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    ONGOING AND RECENT GEOLOGIC RESEARCH


    • POSTGLACIAL FLUVIAL LANDFORM EVOLUTION
      The purpose of this research is to determine the Quaternary evolution of stream systems in the Lake Erie watershed. The research design includes:

    • Detailed mapping of abandoned terraces and meanders of selected stream systems in the Lake Erie Watershed.M
    • Augering and the construction of profiles to understand the local stratigraphy.
    • Subsurface sampling to obtain organic material (if present) to provide a chronology.
    • GIS map of a stream system sample
    • Related publications and conference abstracts

    • DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES FOR THE RAPID EVALUATION OF SUBSURFACE STRATIGRAPHY AT FT. BLISS, TEXAS.
      This research centers around the identification of buried soil horizons in the southern Tularosa Basin. The paleosols are distinguished based on physical properties and degree of caliche formation. Through the rapid identification of these soils, we hope to be able to provide a field techniques model for the archaeological community working in the Hueco and Tularosa Basins.

      This will be achieved through:

    • use of GIS to develop a predictive model: Sample
    • augering and trenching to provide ground-truth data.
    • analysis of sampling techniques, including variations in sampling strategy and spacing.






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