Sunday, 19 October 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Vancouver Convention Centre-West 208/209
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Canadian Geomorphology Research Group; International Society for Aeolian Research

 

Ian J. Walker, Derek W.T. Jackson, Nicholas Lancaster, Alan F. Halfen and Karen E. Kohfeld, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
5-5-1
8:05 AM
DUST EMISSION MECHANISMS IN THE CENTRAL SAHARA: NEW INSIGHTS FROM REMOTE FIELD OBSERVATIONS
ALLEN, Christopher J.T., WASHINGTON, Richard, and ENGELSTAEDTER, Sebastian, School of Geography & Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY, United Kingdom, christopher.allen@oriel.ox.ac.uk
5-5-2
8:20 AM
FROM DUST TO DUST: QUATERNARY WIND EROSION OF THE MU US DESERT AND LOESS PLATEAU, CHINA
KAPP, Paul1, PULLEN, Alex1, PELLETIER, Jon D.1, RUSSELL, Joellen1, and CAI, Fulong2, (1) Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, pkapp@email.arizona.edu, (2) Key Laboratory of Continental Collision and Plateau Uplift, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
5-5-3
8:35 AM
SAND DUNES AS POTENTIAL SOURCES OF DUST IN NORTHERN CHINA
SWEENEY, Mark R.1, LU, Huayu2, CUI, Mengchun2, MASON, Joseph A.3, FENG, Han2, and XU, Zhiwei2, (1) Earth Sciences, University of South Dakota, 414 E. Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069, Mark.Sweeney@usd.edu, (2) School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Boulevard, Qixia District, Nanjing University (Xianlin Campus), Nanjing, 210023, China, (3) Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 550 N. Park St, 160 Science Hall, Madison, WI 53706
5-4
 
MIDDLE TO LATE PLEISTOCENE DRASTIC CHANGE IN EOLIAN SILT GRAINS ADDITIONS INTO MEDITERRANEAN SOILS AT THE LEVANT'S DESERT FRINGE (Withdrawn)
5-5-5
9:05 AM
GEOCHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF DUST SOURCE SEDIMENTS IN THE CHIHUAHUAN DESERT AND SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS
PEINADO, Porfirio, Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, GILL, Thomas E., Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, tegill@utep.edu, LEE, Jeffrey, Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Box 41053, Lubbock, TX 79409-1053, and DOMINGUEZ ACOSTA, Miguel, Departamento de Ingenieria Civil y Ambiental, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez, 450 N. Avenida del Charro, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 32315, Mexico
5-5-6
9:20 AM
INVESTIGATING THE DIRECTIONALITY OF EOLIAN DUST DELIVERY TO THE ALPINE ZONE OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS, UTAH, USA
MUNROE, Jeffrey S., Geology Department, Middlebury College, 276 Bicentennial Way, Middlebury, VT 05753, jmunroe@middlebury.edu
5-5-7
9:35 AM
DUST DEPOSITED ON COLORADO MOUNTAIN SNOW COVER: EFFECTS ON SNOW ALBEDO AND LINKAGES TO DUST-SOURCE AREAS
GOLDSTEIN, Harland L.1, REYNOLDS, Richard L.1, LANDRY, Chris2, KOKALY, Raymond F.3, REDSTEER, Margaret Hiza4, and BREIT, George N.3, (1) United States Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS-980, Denver, CO 80225, hgoldstein@usgs.gov, (2) Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies, Silverton, CO 81433, (3) United States Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, MS-964, Denver, CO 80225, (4) U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
 
9:50 AM
Break
 
10:05 AM
Award Introduction
5-5-8
10:20 AM
GSA QUATERNARY GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY DIVISION FAROUK EL-BAZ AWARD FOR DESERT RESEARCH: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DESERT DUST TO SOIL GENESIS IN THE QUATERNARY
MUHS, Daniel R., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, dmuhs@usgs.gov, BUDAHN, James R., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, 80225, SKIPP, Gary, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 980, Box 25046, Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, and PROSPERO, Joseph M., Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33149
5-5-9
10:50 AM
TWO MODES FOR DUNE ORIENTATION
COURRECH DU PONT, Sylvain1, NARTEAU, Clément2, and GAO, Xin2, (1) Lab. MSC, Université Paris Diderot, 10 rue A. Domon et L. Duquet, Paris, 75013, France, sylvain.courrech@univ-paris-diderot.fr, (2) IPGP, Paris, 75005, France
5-5-10
11:05 AM
LINKING ATMOSPHERIC MODELS AND DUNE MORPHOLOGY – TESTING A FORWARD MODELING APPROACH
LANCASTER, Nicholas, Desert Research Institute, Division of Earth & Ecosystem Sciences, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512-1095, nick@dri.edu and NEWMAN, Claire E., Ashima Research, 600 S. Lake Avenue, Suite 104, Pasadena, CA 91106
5-5-11
11:20 AM
OBSERVED CHANGES IN PROCESS SEDIMENTOLOGY OF NAMIB LINEAR DUNES USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR
CHANDLER, Clayton K., MCBRIDE, John H., RADEBAUGH, Jani, and MORRIS, Thomas H., Department of Geological Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, cecil_was_here@hotmail.com
5-5-12
11:35 AM
USING GROUND-BASED TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING TO MODEL ANTECEDENT TOPOGRAPHY: CORAL PINK SAND DUNES, KANE COUNTY, UTAH
ROZAR, Janna1, WILKINS, David1, GLENN, Nancy F.2, and SPAETE, Lucas2, (1) Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, jannarozar@u.boisestate.edu, (2) Department of Geosciences, BCAL, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725-1535
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