Southeastern Section - 68th Annual Meeting - 2019

Session No. 13
Thursday, 28 March 2019: 8:20 AM-12:00 PM
Colonial Ballroom (Francis Marion Hotel)

T7. Past and Future Coastal Evolution in Response to Sea-Level Changes and Storm Impacts

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Michael S. Fenster and Duncan M. FitzGerald, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
8:20 AM
BARRIER ISLAND GROWTH RATES FROM AN OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE-DATED BEACH RIDGE SEQUENCE IN LOUISIANA
TORRES, Julie A., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, KULP, Mark A., Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences and Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, GEORGIOU, Ioannis Y., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148, FITZGERALD, Duncan M., Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 and LEPPER, Kenneth, Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, P.O. Box 6050 / 2745, Fargo, ND 58108-6050
8:40 AM
COUPLED BARRIER SYSTEM SHORLINE AND SHOREFACE DYNAMICS LOUISIANA, USA
GEORGIOU, Ioannis, Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences and Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, BEASLEY, Benjamin, Applied Coastal Research and Engineering Inc., 3500 N. Causeway Blvd. Suite 1480, Metairie, LA 70002 and MINER, Michael D., The Water Institute of the Gulf, Center for Coastal and Deltaic Solutions, 1110 River Road S., Ste. 200, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
9:00 AM
THE ROLE OF SEA-LEVEL RISE AND STORMS IN FORMATION AND RESILIENCE OF FLORIDA BAY ISLANDS, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK
WINGARD, G. Lynn1, JONES, Miriam C.2, BERGSTRESSER, Sarah E.2, STACKHOUSE, Bethany L.2 and MAROT, Marci E.3, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, Reston, VA 20192, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Florence Bascom Geoscience Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 926A, Reston, VA 20192, (3)St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 600 4th St. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
9:20 AM
STORM IMPACTS ON COASTAL AND INNER SHELF STRATIGRAPHY, PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION, AND SAND RESOURCES: NORTHERN ONSLOW BAY, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
MALLINSON, David J.1, CULVER, Stephen J.1, ALLEN, Cody Wayne1 and MULLIGAN, Ryan2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)Department of Civil Engineering, Queen's University, 58 University Ave, Kingston, ON K7L3N6, Canada
9:40 AM
SOUTHERN DELMARVA BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES: LINKING OFFSHORE AND ONSHORE UNITS USING RACEMIZATION GEOCHRONOLOGY TO INFER SEDIMENT SOURCES DURING SHORELINE MIGRATION
WEHMILLER, J.F., Department of Geological Sciences, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of Delaware, 103 Penny Hall, Newark, DE 19716, BROTHERS, Laura, Woods Hole, MA 02543, FOSTER, David S., U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543 and RAMSEY, Kelvin W., Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
Handouts
  • Wehmiller et al. 2019 SEGSA 13-5.pdf (2.5 MB)
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    10:00 AM
    Break
    10:15 AM
    THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE (SEA-LEVEL RISE AND STORMS) ALONG VIRGINIA’S COASTS
    FENSTER, Michael S., Environmental Studies/Geology, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA 23005
    10:35 AM
    BEYOND STORMS AND SEA LEVEL: THE IMPRINTS OF ANTECEDENT GEOLOGY AND SEDIMENT SUPPLY ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE VIRGINIA BARRIER ISLANDS
    SHAWLER, Justin L.1, HEIN, Christopher J.1, CIARLETTA, Daniel J.2 and LORENZO TRUEBA, Jorge2, (1)Department of Physical Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, 1375 Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043
    10:55 AM
    INTERMITTENT GROWTH OF A BARRIER SPIT IN THE US ATLANTIC COAST DRIVEN BY HURRICANE ACTIVITY IN WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC ON CENTENNIAL TIMESCALES
    SHEN, Zhixiong, Department of Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528; Department of Coastal and Marine Systems Science, Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528, PHILLIP, Ryan Eli, Department of Coastal and Marine Systems Science, Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528, WRIGHT, Eric, Department of Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528 and MAUZ, Barbara, School of Geographie und Geologie, University of Salzburg, 5020 Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
    11:15 AM
    STORM-DRIVEN SHORELINE DYNAMICS ALONG A DEVELOPED RIVER MOUTH BARRIER ISLAND: MULTI-DECADAL CYCLES OF EROSION AND MITIGATION
    HEIN, Christopher J., Department of Physical Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, 1375 Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, FALLON, Andrew R., Virginia Institute of Marine Science, The College of William and Mary, 1208 Greate Rd, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, ROSEN, Peter, College of Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, HOAGLAND, Porter, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, GEORGIOU, Ioannis Y., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148, FITZGERALD, Duncan, Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, BAKER, Sarah, Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185; Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403 and MARINO, George B., Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23185; Department of Geography, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208
    11:35 AM
    SEASONAL IMPACTS ON SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS IN THE GANGES-BRAHMAPUTRA-MEGHNA DELTA
    BROWN, Kallie F, Ocean, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, 4600 Elkhorn Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23529 and HALE, Richard P., Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, Old Dominion University, 4600 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk, VA 23529
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