Geological Society of America

8:00 AM

CASPIAN SEA SEDIMENTARY RESPONSE TO RAPID SEA LEVEL SEASONAL CHANGING

Homayoun Khoshravan, Caspian Sea National Research & study Center, Water Research Institute, Sari, N/A and Somayeh Rouhanizadeh, Caspian Sea National Research & study Center, Water Research Institute, Sari, N/A

124566 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

HURRICANE PAULINE: A MEXICAN CASE OF A NATURAL HAZARD

Rebeca Espinosa cortes, GRO

125170 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

SEDIMENTARY RECORD OF THE BEACH EROSION DUE TO SURF-ZONE LOWERING IN RESPONSE TO RAPID SEA-LEVEL FALL, PACIFIC COAST OF JAPAN

Toru Tamura, AIST, Tsukuba and Futoshi Nanayama, AIST, Tsukuba, N/A and Yoshiki Saito, AIST, Tsukuba, N/A and Fumitoshi Murakami, AIST, Tsukuba, N/A

125191 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

EXAMINING THE EVIDENCE FOR A RECENT ACCELERATION IN THE RATE OF SEA-LEVEL RISE USING COMBINED INSTRUMENTAL AND PROXY DATA FROM THE BAY OF BISCAY

B.P. Horton, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ and Veronica Rossi, Università di Bologna, Bologna, N/A and Reide Corbett, East Carolina Univ, Greenville, NC and Robin Edwards, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, N/A and Eduardo Leorri, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC and Lucia Perez Belmonte, Université de Bretagne Sud, Vannes, N/A

125663 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

EVIDENCE FOR RECENT ACCELERATION(S) IN THE RATE OF SEA-LEVEL RISE FROM THE ALBEMARLE – PAMLICO ESTUARINE SYSTEM, NORTH CAROLINA

Andrew Kemp, Yale University, New Haven, CT and Benjamin Horton, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA and Stephen J. Culver, East Carolina Univ, Greenville, NC and Reide Corbett, East Carolina Univ, Greenville, NC and Katie Thomson, University of Duham, Durham, N/A and Orson Van De Plassche, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, N/A

125949 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

DEVELOPMENT AND CALIBRATION OF AN INTEGRATED SURFACE- AND GROUND-WATER MODEL OF BISCAYNE BAY AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Melinda Wolfert-Lohmann, USGS, Fort Lauderdale, FL and Christian Langevin, Mounds View, MN and John D. Wang, University of Miami, Rosenstiel school of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, FL

126113 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

CONTROLLING FACTORS OF SEABED MANGANESE NODULE GENESIS IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MANGANESE NODULE BELT

Kiseong Hyeong, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Seoul, N/A and Jonguk Kim, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Seoul, N/A and Chanmin Yoo, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Seoul, N/A and Cheong-Kee Park, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Seoul, N/A and Ki-Hyune Kim, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Seoul, N/A

126262 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

THE PROGRESSION OF SEDIMENTOLOGICAL FACIES AND THEIR CONTROL OF BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING IN THE BIOLUMINESCENT BAYS OF VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO

Andrew D. Nelson, The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO and Paul Myrow, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO and Tim Ku, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT and Suzanne O'Connell, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

126447 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

A NEW EQUATION FOR THE DENSITY OF A SALINE THERMAL FLUID

Hongbing Sun, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ and Rainer Feistel, Institut für Ostseeforschung, Warnemünde, N/A and Manfred Koch, University of Kassel, Kassel, N/A and Andrew Markoe, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ

126641 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

OVERWASH DEPOSITS ON FLORIDA BARRIER ISLANDS: A STUDY OF CONTRASTING DEPOSITIONAL STYLES

Marianne O'Neal-Caldwell, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL and Ping Wang, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

127423 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

REEF FORAMINIFERA AS BIOINDICATORS OF CORAL REEF HEALTH: LOW ISLES REEF, NORTHERN GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA

Jonathan D. Schueth, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE and Tracy D. Frank, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

128607 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

SIMULATING THE SEAFLOOR: LARGE VOLUME EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSES OF GAS HYDRATE FORMATION AND DISSOCIATION IN SEDIMENT

Shannon M. Ulrich, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN and Megan Elwood Madden, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN and Phillip Szymcek, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN and Tommy J. Phelps, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

128854 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

REVISITING OXYGEN ISOTOPE STAGE 3 AND 5A (OIS3-5A) SEA LEVELS WITHIN THE NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO

Alexander R. Simms, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK and Kalchgruber Regina, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK and Antonio B. Rodriguez, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morehead City, NC and Kurt Lambeck, The Australian National Univ, Canberra, N/A and John B. Anderson, Rice University, Houston, TX

128888 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

ESTIMATION OF LARGE PREHISTORIC EARTHQUAKE INTENSITIES AND MAGNITUDES FROM LARGE SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES IN PUGET SOUND

Shane B. Smith, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV and B. Karlin, Univ of Nevada, Reno, N/A

