Dear Colleagues, From February 23rd to March 2nd, ASLO's Aquatic Sciences meeting will be in San Juan, Puerto Rico (https://aslo.org/sanjuan2019/main).
My co-conveners and I we have proposed a session on Paleotempestology (SS08). In a nutshell, the goal of this session is to bring researchers together that address the same "elephant in the room" but from different perspectives (e.g., sedimentary, geochemical, biological, geophysical, etc.). Abstract submission begins in early September (based on website) until October 15th. The link to the sessions is: https://aslo.org/sanjuan2019/sessions SS08 PALEOTEMPESTOLOGY IN A SLOWLY WARMING PLANET: RECONSTRUCTION OF PAST EVENTS Michael Martinez-Colon, Florida A&M University ([email protected]) Kam-Biu Liu, Louisiana State University ([email protected]) Thomas Bianchette, University Of Michigan ([email protected]) Marianne Dietz, Louisiana State University ([email protected]) Coastal lagoons, marshes, and estuaries are ecotones embedded between marine and terrestrial environments. Extreme events such as hurricane- driven storm surges and freshwater flooding create disturbance by altering the natural state (sedimentation, salinity, biota, etc.) of these coastal systems as well as in freshwater lakes. Studying these events from a long- term perspective provides insights into their recurrence intervals and the impacts of these natural processes in the context of anthropogenic alteration of land surfaces (e.g., deforestation, urban development) and coastal landforms (e.g., levees, seawalls) that have served as buffers. Contributions implementing proxies such as microfossils (pollen, diatoms, phytoliths, benthic foraminifera, etc.), watershed sedimentation, wave- vs flood-generated sedimentary structures, organic/inorganic geochemistry, mapping (e.g., GPR), modelling, among others, used to reconstruct events are especially welcome. Contributions establishing differences or similarities between paleotsunami and paleostorm deposits as well as in the biophysical impacts of recent events are also welcome. Please share as well with your colleagues and collaborators. Hope to see you in Puerto Rico. Mike
