Relative sea-level history from the Lambert Glacier region, East Antarctica, and its relation to deglaciation and Holocene glacier readvance

Verleyen, Elie; Hodgson, Dominic A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3841-3746; Milne, Glenn A.; Sabbe, Koen; Vyverman, Wim. 2005 Relative sea-level history from the Lambert Glacier region, East Antarctica, and its relation to deglaciation and Holocene glacier readvance. Quaternary Research, 63 (1). 45-52. 10.1016/j.yqres.2004.09.005

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Abstract/Summary

We present a relative sea-level (RSL) history, constrained by AMS radiocarbon-dated marine–freshwater transitions in isolation basins from a site adjacent to the Lambert Glacier, East Antarctica. The RSL data suggest an initial ice retreat between c. 15,370 and 12,660 cal yr B.P.. Within this period, meltwater pulse IA (mwp IA, between c. 14,600–14,200 and 14,100–13,700 cal yr B.P.) occurred; an exceptionally large ice melting event, inferred from far-field sea-level records. The RSL curve shows a pronounced highstand of approximately 8 m between c. 7570–7270 and 7250–6950 cal yr B.P. that is consistent with the timing of the RSL highstand in the nearby Vestfold Hills. This is followed by a fall in RSL to the present. In contrast to previous findings, the isolation of the lakes in the Larsemann Hills postdates the isolation of lakes with similar sill heights in the Vestfold Hills. An increase in RSL fall during the late Holocene may record a decline in the rate of isostatic uplift in the Larsemann Hills between c. 7250–6950 and 2847–2509 cal yr B.P., that occurred in response to a documented mid-Holocene glacier readvance followed by a late-Holocene retreat.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1016/j.yqres.2004.09.005
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Antarctic Science in the Global Context (2000-2005) > Signals in Antarctica of Past Global Changes
ISSN:	0033-5894
Additional Keywords:	Glacial history
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	22 Jan 2008 09:51 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/2033

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1016/j.yqres.2004.09.005

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Antarctic Science in the Global Context (2000-2005) > Signals in Antarctica of Past Global Changes

ISSN:

0033-5894

Additional Keywords:

Glacial history

NORA Subject Terms:

Earth Sciences