Late Holocene Glacial Fluctuations of Schiaparelli Glacier at Monte Sarmiento Massif, Tierra del Fuego (54°24′ S)
The Magallanes−Tierra del Fuego region, Southern Patagonia (53−56° S) features a plethora of fjords and remote and isolated islands, and hosts several thousand glaciers. The number of investigated glaciers with respect to the multiple Neoglacial advances is based on a fe...
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| author | Wolfgang Jens-Henrik Meier Juan-Carlos Aravena Jussi Grießinger Philipp Hochreuther Pamela Soto-Rogel Haifeng Zhu Ricardo De Pol-Holz Christoph Schneider Matthias Holger Braun |
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| description | The Magallanes−Tierra del Fuego region, Southern Patagonia (53−56° S) features a plethora of fjords and remote and isolated islands, and hosts several thousand glaciers. The number of investigated glaciers with respect to the multiple Neoglacial advances is based on a few individual studies and is still fragmentary, which complicates the interpretation of the glacial dynamics in the southernmost part of America. Schiaparelli Glacier (54°24′ S, 70°50′ W), located at the western side of the Cordillera Darwin, was selected for tree-ring-based and radiocarbon dating of the glacial deposits. One focus of the study was to address to the potential dating uncertainties that arise by the use of <i>Nothofagus spp.</i> as a pioneer species. A robust analysis of the age−height relationship, missing the pith of the tree (pith offset), and site-specific ecesis time revealed a total uncertainty value of ±5−9 years. Three adjacent terminal moraines were identified, which increasingly tapered towards the glacier, with oldest deposition dates of 1749 ± 5 CE, 1789 ± 5 CE, and 1867 ± 5 CE. Radiocarbon dates of trunks incorporated within the terminal moraine system indicate at least three phases of cumulative glacial activity within the last 2300 years that coincide with the Neoglacial phases of the Southern Patagonian Icefield and adjacent mountain glaciers. The sub-recent trunks revealed the first evidence of a Neoglacial advance between ~600 BCE and 100 CE, which so far has not been substantiated in the Magallanes−Tierra del Fuego region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc8074c0493f40f781774575299254b92022-12-22T00:46:48ZengMDPI AGGeosciences2076-32632019-08-019834010.3390/geosciences9080340geosciences9080340Late Holocene Glacial Fluctuations of Schiaparelli Glacier at Monte Sarmiento Massif, Tierra del Fuego (54°24′ S)Wolfgang Jens-Henrik Meier0Juan-Carlos Aravena1Jussi Grießinger2Philipp Hochreuther3Pamela Soto-Rogel4Haifeng Zhu5Ricardo De Pol-Holz6Christoph Schneider7Matthias Holger Braun8Institute of Geography, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyCentro de Investigación GAIA Antártica, University of Magallanes (UMAG), 6200000 Punta Arenas, ChileInstitute of Geography, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyInstitute of Geography, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyInstitute of Geography, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyKey Laboratory of Alpine Ecology, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Science, Bejing 100101, ChinaCentro de Investigación GAIA Antártica, University of Magallanes (UMAG), 6200000 Punta Arenas, ChileGeography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10099 Berlin, GermanyInstitute of Geography, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, GermanyThe Magallanes−Tierra del Fuego region, Southern Patagonia (53−56° S) features a plethora of fjords and remote and isolated islands, and hosts several thousand glaciers. The number of investigated glaciers with respect to the multiple Neoglacial advances is based on a few individual studies and is still fragmentary, which complicates the interpretation of the glacial dynamics in the southernmost part of America. Schiaparelli Glacier (54°24′ S, 70°50′ W), located at the western side of the Cordillera Darwin, was selected for tree-ring-based and radiocarbon dating of the glacial deposits. One focus of the study was to address to the potential dating uncertainties that arise by the use of <i>Nothofagus spp.</i> as a pioneer species. A robust analysis of the age−height relationship, missing the pith of the tree (pith offset), and site-specific ecesis time revealed a total uncertainty value of ±5−9 years. Three adjacent terminal moraines were identified, which increasingly tapered towards the glacier, with oldest deposition dates of 1749 ± 5 CE, 1789 ± 5 CE, and 1867 ± 5 CE. Radiocarbon dates of trunks incorporated within the terminal moraine system indicate at least three phases of cumulative glacial activity within the last 2300 years that coincide with the Neoglacial phases of the Southern Patagonian Icefield and adjacent mountain glaciers. The sub-recent trunks revealed the first evidence of a Neoglacial advance between ~600 BCE and 100 CE, which so far has not been substantiated in the Magallanes−Tierra del Fuego region.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/9/8/340Southern PatagoniaMoraine DatingLittle Ice AgeDendrochronologyGlacier FluctuationsEcesis TimePith OffsetNeoglacialLate Holocene |
| spellingShingle | Wolfgang Jens-Henrik Meier Juan-Carlos Aravena Jussi Grießinger Philipp Hochreuther Pamela Soto-Rogel Haifeng Zhu Ricardo De Pol-Holz Christoph Schneider Matthias Holger Braun Late Holocene Glacial Fluctuations of Schiaparelli Glacier at Monte Sarmiento Massif, Tierra del Fuego (54°24′ S) Geosciences Southern Patagonia Moraine Dating Little Ice Age Dendrochronology Glacier Fluctuations Ecesis Time Pith Offset Neoglacial Late Holocene |
| title | Late Holocene Glacial Fluctuations of Schiaparelli Glacier at Monte Sarmiento Massif, Tierra del Fuego (54°24′ S) |
| title_full | Late Holocene Glacial Fluctuations of Schiaparelli Glacier at Monte Sarmiento Massif, Tierra del Fuego (54°24′ S) |
| title_fullStr | Late Holocene Glacial Fluctuations of Schiaparelli Glacier at Monte Sarmiento Massif, Tierra del Fuego (54°24′ S) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Late Holocene Glacial Fluctuations of Schiaparelli Glacier at Monte Sarmiento Massif, Tierra del Fuego (54°24′ S) |
| title_short | Late Holocene Glacial Fluctuations of Schiaparelli Glacier at Monte Sarmiento Massif, Tierra del Fuego (54°24′ S) |
| title_sort | late holocene glacial fluctuations of schiaparelli glacier at monte sarmiento massif tierra del fuego 54°24 s |
| topic | Southern Patagonia Moraine Dating Little Ice Age Dendrochronology Glacier Fluctuations Ecesis Time Pith Offset Neoglacial Late Holocene |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/9/8/340 |
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