Oligocene - Miocene Ice Sheet and Paleoceanographic Evolution of the Eastern Wilkes Land Margin

This thesis shows that before 28 Ma a single water mass flowing westward, the proto-AABW, occupied the seafloor in the studied region. The first evidence for the onset of a current flowing eastward, the proto-CDW, is found at 28 Ma. Between 26 and 25 Ma ice sheets were mainly continental-based and a...

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Main Author: Salabarnada Roset, Ariadna
Other Authors: Escutia Dotti, Carlota, Universidad de Granada. Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de la Tierra
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Granada 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62873
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spelling ftunivgranada:oai:digibug.ugr.es:10481/62873 2023-05-15T13:43:27+02:00 Oligocene - Miocene Ice Sheet and Paleoceanographic Evolution of the Eastern Wilkes Land Margin Salabarnada Roset, Ariadna Escutia Dotti, Carlota Universidad de Granada. Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de la Tierra 2020 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62873 eng eng Universidad de Granada Salabarnada Roset, Ariadna. Oligocene - Miocene Ice Sheet and Paleoceanographic Evolution of the Eastern Wilkes Land MarginAriadna Salabarnada Roset. Granada: Universidad de Granada, 2020. [http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62873] 9788413065151 http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62873 Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess CC-BY-NC-ND OIigocene Oceanography East Antarctic Ice Sheet Oligoceno Oceanografía Casquetes de hielo oriental info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 ftunivgranada 2020-07-07T23:18:08Z This thesis shows that before 28 Ma a single water mass flowing westward, the proto-AABW, occupied the seafloor in the studied region. The first evidence for the onset of a current flowing eastward, the proto-CDW, is found at 28 Ma. Between 26 and 25 Ma ice sheets were mainly continental-based and an oceanic frontal system already existed and migrated during glacial-interglacial cycles that were paced by obliquity. The late Oligocene frontal system was however weaker than today´s Polar Front because we find evidence for intrusion of warm north component waters close to the Antarctic margin. The latest Oligocene (24-23.4 Ma) witnessed at least eight times of ice sheet advancing into the continental shelf and retreats inland, pointing to a highly dynamic ice sheet during the cooling trend leading to the glacial Mi-1 event. During this period, we interpret that the EAIS in the WSB becomes marine-based as a consequence of the erosion and overdeepening of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin by the repeated advances and retreats of the EAIS since it was formed in the early Oligocene (33.6 Ma). Los resultados derivados de esta tesis muestran que antes de los 28 Ma una masa de agua, la AABW, circulaba hacia el oeste y ocupaba todo el fondo marino en la región estudiada. La primera evidencia de una corriente de agua hacia el este, la proto-CDW, es al comienzo del Oligoceno superior. Entre 26 y 25 Ma, los casquetes de hielo fundamentalmente eran continentales, y los sistemas oceánicos frontales ya existían y migraban durante los ciclos glaciares-interglaciares forzados por la oblicuidad. Sin embargo, la intrusión de aguas cálidas de componente norte cerca del margen Antártico muestra que dichos frentes eran más débiles que el Frente Polar actual. A finales del Oligoceno (24-23.4 Ma) el registro muestra al menos ocho avances de la EAIS a la plataforma continental y retrocesos hacia tierra, evidenciando un casquete de hielo muy dinámico durante la fase de enfriamiento que culmina en el evento glaciar Mi-1. Es en este periodo interpretamos que la EAIS pasa de estar anclado en tierra a estar anclado por debajo del nivel del mar (marine-based) como consecuencia de la erosión y la profundización de la Cuenca Subgacial de Wilkes durante avances repetidos de la EAIS desde su formación hace 33.6 Ma Tesis Univ. Granada. Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad with the grants CTM 2011-24079 and CTM2014-60451-C2-1-P. Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Antarc* Antarctic Ice Sheet Wilkes Land DIGIBUG: Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Granada Antarctic Consecuencia ENVELOPE(-60.783,-60.783,-63.717,-63.717) East Antarctic Ice Sheet Hielo ENVELOPE(-58.133,-58.133,-62.083,-62.083) Pasa ENVELOPE(26.733,26.733,67.850,67.850) The Antarctic Wilkes Land ENVELOPE(120.000,120.000,-69.000,-69.000) Wilkes Subglacial Basin ENVELOPE(145.000,145.000,-75.000,-75.000)
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topic OIigocene
Oceanography
East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Oligoceno
Oceanografía
Casquetes de hielo oriental
spellingShingle OIigocene
