GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 291
Wednesday, 28 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 407 (Colorado Convention Center)

T180. The Legacy of Herbert E. Wright, Jr.: Seminal Contributions toward Understanding Interactions among Quaternary Climate, Landscape Processes, Vegetation, and Human Society

American Quaternary Association; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division
Emi Ito, Daniel R. Engstrom, Cathy Whitlock and Julie K. Stein, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:10 AM
THE EFFECTS OF LATE QUATERNARY LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION ON THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY
MANDEL, Rolfe, Kansas Geological Survey, Univ of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047-3726, mandel@ku.edu
8:25 AM
A NEW LOOK AT DISCHARGE ESTIMATES FOR GLACIAL RIVER WARREN, MINNESOTA, USA (Invited Presentation)
JENNINGS, Carrie1, WICKERT, Andrew D.2 and CALLAGHAN, K.L.1, (1)Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (2); Deptartment of Earth Sciences and SAFL, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, carrie@umn.edu
8:40 AM
LATE QUATERNARY DISCHARGE HISTORY AND GEOMORPHIC EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
WICKERT, Andrew D.1, JENNINGS, Carrie E.2, CARSON, Eric C.3 and BEAULIEU, Olivia P.2, (1)Deptartment of Earth Sciences and SAFL, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (3)Department of Environmental Sciences, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705, awickert@umn.edu
8:55 AM
THE BURIED BEDROCK TOPOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA REVEALS PRE-PLEISTOCENE RELICT LANDSCAPES AND BROAD-SCALE INFLUENCES OF GLACIAL PROCESSES
NAYLOR, Shawn, Center for Geospatial Data Analysis, Indiana Geological Survey, 611 Walnut Grove Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, WICKERT, Andrew D., Deptartment of Earth Sciences and SAFL, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and EDMONDS, Douglas A., Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th St, Room 129, Bloomington, IN 47405, snaylor@indiana.edu
9:10 AM
UNDERSTANDING HOLOCENE FIRE-VEGETATION LINKAGES AND THE ROLE OF HUMANS AND CLIMATE
WHITLOCK, Cathy1, MCWETHY, David2, IGLESIAS, Virginia1 and STAHLE, Laurie1, (1)Montana Institute on Ecosystems, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, whitlock@montana.edu
9:25 AM
NOVEL DISTURBANCE REGIMES IN THE ARCTIC: PALEOECOLOGICAL RECORDS OF FIRE AND PERMAFROST THAW FROM ALASKAN TUNDRA
CHIPMAN, Melissa L., Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Illinois, 171A Morrill Hall, 505 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801 and HU, Feng Sheng, Department of Plant Biology, Department of Geology, and Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Illinois, 177 Morrill Hall, 505 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801, mchipman@life.illinois.edu
9:40 AM
COMMUNITY-CURATED DATA RESOURCES AND LARGE-SCALE DATA-MODEL SYNTHESES: THE CHILDREN OF COHMAP (Invited Presentation)
WILLIAMS, John W., Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 550 N Park St, Madison, WI 53706, GORING, Simon, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin, 550 N Park St, Madison, WI 53706, GRIMM, Eric, Department of Geosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and MCLACHLAN, Jason, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 100 Galvin Life Sciences, Notre Dame, IN 46556, jww@geography.wisc.edu
 
