American Association of Geographers American Association of Geographers
2009 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV Online Program
Paper Session:

6248 Hurricanes VI: Geomorphic Impacts and Paleotempestology

is scheduled on Friday, 3/27/09, from 10:10 AM - 11:50 AM in North Hall N109, Las Vegas Convention Center

Sponsorship(s):
Geomorphology Specialty Group
Coastal and Marine Specialty Group
Paleoenvironmental Change Specialty Group

Organizer(s):
Harry Williams - University of North Texas
Kam-Biu Liu - Louisiana State University

Chair(s):
Harry Williams - University of North Texas

Abstract(s):
 
10:10 AM   Author(s): *Stephen J Culver - Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University
David J Mallinson - Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University
Andrew Kemp - Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania
Benjamin P Horton - Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania
Candace Grand Pre - Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvanua
Stanley R. Riggs - Department of Geological Sciences

 Abstract Title: The Foraminiferal Record of Holocene Coastal Evolution and Storm-Driven Barrier Island Collapse, Outer Banks, North Carolina

10:30 AM   Author(s): *David Mallinson, Ph.D. - East Carolina University
Stephen Culver, Ph.D. - East Carolina University, Dept. of Geological Sciences
Curtis Smith, M.S. - Marshall and Miller Associates
Stanley Riggs, Ph.D. - East Carolina University, Dept. of Geological Sciences
Dorothea Ames, M.S. - East Carolina University, Dept. of Geological Sciences

 Abstract Title: Geologic Characterization and the Geomorphic and Paleoclimate Significance of Paleo-Inlets on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, USA

10:50 AM   Author(s): *Kam-Biu Liu - Dept. Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University
Chunyan Li - DOCS, Louisiana State University
Eddie Weeks - Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University
Thomas A. Bianchette - DOCS, Louisiana State University
Qiang Yao - DOCS, Louisiana State University

 Abstract Title: Hydrodynamic and Sedimentary Changes in a Coastal Backbarrier Lake in Louisiana Caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike

11:10 AM   Author(s): *Daria Nikitina - West Chester University of Pennsylvania

 Abstract Title: Hurricane Landfalls and Salt Marsh Erosion along the Delaware Bay Shore, New Jersey

11:30 AM   Author(s): *Harry Williams - University of North Texas

 Abstract Title: Assessment of Long-term Hurricane Records in Fresh-Brackish Lake Bed Sediments on the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge, Texas: Preliminary Results.




Session Description: Submissions covering a broad variety of topics are encouraged, including erosion and deposition resulting from hurricane storm surges, changes in coastal morphology, mass wasting and flooding triggered by hurricane-related rainfall, techniques for assessing geomorphic change caused by hurricanes and long-term hurricane records.
  

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