Recent Abstracts: Caribbean Basin and North American-Caribbean Plate Boundary

*=UNCW Graduate Student

Grindlay, N.R., L.J. Abrams, L. DelGreco*, 2003, and P. Mann, Toward an integrated understanding of Holocene fault activity in western Puerto Rico: Constraints from high-resolution seismic and sidescan sonar data, Seismological Res. Lett. 74, 231.

Grindlay, N.R., P. Mann, J. Dolan and J-P van Gestel, 2003, Neotectonics and subsidence of the northern Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands margin in response to the oblique subduction of high-standing ridges, Sesismological Res. Lett., 74, 235.

Mann, P. Gahagan, L., and Grindlay, N., 2003, Early Miocene to recent plate tectonic animation of highly oblique collision between the southeastern Bahama Carbonate Platform and the Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands-Hispaniola Region, Sesimological Res. Lett. 74, 200.

Hearne, M*., N. Grindlay, P. Mann, 2003, Landslide deposits, cookie bites, and crescentic fracturing along the Northern Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands margin: Implications for potential tsunamigenesis, Eos Trans. AGU Fall Meet. Suppl., 84(46) OS22A-1148.

Grindlay, N.R., P. Mann, J. Dolan and J-P van Gestel, 2004, Subduction erosion of the northern Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands margin in response to the oblique collision of high-standing ridges, 32nd International Geologic Conference, Florence, Italy.

Grindlay, N.R. and W. Moore, 2005, A Pilot Study to Investigate the Possible Linkages Between Submarine Groundwater Fluxes and Amphitheater-Shaped Scarps on the Northern Insular Margin of Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico Sea Grant Symposium, Mayagüez, PR.

Hanzlik, M., P. Mann, L. Abrams and N.R. Grindlay, Late Quaternary seismic stratigraphy and structure of the western insular shelf margin of Puerto Rico, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52) Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S23B-0252.

Grindlay, N.R. and W. Moore, 2006, Evidence for significant deep and shallow advective fluid flow offshore northern Puerto Rico, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36) Ocean Sciences Meeting, Suppl., Abstract OS14A-06.

Mondziel, S. *, N. Grindlay, P. Mann and A. Escalona, 2006, Multi-channel seismic images of Neogene rifting in the northern Mona Passage between Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52) Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T43D-1679.

Grindlay, N.R. and P. Mann, 2006, Late Miocene-Recent oblique subduction of the Bahama Platform beneath the northeastern corner of the Caribbean plate: Gateway opening, extreme subduction erosion and earthquake and tsunami hazards, IODP Workshop “Tectonics, Circulation and Climate in the Caribbean Gateway”, Austin, TX.

Hanzlik, M., P. Mann, A. Escalona, N. Grindlay, and L. Abrams, 2007, Oligocene to Recent sequence stratigraphy of the western insular shelf and slope of Puerto Rico: Implications for offshore hydrocarbon exploration, Annual AAPG Convention and Exhibition, Long Beach, CA.

Mondziel, S.*, Grindlay, N.R., Mann, P. and Hornbach, M., Tsunami potential offshore NW Puerto Rico I: Mapping sctive gaults and mass wasting features in the Mona Rift, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs, 39 (6) 57-21, 2007.

Hornbach, M., Frolich, C., Mann, P., Mondziel, S.* and Grindlay, N.R. Tsunami potential offshore NW Puerto Rico II: Re-evaluating the source of the 1918 Puerto Rico Tsunami, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, 39 (6) 57-22, 2007.

Grindlay, N.R, Moore, W.S. and PE06-45 Shipboard Scientific Party, A deep-towed camera investigation of deep fluid flow sites offshore northern Puerto Rico, Eos Transactions. American Geophysical Union, Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract 89-1400, 2008.

Grindlay, N.R., Mondziel, S.*, P. Mann and A. Escalona, Mid-Oligocene-Recent extension on the northern Puerto Rico margin, 18th Caribbean Geological Conference, Dominican Republic, Meeting abstracts and program, Abstract 54, p. 28, 2008.

Grindlay, N. R., Hayman, N. W., Perfit, M. R., Mann, P., Leroy, S., Mercier de Lépinay, B., 2009, Mechanism for crustal thinning along the ultraslow spreading Mid-Cayman Spreading Center, Eos Trans. AGU, 90(52) Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T31C-1846.

Hayman, N W, N R Grindlay, M R Perfit, P Mann, S Leroy, B F Mercier De Lepinay, Oceanic core complex development at the ultraslow spreading Mid–Cayman Spreading Center, 2011, Abstract T23A-2373, presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 5-9 Dec.

Recent Abstracts: Southwest Indian Ridge

Grindlay, N.R., T. Dulaney*, D. Smith, and J. Madsen, 2002, Morphology and spatial characteristics of volcanic edifices at the Southwest Indian Ridge (15º-35ºE): Implications for crustal accretion at ultra-slow spreading rates, InterRidge Southwest Indian Ridge Workshop, Southampton,UK, April.

