GSA Connects 2022 meeting in Denver, Colorado

Session No. 179
Tuesday, 11 October 2022: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
505 (Colorado Convention Center)

T2. Quaternary Climate from the Great Plains to the Great Basin: Geomorphic and Sediment Records across “Great” Landscapes

GSA Geochronology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division

 

Shannon Mahan, Sylvia Nicovich, Michelle S. Nelson and Joanna Redwine, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
MIOCENE CLIMATE DYNAMICS OF THE RIO GRANDE RIFT REGION
SPAUR, Siânin1, RUGENSTEIN, Jeremy1, KONING, Daniel2, HEIZLER, Matthew T.3 and ABY, Scott B.4, (1)Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, (2)New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, (3)New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, (4)Muddy Spring Geology, Ojo Sarco, NM 87521
1:50 PM
PATTERNS AND DRIVERS OF HYDROCLIMATE VARIABILITY ACROSS WESTERN NORTH AMERICA DURING THE LAST INTERGLACIAL (Invited Presentation)
OSTER, Jessica1, DE WET, Cameron1, IBARRA, Daniel2, SHARP, Warren D.3, KINSLEY, Christopher3, BELANGER, Bryce1 and GAGNON, Catherine2, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, (2)Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912; Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, (3)Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Rd., Berkeley, CA 94709
2:10 PM
HYDROCLIMATE AND THERMOMETRY OF A REGIONAL EARLY HOLOCENE WET PERIOD RECORDED IN A UNIQUE FLUVIAL TUFA SYSTEM FROM THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY, NEVADA
SPRINGER, Kathleen1, HUDSON, Adam2 and PIGATI, Jeff1, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, P.O. Box 25046, DFC, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225
2:25 PM
HOLOCENE CLIMATE CHANGE RECORDED IN A ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPELEOTHEM: ASSESSING SHIFTING DROUGHT DYNAMICS IN THE WESTERN US FROM 5.7 KA TO PRESENT
BELANGER, Bryce1, DE WET, Cameron1, SHARP, Warren D.2, CAI, Yanjun3 and OSTER, Jessica1, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240, (2)Berkeley Geochronology Center, 2455 Ridge Rd., Berkeley, CA 94709, (3)Institute of Global Environmental Change, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
2:40 PM
A CONTINUOUS RECORD OF HOLOCENE PALEOENVIRONMENTS AND NEOGLACIATION IN THE TETON RANGE, WYOMING, FROM ALPINE LAKE SEDIMENTS
MUSCOTT, Amelia1, LARSEN, Darren2 and CRUMP, Sarah1, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (2)Department of Geology, Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041
 
2:55 PM
Break
3:10 PM
THE CENTRAL CITY GRAVEL-ROCKY FLATS-COLORADO ICEFIELD CONNECTION AND MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE EROSION OF THE FRONT RANGE-DENVER BASIN REGION AND FORMATION OF THE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER, COLORADO, USA
RULEMAN, Cal1, GOEHRING, Brent M.2, SORTOR, Rachel3, HUDSON, Adam1, REHEIS, Marith4 and CAFFEE, Marc5, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, P.O. Box 25046, DFC, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, (3)Tulane University, 6823 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118-5665, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, PO Box 25046 MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, (5)Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
3:25 PM
COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAINS: INTERPRETATIONS OF TERRACE DEPOSITS AND DEBRIS FLOW SEDIMENTS IN CLEAR CREEK WATERSHED, WHISKEYTOWN NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CALIFORNIA (Invited Presentation)
WOOD, John1, BILDERBACK, Eric1, EAST, Amy E.2, MAHAN, Shannon A.3, ZYATITSKY, Karina1, KROLCZYK, Emma T.4 and RASMUSSEN, Brian A.5, (1)National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, Post Office Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, 2885 Mission St., Santa Cruz, CA 95060, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Luminescence Geochronology Lab, P.O. Box 25046, DFC, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, P.O. Box 25046, DFC, MS 980, Denver, CO 80225, (5)National Park Service, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, 14412 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Whiskeytown, CA 96095
3:45 PM
SNAPSHOTS IN TIME? TESTING THE ASSUMPTION OF SIMULTANEOUS DEPOSITION AND PRESERVATION OF TEPHRA BEDS
ADAMS, Kenneth, Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512
4:00 PM
ROCK AVALANCHE RECORDS IN ZION NATIONAL PARK: TOWARD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS EROSION IN ZION CANYON
BILDERBACK, Eric1, HENDEREK, Robyn L.2, ZYATITSKY, Karina1, TYE, Alex3, KROLCZYK, Emma T.4, MAHAN, Shannon4, RITTENOUR, Tammy M.5 and WOOD, John R.1, (1)National Park Service, Geologic Resources Division, Post Office Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225, (2)National Park Service, Zion National Park, State Route 9, Springdale, UT 84767, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Utah Tech University, 225 S University Ave, Saint George, UT 84770-3875, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046 Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (5)Department of Geosciences, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, CO 84322
4:15 PM
INSIGHTS INTO CLOSED-BASIN DEPOSITION FROM THE QUATERNARY DEPOSITIONAL HISTORY OF THE BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, UTAH, USA
BERNAU, Jeremiah, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, BOWEN, Brenda, Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, OVIATT, Charles G., Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 and CLARK, Donald L., Utah Geological Survey, 1594 W. North Temple, Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
4:30 PM
SKULL TABLE: AN OUTCROP LOCALITY FEATURING AEOLIAN, COLLUVIAL, AND ALLUVIAL LANDSCAPE INTERACTIONS, WHITE RIVER BADLANDS
BALDAUF, Paul, PhD 1, BURKHART, Patrick2, MILES, Maraina3, STIEFEL, Jared4 and O'BLOCK, Brock4, (1)Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, 3301 College Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314, (2)Geography, Geology, and Environment, Slippery Rock University, 325 ATS, Slippery Rock, FL 16057, (3)School of Earth and Climate Sciences and The Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, (4)Geography, Geology, and Environment, Slippery Rock University, 335 ATS, Slippery Rock, PA 16057
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