Late Holocene fluctuations of Quelccaya Ice Cap, Peru, registered by nearby lake sediments

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Stroup, J.S., Kelly, M.A., Lowell, T.V., Smith, C.A., Beal, S.A., Landis, J.D., Tapia, P.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Subjects: Peru; Holocene; Late Holocene; sedimentation; deposition; clastic sediment; Cuzco [Peru]; glacial lake; Glacially fed lakes; glacier dynamics; Glacier extents; ice cap; ice retreat; lacustrine deposit; Lake sediment; meltwater; moraine; Quelccaya Ice Cap; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.00; https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.05.03; Glacial Lake; Ice cap
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/5737; https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2821

Records of clastic sediment from lakes that receive glacial meltwater provide a means for inferring past glacial fluctuations. However, increased clastic sedimentation has been interpreted to indicate both glacial advance and recession. Here we examine the timing of clastic sediment deposition in Ch...