GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

T126. Geological Effects of Extreme Storm Events on Small Tropical Island Nations

Session No. 103
Monday, 26 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 507 (Colorado Convention Center)
 
Introductory Remarks
Abstract ID#: 288164
OVERVIEW OF HURRICANE JOAQUIN EFFECTS IN THE BAHAMAS (29 SEPTEMBER-3 OCTOBER 2015)
Abstract ID#: 282947
CURRAN, H. Allen, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, acurran@smith.edu
HURRICANE JOAQUIN AND THE GERACE RESEARCH CENTRE, SAN SALVADOR, THE BAHAMAS: PREPARATIONS AND RECOVERY
Abstract ID#: 287481
ROTHFUS, Thomas A., Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon, University of Illinois-Springfield, 11316 N Prairie Road, Lewistown, IL 61542, tarothfu@gmail.com
HETEROGENEOUS VULNERABILITY TO HURRICANE JOAQUIN’S INFLUENCE ALONG THE PERIMETER OF SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS
Abstract ID#: 282743
SAVARESE, Michael1, BUYNEVICH, Ilya V.2, CARIS, Jon3, CURRAN, H. Allen4, GLUMAC, Bosiljka4, PARK BOUSH, Lisa E.5 and KOPCZNSKI, Karen2, (1)Marine & Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565, (2)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (3)Spatial Analysis Lab, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (4)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (5)Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269-1045, msavares@fgcu.edu
DRONE USE IN RAPID ASSESSMENT OF HURRICANE JOAQUIN COASTAL IMPACT ON SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS
Abstract ID#: 282290
PERLMUTTER, Eliana1, CARIS, Jon1, WIDSTRAND, Alex1, CURRAN, H. Allen2 and GLUMAC, Bosiljka2, (1)Spatial Analysis Lab, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, erperlmutter@gmail.com
WHY WAS STORM SURGE ON SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS, LOWER FOR HURRICANE JOAQUIN (2015) THAN FOR HURRICANE FRANCIS (2004)?
Abstract ID#: 277834
CHAMPION, Michael1, ARENS, Nan Crystal1 and BOYER, Diana L.2, (1)Department of Geoscience, Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY 14456, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY 13126, Arens@HWS.edu
HIGH-RESOLUTION UAV IMAGING AND MAPPING OF COASTAL EROSION AND BOULDER MOVEMENT PRODUCED BY THE 2015 HURRICANE JOAQUIN ON SAN SALVADOR, THE BAHAMAS
Abstract ID#: 287520
PREISBERGA, Anniya1, NIEMI, Tina M.2, NOLAN, Joseph2, GRADY, Jennica2, RUCKER, John D.2 and LAMPRISE, Sara2, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri- Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Flarsheim Hall 420, Kansas City, MO 64110, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Missouri - Kansas City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Flarsheim Hall 420, Kansas City, MO 64110, apzr3@mail.umkc.edu
 
Break
Abstract ID#: 288165
RAPID-RESPONSE TRACKING: NEOICHNOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE JOAQUIN, SAN SALVADOR, THE BAHAMAS
Abstract ID#: 284239
KOPCZNSKI, Karen1, BUYNEVICH, Ilya V.1, CURRAN, H. Allen2, PARK BOUSH, Lisa E.3, SAVARESE, Michael4, GLUMAC, Bosiljka2 and CARIS, Jon5, (1)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (3)Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269-1045, (4)Marine & Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565, (5)Spatial Analysis Lab, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, karenkop@temple.edu
MONITORING CHANGES IN BOULDER RIDGES ALONG ROCKY SHORELINES OF SAN SALVADOR ISLAND, BAHAMAS, AS INDICATORS OF STORM ACTIVITY
Abstract ID#: 282135
GLUMAC, Bosiljka, JAHAN, Naomi and CURRAN, H. Allen, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, bglumac@smith.edu
COMPARISON OF COASTAL BOULDER DEPOSITS (HOLOCENE AGE) ON ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS, WITH STORM-TRANSPORTED BOULDERS ON ARAN ISLANDS, IRELAND
Abstract ID#: 281076
COX, Rónadh1, HEARTY, Paul J.2, RUSSELL, Daniel1 and EDWARDS, Kyrien R.1, (1)Geosciences, Williams College, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, (2)Environmental Studies, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 600 So College Av, Wilmington, NC 28403, rcox@williams.edu
COMMENTS ON THE BAHAMIAN EVIDENCE FOR SUPERSTORMS DURING THE LAST INTERGLACIAL
Abstract ID#: 280595
MYLROIE, John E., Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, mylroie@geosci.msstate.edu
MILLENNIAL SCALE HURRICANE ACTIVITY ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COASTLINE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO NORTH ATLANTIC BASIN HURRICANE ACTIVITY
Abstract ID#: 285093
MULLER, Joanne, Marine and Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Fort Myers, FL 33965, jmuller@fgcu.edu
TRACKING HURRICANE HISTORY IN THE BAHAMAS—FROM JOAQUIN AND BEYOND
Abstract ID#: 287168
PARK BOUSH, Lisa E., Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269-1045, MYRBO, Amy, LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, BERMAN, Mary Jane, Center for American and World Cultures, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, GNIVECKI, Perry L., Miami University, 571 Mosler Hall, Hamilton, OH 45011, BUYNEVICH, Ilya V., Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, KJELLMARK, Eric, Department of Biology, Florida Southern College, 127 Polk Science Building, Lakeland, FL 33801 and SAVARESE, Michael, Marine & Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565, lisa.park_boush@uconn.edu
 
Discussion
Abstract ID#: 288166
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