Newsletter
of the
Geomorphology
Specialty Group
of the Association of American Geographers
WINTER VOLUME 2002
Editor: Frank Magilligan
Dartmouth College,
Francis.J.Magilligan@Dartmouth.EDU
Contents
Message from the Chair Bernie Bauer
Message from the Editors of
the Annals Basil
Gomez
Geomorphology
CD ROM Michael
Slattery
Sessions at the Up-Coming AAG Meeting
Other Up-Coming Meetings and Conference Sessions
Reports from Previous Meetings and Members
I.
Message
from the Chair of
the Geomorphology Specialty Group, Bernie Bauer
Questions of Relevance by Bernard Bauer, GSG Chair
At last year's Blackwell Lecture
Series on 'Geomorphology and Society,' Professor Andrew Goudie (University of
Oxford) made what I thought was a profound point, but one that I fear was not
fully appreciated by all in the audience.
He asserted that geomorphologists have a lot to contribute by way of
expertise and overall perspective in addressing some of the most vexing
problems facing society, especially those in the domain of environmental
sustainability. He presented a range of examples in which geomorphologists have
the potential to play key roles in helping to understand and assess the full
scope of environmental problems, especially in settings where humans leave
indelible imprints on the natural world around them. One example dear to my
heart involves the progressive 'fixing' of coastlines with hard engineering
structures (e.g., seawalls, groins, and jetties) to prevent chronic erosion.
Coastal geomorphologists have long recognized the futility of such efforts over
the long term, and many have argued for more rational planning strategies
involving tighter zoning and setback ordinances. In this way, people, houses
and other permanent infrastructure are removed from harm's way, and the
beach-dune system is allowed to revert to its natural dynamic state—one that
inherently provides a superior level of protection from coastal storms in
addition to restoring some functionality to beach ecosystems. Similar wisdom
derives from the experience and knowledge of the fluvial geomorphologist
dealing with flooding events, the mountain geomorphologist dealing with
landslides and avalanches, the aeolian geomorphologist dealing with dust storms
and desertification, and the karst geomorphologist dealing with sink holes that
swallow houses, to name but a few.
Well yes, Andrew, we've heard all
this before. Indeed, most of us employ similar examples to portray the
importance of our work to colleagues, students, and administrators. So, what
then was so profound about Professor Goudie's talk? His concluding comment that
very few of us actually lend our expertise and time to such applied efforts. We
tend to avoid participation in what may be the most important aspect of our
work—its relevance to society—and in so doing we have failed to seize a major
opportunity.
Failure to explicitly address the
relevance of geomorphological research to human well being, I would argue,
portends a bleak future for our discipline. Consider, for example, Professor
Karl Nordstrom's (Rutgers University) impassioned acceptance speech after he
was awarded the 2001 Grove Karl Gilbert Award for Excellence in Geomorphic
Research in recognition of his book, Beaches
and Dunes of Developed Coasts, published by Cambridge University Press in
2000. Professor Nordstrom has
researched human-modified landscapes for several decades while the rest of us
avoided such 'compromised' landscapes in favor of 'pristine' systems. At times,
a few of us even chided Karl for sticking so strongly to his conviction that
the future lies in our ability to predict the evolution of human-altered
landscapes. He opines that,
It will be interesting to see how our role
evolves. Will we become chroniclers of lost landscapes of the past, guardians
and curators of protected natural enclaves, or willing participants in creating
new landforms that mimic nature but have different internal structure, cycles
of change, freedom of movement and spatial extent? A fundamental challenge
confronting us involves determining how much of a role natural processes must
(or can) have in these new landforms and how we, as geographically-trained
geomorphologists, can contribute to design of landscapes and process systems
that restore, replace or improve those provided by nature but are threatened by
humans.
Many
funding agencies (e.g., NSF) are now requiring that we address specifically how
even our most esoteric research is relevant to society. In many large interdisciplinary
competitions, there is even the requirement that stakeholder involvement be
integrated into the research. As a result, many geomorphologists in the AAG
have embraced the relevance question, seeing it as a legitimating factor for
their research agenda. Thus, we have witnessed many interesting sessions at the
AAG Annual Meetings in past years organized around such themes as downstream
impacts of dams, dam removal, soils in cultural context, and human impacts in
geomorphology. In addition, interesting papers have been written on the
influence of watershed development and mismanagement on hillslope erosion,
sediment delivery, and fluvial adjustments, especially with regard to critical
aquatic habitat and hydrologic exchange in the hyporheic zone. But are these
research efforts enough? Is the word getting out about what geomorphologists do
and how relevant it is? At what point will society come knocking on our doors
to ask us to share OUR expertise, as is currently the case with the engineer,
planner, and consultant?
It
seems to me that we have two choices.
We can continue to do what we have been doing and wait for society's
knock. Or, we can be proactive about
going out and declaring our relevance to society, not simply through verbal
assertions (these are desirable) but rather through concrete actions (these are
essential). Professor Thomas Dunne
(University of California, Santa Barbara) will present this year's Blackwell
Lecture, and he asks the question, 'Is Geomorphology Ready to Play a Role in
Landscape Restoration?' Tom will share his thoughts on the manner in which
geomorphology should be conducted and taught in order to achieve this end. I, for one, will be eager to hear what he
has to say. Please join us on
Wednesday, March 20 (11:40 – 1:00) in Beaudry A.
