WELLS, Stephen G., Desert Research Institute, President, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512-1095, Stephen.Wells@dri.edu, MCFADDEN, Leslie D., University of New Mexico, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northrup 216, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131, MCDONALD, Eric V., Division of Earth & Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, EPPES, Martha C., Department of Geography & Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, YOUNG, Michael H., University of Texas at Austin, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78712-8924, and WOOD, Yvonne A., University of California, Retired, 2665 Highland Drive, Bishop, CA 93514

MUSHKIN, Amit¹, SAGY, Amir², TRABELCI, Eran², and PORAT, Naomi², (1) Earth & Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, mushkin@u.washington.edu, (2) Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel

THOMAS, David S.G. and BURROUGH, Sallie L., School of Geography and Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX29 5RT, United Kingdom, david.thomas@ouce.ox.ac.uk

YAIR, Aaron, Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem 91905 Israel, aaron.yair@mail.huji.ac.il

YANG, Xiaoping¹, LIU, Ziting¹, LI, Hongwei¹, REN, Xiaozun¹, ZHANG, Deguo¹, RIOUAL, Patrick¹, WANG, Xulong², and SCUDERI, Louis A.³, (1) Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 9825, Bei Tu Cheng Xi Lu 19, Beijing, 100029, China, xpyang@mail.igcas.ac.cn, (2) Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xian, 710075, (3) Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2040, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

LANCASTER, Nick, Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, nick@dri.edu

SEELY, Mary, NA, Gobabeb Research and Training Centre, P.O. Box 20232, Windhoek NA Namibia, mary.seely@drfn.org.na

QUADE, Jay¹, PLACZEK, Christa J.², CARTWRIGHT, Alyson¹, KAPLAN, Michael R.³, ADAMS, Kenneth D.⁴, and STINE, Scott⁵, (1) Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, quadej@email.arizona.edu, (2) School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, MS-J514, Townsville, QLD4811, Australia, (3) Geochemistry, LDEO, Columbia University, Palisades, NY 10964, (4) Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512, (5) California State University, Hayward, CA 94542

AMIT, Rivka¹, ENZEL, Yehouda², MUSHKIN, Amit³, GILLESPIE, Alan R.⁴, JIGJIDSUREN, Batbaatar⁵, CROUVI, Onn¹, VANDENBERGHE, Jef⁶, and AN, Zhisheng⁷, (1) Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel St, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, rivka@gsi.gov.il, (2) Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram campus, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, (3) Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel St, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, (4) University of Washington, Quaternary Research Center, Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Seattle, WA 98195, (5) University of Washington, Quaternary Research Center, Seattle, WA 98195, (6) Vrije University, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, De Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands, (7) Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, 710075, China

BEN ISRAEL, Michal, Geology, Earth Sciences, Edmond Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, michal.benisrael@mail.huji.ac.il, AMIT, Rivka, Geological Survey of Israel, 30 Malkhe Israel St, Jerusalem, 95501, Israel, EREL, Yigal, The Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, Hebrew University, Givat Ram, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel, and ENZEL, Yehouda, Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram campus, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel

SULTAN, Mohamed¹, ABOUELMAGD, Abdou², AHMED, Mohamed¹, STURCHIO, Neil³, KRISHNAMURTHY, R.V.⁴, SOLIMAN, Farouk⁵, RASHED, Mohamed⁶, MILEWSKI, Adam⁷, and KRAWCZYK, Malgorzata¹, (1) Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, mohamed.sultan@wmich.edu, (2) Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal/Jeddah, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia, (3) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, (4) Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (5) Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt, (6) Faculty of Earth Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, (7) Geology, University of Georgia, Geography-Geology Building, 210 Field Street, Athens, GA 30602

NENUJI, Vyoma, Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, #3145, Socorro, NM 87801, vnenuji@nmt.edu, HARRISON, Bruce, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, and HENDRICKX, Jan, Earth and Environmental Science Dept, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801

FORMAN, Steven L., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607, slf@uic.edu and TRIPALDI, Alfonsina, Geological Sciences, University of Buenos Aires - CONICET, Ciudad Unversitaria, Buenos Aries, C1428EHA, Argentina