GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 144
Monday, 23 October 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Chelan 5 (The Conference Center)

T185. Geomorphology of Human-Altered Landscapes

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group
Anne J. Jefferson and Stephanie S. Day, Advocates
1:30 PM
FINGERPRINTING DECISIONS IN CO-EVOLVING HUMAN-LANDSCAPE SYSTEMS (Invited Presentation)
CHIN, Anne, Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO 80217, anne.chin@ucdenver.edu
1:50 PM
POTENTIAL KNICKPOINT RETREAT ON THE COLORADO RIVER DUE TO HISTORICALLY LOW LAKE MEAD LEVELS, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK
TANSKI, Natalie1, SCHENK, Edward R.1 and TOBIN, Benjamin W.2, (1)Grand Canyon National Park, National Park Service, 1824 S Thompson St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, (2)National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park, 1824 S Thompson St., Flagstaff, AZ 86001, natalie.tanski@colorado.edu
2:05 PM
THE GEOMORPHIC LEGACY OF RANGELAND WATER AND EROSION CONTROL STRUCTURES
NICHOLS, Mary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - ARS, Southwest Watershed Research Center, 2000 E Allen Rd, Tucson, AZ 85719 and SHAW, Jeremy, Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, mary.nichols@ars.usda.gov
2:20 PM
WHAT′S MISSING? WHAT′S LEFT BEHIND? HOW HUMAN ALTERATIONS TO LAND USE AND DRAINAGE ARE RECORDED IN DIFFERENT FLUVIAL ENVIRONMENTS IN AN INCISING AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE UPPER MIDWEST, USA (Invited Presentation)
GRAN, Karen B.1, TREAT, Ian H.1 and TARGOS, Courtney2, (1)Earth & Environmental Sciences Department, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1114 Kirby Drive, Heller Hall 210, Duluth, MN 55812, (2)Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota Duluth, 1114 Kirby Dr, Duluth, MN 55812, kgran@d.umn.edu
2:40 PM
THE ROLE OF THE FLOODPLAIN IN THE STORAGE OF CONTAMINANTS ALONG MEANDERING RIVERS
BLAU, Emmett and CONSTANTINE, José Antonio, Geosciences, Williams College, Clark Hall, 947 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267, egb2@williams.edu
2:55 PM
ABUNDANCE AND GEOMORPHIC FUNCTION OF WOOD IN URBAN STREAM SYSTEMS
BLAUCH, Garrett A. and JEFFERSON, Anne J., Department of Geology, Kent State University, 221 McGilvrey Hall, 325 South Lincoln Street, Kent, OH 44242, gblauch@kent.edu
 
3:10 PM
Break
3:25 PM
THE GEOMORPHIC HISTORY OF HUMAN ACTIVITY IN SOUTHWESTERN CHINA (Invited Presentation)
SCHMIDT, Amanda H., Geology, Oberlin College, Geology Department, Rm. 403, 52 W. Lorain St, Oberlin, OH 44074, BIERMAN, Paul R., Department of Geology, University of Vermont, Delehanty Hall, 180 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405, COLLINS, Brian D., Earth and Space Sciences and Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, HARRELL, Stevan, Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, HINCKLEY, Thomas, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, TANG, Ya, Department of Environment, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China and ROOD, Dylan H., Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, Royal School of Mines, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, aschmidt@oberlin.edu
3:45 PM
PATTERNS OF SILTING IN THE RESERVOIRS OF SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED EARTHEN CHECK DAMS IN THE SHIWALIK FOOT HILLS OF THE HIMALAYAS
KANG, Ranbir Singh, Geography, Western Illinois University - Quad Cities, 3300 River Dr., Office 1223, Moline, IL 61265, CHACKO, Elizabeth, Geography, George Washington University, 801 22nd Street, NW, Phillips Hall, Ste. 107, Washington, DC 20052, KAUR, Dhian, Geography, Panjab University - Chandigarh, Sector 14, Chandigarh, India and VIADERO, Roger C., Institute for Environmental Studies, Western lllinois University, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455, rs-kang@wiu.edu
4:00 PM
LIDAR-BASED HUMAN-ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO LONG-TERM FLOODING AND LANDSCAPE CHANGE IN THE BELIZE-GUATEMALA TRANSBOUNDARY AREA
DONN, Leila1, BEACH, Timothy1, LUZZADDER-BEACH, Sheryl1 and YAEGER, Jason2, (1)Department of Geography and the Environment, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, leiladonn@utexas.edu
4:15 PM
LATE BRONZE AGE THROUGH CLASSICAL-PERIOD UTILIZATION OF GEOMORPHOLOGY, STRATIGRAPHY, AND GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE, SANCTUARY OF ZEUS, MT. LYKAION, PELOPONNESE, GREECE
DAVIS, George H., Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson 326, Tucson, AZ 85721, gdavis@email.arizona.edu
4:30 PM
OBSERVATIONS OF EROSION ON VALLEY FILLS PRODUCED BY MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL COAL MINING
REED, Miles Mark Langly, Department of Geology & Geography, West Virginia University, 330 Brooks Hall, 98 Beechurst Ave., Morgantown, WV 26505 and KITE, J. Steven, Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, P. O. Box 6300, 330 Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26506-6300, mreed5@mix.wvu.edu
Handouts
  • Miles_Reed_MTR_Erosion_GSA2017.pdf (5.0 MB)
  • 4:45 PM
    FLUVIAL CONNECTIVITY OF A DEEP-SEATED LANDSLIDE TO UPSTREAM TREE HARVESTS
    KECK, Jeffrey W., Washington Department of Natural Resources, Forest Resources Division, 1111 Washington Street SE, Olympia, WA 98504, keckje@gmail.com
     
    5:00 PM
    Lightning Talks
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