II. Annals
Bites: Message from the Editors of the
Annals Association American Geographers, Basil Gomez
For members of our community, having a paper published in a
flagship journal, such as the Annals of
the Association of American Geographers, is a significant achievement. There are, of course, many impediments to
publication. Surprisingly, significant
obstacles are put in place by authors, who intensify the review process by
their failure to pay sufficient attention to organizational details prior to
submitting a manuscript. In my
experience, this is a problem all journals have to contend with, which applies
to manuscripts submitted by young and more senior scientists alike. Leaving the issue of the intrinsic quality
of the science aside, simply put, some manuscripts are acceptable for
publication with minor amendments, while others require major revisions.
Identifying and addressing organizational problems with
manuscripts is a very time consuming and often frustrating task for editors,
reviewers, and authors. Certainly, it
is far easier to assess the merits of a well-written manuscript than to
evaluate a poorly constituted document.
Progressing from the mundane to the more fundamental, four common
problems involve:
A failure to follow the journal's formatting guidelines, which are
available for inspection at www.aag.org/Publications/InfoforAuthors.pdf (and an appreciation of which easily can be
gained by, heaven forbid, perusing a copy of the journal).
Ineffective explanation of the paper's import to the journal's
readership, which consists of a broad range of informed scholars who are united
under the umbrella of their discipline.
This should normally be accomplished in the Introduction, but the
broader implications of the work may also be addressed at the end of the
Discussion. An author's inability to
communicate the significance of their work to the non-specialist reader perhaps
signals that it is, in fact, of more relevance to a specialist journal.
Ineffective explanation of an interpretation. On their own, data do not provide evidence
for an interpretation, since more than one interpretation often is
possible. Consequently, the reasoning
for accepting the preferred interpretation over an alternative hypothesis
should be expounded. Authors may take
some comfort from the fact that this criticism also applies to review comments
(but that issue is beyond the scope of this commentary).
Poorly focused discussion and inadequate separation of background
material, results and interpretation.
Many published papers contain a literature review, which is often
subsumed within the Introduction, and separate results and discussion sections. The primary reasons for separating these
components is to ensure that the author's work is distinguished from it
precursors and to enhance the interpretation.
Progressing in this manner also helps to eliminate extraneous material
that serves to obfuscate, rather than substantiate, the conclusions that the author
wishes the reader to draw from the work.
Failure to attend to these items is a major cause of delay in the
publication process, and may constitute a significant impediment to
publication. Authors inevitably respond
to suggestions bout changes with alacrity, but it remains that the most review
comments that relate to matters of organization could be obviated before a
manuscript is submitted. In my own
case, I have found it helpful to pause judiciously, rather than submit a
manuscript that is hot-off-the-press. Rereading one's prose after a cooling-off
period often brings to light many minor, but no less embarrassing,
typographical and grammatical errors that unaccountably permeate the printed
version of the impeccable draft displayed on the computer screen. More fundamental organizational issues also
often become apparent at this time.
Young scientists may also find it helpful to ask a more senior college,
who has experience of publishing, to read a manuscript prior to it being
submitted and make comments on its organization.
Finally, I would like to touch on two related issues that should
be of concern to us all, namely shingling and the subdivision of research
results into least publishable units.
These practices are not only undesirable from a scientific standpoint,
they also constitute a poor use of resources.
It remains the author's responsibility to ensure that they do not occur.
The opinions expressed in this commentary are my own, and do not represent
the views of any journal or organization.
Basil
Gomez
Geomorphology
Laboratory
Indian
State University
III. CD ROM ALMOST FINALLY HERE
From Mike Slattery [ m.slattery@tcu.edu ]
Colleagues,
You may recall that I
put out a note in late September calling for your best geomorphology images for
a CD-ROM that I was putting together.
Well, the CD-ROM is nearing completion! Many, many thanks to those who
have submitted material (24 authors so far).
I have about 400 or so images.
What is nice is that many parts of the world are represented, but the
end-product will only be as good as the images submitted. So here is a final plea for your very
best! I have arranged the images within
individual powerpoint presentations, and have (loosely) arranged the material
following the index in Ritter, Kochel and Miller's PROCESS GEOMORPHOLOGY (it's
a good book that many of us use). I
enclose a rough
outline of the material covered (see attached
word document). Those titles with
marked with a * mean I would love and need representative slides from these
areas. Please send scanned photos in
jpeg format done at a minimum 600 dpi (ASAP but within the next 2 weeks so that
I can include them and burn the final product). I have put each author's copyright on each
picture so this can be used only for educational
purposes. Remember, the stimulus for
this project was to raise $$$ for the Geomorphology Specialty Group's student
fund so that we could support student research and send them to AAG's. That's why I'll be charging $25 per CD which
appears to be about right given the feedback I have received so far
(contributors will get a free copy). I
hope it will supplement our collections as well as give new faculty a handy
resource to teach those lovely INTRO PHYSICAL courses or upper-level
GEOMORPHOLOGY. I'll be putting this on
the AAG site after the meeting. We'll
have them at the specialty meeting Wednesday night and also have a place right
near registration to sell them. Please
feel free to comment on the index layout, and whether we should try for an
expanded endogenic section (which is thin right
now).
