| Thursday, February 28, 2008 |
| 8:00 AM |
Coffee and Bagels |
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| 8:30 AM |
Welcome, Introductions, Housekeeping |
John Brock |
| 8:45 AM |
USGS Integrated Science in the Northern Gulf of Mexico |
Dawn Lavoie |
| 9:00 AM |
Northern Gulf Coast Ecosystem Change and Hazard Susceptibility Project: FY07 – FY08 Accomplishments |
John Brock |
| Session 1: Progress Updates - Task 2 |
| 9:15 AM |
Annual Progress Report – Holocene Evolution of Northern Gulf Coast Climate, Geomorphology, and Sea-Level (Task 2) |
Dave Twichell |
| 9:30 AM |
Geologic Framework and Holocene Coastal Evolution-Eastern Louisiana Region – Activities and Deliverables (Subtask 2.1) |
Dave Twichell |
| 10:00 AM |
Geologic Framework and Holocene Coastal Evolution-Mississippi-Alabama Region (Subtask 2.2) – Activities and Deliverables |
Jim Flocks |
| 10:30 AM |
Break |
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| 10:45 AM |
Hindcast of NGOM Holocene Climate and Climate Variability (Subtask 2.3) and Northern Gulf Coast Climate and Ecosystem Variability (Subtask 3.1) – Activities and Deliverables |
Dick Poore |
| 11:15 AM |
Investigations of Millenial-Scale Forcing on Stratigraphic and Sedimentary Response to Latest Quaternary of the Central Mississippi River Delta Plain (Subtask 2.4) – Activities and Deliverables |
Mark Kulp |
| Session 2: Progress Updates - Task 3 |
| 11:45 AM |
Annual Progress Report - Decadal – Century Scale Evolution of Northern Gulf Coast Climate, Ecosystems, and Landforms (Task 3) |
Dick Poore
John Brock |
| 12:00 PM |
Geochemical Study of Northern Gulf Coast Ecosystem Change (Subtask 3.2) – Activities and Deliverables |
Peter Swarzenski |
| 12:30 PM |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 PM |
Evolution of Northern Gulf Coast Barrier Islands (Subtask 3.5) – Activities and Deliverables |
Bob Morton |
| 1:30 PM |
Time Series Analysis of Northern Gulf Coast Wetland Loss Form and Process: 1932-2001 (Subtask 3.6) – Activities and Deliverables |
Shea Penland
Del Britsch |
| Session 3: Review of Proposals for New Task 3 Subtasks |
| 2:00 PM |
Multi-decadal Analysis of the Evolution of Northern Gulf Coast Wetlands |
John Barras |
| 2:30 PM |
Processes of Intra-basin Scale Landscape Change within the Mermentau Basin Due to Hurricane Impacts |
Kathryn Smith |
| Session 4: Science Plan for NGOM Project - Task 4 |
| 3:00 PM |
Annual Progress Report – Present and Forecast 21st Century Northern Gulf Coast Landscape and Human Community Structure (Task 4) |
John Brock |
| 3:15 PM |
Mapping Present Day Northern Gulf Coast Landscape Structure (Subtask 4.1) – Activities and Deliverables |
Amar Nayegandhi |
| 3:45 PM |
Mapping Present Day Northern Gulf Coast Subaerial Geomorphology (Subtask 4.2) – Establishment of a USGS Lidar Survey Capability |
Wayne Wright |
| 4:15 PM |
Spatial Forecasting of Northern Gulf Coast Landscape Structure (Subtask 4.3) |
Glenn Guntenspergen
Don Cahoon |
| 4:45 PM |
Assessment of the Past, Present, and Future Coastal Hazards and Vulnerability of Southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama (Subtask 4.4) |
Ioannis Georgiou
Shea Penland |
| 5:00 PM |
Adjourn for the day |
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| Friday, February 29, 2008 |
| 8:00 AM |
Coffee and Bagels |
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| 8:30 AM |
Definition of Break-Out Groups |
John Brock |
| 8:45 AM |
Break-Out Groups Meet |
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| 10:00 AM |
Break |
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| 10:15 AM |
Open Discussion and Wrap Up |
John Brock |
| 11:30 AM |
Meeting Adjourns (van departs for the airport) |
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