Northeastern Section - 53rd Annual Meeting - 2018

Session No. 49
Tuesday, 20 March 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Emerald Ballroom I (DoubleTree by Hilton)

T11. Current Research in Coastal and Marine Processes

 

Mark Borrelli and Bryan A. Oakley, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
8:00 AM
MEASURING THE MOST COMPLICATED POST-GLACIAL SEA-LEVEL CHANGES IN THE WORLD: NORTHERN IRELAND
KELLEY, Joseph T.1, COOPER, Andrew1, PLETS, Ruth1 and BELKNAP, Daniel F.2, (1)School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469-5790, (2)School of Earth and Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5790
8:20 AM
INDONESIAN THROUGHFLOW VARIABILITY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE CONTINENTAL CLIMATE HISTORY OF NW AUSTRALIA DURING THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE
SMITH, Rebecca1, CASTAÑEDA, Isla2, HENDERIKS, Jorijntje3, CHRISTENSEN, Beth A.4, DE VLEESCHOUWER, David5, RENEMA, Willem6, GROENEVELD, Jeroen5, BOGUS, Kara7, GALLAGHER, Stephen8, FULTHORPE, Craig S.9 and SALACUP, Jeff10, (1)Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 611 N. Pleasant St, Morrill Science Building, Amherst, MA 01003, (3)Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, (4)Environmental Studies Program, Adelphi University, Science 201, 1 South Ave, Garden City, NY 11530, (5)MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, Universität Bremen,, Bremen, 28359, Germany, (6)Geology, Netherlands Biodiversity Center, PO Box 9517, Leiden, 2324JJ, Netherlands, (7)International Ocean Discovery Program, Texas A&M University, 1000 Discovery Drive, College Station, TX 77845-9547, (8)Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia, (9)Institute for Geophysics, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, (10)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 North Pleasant Street, Room 233, Morrill Sci Center, Amherst, MA 01003
8:40 AM
MARINE MINERAL RESOURCES ON VIRGINIA’S OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF: QUANTIFYING SAND DEPOSITS FOR COASTAL RESTORATION AND OCCURRENCES OF ECONOMIC HEAVY MINERALS
BLANCHETTE, Jessica S., Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, 900 Natural Resources Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903 and LASSETTER, William L., Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, 900 Natural Resources Dr., Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903
9:00 AM
EVIDENCE FOR TWO DIRECTIONS OF LONGSHORE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT ALONG THE RHODE ISLAND SOUTH SHORE?
OAKLEY, Bryan A.1, VARNEY, Madeline R.1, MURPHY, Cody J.1 and HOLLIS, Robert J.2, (1)Environmental Earth Science Department, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windam St, Willimantic, CT 06226, (2)University of Southern Mississippi, Division of Marine Science, 1020 Balch Blvd, Stennis, MS 39529
9:20 AM
UNDERSTANDING SHORT- AND LONG-TERM COASTAL EVOLUTION VIA QUANTITATIVE SEDIMENT BUDGETS
BORRELLI, Mark1, MAGUE, Steve2, GIESE, Graham3, SMITH, Theresa L.3 and LEGARE, Bryan3, (1)School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts, Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02188, (2)Marine Geology, Center fof Coastal Studies, 5 Holway Ave, Provincetown, MA 02657, (3)Marine Geology, Center for Coastal Studies, Hiebert Marine Lab, 5 Holway Avenue, Provincetown, MA 02657
9:40 AM
TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN SEDIMENT TEXTURE ON NORTHERN, PARAGLACIAL BEACHES: NEW HAMPSHIRE
CORCORAN, Nathan W.1, WARD, Larry G.2 and MCAVOY, Zachary S.2, (1)Earth Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, (2)University of New Hampshire, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, 24 Colovos Road, Durham, NH 03824
Handouts
  • ncorcoran_2018.pdf (3.0 MB)
  • 10:00 AM
    MEASURING ELEVATION CHANGES FROM OVERWASH AT BALLSTON BEACH, TRURO MA: SYSTEM EVOLUTION AND MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
    MCCORMACK, Bryan, School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts, Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125
    10:20 AM
    GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR AS A COASTAL CULTURAL RESOURCE TOOL
    KELLEY, Alice R., School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, and Depart. of Anthropology, University of Maine, Bryand Global Science Center, Orono, ME 04469, MILLER, Jacquelynn F., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, KELLEY, Joseph T., School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469-5790, SPIESS, Arthur, State of Maine, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, State House Station 65, Augusta, ME 04333 and BELKNAP, Daniel F., School of Earth and Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, 5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5790
    10:40 AM
    ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BLUE LAND CRAB IN THE BAHAMAS: IMPLICATIONS FOR PALEO-SHORELINE RECONSTRUCTION
    SPARACIO, Christopher A.1, BUYNEVICH, Ilya V.2, CURRAN, H. Allen3, KOPCZNSKI, Karen A.2, VASYLENKO, Klavdiya2 and PARK BOUSH, Lisa E.4, (1)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St., Beury Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (3)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (4)Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269-1045
    11:00 AM
    DENDROECOLOGICALLY UNDERSTANDING CHAMAECYPARIS THYOIDES RESILIENCY TO SALINITY INTRUSION
    GULLEDGE, Olivia C., Environmental Science, Wesley College, 120 N State St, Dover, DE 19901
    Handouts
  • GSA_Dendroecology, Atlantice white cedar, and salinity.pptx (15.2 MB)
  • 11:20 AM
    TEMPORALLY RESOLVED DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON DYNAMICS IN A GEORGIA SALTMARSH
    CODDEN, Christina Jean1, EDWARDS, Catherine2, BITTAR, Thais2, WAGNER, Sasha3, SPENCER, Robert4, JOHNSTON, Sarah Ellen4 and STUBBINS, Aron3, (1)Ecology Evolution and Marine Biology, Northeastern University, 32 Rossmore Street, Somerville, GA 02143, (2)Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411, (3)Marine and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, (4)Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306
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