The
geomorphology CD-ROM will be available in time for the LA meeting. I will have
copies for sale at the Geomorphology Specialty Group meeting Wednesday evening, but we also have the
opportunity to use a table near registration on the Thursday which may well
boost sales considerably. I would love some volunteers who'll be willing to
work the table for an hour or two during
that Thursday. I'll begin to set up a
schedule (9:30 - 5:30)...and I'll be able to do a chunk of that time. Just let
me know.
Thanks.
See you in LA.
Mike Slattery
*Endogenic processes and landforms
Landforms at plate margins (arcs and continental orogens)
Collision margins
Epiorogeny
Rifts
Hot spots
Igneous activity
Lava forms
Tephra
Pyroclastic flows
Volcano morphology
Dykes, sills etc.
Weathering
Chemical (decomposition)
*Solution
Saprolite
Physical (disintegration)
Thermal expansion (spalling)
Unloading (sheeting joins)
Grus (exf. and spheroidal)
Tors
*Tafoni
*Frost
Scree/Talus (slopes)
*Duricrusts
Slopes and Mass movements
Slopes
Forms (e.g., scree/talus; cliffs)
Evolution (some)
Mass movements (could use more)
*Heave and creep
Falls (rocks) and topples
Slides (translational (rock and debris);
rotational
Flows
Drainage basin hydrology
Basin divide
*Interception
Infiltration
Runoff (Hortonian and
Saturation overland flow)
*Piping
Rainsplash
Wash
Incipient rilling
Gullies
*Groundwater
Stream gauging
Paleoflood hydrology
Denudation
Fluvial Processes
Turbulent flow
Suspended load
*Bed load
Bank erosion
Bedrock erosion
*Bars
Channel patterns (straight versus meanders versus braided) need more
*Pools and riffles
*Anastomozing channels
Dry River
Ephemeral Flood
Knickpoints
Floods
River Silt
Water Falls
Fluvial Landforms
*Floodplains
*Cut-offs and oxbow lakes
*Accretion
*Chutes
Fluvial terraces
*Alluvial fans
*Fan deposits
Pediments
*Deltas
Wind Processes and Landforms
Wind transport
Dust
Ventifacts
*Yardang
*Deflation and pavement
Sand seas
Ripples
Transverse dunes
Barchans
Parabolic dunes
Linear dunes
*Seif dunes
*Loess
Calcrete
*Nebkha
*Playa
Glaciers and glacial mechanics
*Firn line
Cirque glaciers
*Valley glaciers
*Ice sheets
*Mountain ice sheets
*Ice structures (e.g.,
crevasses)
Glacial erosion, deposition, and landforms
Glacial polish
Striations
Grooves
Rouche Moutonnee
Cirque
Troughs
Drift (till) need more
Fluvioglacial drift
Moraines
*Kames
*Kettles
Eskers
Fjord
Drumlins
*Sandurs
Periglacial
*Permafrost
*Ice wedge
Frost
action
Solifluction
*Polygons
Patterned ground
Rock glacier
Karst
Limestone
*Porosity
Swallow holes
Springs
*Dolines
*Uvalas and plojes
Tower Karst
*Caves
Coastal Processes and Landforms
Hurricane impact (Opal me)
Wave refraction
Waves (spilling, plunging, surging)
Swash
Tsunamis
Tides (Fundy)
Rip currents
*Longshore drift
Beach profile
Berm
Nearshore bar
Reflective versus
dissipative beaches
Groins
Cusps
Capes
Erosional shoreline
Platform
Stacks
Caves
Arches
Spits
Bars
Barrier Islands and processes
Barrier Reef
Coral Island
Lithology
Dolerite
Granite
Mesa
Karst
Sandstone
Sedimentary Rock
Shield Area
IV. MEETINGS,
MEETINGS, MEETINGS!!!!
As
we all know, the AAG meeting is next week in LA. The meeting runs from Tuesday March 19th until
Saturday the 23rd of March.
As Bernie has already mentioned, please
attend this year's Blackwell Lecture for the GSG. We are extremely fortunate to have Professor Thomas Dunne
(University of California, Santa Barbara) presenting this year's lecture
entitled 'Is Geomorphology Ready to Play a Role in Landscape Restoration?' It should be a great lecture and I look
forward to seeing y'all there on Wednesday, March 20 (11:40 – 1:00) in Beaudry
A.
Below is a rough guide to the
geomorphology sessions at the meeting.
If I have forgotten any one or any session, I am truly sorry.
WEDNESDAY
Paper Session:
4138. Floodplain Processes I: Floodplain Adjustment to Holocene Climate Change (Sponsored by Geomorphology Specialty Group).
Date: Wednesday, March 20 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
Room: Marriott Grande Ballroom - Salon 1
Organizer: Paul F. Hudson, University of Texas at Austin.
Chair: Paul F. Hudson, University of Texas at Austin.
* 8:00 a.m. - David W. May, University of Northern Iowa.
Abstract Title: Properties and Ages of a Buried Floodplain in the Loup River Basin, central Nebraska
* 8:20 a.m. - Paul H. Lehman, Univ. of Texas.
Abstract Title: A Holocene Floodplain Chronology from the Chernaya River, Crimea, Ukraine
* 8:40 a.m. - J. Michael Daniels, University of Wisconsin--Madison.
