XVI INQUA Congress

Session No. 38
Saturday, 26 July 2003: 1:30 PM-4:30 PM

S14. Deserts Over the Last 100,000 Years (Posters)

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RELATIVE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATIC AND BASE-LEVEL CHANGE ON THE LATE QUATERNARY EVOLUTION OF ALLUVIAL FANS IN THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN, NEVADA, USA
HARVEY, Adrian, Department of Geography, Univ of Liverpool, PO Box 147, Liverpool, L69 3BX, United Kingdom, amharvey@liverpool.ac.uk, amharvey@liverpool.ac.uk
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QUATERNARY GEOMORPHIC SYSTEMS AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL RECONSTRUCTION IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS REGION, WEST TEXAS AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO, USA
RINDFLEISCH, Paul R1, TCHAKERIAN, Vatche1, GIVEN, Jeffrey L1 and WILKINS, David2, (1)Geography, Texas A&M Univ, 810 O&M Building, College Station, TX 77843-3147, (2)Geosciences, Boise State Univ, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, soilgeo18@hotmail.com, soilgeo18@hotmail.com
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QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF THE IVANPAH 1:100,000-SCALE QUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
MILLER, David M., U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 975, Menlo Park, CA 94025, dmiller@usgs.gov, dmiller@usgs.gov
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GEOLOGIC, ECOLOGIC, CLIMATIC, AND LAND-USE INTERACTIONS IN THE HIGH DESERT OF THE CENTRAL COLORADO PLATEAU (USA)—THE PAST 40,000 YEARS
REYNOLDS, Richard L.1, REHEIS, Marith Cady2, NEFF, Jason2, GOLDSTEIN, Harland2, YOUNT, James2, AXFORD, Yarrow3, ROBERTS, Helen M.4, MILLER, Mark5, SANFORD, Robert6 and BELNAP, Jayne7, (1)U. S. Geol Survey, MS 980 Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)US Geol Survey, PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046, (3)Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, (4)Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Llandinam Building, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DB, United Kingdom, (5)National Park Service, Moab, UT 84532, (6)Univ. of Denver, Denver, CO, (7)United States Geological Survey, 2290 S. Resource Blvd, Moab, UT 84532, rreynolds@usgs.gov, rreynolds@usgs.gov
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QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF THE MESQUITE LAKE 1:100,000-SCALE QUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
SCHMIDT, Kevin M., Western Earth Surface Processes Team, U. S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS 975, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and MCMACKIN, Matthew, Department of Geology, San Jose State Univ, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95112, kschmidt@usgs.gov, kschmidt@usgs.gov
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SPELEOTHEM RECORDS REVEAL ABRUPT CLIMATE VARIATIONS IN THE ARID SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES OVER THE LAST GLACIAL CYCLE
WAGNER, Jennifer D. M., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, 1040 E 4 St, Gould-Simpson Bldg, Tucson, AZ 85721, COLE, Julia E., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Building, Tucson, AZ 85721, BECK, J. Warren, Department of Physics, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, PATCHETT, P. Jonathan, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 and PEACHEY, Bill, Colossal Cave Mountain Park, PO Box 70, Vail, AZ 85641, jwagner@geo.arizona.edu, jwagner@geo.arizona.edu
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QUATERNARY GEOLOGY OF THE AMBOY 1:100,000-SCALE QUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA
BEDFORD, David R., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 975, Menlo Park, CA 94025, MILLER, David M., U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, MS 975, Menlo Park, CA 94025 and PHELPS, Geoffrey A., USGS, 345 Middlefield Rd MS975, Menlo Park, CA 94025, dbedford@usgs.gov, dbedford@usgs.gov
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PRESERVATION OF HOLOCENE WIND VECTORS BY VEGETATION AND VENTIFACTS IN AN EOLIAN SAND SYSTEM, NORTHERN COACHELLA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, USA
