Warm-based basal sediment entrainment and far-field Pleistocene origin evidenced in central Transantarctic blue ice through stable isotopes and internal structures
ABSTRACT Stable isotopes of water (δ 18 O and δ 2 H) were measured in the debris-laden ice underlying an Antarctic blue ice moraine, and in adjoining Law Glacier in the central Transantarctic Mountains. Air bubble content and morphology were assessed in shallow ice core samples. Stable isotope measu...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/jog.2018.4 2024-06-23T07:47:41+00:00 Warm-based basal sediment entrainment and far-field Pleistocene origin evidenced in central Transantarctic blue ice through stable isotopes and internal structures GRALY, JOSEPH A. LICHT, KATHY J. KASSAB, CHRISTINE M. BIRD, BROXTON W. KAPLAN, MICHAEL R. 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jog.2018.4 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143018000047 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Journal of Glaciology volume 64, issue 244, page 185-196 ISSN 0022-1430 1727-5652 journal-article 2018 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2018.4 2024-06-05T04:04:41Z ABSTRACT Stable isotopes of water (δ 18 O and δ 2 H) were measured in the debris-laden ice underlying an Antarctic blue ice moraine, and in adjoining Law Glacier in the central Transantarctic Mountains. Air bubble content and morphology were assessed in shallow ice core samples. Stable isotope measurements plot either on the meteoric waterline or are enriched from it. The data cluster in two groups: the ice underlying the moraine has a δ 2 H:δ 18 O slope of 5.35 ± 0.92; ice from adjoining portions of Law Glacier has a slope of 6.69 ± 1.39. This enrichment pattern suggests the moraine's underlying blue ice entrained sediment through refreezing processes acting in an open system. Glaciological conditions favorable to warm-based sediment entrainment occur 30–50 km upstream. Basal melting and refreezing are further evidenced by abundant vapor figures formed from internal melting of the ice crystals. Both the moraine ice and Law Glacier are sufficiently depleted of heavy isotopes that their ice cannot be sourced locally, but instead must be derived from far-field interior regions of the higher polar plateau. Modeled ice flow speeds suggest the ice must be at least 80 ka old, with Law Glacier's ice possibly dating to OIS 5 and moraine ice older still. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic ice core Journal of Glaciology Cambridge University Press Antarctic Transantarctic Mountains Polar Plateau ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) Law Glacier ENVELOPE(162.000,162.000,-84.050,-84.050) Journal of Glaciology 64 244 185 196 |
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ABSTRACT Stable isotopes of water (δ 18 O and δ 2 H) were measured in the debris-laden ice underlying an Antarctic blue ice moraine, and in adjoining Law Glacier in the central Transantarctic Mountains. Air bubble content and morphology were assessed in shallow ice core samples. Stable isotope measurements plot either on the meteoric waterline or are enriched from it. The data cluster in two groups: the ice underlying the moraine has a δ 2 H:δ 18 O slope of 5.35 ± 0.92; ice from adjoining portions of Law Glacier has a slope of 6.69 ± 1.39. This enrichment pattern suggests the moraine's underlying blue ice entrained sediment through refreezing processes acting in an open system. Glaciological conditions favorable to warm-based sediment entrainment occur 30–50 km upstream. Basal melting and refreezing are further evidenced by abundant vapor figures formed from internal melting of the ice crystals. Both the moraine ice and Law Glacier are sufficiently depleted of heavy isotopes that their ice cannot be sourced locally, but instead must be derived from far-field interior regions of the higher polar plateau. Modeled ice flow speeds suggest the ice must be at least 80 ka old, with Law Glacier's ice possibly dating to OIS 5 and moraine ice older still. |
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GRALY, JOSEPH A. LICHT, KATHY J. KASSAB, CHRISTINE M. BIRD, BROXTON W. KAPLAN, MICHAEL R. Warm-based basal sediment entrainment and far-field Pleistocene origin evidenced in central Transantarctic blue ice through stable isotopes and internal structures |
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GRALY, JOSEPH A. LICHT, KATHY J. KASSAB, CHRISTINE M. BIRD, BROXTON W. KAPLAN, MICHAEL R. |
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Warm-based basal sediment entrainment and far-field Pleistocene origin evidenced in central Transantarctic blue ice through stable isotopes and internal structures |
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Warm-based basal sediment entrainment and far-field Pleistocene origin evidenced in central Transantarctic blue ice through stable isotopes and internal structures |
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Warm-based basal sediment entrainment and far-field Pleistocene origin evidenced in central Transantarctic blue ice through stable isotopes and internal structures |
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Warm-based basal sediment entrainment and far-field Pleistocene origin evidenced in central Transantarctic blue ice through stable isotopes and internal structures |
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Warm-based basal sediment entrainment and far-field Pleistocene origin evidenced in central Transantarctic blue ice through stable isotopes and internal structures |
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warm-based basal sediment entrainment and far-field pleistocene origin evidenced in central transantarctic blue ice through stable isotopes and internal structures |
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ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) ENVELOPE(162.000,162.000,-84.050,-84.050) |
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