Abstract Title: Floodplain aggradation and pedogenesis in a semi-arid environment
* 9:00 a.m. - James C. Knox, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Abstract Title: Upper Mississippi River Floodplain Evolution and Holocene Flood Episodes
Paper Session:
4238. Floodplain Processes II: Floodplain Variability from the Arctic to the Amazon (Sponsored by Geomorphology Specialty Group).
Date: Wednesday, March 20 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Room: Marriott Grande Ballroom - Salon 1
Organizer: Paul F. Hudson, University of Texas at Austin.
Chair: J. Michael Daniels, University of Wisconsin--Madison.
* 10:00 a.m. - Harley Jesse Walker, Louisiana State University.
Abstract Title: Breakup Flooding in the Colville River Delta, Alaska
* 10:20 a.m. - Michael M. Benedetti, University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Abstract Title: Controls on Recent Floodplain Sedimentation Rates Along the Upper Mississippi River, Wisconsin-Iowa
* 10:40 a.m. - Paul F. Hudson, University of Texas at Austin; Franklin T. Heitmuller, Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin.
Abstract Title: Variability of natural levee deposits in the lower Panuco basin, Mexico
* 11:00 a.m. - Douglas E. Alsdorf, UCLA.
Abstract Title: Water Storage of the Central Amazon Floodplain Measured with GIS and Remote Sensing Imagery
* 11:20 a.m. - Leal A. K. Mertes, University of California, Santa Barbara; Jeffrey A. Mason, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Abstract Title: Floodplain Hypsometry for Large Rivers
4438. Floodplain Processes III: Modeling and Anthropogenic Influences on Floodplain Processes (Sponsored by Geomorphology Specialty Group).
Date: Wednesday, March 20 Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Room: Marriott Grande Ballroom - Salon 1
Organizer: Paul F. Hudson, University of Texas at Austin.
Chair: Michael M. Benedetti, University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
* 1:00 p.m. - John Pitlick, University of Colorado; Jeff Marr, University of Minnesota; James Pizzuto, University of Delaware.
Abstract Title: Experimental Study of Channel-Floodplain Interactions
* 1:20 p.m. - Joan L. Florsheim, U.C. Davis; Jeffrey F. Mount, U.C. Davis.
Abstract Title: Pre-disturbance to Post-rehabilitation Floodplain Sedimentation, Cosumnes River Preserve, CA
* 1:40 p.m. - Elaine G. Yodis, Nicholls State University; Richard Kesel, Louisiana State University.
Abstract Title: Human modification to sediment regime of the Lower Mississippi River
* 2:00 p.m. - Martin C. Thoms, CRC for freshwater ecology.
Abstract Title: Floodplain development and the implications of the loss of hydrological connectivity
Paper Session:
4406. Watershed Management
Date: Wednesday, March 20 Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Room: Avalon
Chair: Sean P. Terry, Drury University.
* 1:00 p.m. - Changxing Shi, Department of Geography, The Hong Kong University.
Abstract Title: Sediment accumulation rate in Holocene and human impacts on sediment yield in the Huanghe basin
* 1:20 p.m. - Cindy L. Kolomechuk, University of South Carolina.
Abstract Title: Underneath the Kudzu: A Historical Account of Gully Erosion in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
* 1:40 p.m. - Leslie A. Edwards, University of Georgia.
Abstract Title: The Impact of Accelerated Erosion upon Vegetation Patterns in a Small Watershed on the Georgia Coastal Plain
* 2:00 p.m. - Sean P. Terry, Drury University; Fawn Kirkland, Southwest Missouri State University.
Abstract Title: Bull Creek, The story of an Ozarks Stream under pressure
THURSDAY
5107. Watershed Hydroclimatology I (Sponsored by Climate Specialty Group, Water Resources Specialty Group).
Date: Thursday, March 21 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
Room: Emerald Bay
Organizer: Heejun Chang, Portland State University.
Chair: Lawrence E. Band, University of North Carolina.
* 8:00 a.m. - Michael A. Crimmins, Dept. of Geography and Regional Development, The University of Arizona; Mark S. Kieser, Kieser & Associates Environmental Science and Engineering.
Abstract Title: Stormwater Thermal Enrichment in Urban Watersheds
* 8:20 a.m. - Robert Brinkmann, University of South Florida; Graham A. Tobin, University of South Florida.
Abstract Title: Variation of Street Sweeping Management and the Implication for Storm Water Quality in the U.S.
* 8:40 a.m. - Heejun Chang, Portland State University; Toby N. Carlson, Penn State University.
Abstract Title: Storm water related pollutant transport in urbanizing watersheds
* 9:00 a.m. - David E. Tenenbaum, Department of Geography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Abstract Title: Urbanizing Landscape Representation using the RHESSys/ArcView Integrated Modeling Environment
* 9:20 a.m. - Lawrence E. Band, University of North Carolina.
Abstract Title: Hydroecology of urbanizing watersheds
5207. Watershed Hydroclimatology II (Sponsored by Climate Specialty Group, Water Resources Specialty Group).
Date: Thursday, March 21 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Room: Emerald Bay
Organizer: Heejun Chang, Portland State University.
Chair: Chansheng He, Western Michigan University.
* 10:00 a.m. - Jory S. Hecht, Clark University.
Abstract Title: "Effects of Land Cover Change and Precipitation Variability on Low Flows and Runoff in Massachusetts"
* 10:20 a.m. - Tod A. Frolking, Denison University.