GRIFFITHS, Peter G.1, WEBB, Robert H.2, ALAN, Muth3, FISHER, Mark3, BARROWS, Cameron W.4 and LANCASTER, Nicholas5, (1)U.S. Geol Survey, 1675 W. Anklam Rd, Tucson, AZ 85745, (2)US Geol Survey, 1675 W Anklam Rd, Tucson, AZ 85745-2633, (3)Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Rsch Ctr, P.O. Box 1738, Palm Desert, CA 92261, (4)Ctr for Nat Lands Mgnt, P.O. Box 188, Thousand Palms, CA 92276, (5)Desert Rsch Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, pggriffi@usgs.gov, pggriffi@usgs.gov
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THE SPEED AND HISTORY OF PIEDMONT SEDIMENT
NICHOLS, Kyle K.1, BIERMAN, Paul2, EPPES, Martha C.3, CAFFEE, Marc4, FINKEL, Robert4 and LARSEN, Jennifer2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Skidmore College, 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, (2)Geology Department, Univ of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, (3)Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Univ of North Carolina, Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, (4)Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Livermore, CA 94550, knichols@skidmore.edu, knichols@skidmore.edu
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SANDSTONE KARST AND PALAEO-SANDSTONE WAETHERING - ITS PALAEOENVIROMENTAL IMPLICATION AND HOLOCENE IMPACT ON GROUNDWATER FLOW
SPONHOLZ, Barbara, Dept. of Geography, Univ of Wuerzburg, Am Hubland, Wuerzburg, 97074, Germany, barbara.sponholz@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de, barbara.sponholz@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
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DISTRIBUTION OF SAND DUNE SPACING, CREST LENGTH, AND DEFECT DENSITY IN SIMPLE, COMPOUND, AND COMPLEX DUNE FIELDS
EWING, Ryan, BEVERIDGE, Carrie and KOCUREK, Gary, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas-Austin, Geol Science Dept, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712-0254, rce@mail.utexas.edu, rce@mail.utexas.edu
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AEOLIAN ACTIVITIES IN SEMI-ARID CHINA: COMBINING MODERN ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES WITH PALEOECOLOGICAL EVIDENCE
LIU, Hongyan, MOE Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Environmental Sciences, Peking Univ, Yiheyuan Lu, 5, Beijing, 100871, China, lhy@urban.pku.edu.cn, lhy@urban.pku.edu.cn
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EVIDENCE FOR A WARM AND HUMID CLIMATE PERIOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE ARID ZONES OF NORTHWEST CHINA DURING 2.2-1.8 KABP
YANG, Bao1, SHI, Yafeng1, BRAEUNING, Achim2 and YANG, Bao1, (1)Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Rsch Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Donggang West Road, Lanzhou, 730000, China, (2)Institute for Geography, Univ of Stuttgart, Azenbergstr. 12, Stuttgart, D-70174, Germany, yangbao@ns.lzb.ac.cn, yangbao@ns.lzb.ac.cn
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EOLIAN CHRONOLOGY AND PALEOWIND VECTORS IN THE NORTHERN RUB AL KHALI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
LANCASTER, Nicholas, Desert Rsch Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, SINGHVI, Ashok, Planetary and Geosciences Division, Physical Rsch Lab, Ahmedabad, 380 009, India, TELLER, James T., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada, GLENNIE, Ken, 4 Morven Way, Ballater, AB35 5SF, United Kingdom and PANDEY, V.P., Physical Rsch Lab, Ahmedabad, India, nick@dri.edu, nick@dri.edu
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RESPONSE OF DESERT OUTWASH SURFACES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES DURING THE LAST 55 000 YEARS
AL-JUAIDI, Farhan1, MCLAREN, Sue1 and MILLINGTON, Andrew2, (1)Geography, Currently, Leicester Univ, University road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom, (2)Geography, Leicester Univ, University road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, farh16@hotmail.com, farh16@hotmail.com
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HYDROCLIMATIC CHANGE IN THE EASTERN SAHARA: THE LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC AND GEOCHRONOLOGIC RECORD FROM UMM AKHTAR PLAYA, SOUTHERN EGYPT
NICOLL, Kathleen, School of Geography and the Environment, Univ of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB, kathleen.nicoll@geography.ox.ac.uk, kathleen.nicoll@geography.ox.ac.uk