9:55 AM
Break
10:10 AM
NON-MARINE OSTRACODES AND THE MULTI-PROXY APPROACH-- REGIONAL AND HEMISPHERIC CHANGES IN QUATERNARY HYDROCLIMATOLOGY (Invited Presentation)
SMITH, Alison J.1, HORNE, David J.2, BENARDOUT, Ginny2 and SOHAR, Kadri3, (1)Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, (2)School of Geography, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Geology, Institute of Ecology & Earth Sciences, Ravila 14a, 50411, Tartu, Estonia, alisonjs@kent.edu
10:25 AM
DISENTANGLING THE ROLES OF HUMAN COLONIZATION AND CLIMATE ON DISRUPTIONS TO THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF SEMI-ARID AUSTRALIA DURING THE LATE QUATERNARY
MILLER, Gifford H., INSTAAR and Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0450, FOGEL, Marilyn L., School of Natural Sciences, University California Merced, Merced, CA 95343, MAGEE, John W., Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, 0200, Australia and GAGAN, Michael K., Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, 0200, Australia, gmiller@colorado.edu
10:40 AM
A HOLOCENE GLACIOLACUSTRINE RECORD OF THE LYMAN GLACIER AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GLACIER FLUCTUATIONS IN THE NORTH CASCADES, WA
WERSHOW, Harold N.1, CLARK, Doug1 and PLUMMER, Mitchell2, (1)Geology, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225-9080, (2)Energy Resource Recovery and Sustainability, Idaho National Laboratory, 2525 Fremont Street, Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2107, haroldwershow@gmail.com
10:55 AM
TESTING LATE-PLEISTOCENE THROUGH LATE-HOLOCENE CLIMATE VARIABILITY IN SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA AS PRESERVED IN SEDIMENTS FROM BLUE LAKE, SNOWY MOUNTAINS, AUSTRALIA
CLARK, Douglas H., Geology Dept, Western Washington Univ, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225, SHULMEISTER, James, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, 4072, Australia, CHANG, Jie, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Acadamy of Science, Nanjing, 210008, China, WOODWARD, Craig, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization, Lucas Heights, Australia, MCCALLUM, Adrian, School of Science and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, 4556, Australia and GREEN, Kenneth, Snowy Mountain Region, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Jindabyne, 2627, Australia, doug.clark@wwu.edu
11:10 AM
MULTI-PROXY EVIDENCE FOR RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE DURING THE LATE-GLACIAL PERIOD IN CENTRAL VERMONT
GRIGG, Laurie D., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Norwich University, 158 Harmon Dr., Northfield, VT 05663 and SMITH, Alison J., Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, lgrigg@norwich.edu
11:25 AM
MEXIDRILL, THE BASIN OF MEXICO DRILLING PROJECT: UPDATES AND PROGRESS
BROWN, Erik T., Large Lakes Observatory & Dept of Geol. Sci, University of Minnesota Duluth, RLB-109, 10 University Drive, Duluth, MN 55812, CABALLERO, Margarita, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, México, 04510, Mexico, FAWCETT, Peter J., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, 220 Northrop Hall, MSC 03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131, LOZANO, Socorro, Departamento de Paleontología, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cd. Universitaria, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico, ORTEGA, Beatriz, Instituto de Geofisica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, México, 04510, Mexico, SCHWALB, Antje, Institut für Umweltgeologie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, 38106, Germany, SMITH, Victoria C., Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QY, STEINMAN, Byron A., Large Lakes Observatory and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2205 E. 5th Street RLB 205, Duluth, MN 55812, PEREZ, Liseth C., Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, 04510, Mexico, STOCKHECKE, Mona, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, 8200, Switzerland, VALERO-GARCES, Blas Lorenzo, Pyrenean Institute of Ecology, Spanish National Research Council, Avda Montañana 1005, apdo 13034, Zaragoza, 50080, Spain, WATT, Sebastian, Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom and WONIK, Thomas, Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG), Hannover, D-30655, Germany, fawcett@unm.edu
11:40 AM
COMPARING SEDIMENT RECORDS AND MODEL HINDCASTS OF RECENT CLIMATE CHANGE IN BOREAL LAKES
ENGSTROM, Daniel R.1, EDLUND, Mark B.1, ALMENDINGER, James E.1, RAMSTACK HOBBS, Joy M.1, HEATHCOTE, Adam J.1 and VANDERMEULEN, David2, (1)St. Croix Watershed Research Station, Science Museum of Minnesota, Marine on St. Croix, MN 55047, (2)National Park Service, Great Lakes Inventory & Monitoring Network, Ashland, WI 54806, dre@smm.org
 
11:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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