GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 24
Sunday, 22 October 2017: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Chelan 2 (The Conference Center)

T194. The Aeolian Realm: Dunes, Dust, and Loess

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division
Nick Lancaster, William Johnson and Mark Sweeney, Advocates
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
GSA QUATERNARY GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY DIVISION FAROUK EL-BAZ AWARD FOR DESERT RESEARCH: ECO-GEOMORPHIC PROCESSES ACTING ON DESERT SAND DUNES
TSOAR, Haim, Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.Box 653, Beer Sheva, 84105, Israel, tsoar@bgu.ac.il
8:35 AM
HOW PERFECT IS PERFECT IN A DUNE-FIELD PATTERN?
DAY, Mackenzie D., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105 and KOCUREK, Gary, Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C9000, Austin, TX 78712, mdday@utexas.edu
8:50 AM
GRAINFALL AND GRAINFLOW DYNAMICS ON AEOLIAN DUNES (Invited Presentation)
NIELD, Joanna M., Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, University Road, Highfield, Southampton, SO171BJ, United Kingdom, WIGGS, Giles F.S., School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, United Kingdom, BADDOCK, Matthew C., Department of Geography, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom and HIPONDOKA, Martin H.T., Department of Geography, University of Namibia, Windhoek, na, Namibia, J.Nield@soton.ac.uk
9:10 AM
RELATING SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES IN THE BAGNOLD DUNES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRATER BASIN AEOLIAN STRATIFICATION (Invited Presentation)
EWING, Ryan C., Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, LAPOTRE, Mathieu G.A., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Boulevard, MC 170-25, Pasadena, CA 91125, LEWIS, Kevin, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21210, DAY, Mackenzie D., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, STEIN, Nathaniel T., Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, RUBIN, David M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 950604, SULLIVAN, R., Department of Astronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, BANHAM, Steven G., Malin Space Science Systems, P.O. Box 90148, San Diego, CA 92191-0148, LAMB, Michael P., Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 170-25, Pasadena, CA 91125, BRIDGES, Nathan T., Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD 20723, GUPTA, Sanjeev, Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom and FISCHER, Woodward W., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, rce@tamu.edu
9:30 AM
DISTRIBUTION AND GEOMORPHOLOGY OF LUNETTE DUNES ON THE KANSAS HIGH PLAINS
BOWEN, Mark W.1, JOHNSON, W.C.2 and GOLDADE, Melissa2, (1)Geography and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd, Geography Dept, Oshkosh, WI 54901, (2)Department of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, bowenm@uwosh.edu
9:45 AM
GHOST DUNE HOLLOWS: MID-LATE PLEISTOCENE TO HOLOCENE CLIMATE FLUCTUATIONS AND LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION ON THE EASTERN SNAKE RIVER PLAIN, IDAHO, USA
GAYLORD, David R.1, RITTENOUR, Tammy M.2, LINK, Paul K.3, KUNTZ, Mel A.4, GRANT, Caleb A.1, GUNNELL, Nathan V.2 and COLEMAN, Angela J.5, (1)School of the Environment, Washington State University, PO Box 642812, Pullman, WA 99164-2812, (2)Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, (3)Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 20546, Denver, CO 80225, (5)U.S. Forest Service, Kenai Lk Work Center 29847 Seward Hwy, Seward, AK 99664, gaylordd@wsu.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
OSL AGES AND FORMATION MECHANISMS OF A MAJOR COASTAL DUNEFIELD, THE COOLOOLA SAND MASS, SOUTHEASTERN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
ELLERTON, Daniel1, SHULMEISTER, James1, RITTENOUR, Tammy M.2, GONTZ, Allen3, WELSH, Kevin4, HESP, Patrick A.5, MIOT DA SILVA, Graziela5 and SANTINI, Talitha1, (1)School of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, 4072, Australia, (2)Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, (3)San Diego State University, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, (4)School of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Queensland, Level 2, Steele Building (#3), School of Earth Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, Australia, (5)School of the Environment, Flinders University, Sturt Rd, South Australia, Bedford Park, 5042, Australia, d.ellerton@uq.edu.au
10:30 AM
DUST EMISSION POTENTIAL ALONG THE INTERSTATE 8 CORRIDOR, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA
SWEENEY, Mark R., Earth Sciences Department, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069 and MCDONALD, Eric V., Division of Earth & Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, Mark.Sweeney@usd.edu
10:45 AM
BLOWING DUST AND A DANGEROUS HIGHWAY: EVALUATING THE SOURCES OF DUST ALONG INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN PHOENIX AND TUCSON, ARIZONA
MCDONALD, Eric V., Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Pkwy, Reno, NV 89512 and SWEENEY, Mark R., Earth Sciences Department, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, emcdonal@dri.edu
11:00 AM
SOLUBLE AND BULK GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF AEOLIAN MATERIAL FROM THE MCMURDO DRY VALLEYS, ANTARCTICA
DIAZ, Melisa A.1, ADAMS, Byron J.2, KHAN, Alia L.3, WELCH, Kathleen A.3, WELCH, Susan A.1, MCKNIGHT, Diane M.3, CARY, S. Craig4 and LYONS, W. Berry1, (1)School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Laboratory, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210-1398, (2)Biology, Brigham Young University, 4127 LSB, Provo, UT 84602, (3)Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, 1560 30th Street, Boulder, CO 80309, (4)Biological Sciences, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, 3240, New Zealand, diaz.237@osu.edu
11:15 AM
ORIGIN OF HOLOCENE LOESS IN THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS: A RECONSIDERATION
MASON, Joseph A., Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 160 Science Hall, 550 N. Park St., Madison, WI 53706, mason@geography.wisc.edu
11:30 AM
SYSTEMS OF LOESS TRANSPORTATION AND DEPOSITION: EXAMPLES FROM WESTERN WISCONSIN
SCHAETZL, Randall, Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, Michigan State University, 673 Auditorium Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824, soils@msu.edu
11:45 AM
ORIGIN OF LAST-GLACIAL LOESS IN THE WESTERN YUKON-TANANA UPLAND, CENTRAL ALASKA, USA
MUHS, Daniel R.1, PIGATI, Jeffrey S.1, BUDAHN, James R.1, SKIPP, Gary L.1, BETTIS III, E. Arthur2 and JENSEN, Britta J.L.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, MS 980, Box 25046, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Iowa, 115 Trowbridge Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, dmuhs@usgs.gov
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