Using Cosmogenic 10Be Exposure Dating and Lichenometry to Constrain Holocene Glaciation in the Central Brooks Range, Alaska

Pendleton, Simon L.; Briner, Jason P.; Kaufman, Darrell S.; Zimmerman, Susan R.

doi:10.1657/aaar0016-045

Using Cosmogenic ¹⁰Be Exposure Dating and Lichenometry to Constrain Holocene Glaciation in the Central Brooks Range, Alaska

Journal Article · Fri Jan 05 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1657/aaar0016-045· OSTI ID:2229588

Pendleton, Simon L. ^[1]; Briner, Jason P. ^[1]; Kaufman, Darrell S. ^[2]; Zimmerman, Susan R. ^[3]

University at Buffalo, NY (United States)
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States). Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry

Here we compile new and previously published lichenometric and cosmogenic ¹⁰Be moraine ages to summarize the timing of Holocene glacier expansions in the Brooks Range, Arctic Alaska. Foundational lichenometric studies suggested that glaciers likely grew to their Holocene maxima as early as the middle Holocene, followed by several episodes of moraine building prior to, and throughout, the last millennium. Previously published ¹⁰Be ages on Holocene moraine boulders from the north-central Brooks Range constrain the culmination of maximum Holocene glacier advances between 4.6 ka and 2.6 ka. New ¹⁰Be ages of moraine boulders from two different valleys in the central Brooks Range published here show that maximum Holocene glacial extents in these valleys were reached by 3.5 ka and ca. 2.6 ka, supporting previous studies showing that Holocene maximum, or near-maximum, glacial extents in the Brooks Range occurred prior to the Little Ice Age. However, in-depth reconciliations between glacier extent and local and regional climate are hampered by uncertainties associated with both lichenometry and ¹⁰Be dating.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 2229588

Report Number(s):: LLNL--JRNL-698449; 829758

Journal Information:: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Journal Name: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 49; ISSN 1523-0430

Publisher:: Taylor & FrancisCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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