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GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 23
Sunday, 22 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Chelan 4 (The Conference Center)

T184. Geologic Research at Mount Rainier and Other Cascade Volcanoes: Ideal Natural Laboratories for Cutting-Edge Research with Implications to Life Safety and Infrastructure Protection in the Pacific Northwest I

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; National Park Service; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division
Scott R. Beason, Paul Kennard and Claire E. Todd, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
23-1
8:05 AM
A HIGH-RESOLUTION DEM RECORD FOR MT. RAINIER AND CONUS GLACIERS: GEODETIC MASS BALANCE, GLACIER DYNAMICS, SNOW DEPTH, AND NATURAL HAZARDS (Invited Presentation)
SHEAN, David1, WHORTON, Erin2, RIEDEL, Jon3, ARENDT, Anthony1 and FOUNTAIN, Andrew G.4, (1)Applied Physics Lab, Polar Science Center, University of Washington, 1013 N 40th St, Seattle, WA 98105, (2)United States Geological Survey, Washington Water Science Center, 934 Broadway, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA 98402, (3)US Department of Interior, National Park Service, 810 State Route 20, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284, (4)Department of Geology, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751, dshean@uw.edu
23-2
8:25 AM
GLACIAL MASS BALANCE 2003-2016 ON MOUNT RAINIER
RIEDEL, Jon and LARRABEE, Michael, US Department of Interior, National Park Service, 810 State Route 20, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284, mike_larrabee@nps.gov
23-3
8:40 AM
MODELING NISQUALLY GLACIER SURFACE-ELEVATION AND LENGTH CHANGES USING A MASS-BALANCE RECORD DERIVED FROM REANALYSIS AND WEATHER-STATION DATA
STEVENS, C. Max1, CONWAY, Howard1, RASMUSSEN, L.A.1, KOUTNIK, Michelle1, GREENBERG, Harvey1 and KENNARD, Paul2, (1)Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, 070 Johnson Hall, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)National Park Service, Ashford, WA 98304, maxstev@uw.edu
23-4
8:55 AM
GLACIER CHANGE ON MOUNT RAINIER IN THE CONTEXT OF OTHER VOLCANOES IN THE CASCADE RANGE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
FOUNTAIN, Andrew G., Department of Geology, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207-0751, GLENN, Bryce, Department of Geology, Portland State University, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201-0751 and BASAGIC IV, Hassan, Department of Geology, Portland State University, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, andrew@pdx.edu
23-5
9:10 AM
ASSESSING MASS BALANCE CHANGE AT SOUTH CASCADE GLACIER: IS IT REPRESENTATIVE OF REGIONAL GLACIERS?
WHORTON, Erin1, SHEAN, David2, O'NEEL, Shad3, FAGRE, Daniel4, MCNEIL, Christopher3, CLARK, Adam4, SASS, Louis3, HEADMAN, Alex1, PEITZSCH, Erich4, MCGRATH, Daniel3 and BAKER, Emily H.3, (1)United States Geological Survey, Washington Water Science Center, 934 Broadway, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA 98402, (2)Applied Physics Lab, Polar Science Center, University of Washington, 1013 N 40th St, Seattle, WA 98105, (3)United States Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK 99508, (4)United States Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, c/o Glacier National Park, West Glacier, MT 59936, ewhorton@usgs.gov
23-6
9:25 AM
A SEMI-AUTOMATED METHODOLOGY FOR USING HISTORICAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY TO CREATE HIGH-RESOLUTION ELEVATION AND ORTHOIMAGERY PRODUCTS OF SOUTH CASCADE GLACIER, WASHINGTON, USA
HEADMAN, Alex1, WHORTON, Erin2, SHEAN, David3 and MCCANN, Evan1, (1)USGS, Washington Water Science Center, Tacoma, WA 98402, (2)United States Geological Survey, Washington Water Science Center, 934 Broadway, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA 98402, (3)Applied Physics Lab, Polar Science Center, University of Washington, 1013 N 40th St, Seattle, WA 98105, aheadman@usgs.gov
 
9:40 AM
Break
23-7
9:55 AM
SUPRAGLACIAL DEBRIS EXTENT AND MASS-BALANCE IMPACTS ON EMMONS GLACIER, MOUNT RAINIER
MOORE, Peter, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, 339 Science Hall 2, Ames, IA 50011, NELSON, Leah, Geology Department, Carleton College, One North College St, Northfield, IA 55057 and DITS, Theresa, Geological & Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University, 253 Science I, Ames, IA 50011, pmoore@iastate.edu
23-8
10:10 AM
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM ANALYSIS OF GLACIAL MELTWATER ON MOUNT RAINIER?
TODD, Claire, Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447, toddce@plu.edu
23-9
10:25 AM
QUANTIFYING SEDIMENT INTENSITY FROM THE NISQUALLY GLACIER AND NONGLACIAL SOURCES TO THE NISQUALLY RIVER, MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
WASKLEWICZ, Thad A., Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment, East Carolina University, A-227 Brewster Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, wasklewiczt@ecu.edu
23-10
10:40 AM
FORECASTING RAIN-INDUCED DEBRIS FLOWS ON MOUNT RAINIER, WASHINGTON
LEGG, Nicholas T., Cardno, 6720 SW Macadam Ave, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97219, ntlegg@gmail.com
23-11
10:55 AM
GEOCHEMICAL MONITORING OF STAGNANT ICE FOR GLACIER OUTBURST FLOOD HAZARD ASSESSMENT, MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
WOKOSIN, Kevin A., Mount Rainier National Park, Natural and Cultural Resources - Geomorphology Division, Longmire, WA 98304, KENNARD, Paul, National Park Service, Mount Rainier National Park, 55210 238th Avenue East, Ashford, WA 98304 and EDMISTON, Paul, The College of Wooster, Chemistry, 943 College Mall, Wooster, OH 44691, kwokosin18@wooster.edu
23-12
11:10 AM
ASSESSMENT, RESTORATION, AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE N PUYALLUP TRAIL, MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
KENYON, Taylor Robert, National Park Service, Mount Rainier National Park, Mount Rainier National Park, L-131, L-201 Longmire Warehouse C/O NCR, Longmire, WA 98397, tkenyon1992@hotmail.com
 
11:25 AM
Discussion
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