GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 50
Sunday, 22 October 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 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 II

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
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
HAZARD-MITIGATION PARTNERSHIPS EMERGE FIRST AT MOUNT RAINIER
DRIEDGER, Carolyn L., Cascades Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, Bldg 10, Suite 100, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Vancouver, WA 98683, SCHROEDEL, Richard, Pierce County Department of Emergency Management, 2501 S 35th St, Tacoma, WA 98409 and LOKEY, William, Pierce County Department of Emergency Management (retired), 1002 N I St, Tacoma, WA 98403, driedger@usgs.gov
1:50 PM
EXPLORATION AND STUDY OF THE GLACIER FUMAROLE CAVES IN THE SUMMIT CRATER OF MOUNT RAINIER, WASHINGTON STATE, U.S.A
CARTAYA, Eduardo, Glacier Cave Explorers, 8550 SW Wickiup Ave., Redmond, OR 97756, RIGGS, David, Lava Beds National Monument, P.O. Box 1240, Tulelake, CA 96134, CAVENDISH, Tabbatha, Mount Rainier National Park, 55210 238th Avenue East, Ashford, WA 98304, FLOREA, Lee J., Indiana Geological and Water Survey, 611 N Walnut Grove Ave, Bloomington, IN 47405, PFLITSCH, Andreas, Fakultät für Geowissenschaften, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, Bochum, 44801, Germany and BOSTON, Penelope J., NASA Astrobiology Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, tabbatha.cavendish@gmail.com
2:05 PM
COARSE SEDIMENT AGGRADATION EXACERBATED BY IN-CHANNEL WOOD ACCUMULATIONS ALONG HEADWATER REACHES OF THE CARBON AND NISQUALLY RIVERS WITHIN MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, WA
BEYELER, Jonathan D. and MONTGOMERY, David R., Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, beyeler@uw.edu
2:20 PM
LOCATION, EVOLUTION, AND MOVEMENT OF SEDIMENT BULGES IN THE MUDDY FORK OF THE COWLITZ RIVER, MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
HINSHAW, Sarah1, KENNARD, Paul2, MAUCH, James1 and BEYELER, Jonathan3, (1)Mount Rainier National Park, Geoscientists in the Parks, Longmire, WA 98397, (2)Mount Rainier National Park, 55210 238th Ave E, Ashford, WA 98304, (3)Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, sarah.k.hinshaw@gmail.com
2:35 PM
SEDIMENT FROM MOUNT RAINIER, WASHINGTON, USA: GENERATION, TRANSPORT, AND IMPACT ON DOWNSTREAM RIVERS
MAGIRL, Christopher S., U.S. Geological Survey, 520 N Park Avenue, Suite 221, Tucson, AZ 85719, CZUBA, Jonathan A., Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24060, CZUBA, Christiana R., Currently Unaffiliated, Blacksburg, VA 24060 and CURRAN, Chris A., U.S. Geological Survey, WAWSC, Tacoma, WA 98402, magirl@usgs.gov
2:50 PM
SIMULATED SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL EVOLUTION AND DOWNSTREAM EFFECT OF SEDIMENT PULSES IN RIVERS DRAINING MOUNT RAINIER, WASHINGTON (Invited Presentation)
CZUBA, Jonathan A., Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24060, CZUBA, Christiana R., Currently Unaffiliated, Blacksburg, VA 24060, MAGIRL, Christopher S., U.S. Geological Survey, 520 N Park Avenue, Suite 221, Tucson, AZ 85719 and CUI, Yantao, Stillwater Sciences, Berkeley, CA 94705, jczuba@vt.edu
 
3:10 PM
Break
3:25 PM
TRANSLATING BED WAVES IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE-DRIVEN VARIABILITY IN SEDIMENT SUPPLY FROM MOUNT BAKER, WASHINGTON STATE
ANDERSON, Scott W., U.S. Geological Survey, Tacoma, WA 98402 and KONRAD, Christopher P., U.S. Geological Survey, Washington Water Science Center, 934 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402, swanderson@usgs.gov
3:40 PM
FINDING HIGH GROUND: SIMULATING AN EVACUATION UNDER THE THREAT FROM A LARGE LAHAR
BARD, Joseph A., U.S. Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory, 1300 SE Cardinal Court #100, Vancouver, WA 98683-9589, jbard@usgs.gov
4:00 PM
MODELING THE DYNAMICS OF DEBRIS-AVALANCHE LAHARS THAT ORIGINATE ON CASCADE VOLCANOES
GEORGE, David L.1, IVERSON, Richard M.1 and CANNON, Charles M.2, (1)United States Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, WA 98683, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, 2130 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201, dgeorge@usgs.gov
4:15 PM
CONVEX VALLEY CROSS-SECTIONS OF MOUNT RAINER RIVERS AND THE ROLE OF FORESTS AND LOGJAMS AS LIMITATIONS TO CHANNEL MIGRATION
ABBE, Tim, Natural Systems Design, 95 South McCrorie Road, Port Angeles, WA 98362, tim@naturaldes.com
4:30 PM
GEOMORPHIC STUDY OF THE OHANAPECOSH RIVER: ESTIMATING ANADROMOUS FISH DISTRIBUTION UP TO 8,000 YA TO AID ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS, MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK
KELLY, April, KENNARD, Paul and DIAZ, Benjamin, National Park Service, Mount Rainier National Park, 55210 238th Avenue East, Ashford, WA 98304, kelly2al@yahoo.com
 
4:45 PM
Discussion
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