Natural Storm Variability in New England
Adam Parris
Why storms? Climate is the long-term average of variables in the Earth's atmosphere, such as temperature, precipitation, and wind. For millions of years, climatic events, such as rainstorms, have shaped the ...

Holocene landscape evolution of alpine areas in the southern San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Brad Johnson, Appalachian State University
Alpine landscapes that were glaciated during the Last Glacial Maximum are filled with landforms which are often confusing and difficult to understand. Yet, many researchers are drawn to researching problems in ...

Surficial carbonate and land surfaces of the Pamir Plateau, Tajikistan
Scott Hynek, University of Utah
The Pamir plateau is a prominent physiographic feature in Central Asia (Figure 1). The geomorphology of the plateau interior is a result of its geologic setting and its climate. The Pamir plateau is surrounded by ...

Glacier Fluctuations Since the Last Glacial Maximum in Southwest Alaska
Jonathan Harvey
Glacier fluctuations since the last glacial maximum in southwest Alaska Introduction During the last glacial maximum (LGM), alpine glaciers in the western cordillera expanded, coalesced, and flowed onto ...

Climate change in the dead heart of Australia
Joshua Larsen
Despite the absence of large-scale glaciation, the Australian continent has experienced substantial environmental change throughout the Quaternary period. This is especially pronounced in central Australia, where ...

Regional trends in desert dune morphology and orientation: Examples from the Australian deserts
Kathryn Fitzsimmons
Dunes are the major landforms within the desert regions of the world, owing largely to the dominance of wind over water as a geomorphic agent in the arid zone. Linear dunes, which form parallel to the resultant ...

River flow variability in Schoharie Creek, Catskills Mountains, New York, USA
Jaclyn Cockburn, University of Guelph
Running water is an important agent that shapes the Earth's surface. Understanding changes in the volume of water moving through a watershed is one way to evaluate the power and work applied to the surface. ...

Eureka Flat: How glacial outburst floods started the dust engine of the Pacific Northwest
Mark Sweeney, University of South Dakota
Mark Sweeney University of South Dakota Location Continent: North America Country: United States of America State/Province: Washington/Pacific Northwest City/Town: UTM coordinates and datum: none Setting Climate ...

"Mitigate or migrate?": Marsh loss and sea level around Chesapeake Bay
Ben DeJong, University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
The Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (BNWR) on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, USA is a major destination for bird-watchers worldwide. Set aside as a refuge in 1938, BNWR (Fig 1) is part of a one of the largest ...

Uplift Follows Deglaciation in Northern Southeast Alaska
Cathy Connor, University of Alaska Southeast
Cathy Connor University Alaska Southeast Location Continent: North America Country: United States of America State/Province: Alaska Region: Alexander Archipelago (southeastern Alaska) UTM coordinates and datum: ...