Workshop report
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02 Dec 2019
Workshop report |
| 02 Dec 2019
| 02 Dec 2019
The Bouse Formation, a controversial Neogene archive of the evolving Colorado River: a scientific drilling workshop report (28 February–3 March 2019 – BlueWater Resort & Casino, Parker, AZ, USA)
Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Colleen Cassidy
Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Ryan Crow
US Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Jordon Bright
School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Laura Crossey
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Rebecca Dorsey
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
Brian Gootee
Arizona Geological Survey, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
Kyle House
US Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Keith Howard
US Geological Survey (Ret.), Menlo Park, CA, USA
Karl Karlstrom
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Philip Pearthree
Arizona Geological Survey, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
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Short summary
This paper summarizes a workshop held in Parker, AZ, USA, to discuss planned scientific drilling in the Miocene(?) or early Pliocene Bouse Formation, a controversial deposit (of lacustrine, marine, or some hybrid origin) found in the lower Colorado River valley. The drilling project is intended to address this controversy as well as shed light on Pliocene climates of southwestern North America during an important period of past climate change.
This paper summarizes a workshop held in Parker, AZ, USA, to discuss planned scientific drilling...
