GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 341
Wednesday, 25 October 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Chelan 5 (The Conference Center)

T192. Mountain Glaciation and Climate Change of the Past and Present in the Western Americas

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division
Benjamin J. Laabs, Eric M. Leonard and Mitchell Plummer, Advocates
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE HISTORY AND DYNAMICS OF LATE PLEISTOCENE GLACIATION IN GREATER YELLOWSTONE AND THE TETON RANGE (Invited Presentation)
LICCIARDI, Joseph M, Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH and PIERCE, Kenneth L., U. S. Geological Survey, NRMSC, 2327 University Way, Box 2, Bozeman, MT 59715, joe.licciardi@unh.edu
1:55 PM
A DETAILED CHRONOLOGY OF THE LAST DEGLACIATION DEVELOPED FROM 10BE DATING OF MORAINES AND BEDROCK IN THE UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAINS, U.S.A
SCHWEINSBERG, Avriel D.1, BRINER, Jason P.1, LICCIARDI, Joseph M.2, LEONARD, Eric M.3, SHROBA, Ralph R.4 and CAFFEE, William1, (1)Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, 126 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, (3)Department of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, DFC, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, avrielsc@buffalo.edu
2:10 PM
NEW 10BE EXPOSURE AGES FOR PLEISTOCENE GLACIAL STRATIGRAPHY, SOUTHERN WIND RIVER RANGE, WYOMING, USA
DAHMS, Dennis1, EGLI, Markus2, FABEL, Derek3, HARBOR, Jon4, BRANDOVA, Dagmar2, PORTES, Raquel2 and CHRISTL, Marcus5, (1)Department of Geography, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0406, (2)Department of Geography, University of Zurich, CH-8057, Zürich, Switzerland, (3)Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, (4)Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, (5)Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics, ETH, Zürich, 8093, Switzerland, Dennis.Dahms@uni.edu
2:25 PM
COSMOGENIC NUCLIDE EXPOSURE AGE LIMITS ON THE PENULTIMATE GLACIATION IN THE CONTERMINOUS WESTERN U.S
LAABS, Benjamin J., Geosciences, North Dakota State University, Stevens Hall, 1340 Bolley Dr #201, Fargo, ND 58102, LICCIARDI, Joseph M., Department of Earth Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, MARCHETTI, David W., Geology Program, Western Colorado University, 600 N. Adams St, Gunnison, CO 81231, MUNROE, Jeffrey S., Geology Department, Middlebury College, 276 Bicentennial Way, Middlebury, VT 05743 and LEONARD, Eric M., Department of Geology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 80903, benjamin.laabs@ndsu.edu
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2:40 PM
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2:55 PM
MODELING GLACIAL EXTENT DURING THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM IN UGANDA (Invited Presentation)
DOUGHTY, Alice Marie1, KELLY, Meredith A.2, RUSSELL, James M.3, ANDERSON, Brian4 and JACKSON, Margaret S.2, (1)Geology Department, Bates College, Carnegie Science Hall, Campus Ave, Lewiston, ME 04240, (2)Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, (3)Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (4)Antarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Kelburn Parade, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand, alice.doughty@gmail.com
 
3:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM
WASATCH RANGE, UT GLACIER RECONSTRUCTIONS FOR THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM AND LATEGLACIAL
QUIRK, Brendon J.1, MOORE, Jeffrey R.1, LAABS, Benjamin J.2, PLUMMER, Mitchell A.3 and TAYLOR, Jenna1, (1)Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (2)Geosciences, North Dakota State University, Stevens Hall, 1340 Bolley Dr #201, Fargo, ND 58102, (3)Idaho National Laboratory, 2525 Fremont St, Idaho Falls, ID 83415, brendon.quirk@utah.edu
3:45 PM
GLACIATION AND CLIMATE DURING THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM IN THE MOUNT MASSIVE REGION, NORTHERN SAWATCH RANGE, COLORADO
BRUGGER, Keith A., Geology Discipline, University of Minnesota, Morris, 600 E. 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267, RULEMAN, Chester A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225 and CAFFEE, Marc W., Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, bruggeka@morris.umn.edu
4:00 PM
GLACIERS OF THE AMERICAN WEST: GEOGRAPHY AND CHANGE (Invited Presentation)
FOUNTAIN, Andrew G.1, GLENN, Bryce2, BRETT, Melissa1, GRAY, Christina1 and MENOUNOS, Brian3, (1)Department of Geology, Portland State University, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, (2)Department of Geology, Portland State University, 1721 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97201-0751, (3)Geography Program and Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Institute, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9, Canada, andrew@pdx.edu
4:20 PM
SPATIAL PATTERNS OF SUMMER SPEEDUP ON SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA GLACIERS FROM REPEAT SATELLITE IMAGERY
ARMSTRONG, William H., Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Appalachian State University, 033 Rankin Science West, 572 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608, ANDERSON, Robert S., Department of Geological Sciences and INSTAAR, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309 and FAHNESTOCK, Mark A., Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99703, william.armstrong@colorado.edu
Handouts
  • wrangells_gsa2017_16-9.pdf (39.6 MB)
  • 4:35 PM
    AN UPDATED CHRONOLOGY FOR THE UPPER FREMONT GLACIER ICE CORES: CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS
    CHELLMAN, Nathan J.1, MCCONNELL, Joseph R.2, ARIENZO, Monica M.2, PEDERSON, Greg3, AARONS, S.M.4, CSANK, Adam5 and PATTYN, Frank6, (1)Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences, University of Reno, Nevada, Reno, NV 89557; Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, (2)Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, (3)Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, USGS, 2327 University Way, Suite 2, Bozeman, MT 59715, (4)Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, (5)Department of Geography, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, (6)Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Department of Geosciences, Environment and Society, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, nathan.chellman@dri.edu
    4:50 PM
    RESPONSE OF SULPHUR CREEK ROCK GLACIER, WYOMING TO CLIMATE CHANGE DURING THE PAST 124 YEARS
    POTTER Jr., Noel, Department of Earth Sciences (retired), Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA 17013 and CLARK, Douglas H., Geology Dept, Western Washington Univ, 516 High St, Bellingham, WA 98225; Geology Dept., Western Washington Univ., 516 High St., Bellingham, WA 98225, pottern@dickinson.edu
     
    5:05 PM
    Poster Lightning Talks
     
    5:20 PM
    Discussion
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