Centurial‐millenial ice‐rafted debris pulses from ablating marine ice sheets
Hindmarsh, Richard C.A. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1633-2416; Jenkins, Adrian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9117-0616.
2001
Centurial‐millenial ice‐rafted debris pulses from ablating marine ice sheets.
Geophysical Research Letters, 28 (12).
2477-2480.
10.1029/2000GL012697
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Abstract/Summary
We use an ice‐sheet model to show that (i) margins of marine ice‐sheets can be expected to be frozen to the bed, except where ice‐streams discharge; (ii) 20–50km retreats induced by ablation rates of 2 m/yr provide sufficient debris flux through the grounding line to produce large sedimentation events. Such ablation would reduce ice‐shelf extent markedly, permitting debris to reach the calving front and be transported by icebergs leading to ice‐rafted debris (IRD) events. Ice shelf break‐up takes around a century (start of IRD pulse), while the creation of warm‐based conditions (end of IRD pulse) due to upwards motion of warm ice takes a few more centuries. Such IRD pulses are unlikely to explain Heinrich events, which are associated with relatively cold periods within glaciations. Surges are not necessary conditions for the production of large IRD events.
| Item Type: | Publication - Article |
|---|---|
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1029/2000GL012697 |
| Programmes: | BAS Programmes > Antarctic Science in the Global Context (2000-2005) > Global Interactions of the Antarctic Ice Sheet |
| ISSN: | 0094-8276 |
| Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.: | Not subject to U.S. copyright. Published 2001 American Geophysical Union. Further reproduction or electronic distribution is not permitted. |
| Date made live: | 18 Sep 2012 13:15 +0 (UTC) |
| URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19613 |
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