Untangling the Quaternary Period—A Legacy of Stephen C. Porter
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Stephen C. Porter was an international leader in Quaternary science for several decades, having worked on most of the world’s continents and having led international organizations and a prominent interdisciplinary journal. His work influenced many individuals, and he played an essential role in linking Chinese Quaternary science with the broader international scientific community. This volume brings together nineteen papers of interdisciplinary Quaternary science honoring Porter. Special Paper 548 features papers from six continents, on wide-ranging topics including glaciation, paleoecology, landscape evolution, megafloods, and loess. The topical and geographical range of the papers, as well as their interdisciplinary nature, honor Porter’s distinct approach to Quaternary science and leadership that influences the field to this day.
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Asian paleomonsoon variation linked to “tripolar” environmental changesAuthor(s)An Zhisheng*;An Zhisheng*State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710061, ChinaCAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Xi’an 710061, ChinaQingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266003, China
*corresponding authors: anzs@loess.llqg.ac.cn and zhangzk@ieecas.cn.
Search for other works by this author on:Zhou Weijian;Zhou WeijianState Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710061, ChinaCAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Xi’an 710061, ChinaInterdisciplinary Research Center of Earth Science Frontier (IRCESF) and Joint Center for Global Change Studies (JCGCS), Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Zhang Zeke*;Zhang Zeke*State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710061, China*corresponding authors: anzs@loess.llqg.ac.cn and zhangzk@ieecas.cn.
Search for other works by this author on:Sun Youbin;Sun YoubinState Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710061, ChinaCAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Xi’an 710061, ChinaQingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266003, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Cai Yanjun;Cai YanjunState Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710061, ChinaCAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Xi’an 710061, ChinaInstitute of Global Environmental Change, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Li Li;Li LiState Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710061, ChinaQingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266003, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Shi Zhengguo;Shi ZhengguoState Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710061, ChinaCAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Xi’an 710061, ChinaInstitute of Global Environmental Change, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Chang Hong;Chang HongState Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710061, ChinaCAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Xi’an 710061, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Yan HongYan HongState Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi’an 710061, ChinaCAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Xi’an 710061, ChinaInstitute of Global Environmental Change, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on: -
Pliocene–Pleistocene landscape evolution and watershed reorganization east of the central Andes in Argentine PatagoniaAuthor(s)Corinne Y. Griffing;Corinne Y. GriffingDepartment of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada, and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Douglas College, 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC V3M 5Z5, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:John J. Clague;John J. ClagueDepartment of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Rene W. Barendregt;Rene W. BarendregtDepartment of Geography, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Brian Menounos;Brian MenounosGeography Program and Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Institute, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, BC V2N 4Z9, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Sidney R. Hemming;Sidney R. HemmingEarth and Environmental Sciences and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, 413 Comer, 61 Route 9W–P.O. Box 1000, Palisades, New York 10964-8000, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jorge Rabassa;Jorge RabassaConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)–Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC), Bernardo Houssay #200, 9410 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, ArgentinaSearch for other works by this author on:Bettina Ercolano;Bettina ErcolanoInstituto Ciencias del Ambiente Sustentabilidad y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego, Avenida Gobernador Gregores y Piloto “Lero” Rivera, 9400, Río Gallegos, ArgentinaSearch for other works by this author on:Oscar MartinezOscar MartinezFacultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia–San Juan Bosco, Sarmiento 849, Esquel, Chubut, ArgentinaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Climate and provenance variation across the mid-Pleistocene transition revealed through sedimentology, geochemistry, and rock magnetism of the Blackwater Draw Formation, Southern High Plains, Texas, USAAuthor(s)J. Stine*;J. Stine*Department of Geosciences, ROC 21, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080-3021, USA
*corresponding author
Search for other works by this author on:D.E. Sweet;D.E. SweetDepartment of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, 125 Science, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1053, USASearch for other works by this author on:J.W. Geissman;J.W. GeissmanDepartment of Geosciences, ROC 21, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080-3021, USA, and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USASearch for other works by this author on:H. Baird;H. BairdDepartment of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, 125 Science, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1053, USA, and Equinor, 6300 Bridge Point Parkway, Austin, Texas 78730, USASearch for other works by this author on:J.F. FergusonJ.F. FergusonDepartment of Geosciences, ROC 21, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080-3021, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
Climate-driven late Quaternary fan surface abandonment in the NW HimalayaAuthor(s)Elizabeth N. Orr*;Elizabeth N. Orr*GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany, and Institute for Geosciences, University of Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
*E-mails: corresponding author, E.N. Orr: elizabeth.orr@gfz-potsdam.de; L.A. Owen: lewis.owen@ncsu.edu; S. Saha: sahasv@ucla.edu; M.W. Caffee: mcaffee@purdue.edu.
Search for other works by this author on:Lewis A. Owen*;Lewis A. Owen*Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA*E-mails: corresponding author, E.N. Orr: elizabeth.orr@gfz-potsdam.de; L.A. Owen: lewis.owen@ncsu.edu; S. Saha: sahasv@ucla.edu; M.W. Caffee: mcaffee@purdue.edu.
