Timing of the maximum extent of Late Pleistocene glaciation in NW Europe: Evidence from Lundy

This paper presents geomorphological and cosmogenic isotope evidence for the glaciation of Lundy. 26Al/10Be analyses from glaciated bedrock surfaces reveal an exposure age of c. 35-40ka. This challenges the long-established view that the last glaciation this far south must belong to Middle Pleistoce...

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Main Authors: Rolfe, C.J., Hughes, Phillip, Brown, Anthony G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/380559/
https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/380559/1/LFS_Journal_2014-Rolfe_et_al.pdf
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spelling ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:380559 2023-07-30T04:04:12+02:00 Timing of the maximum extent of Late Pleistocene glaciation in NW Europe: Evidence from Lundy Rolfe, C.J. Hughes, Phillip Brown, Anthony G. 2014 text https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/380559/ https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/380559/1/LFS_Journal_2014-Rolfe_et_al.pdf en English eng https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/380559/1/LFS_Journal_2014-Rolfe_et_al.pdf Rolfe, C.J., Hughes, Phillip and Brown, Anthony G. (2014) Timing of the maximum extent of Late Pleistocene glaciation in NW Europe: Evidence from Lundy. Journal of the Lundy Field Society, 4, 1-14. Article PeerReviewed 2014 ftsouthampton 2023-07-09T22:01:04Z This paper presents geomorphological and cosmogenic isotope evidence for the glaciation of Lundy. 26Al/10Be analyses from glaciated bedrock surfaces reveal an exposure age of c. 35-40ka. This challenges the long-established view that the last glaciation this far south must belong to Middle Pleistocene, such as the Anglian Stage (c. 480-420 ka), when ice reached as far south as London. Instead, the findings suggest glaciation of Lundy during the last ice age (Devensian Stage). However, the ages from Lundy suggest that the ice sheet in this area was at its largest extent well before the global Last Glacial Maximum at c. 26-21 ka Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton
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description This paper presents geomorphological and cosmogenic isotope evidence for the glaciation of Lundy. 26Al/10Be analyses from glaciated bedrock surfaces reveal an exposure age of c. 35-40ka. This challenges the long-established view that the last glaciation this far south must belong to Middle Pleistocene, such as the Anglian Stage (c. 480-420 ka), when ice reached as far south as London. Instead, the findings suggest glaciation of Lundy during the last ice age (Devensian Stage). However, the ages from Lundy suggest that the ice sheet in this area was at its largest extent well before the global Last Glacial Maximum at c. 26-21 ka
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Rolfe, C.J.
Hughes, Phillip
Brown, Anthony G.
spellingShingle Rolfe, C.J.
Hughes, Phillip
Brown, Anthony G.
Timing of the maximum extent of Late Pleistocene glaciation in NW Europe: Evidence from Lundy
author_facet Rolfe, C.J.
Hughes, Phillip
Brown, Anthony G.
author_sort Rolfe, C.J.
title Timing of the maximum extent of Late Pleistocene glaciation in NW Europe: Evidence from Lundy
title_short Timing of the maximum extent of Late Pleistocene glaciation in NW Europe: Evidence from Lundy
title_full Timing of the maximum extent of Late Pleistocene glaciation in NW Europe: Evidence from Lundy
title_fullStr Timing of the maximum extent of Late Pleistocene glaciation in NW Europe: Evidence from Lundy
title_full_unstemmed Timing of the maximum extent of Late Pleistocene glaciation in NW Europe: Evidence from Lundy
title_sort timing of the maximum extent of late pleistocene glaciation in nw europe: evidence from lundy
publishDate 2014
url https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/380559/
https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/380559/1/LFS_Journal_2014-Rolfe_et_al.pdf
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Rolfe, C.J., Hughes, Phillip and Brown, Anthony G. (2014) Timing of the maximum extent of Late Pleistocene glaciation in NW Europe: Evidence from Lundy. Journal of the Lundy Field Society, 4, 1-14.
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