An updated radiocarbon-based ice margin chronology for the last deglaciation of the North American Ice Sheet Complex
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An updated radiocarbon-based ice margin chronology for the last deglaciation of the North American Ice Sheet Complex. / Dalton, April S.; Margold, Martin; Stokes, Chris R.; Tarasov, Lev; Dyke, Arthur S.; Adams, Roberta S.; Allard, Serge; Arends, Heather E.; Atkinson, Nigel; Attig, John W.; Barnett, Peter J.; Barnett, Robert L.; Batterson, Martin; Bernatchez, Pascal; Borns, Harold W.; Breckenridge, Andy; Briner, Jason P.; Brouard, Etienne; Campbell, Janet E.; Carlson, Anders E.; Clague, John J.; Curry, B. Brandon; Daigneault, Robert-Andre; Dube-Loubert, Hugo; Easterbrook, Don J.; Franzi, David A.; Friedrich, Hannah G.; Funder, Svend; Gauthier, Michelle S.; Gowan, Angela S.; Harris, Ken L.; Hetu, Bernard; Hooyer, Tom S.; Jennings, Carrie E.; Johnson, Mark D.; Kehew, Alan E.; Kelley, Samuel E.; Kerr, Daniel; King, Edward L.; Kjeldsen, Kristian K.; Knaeble, Alan R.; Lajeunesse, Patrick; Lakeman, Thomas R.; Lamothe, Michel; Larson, Phillip; Lavoie, Martin; Loope, Henry M.; Lowell, Thomas; Lusardi, Barbara A.; Manz, Lorraine; McMartin, Isabelle; Nixon, F. Chantel; Occhietti, Serge; Parkhill, Michael A.; Piper, David J. W.; Pronk, Antonius G.; Richard, Pierre J. H.; Ridge, John C.; Ross, Martin; Roy, Martin; Seaman, Allen; Shaw, John; Stea, Rudolph R.; Teller, James T.; Thompson, Woodrow B.; Thorleifson, L. Harvey; Utting, Daniel J.; Veillette, Jean J.; Ward, Brent C.; Weddle, Thomas K.; Wright, Herbert E.
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T1 - An updated radiocarbon-based ice margin chronology for the last deglaciation of the North American Ice Sheet Complex
AU - Dalton, April S.
AU - Margold, Martin
AU - Stokes, Chris R.
AU - Tarasov, Lev
AU - Dyke, Arthur S.
AU - Adams, Roberta S.
AU - Allard, Serge
AU - Arends, Heather E.
AU - Atkinson, Nigel
AU - Attig, John W.
AU - Barnett, Peter J.
AU - Barnett, Robert L.
AU - Batterson, Martin
AU - Bernatchez, Pascal
AU - Borns, Harold W.
AU - Breckenridge, Andy
AU - Briner, Jason P.
AU - Brouard, Etienne
AU - Campbell, Janet E.
AU - Carlson, Anders E.
AU - Clague, John J.
AU - Curry, B. Brandon
AU - Daigneault, Robert-Andre
AU - Dube-Loubert, Hugo
AU - Easterbrook, Don J.
AU - Franzi, David A.
AU - Friedrich, Hannah G.
AU - Funder, Svend
AU - Gauthier, Michelle S.
AU - Gowan, Angela S.
AU - Harris, Ken L.
AU - Hetu, Bernard
AU - Hooyer, Tom S.
AU - Jennings, Carrie E.
AU - Johnson, Mark D.
AU - Kehew, Alan E.
AU - Kelley, Samuel E.
AU - Kerr, Daniel
AU - King, Edward L.
AU - Kjeldsen, Kristian K.
AU - Knaeble, Alan R.
AU - Lajeunesse, Patrick
AU - Lakeman, Thomas R.
AU - Lamothe, Michel
AU - Larson, Phillip
AU - Lavoie, Martin
AU - Loope, Henry M.
AU - Lowell, Thomas
AU - Lusardi, Barbara A.
AU - Manz, Lorraine
AU - McMartin, Isabelle
AU - Nixon, F. Chantel
AU - Occhietti, Serge
AU - Parkhill, Michael A.
AU - Piper, David J. W.
AU - Pronk, Antonius G.
AU - Richard, Pierre J. H.
AU - Ridge, John C.
AU - Ross, Martin
AU - Roy, Martin
AU - Seaman, Allen
AU - Shaw, John
AU - Stea, Rudolph R.
AU - Teller, James T.
AU - Thompson, Woodrow B.
AU - Thorleifson, L. Harvey
AU - Utting, Daniel J.
AU - Veillette, Jean J.