Abstract Title: Potential Impacts of Hydrologic Changes on Late Neolithic/Early Copper-Age Settlements in the Koros Basin, Eastern Hungary
* 10:40 a.m. - Qingfu Xiao, University of California, Davis; Greg E. Mcpherson, USDA Forest Service; James R. Simpson, USDA Forest Service.
Abstract Title: Measuring and modeling hydrologic processes at the residential scale
* 11:00 a.m. - Luke J. Marzen, Auburn University; Samar J. Bhuyan, Kansas State University; John A. Harrington, jr., Kansas State University; James K. Koelliker, Kansas State University.
Abstract Title: Identification of non-point source pollution conservation spots with AGNPS, remote sensing, and GIS
* 11:20 a.m. - Chansheng He, Western Michigan University; Thomas E. Croley ii, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.
Abstract Title: Development of A New Generation Large Basin Runoff Model (NLBRM) for the Great Lakes Basin
5102. Water Through Earth: Percolation, Pooling, Runoff
Date: Thursday, March 21 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
Room: San Francisco
Chair: Michael A. Urban, University of Missouri.
* 8:00 a.m. - Wendy Bigler, Arizona State University.
Abstract Title: Geography of Step Pools in Desert Mountain Streams: The Role of Lithology
* 8:20 a.m. - Mohammad Sayeeduzzaman, Department of Geoscience, University of Iowa; Frank Weirich, University of Iowa; Mark Wilson, IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering, University of Iowa.
Abstract Title: Application of JANSWERS for Modeling Runoff in Fire Impacted Mountain Watersheds
* 8:40 a.m. - David L. Rockwell, Teal Group Corp..
Abstract Title: The Influence of Groundwater on Surface Flow Erosion Processes During a Rainstorm
* 9:00 a.m. - Michael A. Urban, University of Missouri.
Abstract Title: Linking Reference Streams to Reference Conditions: Scaling Morphologic Variability to Aquatic Habitat
5128. Rock and Mineral Weathering I (Sponsored by Geomorphology Specialty Group).
Date: Thursday, March 21 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
Room: Marriott - 302
Organizers: Steven J. Gordon, United States Air Force Academy; Charles E. Allen, University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.
Chair: Charles E. Allen, University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.
* 8:00 a.m. - Thomas R. Paradise, University of Arkansas - Geosciences.
Abstract Title: Residual and Depositional Skins on Sandstone in Petra, Jordan
* 8:20 a.m. - Alice V. Turkington, University of Kentucky.
Abstract Title: Micro-environmental variability created by cavernous weathering: a positive feedback in the weathering system
* 8:40 a.m. - Steven J. Gordon, United States Air Force Academy.
Abstract Title: Analysis of Shape in Basaltic Glass Weathering, El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico, USA
* 9:00 a.m. - Gregory A. Pope, Montclair State University; Zhaodong Feng, Montclair State University; Matthew L. Gorring, Montclair State University; Renata J. Bailey, Monyclair State University.
Abstract Title: Weathering indexes applied to Chinese loess paleosols
5228. Rock and Mineral Weathering II (Sponsored by Geomorphology Specialty Group, Cryosphere Specialty Group).
Date: Thursday, March 21 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Room: Marriott - 302
Organizers: Steven J. Gordon, United States Air Force Academy; Charles E. Allen, University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.
Chair: Steven J. Gordon, United States Air Force Academy.
* 10:00 a.m. - Colin E. Thorn, Department of Geography, University of Illinois; John C. Dixon, department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas; Robert G. Darmody, Univ. of Illinois.
Abstract Title: Mass Loss from Surficial Fine Pebbles and Buried Machine-Polished Disks in Kärkevagge, Swedish Lapland
* 10:20 a.m. - John C. Dixon, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Colin E. Thorn, University of Illinois; Robert G. Darmody, Univ. of Illinois; Sean W. Campbell, Univ. of Arkansas.
Abstract Title: Chemical Weathering of Introduced materials in the Arctic Alpine Environment of Karkevagge, Swedish Lapland
* 10:40 a.m. - Charles E. Allen, University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.
Abstract Title: Characterization of Weathering and Soil Formation on Boulders Damming Rissajaure, Arctic-Alpine Sweden
* 11:00 a.m. - Ronald I. Dorn, Arizona State University.
Abstract Title: Comparative Analysis of Geomorphology and Weathering Citations in the Last Quarter of the 20th Century
Paper Session:
5125. Coastal Geomorphology (Sponsored by Coastal and Marine Specialty Group).
Date: Thursday, March 21 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
Room: La Brea
Organizer: Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt, University of West Florida.
Chair: Diane P. Horn, School of Geography, Birkbeck College, University of London.
* 8:00 a.m. - Diane P. Horn, School of Geography, Birkbeck College, University of London.
Abstract Title: High-frequency bed level changes in the swash zone on gravel beaches
* 8:20 a.m. - Christopher A. Houser, Scarborough College Coastal Research Group, University of Toronto at Scarborough.
Abstract Title: The morphodynamics of a lacustrine multiple-barred nearshore over the ice-free season
* 8:40 a.m. - Deanna van Dijk, Department of Geology, Geography and Environmental Studies, Calvin College; Annelia L. Tinklenberg, Department of Geology, Geography and Environmental Studies, Calvin College.