Oceanography
East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Oligoceno
Oceanografía
Casquetes de hielo oriental
Salabarnada Roset, Ariadna
Oligocene - Miocene Ice Sheet and Paleoceanographic Evolution of the Eastern Wilkes Land Margin
topic_facet OIigocene
Oceanography
East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Oligoceno
Oceanografía
Casquetes de hielo oriental
description This thesis shows that before 28 Ma a single water mass flowing westward, the proto-AABW, occupied the seafloor in the studied region. The first evidence for the onset of a current flowing eastward, the proto-CDW, is found at 28 Ma. Between 26 and 25 Ma ice sheets were mainly continental-based and an oceanic frontal system already existed and migrated during glacial-interglacial cycles that were paced by obliquity. The late Oligocene frontal system was however weaker than today´s Polar Front because we find evidence for intrusion of warm north component waters close to the Antarctic margin. The latest Oligocene (24-23.4 Ma) witnessed at least eight times of ice sheet advancing into the continental shelf and retreats inland, pointing to a highly dynamic ice sheet during the cooling trend leading to the glacial Mi-1 event. During this period, we interpret that the EAIS in the WSB becomes marine-based as a consequence of the erosion and overdeepening of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin by the repeated advances and retreats of the EAIS since it was formed in the early Oligocene (33.6 Ma). Los resultados derivados de esta tesis muestran que antes de los 28 Ma una masa de agua, la AABW, circulaba hacia el oeste y ocupaba todo el fondo marino en la región estudiada. La primera evidencia de una corriente de agua hacia el este, la proto-CDW, es al comienzo del Oligoceno superior. Entre 26 y 25 Ma, los casquetes de hielo fundamentalmente eran continentales, y los sistemas oceánicos frontales ya existían y migraban durante los ciclos glaciares-interglaciares forzados por la oblicuidad. Sin embargo, la intrusión de aguas cálidas de componente norte cerca del margen Antártico muestra que dichos frentes eran más débiles que el Frente Polar actual. A finales del Oligoceno (24-23.4 Ma) el registro muestra al menos ocho avances de la EAIS a la plataforma continental y retrocesos hacia tierra, evidenciando un casquete de hielo muy dinámico durante la fase de enfriamiento que culmina en el evento glaciar Mi-1. Es en este periodo interpretamos que la EAIS pasa de estar anclado en tierra a estar anclado por debajo del nivel del mar (marine-based) como consecuencia de la erosión y la profundización de la Cuenca Subgacial de Wilkes durante avances repetidos de la EAIS desde su formación hace 33.6 Ma Tesis Univ. Granada. Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad with the grants CTM 2011-24079 and CTM2014-60451-C2-1-P.
author2 Escutia Dotti, Carlota
Universidad de Granada. Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias de la Tierra
format Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
author Salabarnada Roset, Ariadna
author_facet Salabarnada Roset, Ariadna
author_sort Salabarnada Roset, Ariadna
title Oligocene - Miocene Ice Sheet and Paleoceanographic Evolution of the Eastern Wilkes Land Margin
title_short Oligocene - Miocene Ice Sheet and Paleoceanographic Evolution of the Eastern Wilkes Land Margin
title_full Oligocene - Miocene Ice Sheet and Paleoceanographic Evolution of the Eastern Wilkes Land Margin
title_fullStr Oligocene - Miocene Ice Sheet and Paleoceanographic Evolution of the Eastern Wilkes Land Margin
title_full_unstemmed Oligocene - Miocene Ice Sheet and Paleoceanographic Evolution of the Eastern Wilkes Land Margin
title_sort oligocene - miocene ice sheet and paleoceanographic evolution of the eastern wilkes land margin
publisher Universidad de Granada
publishDate 2020
url http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62873
long_lat ENVELOPE(-60.783,-60.783,-63.717,-63.717)
ENVELOPE(-58.133,-58.133,-62.083,-62.083)
ENVELOPE(26.733,26.733,67.850,67.850)
ENVELOPE(120.000,120.000,-69.000,-69.000)
ENVELOPE(145.000,145.000,-75.000,-75.000)
geographic Antarctic
Consecuencia
East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Hielo
Pasa
The Antarctic
Wilkes Land
Wilkes Subglacial Basin
geographic_facet Antarctic
Consecuencia
East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Hielo
Pasa
The Antarctic
Wilkes Land
Wilkes Subglacial Basin
genre Antarc*
Antarctic
Ice Sheet
Wilkes Land
genre_facet Antarc*
Antarctic
Ice Sheet
Wilkes Land
op_relation Salabarnada Roset, Ariadna. Oligocene - Miocene Ice Sheet and Paleoceanographic Evolution of the Eastern Wilkes Land MarginAriadna Salabarnada Roset. Granada: Universidad de Granada, 2020. [http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62873]
9788413065151
http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62873
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