GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 30
Sunday, 25 September 2016: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 505 (Colorado Convention Center)

Recent Advances in Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography

Linda C. Ivany, Emily J. Judd, Jeffrey S. Pigati and Kathleen B. Springer, Chairs
1:30 PM
A NEW PATHWAY OF SULFUR CYCLING IN THE CRYOGENIAN OCEAN
LANG, Xianguo1, SHEN, Bing2, PENG, Yongbo3, ZHOU, Chuanming1 and HUANG, Kangjun4, (1)Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China, (2)School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China, (3)Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (4)School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Yifu NO.2 Buliding(New Geology Building), Peking University, No.5 Yiheyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, China, swpilang@163.com
1:45 PM
PERMIAN PALEOENVIRONMENT INDICATED BY STABLE CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE RECORDS OF BRACHIOPOD SHELLS FROM TIBET AND MONGOLIA
MII, Horng-sheng, Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal Univ, No. 88, Section 4, Ting-Chou Road, Taipei, 11677, Taiwan, SHI, Guang, School of Life & Env. Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Melbourne, 3125, Australia and SHEN, Shuzhong, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Nanjing, 210008, China, t44006@ntnu.edu.tw
2:00 PM
RETHINKING CRETACEOUS CLIMATE
HAY, William W., Geological Sciences, University of Coloraod at Booulder, 2045 Windcliff Dr, Estes Park, CO 80517 and DECONTO, Robert, Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, whay@gmx.de
Handouts
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  • 2:15 PM
    SEASONAL VARIATIONS OF TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION IN ANTARCTICA DURING THE EOCENE GREENHOUSE
    JUDD, Emily J.1, IVANY, Linda C.1, MIKLUS, Nicole M.1, SIJP, Willem P.2 and AFFEK, Hagit P.3, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, (2)Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2052, Australia, (3)Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, ejjudd@syr.edu
    2:30 PM
    COMPARISON OF HIGH-RESOLUTION EOCENE-OLIGOCENE TRANSITION PALEOCLIMATIC RECORDS FROM NORTH AMERICA AND NORTHERN EUROPE
    SHELDON, Nathan D., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, nsheldon@umich.edu
    2:45 PM
    CLIMATIC AND HYDROLOGIC CHANGE DURING THE EOCENE-OLIGOCENE TRANSITION IN THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERIOR
    ELEY, Yvette, Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269 and HREN, Michael T., Center for Integrative Geosciences & Dept. of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269, yvette.eley@uconn.edu
    3:00 PM
    A GLOBAL TERRESTRIAL CLIMATE SHIFT AT THE EOCENE-OLIGOCENE TRANSITION: EVIDENCE FROM MID-LATITUDE SOUTH AMERICA
    AUERBACH, David, Geology & Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, HREN, Michael T., Center for Integrative Geosciences & Dept. of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269 and PACINI, Astrid, Yale University, Geology & Geophysics, New Haven, CT 06511, david.auerbach@yale.edu
    3:15 PM
    ANCIENT ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE FROM COOLER LATE OLIGOCENE AND WARMER EARLY MIOCENE TIMES, ESTIMATED FROM FOSSIL LEAVES AND CARBON ISOTOPES
    TESFAMICHAEL, Tekie, Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, 3225 Daniel Avenue, Dallas, TX 75275, JACOBS, Bonnie F., Department of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, P.O. Box 750395, Dallas, TX 75275-0395, TABOR, Neil J., Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, 3225 Daniel Ave, Dallas, TX 75275-0395, MICHEL, Lauren A., Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, PO Box 750395, Dallas, TX 75275-0395, CURRANO, Ellen, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82070 and FESEHA, Mulugeta, College of Development Studies / Department of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ttesfamichae@smu.edu
    3:30 PM
    CLIMATOLOGICAL DRIVERS OF PLIO-PLEISTOCENE PLUVIAL LAKE DISTRIBUTIONS IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
    IBARRA, Daniel E.1, OSTER, Jessica L.2, WINNICK, Matthew J.3, RITCH, Andrea J.1, CHAMBERLAIN, C. Page1 and MAHER, Kate3, (1)Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Rm 140, Stanford, CA 94305, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, danieli@stanford.edu
    3:45 PM
    HYDROCLIMATE OF SUBTROPICAL MEXICO SINCE THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM AND EVALUATION OF SOME PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC FORCINGS
    ROY, Priyadarsi D.1, QUIROZ-JIMENEZ, Jesús David2, SÁNCHEZ-ZAVALA, José Luis3, MUTHUSANKAR, Gowrappan4, LOZANO-SANTACRUZ, Rufino1 and LOPEZ-BALBIAUX, Nayeli5, (1)Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico, (2)Posgrado en Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico, (3)Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico, (4)French Institute of Pondicherry, 11, St. Louis Street, Pondicherry, 605001, India, (5)USAI, Facultad de Quimica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico, roy@geologia.unam.mx
    4:00 PM
    THE HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE OF DESERT WETLANDS TO ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERTS
    SPRINGER, Kathleen B.1, PIGATI, Jeffrey S.1, MAHAN, Shannon A.1, BRIGHT, Jordon2 and STARRATT, Scott W.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS-910, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3591, kspringer@usgs.gov
    4:15 PM
    SUBMILLENNIAL-SCALE HYDROLOGIC CHANGES RECORDED IN LATE QUATERNARY WETLAND DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S
    PIGATI, Jeffrey S.1, SPRINGER, Kathleen B.1, HONKE, Jeffrey S.2, BRIGHT, Jordon3 and WILSON, Jim4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geoscience and Environmental Change Science Center, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (3)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (4)Aeon Laboratories, LLC, 5835 Genematas Dr, Tucson, AZ 85704, jpigati@usgs.gov
    4:30 PM
    UNDERSTANDING SEASONAL PRECIPITATION IN THE UPPER LAS VEGAS WASH DURING THE LATE QUATERNARY USING STABLE CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPES IN FOSSIL TEETH AND TUFA
    DREWICZ, Amanda E., Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725, KOHN, Matthew J., Dept. of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725, PIGATI, Jeffrey S., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and SPRINGER, Kathleen B., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS-980, Denver, CO 80227, amandadrewicz@u.boisestate.edu
    4:45 PM
    A 13,000 YEAR MULTI-PROXY CLIMATE RECORD FROM THE FISH LAKE PLATEAU OF UTAH WITH EMPHASIS ON THE CONDITIONS LEADING TO LARGE MASS MOVEMENTS
    NELSON, Stephen T., REY, Kevin A., TINGEY, David G., MCBRIDE, John H. and SHURTLIFF, Ryan, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, S-389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, oxygen.isotope@gmail.com
    5:00 PM
    INTRA AND INTERSPECIFIC OXYGEN STABLE ISOTOPE VARIABILITY OF SYMPATRIC SMALL LAND SNAILS FROM NORTH AMERICA
    YANES, Yurena, Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, NEKOLA, Jeffrey C., Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, 167 Castetter Hall, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, RECH, Jason A., Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056 and PIGATI, Jeffrey S., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, yanesya@ucmail.uc.edu
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    5:15 PM
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