Abstract Title: Foredune Growth during Low Lake Levels on the East Coast of Lake Michigan
* 9:00 a.m. - Patrick A. Hesp, Massey University.
Abstract Title: Dynamics of Parabolic Dunes, Manawatu Coast, New Zealand
* 9:20 a.m. - Norbert P. Psuty, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey; Jeffrey Pace, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey; Bruce Lane, Gateway National Recreation Area, NPS.
Abstract Title: Sediment Recycling: An Approach to Shoreline Management, Sandy Hook, Gateway National Recreation Area
Paper Session:
5225. Coastal & Marine Student Paper Session (Sponsored by Coastal and Marine Specialty Group).
Date: Thursday, March 21 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Room: La Brea
Organizer: Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt, University of West Florida.
Chair: Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt, University of West Florida.
* 10:00 a.m. - Jim P. Mcdermott, University of Southern California.
Abstract Title: Sediment-level oscillations in the swash zone.
* 10:20 a.m. - Jean T. Ellis, Texas A&M University; Burton H. Jones, University of Southern California; Douglas J. Sherman, Texas A&M University.
Abstract Title: Identifying Potential Offshore Sources of Bacterial Contamination at Huntington Beach, CA
* 10:40 a.m. - Andreas C. Baas, University of Southern California, Department of Geography.
Abstract Title: An investigation of aeolian streamers and spatio-temporal variability in sand transport by wind
* 11:00 a.m. - Matthew C. Peros, Department of Geography, University of Toronto; Anthony M. Davis, University of Toronto.
Abstract Title: Coastal Geoarchaeology at Los Buchillones, a Taino Site in North Central Cuba
Illustrated Paper Session:
5416. Human Impacts in Geomorphology (Sponsored by Geomorphology Specialty Group).
Date: Thursday, March 21 Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Room: San Pedro
Organizers: Richard A. Marston, Oklahoma State University; Jon Harbor, Purdue University.
Chairs: Richard A. Marston, Oklahoma State University; Jon Harbor, Purdue University.
* 1:00 p.m. - Norm Catto, Dept of Geography Memorial University of Newfoundland; Laura Paone, Department of Geography Memorial University of Newfoundland; Don Forbes, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic); Dave Liverman, Geological Survey of Newfoundland.
Abstract Title: Natural Processes and Anthropogenic Influences, Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, Canada: Resistible Forces meet Moveable Objects
* 1:05 p.m. - Adam S. Grodek, Department of Geography; University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Abstract Title: Historical Wetland Drainage, Stream Channelization and Impacts on Storm Scale Hydrology, Cold Spring Creek, Southeastern Wisconsin
* 1:10 p.m. - Jon Harbor, Purdue University; Martin W. Doyle, Purdue University; Andrew R. Selle, Purdue University; Emily H. Stanley, University of Wisconsin.
Abstract Title: Channel Adjustment Following Dam Removal
* 1:15 p.m. - Richard A. Marston, Oklahoma State University; Barbara E. Pickup, Oklahoma State University; Stanley T. Paxton, Oklahoma State University.
Abstract Title: Erodability of the Norman City Landfill by the Canadian River, Oklahoma
* 1:20 p.m. - Rebecca J. Wade, University of Illinois; Bruce L. Rhoads, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Abstract Title: Enhancement of hydraulic conditions and fish diversity in a channelized stream through the introduction of pool-riffle structures
Paper Session:
5513. Human Impacts in Geomorphology I (Sponsored by Geomorphology Specialty Group).
Date: Thursday, March 21 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Room: San Gabriel A
Organizers: Jon Harbor, Purdue University; Richard A. Marston, Oklahoma State University.
Chairs: Richard A. Marston, Oklahoma State University; Jon Harbor, Purdue University.
* 3:00 p.m. - Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, George Mason University; Timothy Beach, Georgetown University.
Abstract Title: Hydrology, Water Quality, and Pre-Columbian Wetland Agriculture in Belize
* 3:20 p.m. - Timothy Beach, Georgetown University; Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, George Mason University.
Abstract Title: Pre-Columbian Aggradation and Wetland Agriculture in Belize
* 3:40 p.m. - Christopher J. Woltemade, Shippensburg University.
Abstract Title: Geomorphic Impacts of Hurricane Mitch in Northwestern Nicaragua
* 4:00 p.m. - Catherine Souch, Indiana University Indianapolis; Gabriel M. Filippelli, Indiana University Indianapolis; Nancy Dollar, Indiana University Indianapolis.
Abstract Title: Chemical fractionation of metals in wetland sediments and implications for restoration strategies: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
* 4:20 p.m. - Melinda D. Daniels, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Bruce L. Rhoads, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Abstract Title: Variability of Flow Structure through Meander Bends Containing Large Woody Debris: Implications for Stream Management
5613. Human Impacts in Geomorphology II (Sponsored by Geomorphology Specialty Group).
Date: Thursday, March 21 Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:40 p.m.
Room: San Gabriel A
Organizers: Jon Harbor, Purdue University; Richard A. Marston, Oklahoma State University.
Chairs: Richard A. Marston, Oklahoma State University; Jon Harbor, Purdue University.
* 5:00 p.m. - William H. Renwick, Miami University; Steven V. Smith, University of Hawaii; Robert W. Buddemeier, University of Kansas; Jeremy Bartley, University of Kansas.
