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Geomorphic features of Quaternary glaciation in the Taniantaweng Mountain, on the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Zhang, Wei; Chai, Le; Evans, Ian S; Liu, Liang; Li, Ya-peng; Qiao, Jing-ru; Tang, Qian-yu; Sun, Bo

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Authors

Wei Zhang

Le Chai

Liang Liu

Ya-peng Li

Jing-ru Qiao

Qian-yu Tang

Bo Sun



Abstract

We present geomorphological evidence for multiple glacial fluctuations during the Quaternary in the Taniantaweng Mountain, which is situated at the transition zone of the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. To reconstruct the history of glacial evolution during the Quaternary Glaciation, we present a ~13000 km2 geomorphologic map (1:440,000) for the Quaternary glaciations, as well as three electron spin resonance (ESR) ages and three optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) ages from the landforms. By integrating these with ages from previous studies, four major glacial advances are identified during marine oxygen isotope stages (MIS) 6, 3, 2 and 1. This glacial chronology is in reasonable agreement with existing glacial chronologies from other parts of the Hengduan Mountains and surrounding mountains. Glaciers had extended to the Yuqu River during the glacial maximum advance (MIS 6), but became successively more restricted from MIS 3 to MIS 1. The glacial distribution show that precipitation brought by the south Asian monsoon might play a primary role in driving glacial advances during the last glacial period in the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Citation

Zhang, W., Chai, L., Evans, I. S., Liu, L., Li, Y., Qiao, J., …Sun, B. (2019). Geomorphic features of Quaternary glaciation in the Taniantaweng Mountain, on the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Journal of Mountain Science, 16(2), 256-274. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-018-4977-3

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 20, 2019
Online Publication Date Feb 13, 2019
Publication Date Feb 13, 2019
Deposit Date Feb 28, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Mountain Science
Print ISSN 1672-6316
Electronic ISSN 1993-0321
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 16
Issue 2
Pages 256-274
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-018-4977-3

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