A high-resolution seismic stratigraphy from a Scottish sea loch and its implications for Loch Lomond stadial deglaciation
A detailed high-resolution seismic stratigraphy, calibrated by core data and terrestrial geomorphological mapping, has been constructed for Loch Ainort, Isle of Skye. This study has provided a palaeoenvironmental history of the area as well as important corroborative evidence for the stepped deglaci...
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ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:58372 2023-07-30T04:07:16+02:00 A high-resolution seismic stratigraphy from a Scottish sea loch and its implications for Loch Lomond stadial deglaciation Dix, J.K. Duck, R.W. 2000 https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/58372/ http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/73001070/abstract unknown Dix, J.K. and Duck, R.W. (2000) A high-resolution seismic stratigraphy from a Scottish sea loch and its implications for Loch Lomond stadial deglaciation. Journal of Quaternary Science, 15 (6), 645-656. (doi:10.1002/1099-1417(200009)15:6<645::AID-JQS559>3.0.CO;2-Q <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1099-1417(200009)15:6<645::AID-JQS559>3.0.CO;2-Q>). Article PeerReviewed 2000 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-1417(200009)15:6<645::AID-JQS559>3.0.CO;2-Q 2023-07-09T21:00:02Z A detailed high-resolution seismic stratigraphy, calibrated by core data and terrestrial geomorphological mapping, has been constructed for Loch Ainort, Isle of Skye. This study has provided a palaeoenvironmental history of the area as well as important corroborative evidence for the stepped deglaciation of the Loch Lomond Stadial ice-field on Skye. The Ainort Glacier reworked pre-Loch Lomond glacial deposits terminating in a grounded tidewater ice-front potentially 800 m beyond the previously extrapolated limit. The first stage of deglaciation was characterised by the formation of De Geer moraines indicative of a period of interrupted retreat. The second phase, by contrast, produced hummocky relief with sporadic linear moraines suggesting periods of uninterrupted retreat with occasional stillstands/readvances. Paraglacial reworking of terrestrial slopes resulted in the deposition of thick, subaqueous, debris flows which graded into fluvioglacial dominated sediments and ultimately modern fjordic deposits. The identification of an initial period of active retreat punctuated by numerous readvances correlates directly with the terrestrial record. However, the offshore stratigraphy suggests that although the second phase was dominated by uninterrupted retreat, occasional stillstands/ readvances did occur. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tidewater University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton Loch Lomond ENVELOPE(-125.746,-125.746,54.239,54.239) |
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A detailed high-resolution seismic stratigraphy, calibrated by core data and terrestrial geomorphological mapping, has been constructed for Loch Ainort, Isle of Skye. This study has provided a palaeoenvironmental history of the area as well as important corroborative evidence for the stepped deglaciation of the Loch Lomond Stadial ice-field on Skye. The Ainort Glacier reworked pre-Loch Lomond glacial deposits terminating in a grounded tidewater ice-front potentially 800 m beyond the previously extrapolated limit. The first stage of deglaciation was characterised by the formation of De Geer moraines indicative of a period of interrupted retreat. The second phase, by contrast, produced hummocky relief with sporadic linear moraines suggesting periods of uninterrupted retreat with occasional stillstands/readvances. Paraglacial reworking of terrestrial slopes resulted in the deposition of thick, subaqueous, debris flows which graded into fluvioglacial dominated sediments and ultimately modern fjordic deposits. The identification of an initial period of active retreat punctuated by numerous readvances correlates directly with the terrestrial record. However, the offshore stratigraphy suggests that although the second phase was dominated by uninterrupted retreat, occasional stillstands/ readvances did occur. |
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A high-resolution seismic stratigraphy from a Scottish sea loch and its implications for Loch Lomond stadial deglaciation |
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A high-resolution seismic stratigraphy from a Scottish sea loch and its implications for Loch Lomond stadial deglaciation |
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A high-resolution seismic stratigraphy from a Scottish sea loch and its implications for Loch Lomond stadial deglaciation |
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A high-resolution seismic stratigraphy from a Scottish sea loch and its implications for Loch Lomond stadial deglaciation |
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A high-resolution seismic stratigraphy from a Scottish sea loch and its implications for Loch Lomond stadial deglaciation |
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high-resolution seismic stratigraphy from a scottish sea loch and its implications for loch lomond stadial deglaciation |
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Dix, J.K. and Duck, R.W. (2000) A high-resolution seismic stratigraphy from a Scottish sea loch and its implications for Loch Lomond stadial deglaciation. Journal of Quaternary Science, 15 (6), 645-656. (doi:10.1002/1099-1417(200009)15:6<645::AID-JQS559>3.0.CO;2-Q <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1099-1417(200009)15:6<645::AID-JQS559>3.0.CO;2-Q>). |
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