Search for other works by this author on:Sourav Saha*;Sourav Saha*Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA*E-mails: corresponding author, E.N. Orr: elizabeth.orr@gfz-potsdam.de; L.A. Owen: lewis.owen@ncsu.edu; S. Saha: sahasv@ucla.edu; M.W. Caffee: mcaffee@purdue.edu.
Search for other works by this author on:Marc W. Caffee*Marc W. Caffee*Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA, and Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA*E-mails: corresponding author, E.N. Orr: elizabeth.orr@gfz-potsdam.de; L.A. Owen: lewis.owen@ncsu.edu; S. Saha: sahasv@ucla.edu; M.W. Caffee: mcaffee@purdue.edu.
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Deglacial landforms and Holocene vegetation trajectories in the northern interior cedar-hemlock forests of British ColumbiaAuthor(s)Daniel G. Gavin*;Daniel G. Gavin*Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
*corresponding author e-mail: dgavin@uoregon.edu
Search for other works by this author on:Ariana White;Ariana WhiteDepartment of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USASearch for other works by this author on:Paul T. Sanborn;Paul T. SanbornEcosystem Science and Management Program, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, British Columbia V2N 4Z9, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Richard J. HebdaRichard J. HebdaRoyal British Columbia Museum, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 9W2, Canada, and Department of Biology and School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 1700, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on: -
Climate of the Last Glacial Maximum on the western Olympic Peninsula based on insect paleoecology, palynology, and glacial geologyAuthor(s)Allan C. Ashworth*;Allan C. Ashworth*Department of Geosciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, USA
*E-mails: allan.ashworth@ndsu.edu; thacglen@isu.edu; dgavin@uoregon.edu.
Search for other works by this author on:Glenn D. Thackray*;Glenn D. Thackray*Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, USA*E-mails: allan.ashworth@ndsu.edu; thacglen@isu.edu; dgavin@uoregon.edu.
Search for other works by this author on:Daniel G. Gavin*Daniel G. Gavin*Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA*E-mails: allan.ashworth@ndsu.edu; thacglen@isu.edu; dgavin@uoregon.edu.
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Glacier development in continental climate regions of central AsiaAuthor(s)Jigjidsurengiin Batbaatar*;Jigjidsurengiin Batbaatar*Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1310, USA
*corresponding author email: bataa@uw.edu
Search for other works by this author on:Alan R. Gillespie;Alan R. GillespieQuaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1310, USASearch for other works by this author on:Michele Koppes;Michele KoppesDepartment of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC V6T 1Z2, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Douglas H. Clark;Douglas H. ClarkDepartment of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225-9160, USASearch for other works by this author on:Oliver A. Chadwick;Oliver A. ChadwickDepartment of Geography, University of California–Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USASearch for other works by this author on:David Fink;David FinkAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:Ari Matmon;Ari MatmonThe Fredy and Nadine Herrmann Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, IsraelSearch for other works by this author on:Summer RupperSummer RupperDepartment of Geography, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
Late Pleistocene glaciers and climate in the High Atlas, North AfricaAuthor(s)Philip D. Hughes;Philip D. HughesDepartment of Geography, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UKSearch for other works by this author on:David Fink;David FinkAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, PMB1, Menai, NSW 2234, AustraliaSearch for other works by this author on:William J. FletcherWilliam J. FletcherDepartment of Geography, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UKSearch for other works by this author on:
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Modeling glacier extents and equilibrium line altitudes in the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda, over the last 31,000 yrAuthor(s)Alice M. Doughty*;Alice M. Doughty*Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USASearch for other works by this author on:Meredith A. Kelly;Meredith A. KellyDepartment of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USASearch for other works by this author on:James M. Russell;James M. RussellDepartment of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USASearch for other works by this author on:Margaret S. Jackson;Margaret S. JacksonDepartment of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USASearch for other works by this author on:Brian M. Anderson;Brian M. AndersonAntarctic Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington 6140, New ZealandSearch for other works by this author on:Jonathan Chipman;Jonathan ChipmanDepartment of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, HB6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USASearch for other works by this author on:Bob Nakileza;Bob NakilezaMountain Resource Centre, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaSearch for other works by this author on:Sylvia G. DeeSylvia G. DeeDepartment of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Multiple mechanisms of minor moraine formation in the Schwarzensteinkees foreland, AustriaAuthor(s)Cianna E. Wyshnytzky*;Cianna E. Wyshnytzky*School of Geography, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
*Corresponding author, current address: U.S. Department of Agriculture–Natural Resources Conservation Service, 125 South State Street, Room 4010, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1100, USA; e-mail: cianna.wyshnytzky@usda.gov.
