Early deglaciation and paleolake history of Río Cisnes Glacier, Patagonian Ice Sheet (44°S)
Abstract The timing, structure, and landscape change during the Patagonian Ice Sheet deglaciation remains unresolved. In this article, we provide a geomorphic, stratigraphic, and geochronological deglacial record of Río Cisnes Glacier at 44°S and also from the nearby Río Ñirehuao and Río El Toqui va...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/qua.2018.93 2024-09-15T17:47:37+00:00 Early deglaciation and paleolake history of Río Cisnes Glacier, Patagonian Ice Sheet (44°S) García, Juan-Luis Maldonado, Antonio de Porras, María Eugenia Nuevo Delaunay, Amalia Reyes, Omar Ebensperger, Claudia A. Binnie, Steven A. Lüthgens, Christopher Méndez, César 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/qua.2018.93 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589418000935 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Quaternary Research volume 91, issue 1, page 194-217 ISSN 0033-5894 1096-0287 journal-article 2018 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2018.93 2024-08-28T04:02:26Z Abstract The timing, structure, and landscape change during the Patagonian Ice Sheet deglaciation remains unresolved. In this article, we provide a geomorphic, stratigraphic, and geochronological deglacial record of Río Cisnes Glacier at 44°S and also from the nearby Río Ñirehuao and Río El Toqui valleys (45°S) in Chilean Patagonia. Our 14 C, 10 Be, and optically stimulated luminescence data indicate that after the last glacial maximum, Río Cisnes Glacier experienced ~100 km deglaciation between >19.0 and 12.3 ka, accompanied by the formation of large glacial paleolakes. Deglaciation was interrupted by several ice readvances, and by 16.9±0.3 ka, Río Cisnes Glacier extended only ~40% of its full glacial extent. The deglaciation of Río Cisnes Glacier and other sensitive Patagonian glaciers occurred at least 1 ka earlier than the ca. 17.8 ka normally assumed for the local termination, coincident with West Antarctic isotope records. This early deglaciation can be linked to an orbital forcing–driven decline of Southern Ocean sea ice associated with a distinct atmospheric warming that is apparent for West Antarctica through Patagonia. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Sheet Sea ice Southern Ocean West Antarctica Cambridge University Press Quaternary Research 91 1 194 217 |
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Abstract The timing, structure, and landscape change during the Patagonian Ice Sheet deglaciation remains unresolved. In this article, we provide a geomorphic, stratigraphic, and geochronological deglacial record of Río Cisnes Glacier at 44°S and also from the nearby Río Ñirehuao and Río El Toqui valleys (45°S) in Chilean Patagonia. Our 14 C, 10 Be, and optically stimulated luminescence data indicate that after the last glacial maximum, Río Cisnes Glacier experienced ~100 km deglaciation between >19.0 and 12.3 ka, accompanied by the formation of large glacial paleolakes. Deglaciation was interrupted by several ice readvances, and by 16.9±0.3 ka, Río Cisnes Glacier extended only ~40% of its full glacial extent. The deglaciation of Río Cisnes Glacier and other sensitive Patagonian glaciers occurred at least 1 ka earlier than the ca. 17.8 ka normally assumed for the local termination, coincident with West Antarctic isotope records. This early deglaciation can be linked to an orbital forcing–driven decline of Southern Ocean sea ice associated with a distinct atmospheric warming that is apparent for West Antarctica through Patagonia. |
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García, Juan-Luis Maldonado, Antonio de Porras, María Eugenia Nuevo Delaunay, Amalia Reyes, Omar Ebensperger, Claudia A. Binnie, Steven A. Lüthgens, Christopher Méndez, César |
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García, Juan-Luis Maldonado, Antonio de Porras, María Eugenia Nuevo Delaunay, Amalia Reyes, Omar Ebensperger, Claudia A. Binnie, Steven A. Lüthgens, Christopher Méndez, César Early deglaciation and paleolake history of Río Cisnes Glacier, Patagonian Ice Sheet (44°S) |
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García, Juan-Luis Maldonado, Antonio de Porras, María Eugenia Nuevo Delaunay, Amalia Reyes, Omar Ebensperger, Claudia A. Binnie, Steven A. Lüthgens, Christopher Méndez, César |
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Early deglaciation and paleolake history of Río Cisnes Glacier, Patagonian Ice Sheet (44°S) |
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Early deglaciation and paleolake history of Río Cisnes Glacier, Patagonian Ice Sheet (44°S) |
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Early deglaciation and paleolake history of Río Cisnes Glacier, Patagonian Ice Sheet (44°S) |
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Early deglaciation and paleolake history of Río Cisnes Glacier, Patagonian Ice Sheet (44°S) |
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Early deglaciation and paleolake history of Río Cisnes Glacier, Patagonian Ice Sheet (44°S) |
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