Southeastern Section - 65th Annual Meeting - 2016

Session No. 23
Friday, 1 April 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Richland C (Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center)

T15. Quaternary Geology along the Southeast U.S. Coast: Contrasting Recent Change with Long-Term Evolution

 

Antonio B. Rodriguez, Ethan J. Theuerkauf, Christopher S. Swezey and G. Richard Whittecar, Advocates
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Start Time
8:00 AM
BOUNDARIES OF SOILS USED AS CONTACTS FOR EOLIAN PINEHURST FORMATION, PATRICK, S.C. (1:24,000) GEOLOGIC MAP
WHITTECAR, G. Richard and FITZWATER, Bradley A., Ocean Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, rwhittec@odu.edu, rwhittec@odu.edu
8:20 AM
THE CAROLINA SANDHILLS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES ARE EOLIAN SAND SHEETS AND DUNES THAT WERE ACTIVE DURING THE LAST GLACIATION
SWEZEY, Christopher S.1, FITZWATER, Bradley A.2, WHITTECAR, G. Richard2, GARRITY, Christopher P.3, MAHAN, Shannon A.4 and DOBBS, Kerby M.5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Ocean Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 950, Reston, VA 20192, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (5)Maine Coastal Program, 93 State House Station, Williams Pavillion 17 Elkins Lane, Augusta, ME 04333, cswezey@usgs.gov, cswezey@usgs.gov
8:40 AM
MONITORING PLANIMETRIC AND VOLUMETRIC CHANGES ON ACTIVE SAND DUNES
ZIMBELMAN, James R., Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, PO Box 37012, Museum MRC 315, Washington, DC 20013-7012 and VALDEZ, Andrew D., Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, National Park Service, 11500 Hwy 150, Mosca, CO 81146, zimbelmanj@si.edu, zimbelmanj@si.edu
Handouts
  • GSA_SE_JRZ_final.pptx (1.1 MB)
  • GSA_SE_JRZ_final.pdf (692.0 kB)
  • 9:00 AM
    STRATIGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF GEORGIA ESTUARINE SEQUENCES ON HOLOCENE AND MODERN TIMESCALES
    ALEXANDER, Clark, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, HODGSON, Jay Y.S., Department of Biology, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA 31419 and BRANDES, Jay A., Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411, clark.alexander@skio.uga.edu, clark.alexander@skio.uga.edu
    9:20 AM
    PALEOECOLOGICAL ANALYSES OF MODERN AND ANCIENT BARRIER ISLAND SEDIMENTS IN GEORGIA, MORE THAN 80,000 YEARS OF CHANGE AND MODIFICATION
    RICH, Frederick J., Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Box 8149, Statesboro, GA 30460, VANCE, Robert K., Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern Univ, Statesboro, GA 30461-8149 and PIRKLE, Fredric L., Gannett Fleming, Inc, 10751 Deerwood Park Boulevard, Suite 140, Jacksonville, FL 32256, frich@georgiasouthern.edu, frich@georgiasouthern.edu
    9:40 AM
    SUPERSTORMS OF THE LAST INTERGLACIAL: THE RECORD FROM CARBONATE EOLIANITES OF THE BAHAMAS
    TORMEY, Blair R., Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, DONOVAN, Bailey G., Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858 and HEARTY, Paul J., Environmental Studies, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 600 So College Av, Wilmington, NC 28403, btormey@wcu.edu, btormey@wcu.edu
    10:00 AM
    DEPOSITIONAL RECORD OF WASHOVER REVEALS RAPID RESPONSE OF A TRANSGRESSIVE BARRIER TO ACCELERATED SEA-LEVEL RISE
    RODRIGUEZ, Antonio B. and THEUERKAUF, Ethan J., Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3431 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557, abrodrig@email.unc.edu, abrodrig@email.unc.edu
    10:20 AM
    VARIABILITY IN OVERWASH FREQUENCY AND MAGNITUDE OF WASHOVER TERRACES AT YEARLY TIME SCALES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVOLUTION OF TRANSGRESSIVE BARRIER ISLANDS
    THEUERKAUF, Ethan J., RODRIGUEZ, Antonio B., VANDUSEN, Beth and FEGLEY, Stephen R., Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3431 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557, ejtheu@email.unc.edu, ejtheu@email.unc.edu
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