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Ames, D.A., Riggs, S.R., and White, R.M., 2003, Time-slice analysis of geomorphic—ecologic systems and decadal-scale barrier island evolution, North Carolina Outer Banks: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 6, p., Seattle, WA.

Ashton, A., List, J. H., Murray, A. B., and Farris, A. S., 2003. Links between erosional hotspots and alongshore sediment transport. Proceed. International Conference on Coastal Sediments 2003, CD ROM Published by World Scientific Publishing Corp. and East Meets West Productions, Corpus Christi, Texas, ISBN 981-238-422-7, p. (no page numbers).

Bart, S., York, L. L., Wehmiller, J. F., Boss, S. K., and Hoffman, C. W., 2001, The late
Quaternary geochronology of North Carolina's outer banks derived from minostratigraphic study of beach and inner shelf core samples. GSA Southeastern Section Meeting, Raleigh, NC, v. 33, no. 2, p.72.

Burdette, K., Mallinson, D., Riggs, S., and Thieler, E., 2003, Ground penetrating radar
investigations of paleoshoreline features in Currituck County, northeastern North Carolina: defining the geologic framework and sea level implications. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 6, p., Seattle, WA.

Corbett, D.R., Giffin, D., and Riggs, S.R., 2002, Sediment resuspension in the Pamlico and Neuse River Estuaries: a potential source of nutrients: Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC, Abstracts, p. 61.

Corbett, D.R., Mallinson, D.A., Letrick, E., and Vance, D., 2002, A preliminary evaluation of the sediment dynamics in the Albemarle estuarine system, North Carolina: Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meeting. Supp 1., Abstract OS52F-06.

Corbett, D.R., and Giffin, D., 2002, Sediment resuspension in the Pamlico and Neuse River estuaries: a potential source of nutrients: American Geophysical Union, Ocean Sciences Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI.

Corbett,D.R., D. Giffin, J. Frank, T. West, L. Clough, and W. Calfee, 2003, The role of sediment resuspension in nutrient cycling: Estuarine Research Federation Biannual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Culver, S., Ames, D., Corbett, D., Mallinson, D., Riggs, S., and Vance, D., 2002, Foraminiferal record of storm events and anthropogenic environmental modification on the North Carolina Outer Banks, U.S.A.: Forams 2002 International Conference on Foraminifera, Perth, Australia, Volume of Abstracts, p. 30.

Giffin, D. and D.R. Corbett, 2003, Radioisotope evaluation of sediment dynamics in estuarine systems: Southeast Coastal Ocean Science Conference, Charleston, SC.

Giffin, D. and D.R. Corbett, 2003, Radioisotope evaluation of sediment dynamics in estuarine systems: Southeast Coastal Ocean Science Conference, Charleston, SC.

Giffin, D.A., and Corbett, D.R., 2002, Hydrologic and biogeochemical implications for ecological indicators: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference of the Coastal Society, Galveston, TX.

Hoffman, C.W., and Riggs, S.R., 2003, Remotely sensed digital geomorphic map of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina: Geological Society of America, Memphis, TN, Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 1, p. 60.

Kannan, S., Lippmann, T. C., and List, J. H., 2003. The relationship of nearshore sandbar configuration to shoreline change. Proceed. International Conference on Coastal Sediments 2003, CD ROM Published by World Scientif. Pub. Corp. and East Meets West Productions, Corpus Christi, Texas, ISBN 981-238-422-7, p. (no page numbers).

Letrick, E., Corbett, D.R., and Mallinson, D., 2002, Sedimentology and geochemistry of estuarine sediments from the Albemarle Sound and adjacent tributaries in eastern NC: Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meeting. Supp 1., Abstract OS71B-0290.

Letrick, E., Mallinson, D., Corbett, R., Riggs, S., Culver, S., and Vance, D., 2002,
Sedimentology and geochemistry of estuarine sediments from the Albemarle Sound and adjacent tributaries in eastern North Carolina: Geological Society of America, Lexington, KY, Abstracts with Programs, Southeastern Sectional Annual Meeting, v. 34, no. 2, p. A-24.

Lippmann, T. C., List, J. H., and Kannan, S., 2002. Shoreline response to storms and the configuration of nearshore sand bars. Proceed. 28th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, World Scientific, London,

List, J. H. and Farris, A. S., 1999. Large-scale shoreline response to storms and fair weather. Proceed. Coastal Sediments '99, Amer. Soc. Civil Eng., Reston, VA, pp. 1324-1338.

List, J. H., Farris, A. S., and Sullivan, C., 2003. Large-scale response of foreshore slope to storm events. Proceed. International Conference on Coastal Sediments 2003, CD ROM Published by World Scientific Publishing Corp. and East Meets West Productions, Corpus Christi, Texas, ISBN 981-238-422-7, p. (no page numbers).

Mallinson, D., Ames, D., Riggs, S., Crowson, R.A., Foster, N., and Hoffman, C.W., 2001,
Ground penetrating radar defines the Holocene and Pleistocene geology of the North Carolina Outer Banks: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 6, p. A-166.

Mallinson, D.A., Riggs, S.R., Thieler, E.R., Culver, S.J., Hoffman, C.W., and Wehmiller, J.F., 2002, Neogene seismic stratigraphic framework of the Albemarle Embayment: Bald Head Island Conference, Ft Fisher, NC.

