Speleogenetic evidence from Ogof Draenen for a pre-Devensian glaciation in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, UK
The British Isles have been affected by as many as 30 glaciations during the Quaternary. However, the evidence for pre-Devensian glaciations in upland regions is scarce. Understanding the extent and timing of earlier upland glaciations is essential for modelling the long-term evolution and sensitivi...
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ftubristolcris:oai:research-information.bris.ac.uk:publications/ec6716b1-6ff2-4a3e-b145-c39a4b5b9210 2024-05-19T07:42:12+00:00 Speleogenetic evidence from Ogof Draenen for a pre-Devensian glaciation in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, UK Farrant, Andrew R Smith, Christopher J M Noble, Stephen R Simms, Michael J Richards, David A 2014-11-20 https://hdl.handle.net/1983/ec6716b1-6ff2-4a3e-b145-c39a4b5b9210 https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/ec6716b1-6ff2-4a3e-b145-c39a4b5b9210 https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2751 eng eng https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/ec6716b1-6ff2-4a3e-b145-c39a4b5b9210 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Farrant , A R , Smith , C J M , Noble , S R , Simms , M J & Richards , D A 2014 , ' Speleogenetic evidence from Ogof Draenen for a pre-Devensian glaciation in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, UK ' , Journal of Quaternary Science , pp. 815-826 . https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2751 glaciation landscape evolution U-Th Wales Ogof Draenen speleothem U-series dating article 2014 ftubristolcris https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2751 2024-04-23T23:50:28Z The British Isles have been affected by as many as 30 glaciations during the Quaternary. However, the evidence for pre-Devensian glaciations in upland regions is scarce. Understanding the extent and timing of earlier upland glaciations is essential for modelling the long-term evolution and sensitivity of the British Ice Sheet. Caves, being protected from surface erosion and weathering, can preserve evidence of earlier glaciations in the form of speleothem and sediment archives. The 70-km-long Ogof Draenen cave system in South Wales, UK, contains multiple cave levels related to changes in the surface topography and drainage during the past 0.5 Ma. The cave contains evidence of massive influxes of sediment that were sufficient to choke the cave and alter the underground drainage. Analysis of the cave sediments, passage morphology and geometry suggests the cave once acted as a subterranean glacial spill-way before being overridden by ice. Speleothem U-series data demonstrate that this sediment influx occurred before Marine Isotope State (MIS) 9, probably during the Anglian glaciation (MIS 12). Evidence from Ogof Draenen indicates the impact of subsequent glaciations on the landscape evolution of the region was minimal and that much of the surface topography dates from the Anglian. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice Sheet University of Bristol: Bristol Research Journal of Quaternary Science 29 8 815 826 |
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The British Isles have been affected by as many as 30 glaciations during the Quaternary. However, the evidence for pre-Devensian glaciations in upland regions is scarce. Understanding the extent and timing of earlier upland glaciations is essential for modelling the long-term evolution and sensitivity of the British Ice Sheet. Caves, being protected from surface erosion and weathering, can preserve evidence of earlier glaciations in the form of speleothem and sediment archives. The 70-km-long Ogof Draenen cave system in South Wales, UK, contains multiple cave levels related to changes in the surface topography and drainage during the past 0.5 Ma. The cave contains evidence of massive influxes of sediment that were sufficient to choke the cave and alter the underground drainage. Analysis of the cave sediments, passage morphology and geometry suggests the cave once acted as a subterranean glacial spill-way before being overridden by ice. Speleothem U-series data demonstrate that this sediment influx occurred before Marine Isotope State (MIS) 9, probably during the Anglian glaciation (MIS 12). Evidence from Ogof Draenen indicates the impact of subsequent glaciations on the landscape evolution of the region was minimal and that much of the surface topography dates from the Anglian. |
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Speleogenetic evidence from Ogof Draenen for a pre-Devensian glaciation in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, UK |
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Speleogenetic evidence from Ogof Draenen for a pre-Devensian glaciation in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, UK |
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Speleogenetic evidence from Ogof Draenen for a pre-Devensian glaciation in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, UK |
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Speleogenetic evidence from Ogof Draenen for a pre-Devensian glaciation in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, UK |
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Speleogenetic evidence from Ogof Draenen for a pre-Devensian glaciation in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, UK |
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speleogenetic evidence from ogof draenen for a pre-devensian glaciation in the brecon beacons, south wales, uk |
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Farrant , A R , Smith , C J M , Noble , S R , Simms , M J & Richards , D A 2014 , ' Speleogenetic evidence from Ogof Draenen for a pre-Devensian glaciation in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales, UK ' , Journal of Quaternary Science , pp. 815-826 . https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2751 |
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