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GSA2016 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
GSA TODAY | MAY 2016 T58. Morphodynamics and Stratigraphy of Meandering Rivers Disciplines: Geomorphology, Engineering Geology, Public Policy
Advocates: Joel Sholtes; Nicholas A. Sutfin; John Pitlick
Cosponsors: GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology
Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM (Society for Application of traditional and novel approaches for character-
Sedimentary Geology) izing the geomorphic impacts of floods within river corridors:
advances in science and flood hazard management.
Disciplines: Geomorphology, Sediments, Clastic, Stratigraphy
GEOPHYSICS / GEODYNAMICS
Advocates: Kory Konsoer; Jessica Ann Zinger; Douglas Edmonds
T63. From Mantle to Landscape: Cenozoic Evolution of the
This session welcomes investigations of meandering rivers Rocky Mountain
across all spatial and temporal scales using field-based, numerical, Cosponsors: GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Structural Geology
or experimental approaches, as well as studies that focus on the and Tectonics Division
stratigraphy of ancient or modern meandering river systems. Disciplines: Geophysics/Geodynamics, Tectonics/
Tectonophysics, Geochemistry
T59. Paleofloods and Related Fluvial Processes during the Late Advocates: Robert Moucha; Jolante W. van Wijk; Majie Fan
Quaternary: Reconstructions and Causes
This session encourages multidisciplinary studies ranging from
Cosponsors: GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; mantle to surface processes, from numerical modeling to data
American Quaternary Association; Past Global Changes (PAGES)– collection and analysis to understand the tectonic and landscape
Floods Working Group; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division evolution of the Rocky Mountains.
Disciplines: Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology, T64. Injection-Induced Earthquakes: Geologic and Operational
Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography Constraints, Seismic Hazard, Mitigation, and Societal Impact
Cosponsors: GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Environmental and
Advocates: Matthew Therrell; Lisa Davis; Samuel Munoz Engineering Geology Division
Disciplines: Geophysics/Geodynamics, Hydrogeology
This session aims to bring together scientists with interests in Advocates: William Luther Yeck; Matthew Weingarten
developing and applying a broad array of reconstruction tech-
niques for characterizing the magnitude, frequency, geographic This session encourages studies of injection-induced earth-
distribution, and causes of paleofloods. quakes, including cases related to wastewater disposal, hydraulic
fracturing, and CO2 sequestration. Of particular interest are case
T60. Quantifying and Interpreting the Role of Climate, studies that relate geologic and operational constraints to earth-
Tectonics, and Autogenic Processes in Landscape Dynamics quake characteristics or hazard.
Disciplines: Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology, T65. Precambrian Evolution and Mineral Resources of the
Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography Midcontinent Rift Region: In Honor of William J. Hinze
Cosponsors: GSA Geophysics Division; Society of Economic
Advocates: Kerry Riley; Tammy Rittenour Geologists; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and
Volcanology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM
This session investigates the interplay between allogenic (Society for Sedimentary Geology)
forcing (climate, tectonics) and autogenic processes (slope/ Disciplines: Geophysics/Geodynamics, Economic Geology,
transport thresholds) when interpreting alluvial records. Field- Precambrian Geology
based and experimental studies across time and spatial scales Advocates: Benjamin J. Drenth; Joyashish Thakurta; William
are encouraged. F. Cannon
T61. Quantifying Geomorphic Processes and Rates of Contributions are sought from broad-ranging multidisciplinary
Landscape Evolution studies at various scales that relate to the development of the
Midcontinent Rift, surrounding Precambrian rocks, and mineral
Cosponsors: GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology resources in the region.
Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and
Volcanology Division T66. Structure and Tectonics of the South-Central United
States: Craton to Gulf of Mexico
Disciplines: Geomorphology, Geochemistry, Quaternary Geology Cosponsor: GSA Geophysics Division
Disciplines: Geophysics/Geodynamics, Structural Geology,
Advocates: Arjun M. Heimsath; Nathaniel A. Lifton; Darryl Tectonics/Tectonophysics
E. Granger
This session explores how methods such as cosmogenic
nuclides, apatite (U-Th)/He thermochronometry, U-series
geochemistry, luminescence, and chemical mass balances quan-
tify relationships between climate, tectonics, and erosion.
T62. Quantifying Geomorphic Response to Floods: From
Geochronologic Methods to High-Resolution Data and State-of-
the-Art Models
Cosponsor: GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division
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