Search for other works by this author on:Sven Lukas;Sven LukasDepartment of Geology, University of Lund, Sölvegatan 12, 22362 Lund, SwedenSearch for other works by this author on:John W.E. GrovesJohn W.E. GrovesSchool of Geography, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UKSearch for other works by this author on: -
Ice-thickness variation during marine oxygen isotope stage 4–2 glaciation determined from kame terraces in the Rangitata Valley, New ZealandAuthor(s)Glenn D. Thackray*;Glenn D. Thackray*Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 83209, USA
*corresponding author: thacglen@isu.edu
Search for other works by this author on:Tammy M. Rittenour;Tammy M. RittenourDepartment of Geosciences, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, USASearch for other works by this author on:James ShulmeisterJames ShulmeisterSchool of Earth and Environment, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New ZealandSearch for other works by this author on: -
A 3 m.y. record of volcanism and glaciation in northern British Columbia, CanadaAuthor(s)Benjamin R. Edwards;Benjamin R. EdwardsDepartment of Earth Sciences, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013, USASearch for other works by this author on:James K. Russell;James K. RussellVolcanology and Petrology Laboratory, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Brian Jicha;Brian JichaDepartment of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USASearch for other works by this author on:Brad S. Singer;Brad S. SingerDepartment of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USASearch for other works by this author on:Gwen Dunnington;Gwen DunningtonDepartment of Earth Sciences, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013, USASearch for other works by this author on:Robert Jansen*Robert Jansen*Department of Earth Sciences, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Glaciers, isostasy, and eustasy in the Fraser Lowland: A new interpretation of late Pleistocene glaciation across the International BoundaryAuthor(s)Douglas H. Clark;Douglas H. ClarkGeology Department, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, Washington 98225, USASearch for other works by this author on:John J. ClagueJohn J. ClagueDepartment of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Deglaciation of the Puget Lowland, WashingtonAuthor(s)Ralph A. Haugerud*Ralph A. Haugerud*U.S. Geological Survey, c/o Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Box 351310, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Laurentide ice sheet thinning and erosive regimes at Mount Washington, New Hampshire, inferred from multiple cosmogenic nuclidesAuthor(s)Alexandria J. Koester*;Alexandria J. Koester*Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USA, and Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
*corresponding author: koestea@purdue.edu
Search for other works by this author on:Jeremy D. Shakun;Jeremy D. ShakunDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USASearch for other works by this author on:Paul R. Bierman;Paul R. BiermanDepartment of Geology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USASearch for other works by this author on:P. Thompson Davis;P. Thompson DavisDepartment of Natural and Applied Sciences, Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02452, USASearch for other works by this author on:Lee B. Corbett;Lee B. CorbettDepartment of Geology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USASearch for other works by this author on:Brent M. Goehring;Brent M. GoehringDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USASearch for other works by this author on:Anthony C. Vickers;Anthony C. VickersDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USASearch for other works by this author on:Susan R. ZimmermanSusan R. ZimmermanCenter for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USASearch for other works by this author on: -
Deglacial Kankakee Torrent, source to sinkAuthor(s)B. Brandon Curry;B. Brandon CurryIllinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois 61820, USASearch for other works by this author on:Alan E. Kehew;Alan E. KehewDepartment of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Michigan Geological Survey, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5241, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jose Luis Antinao;Jose Luis AntinaoIndiana Geological and Water Survey, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USASearch for other works by this author on:John Esch;John EschMichigan Department of Environmental Quality, Oil, Gas, and Minerals Division, Lansing, Michigan 48909, USASearch for other works by this author on:Sebastien Huot;Sebastien HuotIllinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois 61820, USASearch for other works by this author on:Olivier J. Caron*;Olivier J. Caron*Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois 61820, USA
*Present address: Département de Géographie, Université du Québec à Montréal, 405 Rue Sainte-Catherine Est, Montréal, Québec, H2L 2C4, Canada.
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Diverse cataclysmic floods from Pleistocene glacial Lake MissoulaAuthor(s)Roger P. Denlinger;Roger P. DenlingerCascades Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Building 10, Vancouver, Washington 98683, USASearch for other works by this author on:David L. George;David L. GeorgeCascades Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Building 10, Vancouver, Washington 98683, USASearch for other works by this author on:Charles M. Cannon;Charles M. CannonU.S. Geological Survey, 2130 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jim E. O’Connor;Jim E. O’ConnorU.S. Geological Survey, 2130 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201, USASearch for other works by this author on:Richard B. WaittRichard B. WaittCascades Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Building 10, Vancouver, Washington 98683, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Roads less travelled by—Pleistocene piracy in Washington’s northwestern Channeled ScablandAuthor(s)Richard B. WaittRichard B. WaittU.S. Geological Survey, 1300 SE Cardinal Court #100, Vancouver, Washington 98683, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Further evidence for the Matanuska megaflood hypothesis, AlaskaAuthor(s)R. Michael Wiedmer;R. Michael WiedmerSchool of Environmental and Forest Sciences, College of the Environment, University of Washington, Box 352100, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA, and Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USASearch for other works by this author on:Alan R. Gillespie;Alan R. GillespieQuaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USASearch for other works by this author on:David R. Montgomery;David R. MontgomeryQuaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USASearch for other works by this author on:Harvey M. GreenbergHarvey M. GreenbergQuaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USASearch for other works by this author on: