Multiple cosmogenic nuclides document complex Pleistocene exposure history of glacial drifts in Terra Nova Bay (northern Victoria Land, Antarctica)
Geomorphological and glacial geological surveys and multiple cosmogenic nuclide analyses (10Be, 26Al, and 21Ne) allowed us to reconstruct the chronology of variations prior to the last glacial maximum of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) and valley glaciers in the Terra Nova Bay region. Glacially...
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ftuglasgow:oai:eprints.gla.ac.uk:160804 2023-05-15T13:52:18+02:00 Multiple cosmogenic nuclides document complex Pleistocene exposure history of glacial drifts in Terra Nova Bay (northern Victoria Land, Antarctica) Di Nicola, Luigia Strasky, Stefan Schlüchter, Christian Salvatore, Maria Cristina Akçar, Naki Kubik, Peter W. Christl, Marcus Kasper, Haino Uwe Wieler, Rainer Baroni, Carlo 2009-01-20 http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/160804/ unknown Cambridge University Press Di Nicola, L. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/8702.html>, Strasky, S., Schlüchter, C., Salvatore, M. C., Akçar, N., Kubik, P. W., Christl, M., Kasper, H. U., Wieler, R. and Baroni, C. (2009) Multiple cosmogenic nuclides document complex Pleistocene exposure history of glacial drifts in Terra Nova Bay (northern Victoria Land, Antarctica). Quaternary Research <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/Quaternary_Research.html>, 71(1), pp. 83-92. (doi:10.1016/j.yqres.2008.07.004 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2008.07.004>) Articles PeerReviewed 2009 ftuglasgow https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2008.07.004 2020-01-10T01:38:46Z Geomorphological and glacial geological surveys and multiple cosmogenic nuclide analyses (10Be, 26Al, and 21Ne) allowed us to reconstruct the chronology of variations prior to the last glacial maximum of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) and valley glaciers in the Terra Nova Bay region. Glacially scoured coastal piedmonts with round-topped mountains occur below the highest local erosional trimline. They represent relict landscape features eroded by extensive ice overriding the whole coastal area before at least 6 Ma (pre-dating the build-up of the Mt. Melbourne volcanic field). Since then, summit surfaces were continuously exposed and well preserved under polar condition with negligible erosion rates on the order of 17 cm/Ma. Complex older drifts rest on deglaciated areas above the younger late-Pleistocene glacial drift and below the previously overridden summits. The combination of stable and radionuclide isotopes documents complex exposure histories with substantial periods of burial combined with minimal erosion. The areas below rounded summits were repeatedly exposed and buried by ice from local and outlet glaciers. The exposure ages of the older drift(s) indicate multiple Pleistocene glacial cycles, which did not significantly modify the pre-existing landscape. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Sheet Victoria Land University of Glasgow: Enlighten - Publications Antarctic East Antarctic Ice Sheet Terra Nova Bay Victoria Land Quaternary Research 71 1 83 92 |
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Geomorphological and glacial geological surveys and multiple cosmogenic nuclide analyses (10Be, 26Al, and 21Ne) allowed us to reconstruct the chronology of variations prior to the last glacial maximum of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS) and valley glaciers in the Terra Nova Bay region. Glacially scoured coastal piedmonts with round-topped mountains occur below the highest local erosional trimline. They represent relict landscape features eroded by extensive ice overriding the whole coastal area before at least 6 Ma (pre-dating the build-up of the Mt. Melbourne volcanic field). Since then, summit surfaces were continuously exposed and well preserved under polar condition with negligible erosion rates on the order of 17 cm/Ma. Complex older drifts rest on deglaciated areas above the younger late-Pleistocene glacial drift and below the previously overridden summits. The combination of stable and radionuclide isotopes documents complex exposure histories with substantial periods of burial combined with minimal erosion. The areas below rounded summits were repeatedly exposed and buried by ice from local and outlet glaciers. The exposure ages of the older drift(s) indicate multiple Pleistocene glacial cycles, which did not significantly modify the pre-existing landscape. |
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Di Nicola, Luigia Strasky, Stefan Schlüchter, Christian Salvatore, Maria Cristina Akçar, Naki Kubik, Peter W. Christl, Marcus Kasper, Haino Uwe Wieler, Rainer Baroni, Carlo Multiple cosmogenic nuclides document complex Pleistocene exposure history of glacial drifts in Terra Nova Bay (northern Victoria Land, Antarctica) |
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Di Nicola, Luigia Strasky, Stefan Schlüchter, Christian Salvatore, Maria Cristina Akçar, Naki Kubik, Peter W. Christl, Marcus Kasper, Haino Uwe Wieler, Rainer Baroni, Carlo |
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Multiple cosmogenic nuclides document complex Pleistocene exposure history of glacial drifts in Terra Nova Bay (northern Victoria Land, Antarctica) |
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Multiple cosmogenic nuclides document complex Pleistocene exposure history of glacial drifts in Terra Nova Bay (northern Victoria Land, Antarctica) |
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Multiple cosmogenic nuclides document complex Pleistocene exposure history of glacial drifts in Terra Nova Bay (northern Victoria Land, Antarctica) |
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Multiple cosmogenic nuclides document complex Pleistocene exposure history of glacial drifts in Terra Nova Bay (northern Victoria Land, Antarctica) |
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Multiple cosmogenic nuclides document complex Pleistocene exposure history of glacial drifts in Terra Nova Bay (northern Victoria Land, Antarctica) |
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multiple cosmogenic nuclides document complex pleistocene exposure history of glacial drifts in terra nova bay (northern victoria land, antarctica) |
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Di Nicola, L. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/8702.html>, Strasky, S., Schlüchter, C., Salvatore, M. C., Akçar, N., Kubik, P. W., Christl, M., Kasper, H. U., Wieler, R. and Baroni, C. (2009) Multiple cosmogenic nuclides document complex Pleistocene exposure history of glacial drifts in Terra Nova Bay (northern Victoria Land, Antarctica). Quaternary Research <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/Quaternary_Research.html>, 71(1), pp. 83-92. (doi:10.1016/j.yqres.2008.07.004 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2008.07.004>) |
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