GSA Connects 2021 in Portland, Oregon

Session No. 72
Monday, 11 October 2021: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
D136 (Hybrid Room) (Oregon Convention Center)

T66. New Frontiers in Cave and Karst Research: In Honor of the International Year of Caves and Karst

GSA Karst Division; GSA Geochronology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; National Cave and Karst Research Institute; Karst Waters Institute

 

Daniel Jones, Rachel Bosch, Ellen Herman, Patricia N. Kambesis, Lewis Land, Andrew Luhmann, Jason S. Polk and Benjamin W. Tobin, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
GEOSCIENCE OUTREACH IN THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF CAVES AND KARST
VENI, George, National Cave and Karst Research Institute, 400-1 Cascades Avenue, Carlsbad, NM 88220
8:20 AM
36 PLUS CONTROLS ON POROSITY AND HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY
PARIZEK, Richard, Department of Geosciences Emeritus, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
8:35 AM
TOWARD MORE REALISTIC REPRESENTATION OF DISCRETE CONDUIT FEATURES IN DISCRETE-CONTINUUM FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELS OF KARST SYSTEMS (Invited Presentation)
KAVOUSI, Alireza1, REIMANN, Thomas1, WÖHLING, Thomas2, BIRK, Steffen3, LUHMANN, Andrew4, KORDILLA, Jannes5, NOFFZ, Torsten5, SAUTER, Martin5 and LIEDL, Rudolf1, (1)Department of Hydro Sciences, Institute of Groundwater Management, TU Dresden, Dresden, 01062, Germany, (2)Department of Hydro Sciences, Institute of Hydrology and Meteorology, TU Dresden, Dresden, 01069, Germany, (3)Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Graz, 8010, Austria, (4)Wheaton College, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Wheaton, IL 60187-9936, (5)Geoscientific Centre, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37077, Germany
8:50 AM
SINKHOLE MORPHOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION AS INDICATORS OF HYDROGEOLOGIC CONTROLS ON KARSTIFICATION: QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO
JENSON, Aubri, Zara Environmental, 1707 W. FM 1626, Manchaca, TX 78652, GAO, Yongli, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249 and SCHWARTZ, Benjamin F., Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center, and Department of Biology, Texas State University, Freeman Aquatic Station, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666
9:05 AM
HAZARD RESPONSE PLANNING IN KARST GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS USING AN INTEGRATED GIS, MODELING, AND MANAGEMENT APPROACH
POLK, Jason S.1, SHELLEY, Adam2, TROXELL, James3, MCKINNEY, Dallas4, LAWHON, Nick5, WILLIAMS, Abigail2, COOPER, Chloe2 and MARIĆ, Nenad6, (1)Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1000, (2)Center for Human GeoEnvironmental Studies, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., Bowling Green, KY 42101, (3)Western Kentucky University, Center for Human GeoEnvironmental Studies, Bowling Green, KY 42101, (4)Atmospheric Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (5)Public Works Department, City of Bowling Green, 1011 College Street, Bowling Green, KY 42102, (6)Faculty of Forestry, Department of Ecological Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia; Center for Human GeoEnvironmental Studies, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., Bowling Green, KY 42101
9:20 AM
SULFUR SYSTEMATICS AND CARBONATE DIAGENESIS IN THE MITCHELL PLATEAU, INDIANA
BURGESS, Sarah A., FLOREA, Lee and BRANAM, Tracy D., Indiana Geological and Water Survey, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405
9:35 AM
EVOLUTION OF MATRIX POROSITY AND ITS EFFECT ON CAVE PASSAGE DEVELOPMENT
LUKOCZKI, Georgina1, BURGESS, Sarah A.2, TOBIN, Benjamin W.3 and FLOREA, Lee2, (1)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506, (2)Indiana Geological and Water Survey, Indiana University, 1001 East 10th St, Bloomington, IN 47405, (3)Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506
 
9:50 AM
Break
10:00 AM
COUPLING POPULATION GENETICS AND TRACER HYDROLOGY TO CHARACTERIZE FLOW-PATH DYNAMICS IN A KARST SYSTEM
TOBIN, Benjamin, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 504 Rose St, Lexington, KY 40506, NIEMILLER, Matthew L., Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, MILLER, Benjamin V., US Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, 640 Grassmere Park, Ste. 100, Nashville, TN 37211 and ERHARDT, Andrea, University of Kentucky, 121 Washington St., Lexington, KY 40506-0001
10:15 AM
GEOMICROBIOLOGY OF MAMMOTH CAVE USING AN ISOTOPE GEOBIOLOGY APPROACH
OSBURN, Magdalena1, SELENSKY, Matthew J.1, MASTERSON, Andrew L.2, TOOMEY III, Rickard S.3, OLSON, Rickard A.4 and OSBURN, Glenn R.5, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, Technological Institute, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, (3)Division of Science and Resource Management, Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259, (4)Mammoth Cave National Park, P.O. Box 7, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259, (5)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63031
10:30 AM
MICROBIAL DIVERSITY OF THE MINERAL-MICROBIAL CONTINUUM IN LAVA CAVES: IMPLICATIONS FOR NITROGEN CYCLING
NORTHUP, Diana1, HATHAWAY, J.J.M.1, BRIGGS, William C.1, DEVLIN, Molly2, MOSER, D.P.2 and BLANK, Jennifer3, (1)Biology Department, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 755 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89119, (3)NASA Ames Research Center, MS 239-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035
10:45 AM
GENOMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF EXTREMELY ACIDOPHILIC BACTERIA IN ACIDIC CAVE WALL BIOFILMS
BEST, Mackenzie, Department of Earth and Evironmental Sciences, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, GOMEZ-CRUZ, Rodolfo, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Autopista Villahermosa-Cárdenas, Bósque de Saloya, Villahermosa, 86025, Mexico, NORTHUP, Diana, Biology Department, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and JONES, Daniel, Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801
11:00 AM
THE TREASURE OF PLANETARY CAVES
BLANK, Jennifer, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 239-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035; Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, Seattle, WA 98104
11:15 AM
MONITORING A UNIQUE KARST SYSTEM OVER TWO-YEARS TO ELUCIDATE HYDROCLIMATE VARIABLES INFLUENCING THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE WATERS
SEKHON, Natasha1, BANNER, Jay L.2, BREECKER, Daniel O.1, TREMAINE, Darrel M.3 and MILLER, Nathan1, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712; Environmental Science Institute, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (3)Environmental Science Institute, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712; Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
11:30 AM
AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO UNDERSTAND DISEQUILIBRIUM EFFECTS IN A STALAGMITE RECORD FROM A CENTRAL SIERRA NEVADA CAVE
WORTHAM, Barbara1, MONTANEZ, Isabel1, SWART, Peter2, VONHOF, Hubert3 and TABOR, Clay4, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616, (2)Department of Marine Geosciences, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149, (3)Climate Geochemistry, Max Planck Institute of Chemistry, Mainz, 80539, Germany, (4)Department of Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Rd Unit 1045, Storrs, CT 06269-1045
 
11:45 AM
Lightening talks by poster presenters
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