Sediments of MIS 5e age suggested by new OSL dates from the Skilvika section, west Svalbard

The sediment succession at Skilvika, west Svalbard, represents one of the key stratigraphic records of the Late Quaternary palaeoenvironments and glaciation history of the Svalbard/Barents Sea area. A formation of raised marine sediments, interfingering with and capped by glacial deposits of local o...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Helena Alexanderson, Jon Y. Landvik
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2018
Subjects:
Arctic
MIS 5
glaciation history
luminescence dating
anthro-bio
geo
Barents Sea
Skilvika
Svalbard
Polar Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2018.1503907
https://doaj.org/article/1f160f788abf4e2ead65367db3522e83
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Summary:The sediment succession at Skilvika, west Svalbard, represents one of the key stratigraphic records of the Late Quaternary palaeoenvironments and glaciation history of the Svalbard/Barents Sea area. A formation of raised marine sediments, interfingering with and capped by glacial deposits of local origin, have previously been assumed to be of an Early Weichselian age, likely marine isotope stage (MIS) 5c. Here we present a new series of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) ages that suggest the events took place in MIS 5e. This advocates a revision of the correlation with other key stratigraphic sites on Svalbard.

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