Mega‐scale glacial lineations formed by ice shelf grounding in the Canadian Beaufort Sea during multiple glaciations
Mega‐scale glacial lineations formed by the raking of ice shelves across the seafloor have been reported from multiple polar regions. Here, we present the first evidence of continental slope situated buried lineations in the southern Canadian Beaufort Sea in present‐day water depths of 220 to 800 m....
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ftdatacite:10.23689/fidgeo-4298 2023-05-15T13:22:58+02:00 Mega‐scale glacial lineations formed by ice shelf grounding in the Canadian Beaufort Sea during multiple glaciations Riedel, Michael Dallimore, Scott Wamsteeker, Michael Taylor, Gary King, Edward L. Rohr, Kristin M. M. Hong, Jong Kuk Jin, Young Keun 2021 https://dx.doi.org/10.23689/fidgeo-4298 https://e-docs.geo-leo.de/handle/11858/8644 en eng FID GEO Text Article article-journal ScholarlyArticle 2021 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.23689/fidgeo-4298 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Mega‐scale glacial lineations formed by the raking of ice shelves across the seafloor have been reported from multiple polar regions. Here, we present the first evidence of continental slope situated buried lineations in the southern Canadian Beaufort Sea in present‐day water depths of 220 to 800 m. Three separate surfaces with lineations are defined at sub‐seafloor depths of 40 m to 390 m. All lineations are mostly parallel to the general trend of slope contours. The uppermost surface is recognized over a distance of 56 km. In water depths > 500 m the lineations are parallel to each other at a consistent direction (43°–44°). The second lineated surface is a regionally occurring erosional unconformity. This event has two sub‐sets of lineations: mid‐slope situated lineations oriented at 42°–48°, and lineations closer to the continental shelf break at 55°–59°. The third lineated surface is an unconformable horizon buried up to 390 m below seafloor with lineaments oriented between 30° and 55°. All three sets of lineations are interpreted to have been produced by ice‐ploughing on the paleo‐seafloor through the grounding of an ice shelf. Our observations are similar to those documented along the slope off northern Alaska, Chukchi Rise, and Lomonosov Ridge. Collectively, these observations support the concept of an extensive ice shelf across the Arctic Ocean that grounded locally along its margins during multiple glaciations, including during the penultimate (or an earlier) glaciation. The youngest set of lineations indicates ice movement to the southwest with a suggested source in Amundsen Gulf and/or M'Clure Strait. Tentative age considerations for these youngest lineations indicate the first evidence for an analogous extensive ice shelf configuration for the Last Glacial Maximum. : We present the first evidence of continental slope situated buried lineations in the southern Canadian Beaufort Sea in present‐day water depths of 220 to 800 m. Three stratigraphically separate surfaces with lineations have been defined from three‐dimensional seismic data. All three sets of lineations are interpreted to have originated from interactions of an ice‐shelf that locally grounded with soft sediments at the paleo‐seafloor. : Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003566 : Geological Survey of Canada‐Pacific : British Petroleum Canada : Imperial Oil Resources Canada Ltd Text Amundsen Gulf Arctic Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea Chukchi Ice Shelf Ice Shelves Lomonosov Ridge M'Clure Strait Alaska DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic Arctic Ocean Canada Chukchi Rise ENVELOPE(-165.000,-165.000,78.000,78.000) M'Clure Strait ENVELOPE(-115.999,-115.999,74.498,74.498) Pacific |
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Mega‐scale glacial lineations formed by the raking of ice shelves across the seafloor have been reported from multiple polar regions. Here, we present the first evidence of continental slope situated buried lineations in the southern Canadian Beaufort Sea in present‐day water depths of 220 to 800 m. Three separate surfaces with lineations are defined at sub‐seafloor depths of 40 m to 390 m. All lineations are mostly parallel to the general trend of slope contours. The uppermost surface is recognized over a distance of 56 km. In water depths > 500 m the lineations are parallel to each other at a consistent direction (43°–44°). The second lineated surface is a regionally occurring erosional unconformity. This event has two sub‐sets of lineations: mid‐slope situated lineations oriented at 42°–48°, and lineations closer to the continental shelf break at 55°–59°. The third lineated surface is an unconformable horizon buried up to 390 m below seafloor with lineaments oriented between 30° and 55°. All three sets of lineations are interpreted to have been produced by ice‐ploughing on the paleo‐seafloor through the grounding of an ice shelf. Our observations are similar to those documented along the slope off northern Alaska, Chukchi Rise, and Lomonosov Ridge. Collectively, these observations support the concept of an extensive ice shelf across the Arctic Ocean that grounded locally along its margins during multiple glaciations, including during the penultimate (or an earlier) glaciation. The youngest set of lineations indicates ice movement to the southwest with a suggested source in Amundsen Gulf and/or M'Clure Strait. Tentative age considerations for these youngest lineations indicate the first evidence for an analogous extensive ice shelf configuration for the Last Glacial Maximum. : We present the first evidence of continental slope situated buried lineations in the southern Canadian Beaufort Sea in present‐day water depths of 220 to 800 m. Three stratigraphically separate surfaces with lineations have been defined from three‐dimensional seismic data. All three sets of lineations are interpreted to have originated from interactions of an ice‐shelf that locally grounded with soft sediments at the paleo‐seafloor. : Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003566 : Geological Survey of Canada‐Pacific : British Petroleum Canada : Imperial Oil Resources Canada Ltd |
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Riedel, Michael Dallimore, Scott Wamsteeker, Michael Taylor, Gary King, Edward L. Rohr, Kristin M. M. Hong, Jong Kuk Jin, Young Keun Mega‐scale glacial lineations formed by ice shelf grounding in the Canadian Beaufort Sea during multiple glaciations |
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Riedel, Michael Dallimore, Scott Wamsteeker, Michael Taylor, Gary King, Edward L. Rohr, Kristin M. M. Hong, Jong Kuk Jin, Young Keun |
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Riedel, Michael |
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Mega‐scale glacial lineations formed by ice shelf grounding in the Canadian Beaufort Sea during multiple glaciations |
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Mega‐scale glacial lineations formed by ice shelf grounding in the Canadian Beaufort Sea during multiple glaciations |
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Mega‐scale glacial lineations formed by ice shelf grounding in the Canadian Beaufort Sea during multiple glaciations |
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Mega‐scale glacial lineations formed by ice shelf grounding in the Canadian Beaufort Sea during multiple glaciations |
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Mega‐scale glacial lineations formed by ice shelf grounding in the Canadian Beaufort Sea during multiple glaciations |
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mega‐scale glacial lineations formed by ice shelf grounding in the canadian beaufort sea during multiple glaciations |
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https://dx.doi.org/10.23689/fidgeo-4298 https://e-docs.geo-leo.de/handle/11858/8644 |
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ENVELOPE(-165.000,-165.000,78.000,78.000) ENVELOPE(-115.999,-115.999,74.498,74.498) |
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Amundsen Gulf Arctic Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea Chukchi Ice Shelf Ice Shelves Lomonosov Ridge M'Clure Strait Alaska |
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