE PROCESSES IN NORTHERN CHINA - A CRITICAL REVIEW (Invited Presentation)
    YANG, Xiaoping, Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 9825, Bei Tu Cheng Xi Lu 19, Beijing, 100029, China, EITEL, Bernhard, Geographisches Institut, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 348, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany, FORMAN, Steven L., Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798 and SCUDERI, Louis A., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, xpyang@mail.igcas.ac.cn
    4:00 PM
    80 KA RECORD OF EOLIAN DEPOSITION OF THE PAMPEAN SAND SEA, WESTERN ARGENTINA AND POTENTIAL LINKAGES BETWEEN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE CLIMATE VARIABILITY
    FORMAN, Steven L., Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798 and TRIPALDI, Alfonsina, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina, Steven_Forman@baylor.edu
    4:15 PM
    MULTIPLE EPISODES OF YARDANG EVOLUTION IN SAUDI ARABIAN DOLOMITES
    WHITNEY, John W.1, BANAKAR, Ahmed2, MEMESH, Abdulla M.3, KARIM, Mir F.4, DINI, Saleh M.3, SABBAHI, Abdulraheem5, AMOUDI, Saeed3, JEAID, Abdurrahman3 and NABHAN, Abdullah3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, (2)SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia; Saudi Geological Survey, PO Box 54141, Jeddah, 2151, Saudi Arabia, (3)Saudi Geological Survey, PO Box 54141, Jeddah, 2151, Saudi Arabia, (4)Geocomp Corporation, Geotesting Express Inc., 125, Nagog Park, Acton, MA 01720, (5)SAUDI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, jwhitney@usgs.gov
    4:30 PM
    THE GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC LOADING OF MINERAL DUST AEROSOLS
    KOK, Jasper F.1, RIDLEY, David A.2, ZHOU, Qing3, ZHAO, Chun4, MILLER, Ron L.5, HEALD, Colette L.2 and HAUSTEIN, Karsten6, (1)Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California - Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Math Science Bldg Room 7142, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (2)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02139, (3)Department of Statistics, University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, (4)Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, (5)NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY 10025, (6)School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QY, United Kingdom, jfkok@ucla.edu
    4:45 PM
    DISTANCE-IMPACTED GRAIN SIZE OF LOESS AND DUST RESULT IN THE FORMATION OF DIVERSE SOIL TYPES AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN
    AMIT, Rivka1, ENZEL, Yehouda2 and CROUVI, Onn1, (1)Geological Survey of Israel, Malkhe Israel 30, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, (2)Institute of Earth Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, rivka@gsi.gov.il
    5:00 PM
    INFERRED DUST SOURCES AND FLUX DURING THE 1930S DUST BOWL DROUGHT
    BOLLES, Kasey, Department of Geology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76706 and FORMAN, Steven L., Dept. of Geology, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798, kasey_bolles@baylor.edu
    5:15 PM
    THE GEOMORPHIC AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF SOIL DEFLATION IN WEST GREENLAND
    HEINDEL, Ruth C.1, CHIPMAN, Jonathan W.2, CULLER, Lauren3, GOVERNALI, Francesca C.1, URBANOWICZ, Christine M.4 and VIRGINIA, Ross A.5, (1)Earth Sciences Department, Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, (2)Department of Geography, Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, (3)Institute of Arctic Studies, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, (4)Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth, Hanover, NH 03755, (5)Environmental Studies Program, Dartmouth College, HB 6182, Hanover, NH 03755, ruth.c.heindel.gr@dartmouth.edu
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