Abstract Title: Human impacts on the hydrologic landscape: An inventory of water bodies in the conterminous United States.
* 5:20 p.m. - Lindsay J. Theis, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Abstract Title: Post-Impoundment Backwater Sedimentation in Bagley Bottoms, Pool 10, Upper Mississippi River
* 5:40 p.m. - Kenneth M. Schwarz, Philip Williams & Associates.
Abstract Title: Using hydrologic and geomorphic analyses in watershed management planning: recent case studies from southern California
* 6:00 p.m. - Anne Chin, Texas A&M University; Ken J. Gregory, University of Southampton.
Abstract Title: Spatial Patterns of Stream Channel Adjustment: the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona
* 6:20 p.m. - Patricia F. McDowell, University of Oregon; Andrew Mowry, University of Oregon.
Abstract Title: Measuring and interpreting stream channel response to management changes: a cattle grazing case study
5506. Water Runs Its Course: Fluvial Geomorphology
Date: Thursday, March 21 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Room: Avalon
Chair: Norman Meek, Geography Dept, CSU San Bernardino.
* 3:00 p.m. - William L. Graf, University of South Carolina.
Abstract Title: Dams and the Geomorphic Complexity of Rivers
* 3:20 p.m. - Matthew R. Sampson, United States Military Academy.
Abstract Title: Stream Response to Channelization: The Case History of the West Nishnabotna River, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
* 3:40 p.m. - David A. Gaeuman, Utah State University; John C. Schmidt, Department of Geography and Earth Resources, Utah State University; Peter R. Wilcock, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University.
Abstract Title: The morphology and hydraulic functioning of off-channel flowpaths on the Duchesne River, Utah
* 4:00 p.m. - Mark Alan Fonstad, Southwest Texas State University; W. andrew Marcus, University of Oregon.
Abstract Title: Criticality, Prediction, and Management of Riverbank Failure at the Watershed Scale
* 4:20 p.m. - Norman Meek, Geography Dept, CSU San Bernardino.
Abstract Title: Ponding and Overflow: the forgotten transverse drainage hypothesis
Paper Session:
5425. Coastal Weather and Shoreline Changes (Sponsored by Coastal and Marine Specialty Group).
Date: Thursday, March 21 Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Room: La Brea
Organizer: Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt, University of West Florida.
Chair: Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt, University of West Florida.
* 1:00 p.m. - Douglas W. Gamble, Dept of Earth Sciences, UNC at Wilmington; Tony Crump, Dept. Of Earth Sciences, UNC at Wilmington; Darren Parnell, Dept. Of Geography, University of South Carolina; Grady Dixon, Dept. of Geography, University of Georgia.
Abstract Title: Latitudinal Variation of Rainfall on San Salvador, Bahamas
* 1:20 p.m. - Philip Chaney, Auburn University.
Abstract Title: Tropical Cyclone Activity in Alabama: 1886-1999
* 1:40 p.m. - Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt, University of West Florida; Kristal E. Flanders, University of West Florida.
Abstract Title: Soundside shoreline erosion and beach nourishment, Pensacola Beach, Fl
* 2:00 p.m. - Richard C. Daniels, Washington State Department of Transportation; Diana McCandless, Washington State Department of Ecology.
Abstract Title: Shoreline Change Rates within the Columbia River Littoral Cell, USA
FRIDAY
6507. Dam Removal (Sponsored by Water Resources Specialty Group, Geomorphology Specialty Group).
Date: Friday, March 22 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Room: Emerald Bay
Organizer: Patricia J. Beyer, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
Chair: Patricia J. Beyer, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
* 3:00 p.m. - Patricia J. Beyer, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
Abstract Title: Trends in Dam Removal Research
* 3:10 p.m. - Francis J. Magilligan, Dartmouth College; Keith Nislow, USDA-US Forest Service; Lou-Anne C. Conroy, Dartmouth College.
Abstract Title: A Watershed And Regional Scale Perspective On The Eco-Hydrologic Impacts Of Dams
* 3:28 p.m. - Gabrielle L. Katz, The Colorado College.
Abstract Title: Flood control and a flood-dependent riparian forest: no dam effect?
* 3:46 p.m. - Gregory Stewart, Oregon State University; Gordon Grant, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station; Chris Bromley, University of Nottingham.
Abstract Title: Geomorphic Responses of Rivers to Dam Removal: Considerations, Observations, and Speculations
* 4:04 p.m. - Dan Miller, Inter-Fluve, Inc..
Abstract Title: Case study of design and construction for removal of small dam from Johnson Creek, Gresham, Oregon
Paper Session:
6430. GSG Graduate Student Paper Competition (Sponsored by Geomorphology Specialty Group).
Date: Friday, March 22 Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Room: Marriott - 304
Organizer: Karen A. Lemke, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Chair: Karen A. Lemke, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
* 1:00 p.m. - Dale K. Splinter, University of Northern Iowa; Dennis E. Dahms, University of Northern Iowa; David W. May, University of Northern Iowa.
Abstract Title: Late-Wisconsin and Holocene stratigraphy and soils in the lower Little Cedar River Valley, northeast Iowa
* 1:20 p.m. - Martin D. Lafrenz, University of Tennessee.
