Griffith Taylor's 'palimpsest theory' of the Dry Valleys of Victoria Land, Antarctica

Griffith Taylor was the first geomorphologist to work in the Dry Valleys of southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Following his field work in February 1911, he proposed a multistage model in which earlier cirque erosion was later swamped by expanding outlet glaciers. Subsequently these glaciers retrea...

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Main Author: Pickard, John
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1997
Subjects:
Antarctica
Dry Valleys
Exploration
Geomorphology
Glaciation
Griffith Taylor
Scientific history
Victoria Land
Griffith
Antarc*
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spelling ftmacquarieunicr:oai:https://researchers.mq.edu.au:publications/53253eae-37a9-4a1d-b7a2-9549b6e2d70d 2023-05-15T13:51:16+02:00 Griffith Taylor's 'palimpsest theory' of the Dry Valleys of Victoria Land, Antarctica Pickard, John 1997-05 https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/53253eae-37a9-4a1d-b7a2-9549b6e2d70d http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0031408271&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Pickard , J 1997 , ' Griffith Taylor's 'palimpsest theory' of the Dry Valleys of Victoria Land, Antarctica ' , Australian Geographer , vol. 28 , no. 1 , pp. 53-67 . Antarctica Dry Valleys Exploration Geomorphology Glaciation Griffith Taylor Scientific history article 1997 ftmacquarieunicr 2022-02-18T14:47:24Z Griffith Taylor was the first geomorphologist to work in the Dry Valleys of southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Following his field work in February 1911, he proposed a multistage model in which earlier cirque erosion was later swamped by expanding outlet glaciers. Subsequently these glaciers retreated leaving the present form of the valleys. The topography retained the imprint of each episode, hence his name 'palimpsest theory'. I summarise later research and compare Taylor's theory with current views. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Victoria Land Macquarie University Research Portal Victoria Land Griffith ENVELOPE(-155.500,-155.500,-85.883,-85.883)
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topic Antarctica
Dry Valleys
Exploration
Geomorphology
Glaciation
Griffith Taylor
Scientific history
spellingShingle Antarctica
Dry Valleys
Exploration
Geomorphology
Glaciation
Griffith Taylor
Scientific history
Pickard, John
Griffith Taylor's 'palimpsest theory' of the Dry Valleys of Victoria Land, Antarctica
topic_facet Antarctica
Dry Valleys
Exploration
Geomorphology
Glaciation
Griffith Taylor
Scientific history
description Griffith Taylor was the first geomorphologist to work in the Dry Valleys of southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Following his field work in February 1911, he proposed a multistage model in which earlier cirque erosion was later swamped by expanding outlet glaciers. Subsequently these glaciers retreated leaving the present form of the valleys. The topography retained the imprint of each episode, hence his name 'palimpsest theory'. I summarise later research and compare Taylor's theory with current views.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Pickard, John
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title Griffith Taylor's 'palimpsest theory' of the Dry Valleys of Victoria Land, Antarctica
title_short Griffith Taylor's 'palimpsest theory' of the Dry Valleys of Victoria Land, Antarctica
title_full Griffith Taylor's 'palimpsest theory' of the Dry Valleys of Victoria Land, Antarctica
title_fullStr Griffith Taylor's 'palimpsest theory' of the Dry Valleys of Victoria Land, Antarctica
title_full_unstemmed Griffith Taylor's 'palimpsest theory' of the Dry Valleys of Victoria Land, Antarctica
title_sort griffith taylor's 'palimpsest theory' of the dry valleys of victoria land, antarctica
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