Sclater, J. N.R. Grindlay, J. Madesn, and C. Rommevaux-Jestin, 2002, The active sections of the Andrew Bain and adjacent fracture zones, InterRidge Southwest Indian Ridge Workshop, Southampton,UK, April

Mancinone, J.* and N.R. Grindlay, 2005, Seamount characteristics and abundance as proxy for volcanic accretion style, magma supply, and lithospheric strength at the Southwest Indian Ridge, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52) Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T41E-1350.

M. Ligi, E. Bonatti, N.R. Grindlay, J. Sclater, and 23 others, 2006, Andrew Bain Transform: Multiple continental-type transform boundaries at the Mid-Ocean Ridge, Abstract volume, Ridges Meeting and Workshop, Sestri Levante, Italy, Sept. 19-22

Brunelli, D., Bonatti, E., Cipriani, A, Grindlay, N., M. Ligi and Sclater, J., 2007, Crust-poor lithosphere at cold spots in the North Atlantic and SW Indian ridges, Eos Trans. AGU, abstracts Fall meeting suppl., T52B-06

Takeuchi, C, J. Sclater, N.R. Grindlay, J. Madsen and C. Rommevaux-Jestin, 2008, Segmentation and accretionary processes near the Andrew Bain mega-transform fault: The Southwest Indian Ridge 25°-35°E, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (53) Fall Meet. suppl., Abstract T43B-2012.

Recent Abstracts: Coastal Southeast US

Head, M.*, N. R. Grindlay, and L. Leonard, 2002, Using high-resolution sidescan sonar to map and monitor sedimentary features at 23-Mile Site, Onlsow Bay, NC., GSA Southeasstern Section Meeting., Lexington, KY, 34:A-13.

Head, M*., N.R. Grindlay, and L. Leonard, 2002, Mapping and monitoring bedforms on the mid-continental shelf: 23 mile site, Onslow Bay, NC, Eos Trans., AGU Fall Mtg. Suppl., 83.

Backstrom, J.T., Cleary, W.J. and Grindlay, N.R. Examining the Effects of Hurricanes Dennis and Floyd (1999) on the Shoreface of a Nourished Beach; Kure Beach, North Carolina American Shore and Beach Preservation Association annual meeting, Wilmington, NC, September 2003

Marshall, J.*, L. Leonard, and N. Grindlay, 2004, Observations of near-bed conditions and sediment response during the passage of hurricane Isabel on the inner continental shelf of Onslow Bay, NC, SE/NE GSA mtg.

Rodriguez, K.,* N.R. Grindlay, L. Abrams , T. Alphin and S. Artabane*, 2005, Mapping living and buried oyster reefs using high-resolution sidescan sonar and seismic sub-bottom profiling in the Cape Fear River, southeastern North Carolina, International Shellfish Restoration Conference, Brest, France.

Rodriguez, K.,* N.R. Grindlay, L. Abrams, T. Alphin and S. Artabane*, 2006, Implications of high-resolution geophysical techniques in oyster habitat identification: Cape Fear River, North Carolina, 98th Annual National Shellfish Association Meeting, Monterey, CA.

Maness, A.,* N.R. Grindlay and A. Shepard, 2006, Investigating the use of acoustic seabed classification as a tool for effective benthic habitat assessment of the Oculina Habitat Area of Particular Concern, southeast Florida shelf, Eos Trans. AGU, 87 Ocean Sciences Meeting Suppl., Abstract OS15F-09.

Amanda Maness*, N. Grindlay and A. Shepard, 2012, Acoustic and visual seabed classification of a deep-water Oculina varicosa coral reef offshore southeast Florida, USA, 5th International Symposium on Deep-sea Corals 2012, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1-6 April.

Recent Abstracts: Tongareva Triple Junction

Pockalny, R., R. Larson, and N. Grindlay, 2001, Triple Junction Reorganizations: A mechanism for the initiation of the great Pacific fracture zones, Eos Trans AGU, 82 (47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T12C-0928.

Recent Abstracts: ODP Leg 185, Geochemical Recycling at the Izu-Bonin Trench

Abrams, L.J., R.A. Pockalny., R.L. Larson, and K. Kelley, 2001, A Model for the temporal emplacement of oceanic crust at hole 801C, Eos Trans, Amer. Geophys. Un., 82, 47, Fall Mtg. Suppl., p.1147.

Jarrard, R. D., L.J. Abrams, R. Pockalny, R.L. Larson, and T. Hirono, 2001, Physical Properties of Upper Oceanic Crust: ODP Hole 801C and the Waning of Hydrothermal Circulation, Eos Trans, Amer. Geophys. Un., 82, 47,Fall Mtg. Suppl. p.1300.

Plank, T., L. J. Abrams, K. Kelley, J. Morris, 2002, Sedimentation History in the Western Pacific Affects Along-strike Variations in Izu-Bonin-Mariana-Honshu Arc Volcanics, Eos Trans, Amer. Geophys. Un., 83 (47) Fall Mtg. Suppl. Abstract T71F-03.

Recent Abstracts: Endeavor Deep, Juan Fernandez Microplate

R A Pockalny, R L Larson, C T Popham, J H Natland, L J Abrams, L J Sonder, 2004, Morphology and Tectonic Evolution of Endeavor Deep, Eos Trans., Amer. Geophys. Un.,Fall Mtg. Suppl., Abstract T13B-1355.