GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 185
Tuesday, 27 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 406 (Colorado Convention Center)

T58. Morphodynamics and Stratigraphy of Meandering Rivers

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)
Kory Konsoer, Jessica Ann Zinger and Douglas Edmonds, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
THE EXCEPTIONAL SEDIMENT LOAD OF A FINE-GRAIN MEANDERING RIVER AND RELATION TO BEDFORM GEOMETRY: AN APPEALING EXAMPLE FROM THE LOWER YELLOW RIVER, CHINA (Invited Presentation)
MA, Hongbo1, NITTROUER, Jeffrey2, NAITO, Kensuke3, MOODIE, Andrew J.1 and PARKER, Gary4, (1)Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS-126, Houston, TX 77005, (2)Dept. Earth Science, Rice University, Rice University MS-126, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, (3)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, (4)Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, sediment@rice.edu
8:25 AM
THE FATE OF OXBOW LAKES AS DETERMINED BY MECHANISMS OF MEANDER CUTOFF
CONSTANTINE, José Antonio1, DIERAS, Pauline L.2, HALES, T.C.2 and PIÉGAY, Hervé3, (1)Geosciences, Williams College, Clark Hall, 947 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267, (2)School of Earth and Ocean and Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3YE, United Kingdom, (3)University of Lyon, UMR 5600 - CNRS, Lyon, 69342, France, jac9@williams.edu
8:40 AM
VIRTUALLY REAL: MONITORING CUTBANK EROSION MECHANISMS WITH SFM IN BUTTERNUT CREEK, NEW YORK
HASBARGEN, Leslie, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Oneonta, 219 Science 1 Building, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta, NY 13820, Leslie.Hasbargen@oneonta.edu
Handouts
  • Slides Hasbargen Cutbank Migration GSA 2016 Final version.pptx (32.2 MB)
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    8:55 AM
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    9:10 AM
    EFFECTS OF BANK STRENGTH ON TERRACE FORMATION IN A NUMERICAL MODEL OF MEANDERING RIVERS WITH MIXED BEDROCK AND ALLUVIAL BANKS
    LIMAYE, Ajay, Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 2 SE Third Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55414; Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 170-25, Pasadena, CA 91125 and LAMB, Michael P., Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 170-25, Pasadena, CA 91125, aslimaye@umn.edu
     
    9:30 AM
    Break
    9:45 AM
    RECONSTRUCTING BAR AND CHANNEL MORPHODYNAMICS FROM ANCIENT RIVER DEPOSITS (Invited Presentation)
    HAJEK, Elizabeth, Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, GREENBERG, Evan, Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, CHAMBERLIN, Ellen P., Geosciences Department, Denison University, F.W. Olin Science Hall 301, Denison University, Granville, OH 43023 and HELLER, Paul, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, hajek@psu.edu
    10:05 AM
    CHUTE, THERE IT IS: A REVIEW OF RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN THE STUDY OF MEANDER BEND CUTOFFS
    LEROY, Jessica Z., U.S. Geological Survey, Illinois-Iowa Water Science Center, 405 N. Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, jazinger87@gmail.com
    10:20 AM
    MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSES OF TERRESTRIAL-MARTIAN ANALOG CHANNELS AND POINT BARS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE USE OF RADII OF CURVATURE IN PALEOHYDRAULIC ANALYSES
    JACOBSEN, Robert E., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Science Building, 1412 Cirlce Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410 and BURR, Devon M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 306 Earth and Planetary Science Building, 1412 Circle Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, RJacobse@vols.utk.edu
    10:35 AM
    SEDIMENT STORAGE TIME IN A SIMULATED MEANDERING RIVER’S FLOODPLAIN: COMPARISONS OF POINT BAR AND OVERBANK DEPOSITS
    ACKERMAN, Tobias R., Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 and PIZZUTO, James, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, 255 Academy St., Newark, DE 19716, tobiack@udel.edu
    Handouts
  • Ackerman GSA 2016.pptx (23.2 MB)
  • 10:50 AM
    THE SECRET LIVES OF MEANDER BENDS
    SCHWENK, Jon1, KHANDELWAL, Ankush2, FRATKIN, Mulu1 and FOUFOULA-GEORGIOU, Efi1, (1)Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55405, (2)Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55405, jonschwenk@gmail.com
    Handouts
  • gsa2016_schwenk.pptx (29.3 MB)
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    11:05 AM
    Discussion
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