Late Cenozoic deposits at Reedy Glacier, Transantarctic Mountains: implications for former thickness of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

被引：39

作者：

Bromley, Gordon R. M. ^{[1
]}

Hall, Brenda L. ^{[1
]}

Stone, John O. ^{[2
]}

Conway, Howard ^{[2
]}

Todd, Claire E. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Maine, Dept Earth Sci, Climate Change Inst, Edward T Bryand Global Sci Ctr, Orono, ME 04469 USA

[2] Univ Washington, Dept Earth & Space Sci, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

[3] Pacific Lutheran Univ, Rieke Sci Ctr, Dept Geol Sci, Tacoma, WA 98447 USA

来源：

QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS | 2010年 / 29卷 / 3-4期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

SOUTHERN VICTORIA LAND; SIRIUS GROUP SEDIMENTS; DRY VALLEYS AREA; SURFACE FLUCTUATIONS; DRAINAGE SYSTEM; MCMURDO SOUND; TAYLOR VALLEY; ROSS SEA; MAXIMUM; HISTORY;

D O I：

10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.07.001

中图分类号：

P9 [自然地理学];

学科分类号：

0705 ; 070501 ;

摘要：

Deposits corresponding to multiple periods of glaciation are preserved in ice-free areas adjacent to Reedy Glacier, southern Transantarctic Mountains. Glacial geologic mapping, supported by Be-10 surface-exposure dating, shows that Reedy Glacier was significantly thicker than today multiple times during the mid-to-late Cenozoic. Longitudinal-surface profiles reconstructed from the upper limits of deposits indicate greater thickening at the glacier mouth than at the head during these episodes, indicating that Reedy Glacier responded primarily to changes in the thickness of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Surface-exposure ages suggest this relationship has been in place since at least 5 Ma. The last period of thickening of Reedy Glacier occurred during Marine Isotope Stage 2, at which time the glacier surface near its confluence with the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was at least 500 m higher than today. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：384 / 398

页数：15

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