GSA Paleoflood session

Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting 2016. Denver, Colorado, USA September 25-28. http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/home Abstracts open April 1, close July 31st.

(T59). Paleofloods and Related Fluvial Processes during the Late Quaternary: Reconstructions and Causes. This session aims to bring together scientists with interests in developing and applying a broad array of reconstruction techniques for characterizing the magnitude, frequency, geographic distribution and causes of paleofloods.

Convenors: Lisa Davis and Matthew Therrell, University of Alabama, Samuel Munoz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Sponsors: American Quaternary Society, GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division, Society for Sedimentary Geology, Past Global Changes (PAGES)—Floods Working Group

Contact: lisa.davis@ua.edu