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Cosmogenic exposure dating
-principles and applications
Quaternary glacialhistory of Beringia-overview with casestudies
Late Quaternary glacial historyof the Eastern Canadian Arctic
-the Clyde River Project
Firstly, it is great to be here!
My biased reading suggestions:(be familiar with lots more, but be sure to read these)
Quaternary glacial history of Beringia
Late Quaternary glacial history of the Eastern Canadian Arctic
1. Brigham-Grette, 2001, QSR v. 20, p. 15-24.2. Briner and Kaufman, submitted, Journal of Quaternary Science.Read this for discussion:3. letter to the editor debate on ‘Beringian Ice Sheet’ - Brigham-Grette and Gualtieri et al., 2004; Grosswald and Hughs, 2004, QR, v. 62.
1. England, 1998, JQS, v. 13, p. 275-280.2. Miller et al., 2002, QSR, v. 21, p. 33-48.
vs.3. Briner et al., 2006, GSAB, v. 118, p. 406-420.
Cosmogenic Exposure Dating
3 Questions to consider:
1. How would you explain cosmogenic exposure dating to your Dad (elementary school teacher) and Mom (engineer)?
2. What are three ways that cosmogenic radionuclides are used?
3. How would you critique a dataset of cosmogenic exposure ages?
GEOREF hits of "cosmogenic" and "glaci*"
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Year
Number of records
Series1
Surface Exposure Datingthe basics
lava flowold landscapelandslidemoraineCosmic Radiation
Gosseand Phillips,2001
woah
CosmoIsotopeproductionversus depth
Gosseand Phillips,2001
The case of glacial erosion
Gosse and Phillips, 2001
quartz
whole rock
calcite
parent
N =
P
λ
( 1 − e
− λ t
)
t =
ln 1 −
N λ
P
⎛
⎝
⎞
⎠
− λ
.
N=concentrationP=production rateλ=decay constantT=time
Exposure dating requires:
Production of cosmogenic radionuclides varies spatially
Gosseand Phillips,2001
Stone, 2000
Air Pressure
Complication: Surface erosion
Steig et al.,1998
Shielding of cosmic rays by surrounding topography
Complication:Seasonal snow cover
Gosseand Phillips,2001
Use CRONUS-Balco age calculator
http://hess.ess.washington.edu/math/
Application #1: exposure dating
Complication: degrading landforms
Result of moraine degradation
Complication: isotopic inheritanceApplication #2: glacial erosion
1.Know pre-existing cosmogenic isotope concentration2.Measure what is left3.Calculate depth of glacial erosion
Solving for glacial erosion
Briner and Swanson, 1998, GEOLOGY
Low elevation
10Be = 9.4±0.4 ka
Low elevation
Intermediate elevation
22.0±0.7 ka
Intermediate elevation
High elevation
84.4±2.0 ka
High elevation
Low-elevation bedrock(n=10)
Intermediate-elevation bedrock(n=11)
High-elevation bedrock(n=12)
Relative Probability
High elevation
High elevation
102.3±3.4 ka
High elevation
11.4±0.5 ka
102.3±3.4 ka
Erratics from intermediate and high elevation bedrock(n=27)
Low-elevation bedrock(n=10)
Intermediate-elevation bedrock(n=11)
High-elevation bedrock(n=12)
Relative Probability
Briner et al., 2006, GSAB
Cold-based
Cold-based
warm-based
Shearzone
Shearzone
Ice Stream
Application #3: burial studies
11.4±0.5 ka
102.3±3.4 ka
Tor exposed at surface becomes saturated with 10Be and 26Al
10Be and 26Al accumulate in upper ~2 m of rock
Tor shielded by cold-based ice
Once shielded:
10Be and 26Al radioactively decay differentially
With constant exposureratio of isotope production eventually decreases
Upon burial or shieldingratio decreases below the constant exposure line
84.4±2.0 ka
High elevation
Al/Be burial age:~420 ka
High elevation
102.3±3.4 ka
Al/Be burial age:~475 ka
High elevation
11.4±0.5 ka
102.3±3.4 ka
Al/Be burial age:~475 ka
Overview: 1. Exposure dating2. Glacial erosion3. Burial history
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