GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 142
Monday, 23 October 2017: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Chelan 4 (The Conference Center)

T176. Glacier-Landscape Interactions, Loess Paleoclimatology, and Interdisciplinary Quaternary Science II: In Memory of Stephen C. Porter

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division
Glenn D. Thackray, Richard B. Waitt and Zhisheng An, Advocates
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE AND TOPOGRAPHY ON GLACIER EROSION RATES
JAFFREY, Marc, Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 and HALLET, Bernard, Earth and Space Sciences and Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, mjaffrey@uw.edu
1:50 PM
RELATIVE EQUILIBRIUM-LINE ALTITUDE AS AN INDICATOR OF GLACIER SENSITIVITY TO TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
BATBAATAR, J., University of Washington, Quaternary Research Center, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Seattle, WA 98195, GILLESPIE, Alan R., University of Washington, Quaternary Research Center, Seattle, WA 98195, FINK, David, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Institute for Environmental Research, PMB1, Menai, Sydney, 2234, Australia, MATMON, Ari, The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, LAI, Zhongping, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China and KOPPES, Michele, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, bataa@uw.edu
2:05 PM
PERSISTENCE OF THE PLEISTOCENE GLACIAL BUZZSAW IN THE ST. ELIAS MOUNTAINS, ALASKA
JAEGER, John M.1, SALINAS, Joe Kendall1, PENKROT, Michelle L.2 and BRUAND, Emilie3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, (3)Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Université Blaise Pascal, Clearmont-Ferrand, 63006, France, jaeger@geology.ufl.edu
2:20 PM
EQUILIBRIUM LINE ALTITUDE CHANGES IN THE TROPICS AND MID-LATITUDES DURING THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM
DOUGHTY, Alice Marie, Geology Department, Bates College, Carnegie Science Hall, Campus Ave, Lewiston, ME 04240, alice.doughty@gmail.com
2:35 PM
MID LATITUDE GLACIAL RESPONSES TO ENSO IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC: A TALE OF TWO HEMISPHERES
OLSON, Erikka R. and CONSTANTINE, José Antonio, Geosciences, Williams College, Clark Hall, 947 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267, ero1@williams.edu
2:50 PM
GEOCHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SIGNATURES OF THREE ICE STREAMS IN THE WEDDELL SEA EMBAYMENT, ANTARCTICA
BRACHFELD, Stefanie A.1, CIRONE, Ashley1, WILLIAMS, Trevor2, LICHT, Kathy3 and HEMMING, Sidney R.4, (1)Department of Earth & Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, (2)International Ocean Discovery Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 723 West Michigan Street, SL 118, Indianapolis, IN 46202, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, brachfelds@mail.montclair.edu
 
3:05 PM
Break
 
3:20 PM
Poster Lightning Talks
3:35 PM
DIGGING DEEPER IN QUATERNARY SCIENCE: THE IMPORTANCE OF PAIRING SEDIMENTOLOGICAL AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN UNDERSTANDING GLACIAL LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION
WYSHNYTZKY, Cianna Elizabeth, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Salt Lake City, UT 84302, cianna.wyshnytzky@ut.usda.gov
3:50 PM
THE TIMING AND NATURE OF THE LAST GLACIAL CYCLE IN NEW ZEALAND
SHULMEISTER, James, School of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, 4072, Australia, THACKRAY, Glenn D., Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, RITTENOUR, Tammy, Department of Geology, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322, FINK, David, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Institute for Environmental Research, PMB1, Menai, Sydney, 2234, Australia, ROTHER, Henrik, University of Greifswald, Department of Geography & Geology,, Griefswald, 17489, Germany and HYATT, Olivia M., No Affiliation, 5 George Street, Richmond, Nelson, 7020, New Zealand, james.shulmeister@uq.edu.au
4:05 PM
MORPHOLOGY AND FIELD OBSERVATIONS OF TUNNEL VALLEYS IN DEVON ISLAND, ARCTIC ARCHIPELAGO: EXPLORING THE FINGERPRINTS OF SUBGLACIAL DRAINAGE
GRAU GALOFRE, Anna1, JELLINEK, A. Mark1 and OSINSKI, Gordon R.2, (1)Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, (2)Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration / Dept. Earth Sciences / Dept. Physics & Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, Department of Earth Sciences, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada, agraugal@gmail.com
4:20 PM
ADVANCES IN DEGLACIATION ON SVALBARD
FARNSWORTH, Wesley R., Department of Arctic Geology, University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), P.O. Box 156, Longyearbyen, 9171, Norway; Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, N-9037, Norway, INGÓLFSSON, Ólafur, Department of Arctic Geology, University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), P.O.Box 156, Longyearbyen, 9171, Norway; Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, Sturlugata 7, Reykjavik, Is-101, Iceland, RETELLE, Michael J., Department of Geology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME 04240, ALLAART, Lis, Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, N-9037, Norway, HÅKANSSON, Lena, Department of Arctic Geology, University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), P.O.Box 156, Longyearbyen, 9171, Norway and SCHOMACKER, Anders, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Oster Voldgade 5-7, Copenhagen, DK-1350, Denmark, WesleyF@unis.no
4:35 PM
LATE LAST-GLACIAL SHORELINES IN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON STATE
HAUGERUD, Ralph A., U.S. Geological Survey, Dept Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, rhaugerud@usgs.gov
4:50 PM
PORTER’S CIRQUE FLOOR ALTITUDES AND THE EXTENSIVE MIS 5-3 GLACIATION OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WASHINGTON
THACKRAY, Glenn D.1, SHULMEISTER, James2, MARSHALL, Katherine J.3 and STALEY, Amie E.3, (1)Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209, (2)School of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, 4072, Australia, (3)Minnesota Geological Survey, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55114, thacglen@isu.edu
 
5:05 PM
Concluding Remarks
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