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GSA Special Paper 548

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 honouring 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, honour Porter's distinct approach to Quaternary science and leadership that influence the field to this day.