Dr David Small david.p.small@durham.ac.uk
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Implications of 36Cl exposure ages from Skye, northwest Scotland for the timing of ice stream deglaciation and deglacial ice dynamics
Small, D.; Rinterknecht, V.; Austin, W.E.N.; Bates, R.; Benn, D.I.; Scourse, J.D.; Bourlès, D.L.; Hibbert, F.D.
Authors
V. Rinterknecht
W.E.N. Austin
R. Bates
D.I. Benn
J.D. Scourse
D.L. Bourlès
F.D. Hibbert
Abstract
Geochronological constraints on the deglaciation of former marine based ice streams provide information on the rates and modes by which marine based ice sheets have responded to external forcing factors such as climate change. This paper presents new 36Cl cosmic ray exposure dating from boulders located on two moraines (Glen Brittle and Loch Scavaig) in southern Skye, northwest Scotland. Ages from the Glen Brittle moraines constrain deglaciation of a major marine terminating ice stream, the Barra-Donegal Ice Stream that drained the former British-Irish Ice Sheet, depending on choice of production method and scaling model this occurred 19.9 ± 1.5–17.6 ± 1.3 ka ago. We compare this timing of deglaciation to existing geochronological data and changes in a variety of potential forcing factors constrained through proxy records and numerical models to determine what deglaciation age is most consistent with existing evidence. Another small section of moraine, the Scavaig moraine, is traced offshore through multibeam swath-bathymetry and interpreted as delimiting a later stillstand/readvance stage following ice stream deglaciation. Additional cosmic ray exposure dating from the onshore portion of this moraine indicate that it was deposited 16.3 ± 1.3–15.2 ± 0.9 ka ago. When calculated using the most up-to-date scaling scheme this time of deposition is, within uncertainty, the same as the timing of a widely identified readvance, the Wester Ross Readvance, observed elsewhere in northwest Scotland. This extends the area over which this readvance has potentially occurred, reinforcing the view that it was climatically forced.
Citation
Small, D., Rinterknecht, V., Austin, W., Bates, R., Benn, D., Scourse, J., …Hibbert, F. (2016). Implications of 36Cl exposure ages from Skye, northwest Scotland for the timing of ice stream deglaciation and deglacial ice dynamics. Quaternary Science Reviews, 150, 130-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.08.028
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 17, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 27, 2016 |
Publication Date | Oct 15, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Aug 14, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 13, 2018 |
Journal | Quaternary Science Reviews |
Print ISSN | 0277-3791 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 150 |
Pages | 130-145 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.08.028 |
Related Public URLs | https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10871/31551 |
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