Abstract Title: The Neoglacial History of Mt. Thielsen, Southern Oregon Cascades
* 1:40 p.m. - Martin W. Doyle, Purdue University; Emily H. Stanley, University of Wisconsin; Jon M. Harbor, Purdue University.
Abstract Title: Predicting nutrient retention and processing following dam removal by coupling geomorphic and biogeochemical models
* 2:00 p.m. - Peng Gao, State University of New York at Buffalo; Athol D. Abrahams, State University of New York at Buffalo.
Abstract Title: Mechanics of bedload transport in open-channel flows
* 2:20 p.m. - Honglin Xiao, UGA; George A. Brook, UGA; Ming Tang, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Abstract Title: High-Resolution Climate Record for the Period146-140 ka in a Stalagmite from China
6523. Sediment transport in fluvial systems: I (Sponsored by Geomorphology Specialty Group, Water Resources Specialty Group, Friends of hydrology).
Date: Friday, March 22 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Room: Beaudry A
Organizer: Michael C. Slattery, Texas Christian University.
Chair: Robert T. Pavlowsky, Southwest Missouri State Univ..
* 3:00 p.m. - Alex Brunton, University of Toronto; Rorke B. Bryan, University of Toronto; Nikolaus Kuhn, University of Toronto.
Abstract Title: Influence of hydraulic conditions in rill confluences on water and sediment flux and rill network development
* 3:20 p.m. - Athol D. Abrahams, SUNY at Buffalo; Peng Gao, State University of New York at Buffalo.
Abstract Title: Bedload and Total Load Sediment Transport Equations for Rough Open-Channel Flow
* 3:40 p.m. - Jeremy G. Venditti, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia; Micheal A. Church, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia; Sean J. Bennett, USDA-ARS, National Sedimentation Laboratory.
Abstract Title: The Transition Between 2D and 3D Sand Bedforms
* 4:00 p.m. - Kevin Malone Spigel, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Abstract Title: Spatially Varied Post-Fire Erosion in Bitterroot National Forest
Paper Session:
6623. Sediment transport in fluvial systems II (Sponsored by Geomorphology Specialty Group, Water Resources Specialty Group, Friends of hydrology).
Date: Friday, March 22 Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:40 p.m.
Room: Beaudry A
Organizer: Michael C. Slattery, Texas Christian University.
Chair: Michael C. Slattery, Texas Christian University.
* 5:00 p.m. - Dan Royall, University of Alabama.
Abstract Title: Evaluation of a Model Linking Soil Magnetism and Erosion on Farmland
* 5:20 p.m. - Robert T. Pavlowsky, Southwest Missouri State Univ.; Scott A. Lecce, East Carolina University.
Abstract Title: Geomorphic Controls on Geochemical Trends in Mining-Contaminated Floodplain Deposits
* 5:40 p.m. - Michael C. Slattery, Texas Christian University; Teresa J. Moss, Texas Christian University.
Abstract Title: Baseline study of sediment and nitrate flux in a pre-urbanized watershed, Parker County, Texas
* 5:50 p.m. - Teresa J. Moss, Texas Christian University
* 6:00 p.m. - David L. Higgitt, University of Durham.
Abstract Title: Patterns of soil erosion and sediment delivery in large river catchments
SATURDAY
Paper Session:
7216. Earthmovers: Wind, Water and Gravity
Date: Saturday, March 23 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Room: San Pedro
Chair: Joseph P. Hupy, Michigan State University.
* 10:00 a.m. - Reza Derakhshani, Shiraz University; Ghodratolla Farhoudi, Shiraz University.
Abstract Title: A Major Fracture, Probably the Oman Line, Divides the Lut Desert of Iran into two Different Types.
* 10:20 a.m. - Godratollah Farhoudi, Shiraz University
* 10:30 a.m. - Joseph P. Hupy, Michigan State University.
Abstract Title: Effects of soil surface texture and vegetative cover on aeolian sediment generation
* 10:50 a.m. - Kit ying Ng, Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong.
Abstract Title: A Geomorphological Investigation on the Relationship between Landsliding and Valley Development in Hong Kong
Paper Session:
7429. Flooding: When Water Runs Amok
Date: Saturday, March 23 Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
Room: Marriott - 303
Chair: Douglas R. Clark, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and University of Denver.
* 2:00 p.m. - Lynsa Doris Leigh, Kent State University.
Abstract Title: Responses to Flooding in a Squatter Settlement: A Case Study of Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
* 2:20 p.m. - Hsiang-te Kung, The University of Memphis; Christopher H. Stanfield, University of Memphis; Pin-shio Liu, The University of Memphis; Ngai-weng Chan, Univiersiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract Title: Flood Hazards in the Jianghan Plain, China
* 2:40 p.m. - Douglas R. Clark, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and University of Denver; David B. Longbrake, University of Denver.
Abstract Title: Determining Low Income and Minority Populations Adversely and Disproportionately at Risk in Modeled Dam Breach Flood Inundation Zones using U.S. Census Data
V. OTHER MEETINGS AND CONFERENCE SESSIONS
A. Topical session: Decay and conservation of stone buildings and monuments
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting,
Denver, CO,
USA
October 27-30, 2002
Title:
Decay and conservation of stone buildings and monuments
Convener:
Dr. Alice Turkington, Department of Geography, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY 40506 USA.
Tel: 01-859-257-9682
Fax: 01-859-323-1969