129374 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

RELATIONSHIPS AMONG GRAIN SIZE, INFILTRATION RATE, AND FORESHORE SLOPE ON NEW JERSEY BEACHES

Reed A. Schwimmer, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ and Ken Kacperowski, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ and Tim Swavely, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ and Heather Warren, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ

129685 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

DISTRIBUTION PROPERTIES OF HEAVY METALS IN WASTE DISPOSAL SITE SEDIMENTS IN WEST SEA, KOREA

Pilgeun Kim, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and Maeng-Eon Park, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and Kyu-Youl Sung, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and EuiJun Kim, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and Moonho kim, Pukyoung National University, Busan, N/A and SangGun No, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and SungTaek Lim, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A

129738 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

THE DEEPWATER OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION PROSPECT IN THE NORTHERN CONTINENTAL MARGIN OF SOUTH CHINA SEA

Chunshuang Jin, Strategic Research Center of Oil & Gas Resources, Ministry of Land & Resources, China, Beijing, N/A and Dewu Qiao, Strategic Research Center of Oil & Gas Resources, Ministry of Land & Resources, China, Beijing, N/A

129742 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

NUMERICAL MODELING OF HEAT AND SALINITY TRANSPORT FOR WEST INDIAN MANATEE HABITATS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

Jeremy D. Decker, U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Lauderdale, FL and Eric D. Swain, U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Lauderdale, FL

129939 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

ASSEMENT OF ENVRIONMENTAL STABILITY IN SEA WATER FOR THE BLOCK MADE BY COAL ASH MIXTURE

SungTaek Lim, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and Maeng-Eon Park, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and Kyu-Youl Sung, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and Pilgeun Kim, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and EuiJun Kim, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and SangGun No, Pukyong National University, Busan, N/A and Moonho Kim, Pukyoung National University, Busan, N/A

130001 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

MORPHOLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES IN ARCHAIAS ANGULATUS (FORAMINIFERA) FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS (USA): AN INDICATION OF ENVIRONMMENTAL CHANGE?

Heidi Crevison Souder, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL and Pamela Hallock, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL

130433 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

GEOMORPHOLOGY AND PRELIMINARY OPTICAL DATING ON PALEOSHORELINE FEATURES IN NORTHERN FLORIDA, USA

Kevin Burdette, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON and W. Jack Rink, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON and David Mallinson, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

130911 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

RAPID SLOPE EVOLUTION FOLLOWING THE 70,000 M3 2003 ASTILLA SLIDE IN MONTEREY CANYON

Douglas P. Smith, California State Univ. Monterey Bay, Seaside, CA and R. Kvitek, N/A, Seaside, CA and Pat Iampietro, Seaside, CA and Charles Paull, Monterey Bay Aquarium Rsch Institute, Moss Landing, CA and John Astilla, Seaside, CA and Brian Spear, Seaside, CA

131040 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

AN ASSESSMENT OF SUSPENDED SEDIMENT TRANSPORT INTO WEEKS BAY RESERVE, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA, USING GEOSPATIAL MODELING AND FIELD SAMPLING METHODS

Jamie C. Thomason, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS and John C. Rodgers, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

131436 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

LATE HOLOCENE RELATIVE SEA-LEVEL CHANGE ON THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE USA

Simon E. Engelhart, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA and Benjamin P. Horton, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA and David Hill, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR and Torbjörn E. Tornqvist, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA and W. Richard Peltier, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON and E. Thieler, US Geological Survey, Woods Hole, MA and Clive Anderson, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, N/A and Orson Van De Plassche, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, N/A and Ian Shennan, Durham University, Durham

131496 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

TESTING THE USE OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY IN IDENTIFYING CLIMATE EVENTS IN ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS

Greg Federko, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK and Alexander R. Simms, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

131632 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

TRANSGRESSIVE SUBMERGENCE OF BARRIER ISLANDS: THE ROLE OF MULTIPLE HURRICANE IMPACTS ON THE SOUTHERN CHANDELEUR ISLANDS, LOUISIANA

Michael D. Miner, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA and Mark A. Kulp, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA and P. Shea Penland, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

132113 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

FORMING A PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR BARRIER ISLAND HYDROLOGY FROM GEOMORPHOLOGICAL CLUES

Matthew D. Seifert, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH and David E. Krantz, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

132232 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

PROCESS SIGNATURES IN REGIONAL PATTERNS OF SHORELINE CHANGE ON ANNUAL TO SUB-ANNUAL TIME SCALES

Eli Lazarus, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC and Jeffrey List, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole, MA and A. Brad Murray, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC

132272 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

CHARACTERIZATION OF MODERN BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL ASSEMBLAGES FOR PALEO-TSUNAMI DETECTION IN SUR LAGOON, OMAN

Jessica E. Pilarczyk, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON and Eduard G. Reinhardt, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

132349 (Technical Sessions)

8:00 AM

THE DEMISE OF THE CHANDELEUR ISLANDS IN SOUTH EASTERN LOUISIANA: NOT YET!

Mark A. Kulp, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA and Duncan FitzGerald, Boston Univ, Boston, MA and M. Miner, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA and I. Georgiou, Univ. of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA and S. Penland, Univ. of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

132391 (Technical Sessions)

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