Mallinson, D.J., Riggs, S.R., Ames, D.A., Hoffman, C.W., Thieler, E.R., and Crowson, R.A., 2003, Holocene geologic framework and evolution of the northern outer banks: results of ground penetrating radar and sedimentological investigations: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 6, p., Seattle, WA.

Muhs, D. R., Wehmiller, J. F., Simmons, K. R., and York, L. L., in press (2003), Quaternary sea level history of the United States. INQUA Proceedings Volume, Geological Society of America.

Murphy, M.A., and Riggs, S.R., 2002, Estuarine Shoreline Erosion and Wetland Loss, Albemarle-Pamlico Sound, North Carolina: Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC, Abstracts, p. 30

Riggs, S.R., 2001, Resolution of millenial- to decadal-scale Holocene climatic/sea-level fluctuations and the coastal response: US mid-Atlantic coastal system, IGCP 437, Durham, England; Abstracts, p. 39.

Riggs, S.R., Culver, S.J., Mallinson, D.A., Corbett, D.R., Ames, D.V., and Murphy, M.A., 2002, Evolutionary Development, collapse, and Back-Stepping of a Barrier Island System, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), NC: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 6, p., Denver, CO.

Riggs, S.R., Mallinson, D.J., Thieler, E.R., Culver, S.J., Corbett, D.R., and Ames, D.A., 2003, Role of sea-level fluctuation, paleotopography, and sediment supply in Holocene evolution of northeastern North Carolina barrier island—estuarine system: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 6, p., Seattle, WA.

Riggs, S.R., Thieler, E.R., Mallinson, D.A., Culver, S.J., Corbett, D.R., Hoffman, C.W., 2002, Role of geologic framework, paleotopography, sediment supply, and human modification in the evolutionary development of the northeastern NC barrier island system: Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meeting. Supp 1., Abstract OS52F-04.

Thieler, E.R., Riggs, S.R., Hoffman, C.W., Wehmiller, J.F., Mallinson, D.J., Foster, D.S., Culver, S.J., Farrell, K.M., Bratton, J.F., and, McNinch, J.E., 2003, The record of Quaternary sea-level change, North Carolina Coastal Plain, Mid-Atlantic US: XVI INQUA Congress, Reno, NV.

Thieler, E.R., Riggs, S.R., Hoffman, C.W., and Schwab, W.C., 2001, Geology for a changing coast: the North Carolina Cooperative.Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 6, p. A341.

Thieler, E.R., Schwab, W.C., Signell, R.P., Gayes, P.T., and Harris, M.S., 2001. The inner shelf as a source and sink for beach nourishment. GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 4, p. A20.

Tully, L., D.R. Corbett, S. Culver, and S. Riggs, 2003, Significance of eroding marshes as asediment source to the Pamlico Sound, North Carolina: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 35, no. 6, p., Seattle, WA.

Vance, D., Culver, S., Ames, D., Corbett, D., Mallinson, D., and Riggs, S., 2002, A record of the interplay of storm events and anthropogenic environmental modification on the stratigraphic record of the North Carolina Outer Banks: Geological Society of America, Lexington, KY, Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 2, p. A-24.

Vance, D.J., Corbett, D.R., and Culver, S.J., 2002, Foraminiferal distributions, sedimentation rates and patterns in the Albemarle estuarine system, North Carolina. Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meeting. Supp 1., Abstract OS22B-0283.

White, R.M, Riggs, S.R., Mallinson, D.A., and Ames, D.V., 2002, Process-response, time-slice, geomorphic and ecologic mapping of Core Banks, Cape Lookout National Seashore, NC: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 6, p., Denver, CO.

White, R.M., Riggs, S.R., Mallinson, D.A., and Ames, D.V., 2002, Process-response, time-slice, geomorphic and ecologic mapping of Core Banks, Cape Lookout National Seashore (CLNS), NC:Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meeting. Supp 1., Abstract OS71B-0288.

White, R.M., and Riggs, S.R., 2002, Coastal wetland formation since 1940: Core Banks, Cape Lookout National Seashore, NC: Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC, Abstracts, p. 28.

Wehmiller, J. F., 2002, Marine Isotope Stage 5 on the US Atlantic Coastal Plain: comparisons with global ice volume records and implications of U-series dates for racemization geochronology. Abstracts, IGCP 437 Meeting, Quaternary Sea levels, Barbados.

Wehmiller, J. F., Pellerito, V., York, L. L. and Kalb, A., 2003, Old ideas, new techniques: recycling of fossil shell material in Atlantic margin coastal systems. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs.

Wehmiller, J. F., York, L. L., and Pellerito, V., 2002, Chesapeake to Charleston: contributions of aminostratigraphy to correlation and geochronology of Quaternary units across the Cape Fear Arch. Bald Head Island Conference, Univ. North Carolina Wilmington.

Wehmiller, J. F., and York, L. L., 2001, Chronostratigraphic and paleoclimatic implications of paired radiocarbon/racemization analyses of Quaternary mollusks from the mid- and southeastern Atlantic coastal plain. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, no. 6, 171.

Wehmiller, J. F., Simmons, K. R., Cheng, H., Edwards, R. L., Martin-McNaughton, J., York, L. L., Krantz, D. E., and Shen, C.-C., in review, Uranium-series coral age from the US Atlantic Coastal Plain - the "80 ka problem" revisited. Quaternary International.