2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): Response of Coastal Environments to Accelerated Sea Level Rise

282 Response of Coastal Environments to Accelerated Sea Level Rise



Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 8:00 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly Theater Hall A
Presiding:
John B. Anderson and Antonio B. Rodriguez
8:00 AM
Lead Distribution in Urban Soils: Relationship Between Lead Sources and Human Health
Deborah E. Morrison-Ibrahim, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI); Qing Lin, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI); Gabriel M. Filippelli, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI); Rosalice Haberman Buehrer, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
8:15 AM
Stratigraphy and Evolutionary Development of Late Quaternary Deposits, Northeastern North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia
Peter R. Parham, East Carolina University; Stanley R. Riggs, East Carolina University; Stephen J. Culver, East Carolina University; David J. Mallinson, East Carolina University; Kevin E. Burdette, McMaster University; John F. Wehmiller, University of Delaware
8:30 AM
The Formation and Evolution of Long Island Sound
Johan C. Varekamp, Wesleyan University; Ellen Thomas, Yale University; Ralph S. Lewis, University of Connecticut
8:45 AM
Depositional Systems and Holocene Evolution of Baffin Bay, Texas
Alexander R. Simms, Oklahoma State University; Niranjan Aryal, Schlumberger; Lauren Miller, Oklahoma State University; Yusuke Yokoyama, Univ of Tokyo; Hiroyuki Matsuzaki, Univ of Tokyo
9:00 AM
Rapid, Episodic Change In Gulf Coast Estuaries during the Holocene
John B. Anderson, Rice University; Kristy T. Milliken, Rice University; Antonio B. Rodriguez, University of North Carolina; Alexander R. Simms, Oklahoma State University
9:15 AM
Comparison of Long-Term Versus Historical Erosion Rates and Sediment Distribution Patterns for the Texas Coast
Davin Johannes Wallace, Rice University; John B. Anderson, Rice University
9:30 AM
Holocene Sea-Level Changes along the North Carolina Coastline: Implications for Glacial Isostatic Adjustment Models and Current Rates of Sea-Level Change
Benjamin P. Horton, University of Pennsylvania; W. Richard Peltier, University of Toronto; Stephen J. Culver, East Carolina University; Rosemarie Drummond, University of Toronto; Simon E. Engelhart, University of Pennsylvania; Andrew Kemp, University of Pennsylvania; David J. Mallinson, East Carolina University; E. Robert Thieler, US Geological Survey; Stanley R. Riggs, East Carolina University; Dorothea V. Ames, East Carolina University
9:45 AM
Early Onset of Historical Accelerated Relative Sea Level Rise in North Carolina, USA
Andrew Kemp, University of Pennsylvania; Benjamin Horton, Univ of Pennsylvania; Stephen J. Culver, East Carolina University; D. Reide Corbett, East Carolina University; Orson van de Plassche, VU University Amsterdam; Robin Edwards, Trinity College Dublin
10:00 AM
Global, Regional, and Local Sea Level Rise on the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Seaboard: Atlantic City as the New Atlantis?
Kenneth G. Miller Sr, Rutgers University; Peter J. Sugarman, New Jersey Geological Survey; James V. Browning, Rutgers University
10:15 AM
20th Century Sea-Level Rise on the US Atlantic Coast: Greater Than the Global Average
Simon Engelhart, Univerity of Pennsylvania; Clive Anderson, University of Sheffield; Bruce C. Douglas, Florida International University; David Hill, Pennsylvania State University; Benjamin Horton, Univ of Pennsylvania; W. Richard Peltier, University of Toronto; Orson Van De Plassche, Vrije Universiteit; Ian Shennan, Durham University; E. Robert Thieler, US Geological Survey; Torbjörn E. Törnqvist, Tulane University
10:30 AM
Accretion Response of Soils in a Restored and Natural Tidal Marsh Under Rapid Relative Sea Level Rise
Raymond C. Crew, University of Maryland; Brian A. Needelman, University of Maryland; Raymond R. Weil, University of Maryland; Martin C. Rabenhorst, University of Maryland; J. Patrick Megonigal
10:45 AM
Shore-Oblique Sand Bars and Sediment Heterogeneity: Precursors to Storm-Generated Sand Ridges and Indicators of Transgression?
Jennifer L. Miselis, Naval Research Laboratory; Jesse McNinch, Field Research Facility
11:00 AM
Barrier Island Response and Human Adaptation to Accelerated Sea-Level Rise, North Carolina Outer Banks
Stanley R. Riggs, East Carolina University; Dorothea V. Ames, East Carolina University; Stephen J. Culver, East Carolina University; David J. Mallinson, East Carolina University; D. Reide Corbett, East Carolina University; J.P. Walsh, East Carolina University
11:15 AM
Future Shoreline Retreat Cannot Be Predicted with Accuracy
Orrin H. Pilkey, Duke University; Robert S. Young, Western Carolina University
11:30 AM
Identifying Potential Sea-Level Rise Impacts to the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Ocean Coast: Results from a Panel Assessment
Benjamin T. Gutierrez, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center; S. Jeffress Williams, U. S. Geol Survey; E. Robert Thieler, US Geological Survey
11:45 AM
Barrier Island Response to Sea-Level Rise and Storm Inundation: Initial Modeling of Alongshore Processes
Jordan Slott, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University; A. Brad Murray, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
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