GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session No. 14
Sunday, 15 October 2023: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
317 / 318 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

T100. Advancements in the Science and Management of Wildfire Impacts on the Critical Zone

GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division

 

James Guilinger, Natalie Collar, Alexander Gorr and Andrew Graber, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
POST-FIRE DEBRIS FLOW OBSERVATIONS FOLLOWING THE GRIZZLY CREEK FIRE, GLENWOOD CANYON, COLORADO, USA: LESSONS LEARNED
RENGERS, Francis, U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 966, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
8:20 AM
EVALUATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POST-WILDFIRE DEBRIS-FLOW OCCURRENCE AND VEGETATION RECOVERY USING SATELLITE-DERIVED LEAF AREA INDEX
GRABER, Andrew, THOMAS, Matthew and KEAN, Jason, U.S. Geological Survey, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Golden, CO 80401
8:35 AM
WILDFIRE MEDIATED CHANGES IN WESTERN FORESTS: HOW FOREST CONVERSIONS MAY INFLUENCE MANAGEMENT AND LONG-TERM PROCESSES (Invited Presentation)
STEVENS-RUMANN, Camille, Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521 and MORRISON, Ryan R., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521
8:55 AM
LINKING FIRE-INDUCED EVAPOTRANSPIRATION SHIFTS TO RECHARGE/RUNOFF AND VEGETATION CONVERSION IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
COLLAR, Natalie, Wright Water Engineers, Inc., 2490 West 26th Ave. Ste 100A, Denver, CO 80211
9:10 AM
FIRE-RELATED DEBRIS FLOWS IN THE SONORAN DESERTSCRUB PLANT COMMUNITY
MCGUIRE, Luke1, YOUBERG, Ann2, GORR, Alexander1 and BEERS, Rebecca2, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Arizona Geological Survey, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
 
9:25 AM
Discussion
 
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
EXPLORING THE IMPACTS OF SUCCESSIVE HIGH-SEVERITY WILDFIRE ON DEBRIS-FLOW PROPERTIES
GORR, Alexander1, MCGUIRE, Luke1, YOUBERG, Ann M.2, BEERS, Rebecca2 and LIU, Tao3, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Arizona Geological Survey, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85701, (3)Department of Geosciences; Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Arizona, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85719
10:15 AM
UTILIZING REPEAT AIRBORNE LIDAR FOR PREDICTION OF POST-FIRE SEDIMENT YIELD FROM SMALL STEEP DRAINAGES
GUILINGER, James, Applied Environmental Science, California State University Monterey Bay, 100 Campus Ctr, Seaside, CA 93955-8000, FOUFOULA-GEORGIOU, Efi, Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng. and Earth System Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, GRAY, Andrew B., Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, RANDERSON, James T., University of California, Irvine, Department of Earth System Science, Irvine, CA 92697, SMYTH, Padhraic, University of California, Irvine, Department of Computer Science, Irvine, CA 92697, BARTH, Nicolas, University of California, Riverside, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Riverside, CA 92521-9800 and GOULDEN, Michael, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697
10:30 AM
MODELING AND REMOTE SENSING OF POSTFIRE DEBRIS-FLOW SUSCEPTIBILITY AT REGIONAL SCALES
LI, Chuxuan, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60202, HANDWERGER, Alexander, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 and HORTON, Daniel, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208
10:45 AM
EVALUATION OF BULKED-FLOW MULTIPLIERS USED DURING EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS TO ESTIMATE POST-FIRE PEAK DISCHARGE ACROSS A RANGE OF HYDROGEOMORPHIC CONDITIONS, CALIFORNIA (Invited Presentation)
LINDSAY, Don, California Geological Survey, Redding, CA 96002 and SWANSON, Brian, California Geological Survey, 320 W. 4th Street, Suite 850, Los Angeles, CA 90013
11:05 AM
MONITORING THE EFFICACY OF NOVEL FLOOD-MITIGATION STRUCTURES BELOW THE 2022 PIPELINE FIRE BURN SCAR
BEERS, Rebecca1, YOUBERG, Ann1, MCGUIRE, Luke2, ROBICHAUD, Peter3 and SCHENK, Edward4, (1)Arizona Geological Survey, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, (3)USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 1221 South Main Street, Moscow, ID 83843, (4)City of Flagstaff, Stormwater, 2323 N Walgreens Street, Suite 1, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
11:20 AM
QUARTZ AS A RECORDER OF FIRE INTENSITY: A NEW PROXY RECORD FROM QUARTZ LUMINSCENCE INTENSITY
RITTENOUR, Tammy M., Department of Geosciences, Utah State University, 4505 Old Main Hill, Logan, CO 84322 and PHINNEY, April, Department of Geosciences and Climate Adaptation Science, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322
 
11:35 AM
Discussion
 
11:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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