| Monday Afternoon - 10/20/08 (GOM Science Conference) |
| 1:00 |
Welcome, Introduction, Goals and Meeting Plans:
Dawn LaVoie (USGS Gulf of Mexico Science Coordinator) and
Barry Rosen (USGS Florida Integrated Science Center Director) - Science Forum |
| 1:15 |
Regional Executive's Welcome:
Jess Weaver and Stan Ponce
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| 1:30 |
1: Understanding ecosystems and predicting ecosystem change: Ensuring the nation’s economic and environmental future |
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CAPSTONE TALKS --- Session chairs: Tom Doyle and Don DeAngelis |
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Large scale landscape change and Natural Hazards in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. (Abstract)
Speaker: John Brock |
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Biophysical Controls on Response of Coastal Wetlands to Climate Change, Elevated CO2, and Sea-level Rise. (Abstract)
Speaker: Karen McKee |
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How Does Restoration Affect the Resiliency of Coastal Louisiana Marshes? (Abstract)
Speaker: Christopher M. Swarzenski, William Orem, Ken Krauss, Tom Doyle and JoAnn Holloway |
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USGS Research Activities in Coastal Forest Ecosystems of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. (Abstract)
Speaker: Ken Krauss
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USGS Ecosystem Modeling Applications in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. (Abstract)
Speaker: Don DeAngelis and Tom Doyle
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| 3:00 |
Break |
| 3:30 |
2: Climate variability and change |
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CAPSTONE TALKS --- Session chairs: Virginia Burkett and Thomas J. Smith III |
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Natural Climate Variability in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Implications for the Future. (Abstract)
Speakers: Richard Poore, Kristine DeLong, Kathy Tedesco, Lisa Osterman, Julie Ritchey and Terrence Quinn
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USGS Role in Ocean Acidification Research.
Speakers: Lisa Robbins, Kim Yates, Ilsa Kuffner |
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The USGS Role in Mangrove Ecosystem Research at Global Scales (Abstract)
Speakers: Thomas J. Smith III, Don Cahoon, R. Day, Don DeAngelis, Amanda Demopoulos, Tom Doyle, C. Giri, Kristin Hart, Ken Krauss, Dennis Krohn, Cathy Langtimm, Carole McIvor, Karen McKee, B. Middleton, Brad Stith, Eric Swain
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| 6:00 |
MONDAY POSTER SESSION and Social
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| Tuesday Morning - 10/21/08 (GOM Science Conference) |
| 8:30 |
3: Energy (plus Alternate Energy – Wind) and Mineral Resources |
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CAPSTONE TALKS --- Session chair: Debbie Hutchinson (Introduction) |
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USGS Gas Hydrate Studies in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. (Abstract)
Speaker: Debbie Hutchinson |
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A geologic-based evaluation of the potential for undiscovered oil and gas accumulations in Paleogene strata of the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain and State waters. (Abstract)
Speaker: Peter Warwick, James Coleman, Paul Hackley, Daniel Hayba, Alexander Karlesen, Elizabeth Rowan and Sharon Swanson |
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Geologic Controls on the Distribution of Oil and Gas Fields in Neogene Strata of the Gulf Coast U.S.A. (Abstract)
Speaker: Russell Dubiel, Janet Pitman, and Ofori Pearson |
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Understanding the shallow stratigraphic architecture Of the Northern Gulf of Mexico: the key to indentifying Potential resources for shoreline stabilization. (Abstract)
Speaker: James Flocks, S. Jeffress Williams, Jack Kindinger, and Mark Kulp |
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
4: National Hazards, Risk, and Resilience Assessment Program: Hurricanes |
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CAPSTONE TALKS --- Session chair: Abby Sallenger |
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Aerial rapid assessment of hurricane damages to northern Gulf coastal habitats. (Abstract)
Speaker: Thomas Michot, Christopher Wells, and Paul Chadwick |
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HURASIM: Hurricane Simulation Model for Reconstructing Historic Windfields and Landfall Frequencies. (Abstract)
Speaker: Thomas Doyle |
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Internet Map Serving the Hurricane Katrina Maximum Storm Tide in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. (Abstract)
Speaker: K. Van Wilson, Phil Turnipseed, James Hathorn, Dean Tyler, Jason Stoker and Robert Mason, Jr. |
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Assessing the stability and fate of our Barrier islands, northern Gulf of Mexico. (Abstract)
Speaker: Jim Flocks, Dave Twichell, and Michael Miner |
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Subsurface control on sea-floor erosional processes offshore of the Chandeleur Islands, LA. (Abstract)
Speaker: David Twichell, Elizabeth Pendleton Wayne Baldwin, and Jim Flocks |
| 12:00 |
Lunch on premises
Guest Speaker: Virgina Burkett
Climate Change: Physical Science Basis and Impacts in the Gulf Coast Region (Abstract)
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| Tuesday Afternoon - 10/21/08 (GOM Science Conference) |
| 1:30 |
Wildlife and Human Health |
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PANEL MODERATORS: Jacoby Carter and Ken Rice
PANELISTS: Jill Jenkins, Clint Jeske, David Krabbenhoft, Dennis Demcheck and Barry Rosen |
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PANEL DISCUSSION:
Current research on wildlife and human health from your perspective.
What is missing?
What should USGS be doing in the future?
Audience participation is expected.
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| 3:00 |
Break |
| 3:15 |
5: Water Census |
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CAPSTONE TALKS --- Session chairs: Van Wilson and Richard Treece |
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Moving from monitoring to modeling: regional assessment of nutrient sources, transport, delivery to streams and coastal areas. (Abstract)
Speakers: Anne Hoos, Gerard McMahon and Michael Woodside |
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Real-time data collection networks: real-time flows. (Abstract)
Speaker: Leroy Pearman |
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Nitrate concentrations in Lake Pontchartrain during the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway opening, April 11 to May 8, 2008. (Abstract)
Speaker: Dennis Demchek and Scott Mize |
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Understanding water availability. (Abstract)
Speaker: Kenneth Odom |
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20th Century development and expansion of Louisiana, and shelf hypoxia, Gulf of Mexico. (Abstract)
Speakers: Lisa Osterman, Richard Poore and Peter Swarzenski |
| 4:30 |
6: Data Integration |
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CAPSTONE TALKS --- Session chair: Scott Wilson |
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Data Integration in the Water Resources Discipline. (Abstract)
Speaker: Brian Reece |
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Overview of USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program Data Management and Analysis Tools for Geologic and Hazards Information. (Abstract)
Speakers: Shawn Dadisman, Jim Flocks and Robert Wertz |
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Louisiana’s Coastwide Reference Monitoring System: Using Web Services to Integrate and Visualize Data for Assessing Restoration Effectiveness. (Abstract)
Speakers: G. Snedden, C. Conzelmann, G. Steyer, R. Raynie and S. Wilson |
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Priority Habitat Information System (PHINS). (Abstract)
Speaker: Chris Cretini |
| 6:00 |
TUESDAY POSTER SESSION and Social
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