GSA Connects 2024 Meeting in Anaheim, California

Session No. 171
Tuesday, 24 September 2024: 11:05 AM-12:00 PM
212B (Anaheim Convention Center)

T97. New Frontiers in Cave and Karst Science (Lightning Talks)

 

Patricia N. Kambesis, Jeanne Lambert Sumrall, Rachel Bosch, Natasha Sekhon, Lewis Land and Daniel Jones, Advocates
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11:05 AM
A SPELEOTHEM RECORD OF LATE HOLOCENE HYDROCLIMATE VARIABILITY IN CENTRAL LAOS
ELIZARRARAS BOTELLO, Miranda1, PATTERSON, Elizabeth2, JOHNSON, Kathleen3, GRIFFITHS, Michael L.2, MORTLOCK, Richard4, BOLGER, Terry5, WOLF, Annabel6 and HENDEROSN, Gideon7, (1)Earth System Sciences, UCI, 320 Talon Ridge Way, Apt 377, Oceanside, CA 92058-7132, (2)Department of Environmental Science, Wayne, NJ 07470, (3)Dept. of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-3100, (4)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, (5)Vientiane, Vientiane 4226, Lao People's Democratic Republic, (6)Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, (7)Earth Sciences, Oxford, Oxford OX1 4BH, United Kingdom
11:10 AM
AUTOMATING MINERAL IDENTIFICATION IN STALAGMITES USING HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING AND MACHINE LEARNING
RAZA, Ali1, VOARINTSOA, Ny Riavo G.1, KHAN, Shuhab1, CRUZ Jr., Francisco W.2, QASIM, Muhammad1 and UTIDA, Giselle2, (1)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Science and Research Building 1, 3507 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77004, (2)Instituto de Geociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Lago, 562, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil
11:15 AM
SINKHOLE MORPHOLOGY AND DENSITY ON MITCHELL KARST PLATEAU IN SOUTHERN INDIANA
GARCIA, Andres, KILIBARDA, Zoran and BLOCKLAND, Joe, Department of Geosciences, Indiana University Northwest, 3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408
11:20 AM
A COMPARISON OF SINKHOLE EXPRESSION AND KARST FEATURES IN THREE REGIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA
LOFTUS, Marissa, MAXWELL, Aaron E. and VESPER, Dorothy J., Department of Geology & Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506
11:25 AM
IDENTIFYING ACTINOBACTERIA IN PRISTINE VS HUMAN-IMPACTED CAVE AND KARST SITES
EISENMENGER, Kenley, BROWN, Terri, CAHOON, A. Bruce and HALL, Christine M.S., Department of Natural Sciences, The University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise, VA 24293
11:30 AM
SPELEOGENESIS OF MILLERTON CAVE VIA EXPLOITATION OF LOCAL JOINTING WITHIN TONALITE OF BLUE CANYON
TIDD, Hunter, 2080 North Douty Street, Hanford, CA 93262 and PLUHAR, Christopher J., Earth & Environmental Sciences Dept, California State University, Fresno, 2576 E. San Ramon Ave, Mail Stop ST-24, Fresno, CA 93740
11:35 AM
IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF MICROPLASTICS IN SURFICIAL SEDIMENT DEPOSITS IN COMMERCIALIZED AND NON-COMMERCIALIZED SEGMENTS OF RACCOON MOUNTAIN CAVERNS, TN
THORNTON, Quillen, Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37403, MANNING-BERG, A.R., Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403 and DEVRIES, Stephanie, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources, 1611, 512 N Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604
11:40 AM
POLYGENETIC SPELEOGENESIS AND KARST AQUIFER EVOLUTION IN THE SOUTHWESTERN HIGHLAND RIM OF TENNESSEE, USA
KAMBESIS, Patricia, Center for Human-GeoEnvironmental Studies, Western Kentucky University, Department of Earth, Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences, Bowling Green, KY 42127 and CARDEN, Mykah, Center for Human Geoenvironmental Studies, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd, Department of Geography & Geology, Bowling Green, KY 42127
11:45 AM
ADAPTING FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING TO CAVE STREAM ENVIRONMENTS: HYDROLOGIC MONITORING OF TUMBLING ROCK CAVE, AL
MRAZEK, Jay1, GARING, Charlotte1 and KRATT, Christopher B.2, (1)Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, (2)Center for Transformative Environmental Monitoring Programs, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557
11:50 AM
NEWLY DISCOVERED SPELEOTHEM GROWTH PHASES IN OREGON CAVES (SW OREGON)
WENDT, Kathleen, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, 101 SW 26th St, Corvallis, OR 97330, HEIMEL, Sierra, Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, Cave Junction, OR 97523 and EDWARDS, Lawrence, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
 
11:55 AM
Concluding Remarks
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