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EVIDENCE FOR LARGE PALEOFLOODS DURING LATE OXYGEN ISOTOPE STAGE 3 FROM NAHAL NETAFIM CATCHMENT, NEGEV DESERT, ISRAEL
GREENBAUM, Noam, Geography, Univ of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, 31905, Israel, PORAT, Naomi, Israel Geol Survey, 30 Malkhei Israel St, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel and ENZEL, Yehouda, Inst.Earth Sciences, Hebrew Univ, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, nryg@zahav.net.il, nryg@zahav.net.il
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EVIDENCE FOR LATE QUATERNARY PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN THE FEZZAN, SOUTHERN LIBYA
MCLAREN, Sue, Department of Geography, Leicester University, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom, DRAKE, Nick, Department of Geography, King's College, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS and WHITE, Kevin, Department of Geography, Univ of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, sjm11@le.ac.uk, sjm11@le.ac.uk
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LATE PLEISTOCENE AND HOLOCENE PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL RECORDS OF TÉNÉRÉ, ERG OF TÉNÉRÉ AND ERG OF FACHI BILMA (CENTRAL SAHARA): NEW IMPLICATIONS FROM PALAEOECOLOGICAL DATA
BAUMHAUER, Roland, Department of Geography, Univ of Wuerzburg, Am Hubland, Würzburg, 97074, Germany and FELIX-HENNINGSEN, Peter, Department of Soil Science and Soil Conservation, Research Center of Biological Sciences, Univ of Gießen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, Gießen, 35392, Germany, baumhauer@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de, baumhauer@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
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TIMING AND DURATION OF LATE QUATERNARY ARID EPISODES IN THE KALAHARI: RESOLVING UNCERTAINTIES IN THE DATED AEOLIAN RECORD
THOMAS, David S.G.1, TELFER, Matt2 and BATEMAN, Mark D.2, (1)Geography, Univ of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, United Kingdom, (2)Geography, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, United Kingdom, D.S.Thomas@sheffield.ac.uk, D.S.Thomas@sheffield.ac.uk
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REGIONAL PATTERNS IN THE LATE QUATERNARY PALAEOENVIRONMENTS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
MEADOWS, Michael E, Department of Environmental & Geographical Science, Univ of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7701, South Africa, meadows@enviro.uct.ac.za, meadows@enviro.uct.ac.za
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EL NIÑO AND RAINFALL VARIABILITY IN THE KALAHARI, SOUTHERN AFRICA, 1840-1900
NASH, David J., School of the Environment, Univ of Brighton, Cockcroft Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ, United Kingdom and ENDFIELD, Georgina H., School of Geography, Univ of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom, d.j.nash@bton.ac.uk, d.j.nash@bton.ac.uk
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LATE QUATERNARY VALLEY CALCRETES IN THE KALAHARI
NASH, David J., School of the Environment, Univ of Brighton, Cockcroft Building, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN2 4GJ, United Kingdom and MCLAREN, Sue J., Department of Geography, Univ of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom, d.j.nash@bton.ac.uk, d.j.nash@bton.ac.uk
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LATE QUATERNARY GEOMORPHIC HISTORY OF UPLAND VALLEYS ON THE MARGIN OF THE AUSTRALIAN DESERT
FANNING, Patricia C., Graduate School of the Environment, Macquarie Univ, Sydney, 2109, Australia, pfanning@gse.mq.edu.au, pfanning@gse.mq.edu.au
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LATE QUATENARY CLIMATIC CHANGE IN NW-NAMIBIA: SEDIMENTOLOGIC, PEDOLOGIC AND ARCHEOBOTANIC EVIDENCE
BRUNOTTE, Ernst, Department of Geography, Univ of Cologne, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, Cologne, D-50923, Germany, EICHHORN, Barbara, Forschungsstelle Afrika, Heinrich Barth Institut, Jennerstr. 8, Köln, Cologne, D-50823, Germany and SANDER, Heinz, Department of Geography, Univ of Cologne, Albertus Magnus Platz, Cologne, D-50923, Germany, e.brunotte@uni-koeln.de, e.brunotte@uni-koeln.de
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