AU - Ward, Brent C.
AU - Weddle, Thomas K.
AU - Wright, Herbert E.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The North American Ice Sheet Complex (NAISC; consisting of the Laurentide, Cordilleran and Innuitian ice sheets) was the largest ice mass to repeatedly grow and decay in the Northern Hemisphere during the Quaternary. Understanding its pattern of retreat following the Last Glacial Maximum is critical for studying many facets of the Late Quaternary, including ice sheet behaviour, the evolution of Holocene landscapes, sea level, atmospheric circulation, and the peopling of the Americas. Currently, the most up-to-date and authoritative margin chronology for the entire ice sheet complex is featured in two publications (Geological Survey of Canada Open File 1574 [Dyke et al., 2003]; 'Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology, Part II' [Dyke, 2004]). These often-cited datasets track ice margin recession in 36 time slices spanning 18 ka to 1 ka (all ages in uncalibrated radiocarbon years) using a combination of geomorphology, stratigraphy and radiocarbon dating. However, by virtue of being over 15 years old, the ice margin chronology requires updating to reflect new work and important revisions. This paper updates the aforementioned 36 ice margin maps to reflect new data from regional studies. We also update the original radiocarbon dataset from the 2003/2004 papers with 1541 new ages to reflect work up to and including 2018. A major revision is made to the 18 ka ice margin, where Banks and Eglinton islands (once considered to be glacial refugia) are now shown to be fully glaciated. Our updated 18 ka ice sheet increased in areal extent from 17.81 to 18.37 million km(2), which is an increase of 3.1% in spatial coverage of the NAISC at that time. Elsewhere, we also summarize, region-by-region, significant changes to the deglaciation sequence. This paper integrates new information provided by regional experts and radiocarbon data into the deglaciation sequence while maintaining consistency with the original ice margin positions of Dyke et al. (2003) and Dyke (2004) where new information is lacking; this is a pragmatic solution to satisfy the needs of a Quaternary research community that requires up-to-date knowledge of the pattern of ice margin recession of what was once the world's largest ice mass. The 36 updated isochrones are available in PDF and shapefile format, together with a spreadsheet of the expanded radiocarbon dataset (n = 5195 ages) and estimates of uncertainty for each interval. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - The North American Ice Sheet Complex (NAISC; consisting of the Laurentide, Cordilleran and Innuitian ice sheets) was the largest ice mass to repeatedly grow and decay in the Northern Hemisphere during the Quaternary. Understanding its pattern of retreat following the Last Glacial Maximum is critical for studying many facets of the Late Quaternary, including ice sheet behaviour, the evolution of Holocene landscapes, sea level, atmospheric circulation, and the peopling of the Americas. Currently, the most up-to-date and authoritative margin chronology for the entire ice sheet complex is featured in two publications (Geological Survey of Canada Open File 1574 [Dyke et al., 2003]; 'Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology, Part II' [Dyke, 2004]). These often-cited datasets track ice margin recession in 36 time slices spanning 18 ka to 1 ka (all ages in uncalibrated radiocarbon years) using a combination of geomorphology, stratigraphy and radiocarbon dating. However, by virtue of being over 15 years old, the ice margin chronology requires updating to reflect new work and important revisions. This paper updates the aforementioned 36 ice margin maps to reflect new data from regional studies. We also update the original radiocarbon dataset from the 2003/2004 papers with 1541 new ages to reflect work up to and including 2018. A major revision is made to the 18 ka ice margin, where Banks and Eglinton islands (once considered to be glacial refugia) are now shown to be fully glaciated. Our updated 18 ka ice sheet increased in areal extent from 17.81 to 18.37 million km(2), which is an increase of 3.1% in spatial coverage of the NAISC at that time. Elsewhere, we also summarize, region-by-region, significant changes to the deglaciation sequence. This paper integrates new information provided by regional experts and radiocarbon data into the deglaciation sequence while maintaining consistency with the original ice margin positions of Dyke et al. (2003) and Dyke (2004) where new information is lacking; this is a pragmatic solution to satisfy the needs of a Quaternary research community that requires up-to-date knowledge of the pattern of ice margin recession of what was once the world's largest ice mass. The 36 updated isochrones are available in PDF and shapefile format, together with a spreadsheet of the expanded radiocarbon dataset (n = 5195 ages) and estimates of uncertainty for each interval. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW - Quaternary
KW - Glaciation
KW - North America
KW - Ice margin chronology
KW - Radiocarbon
KW - GLACIAL LAKE AGASSIZ
KW - EARLY HOLOCENE DEGLACIATION
KW - LATE WISCONSINAN GLACIATION
KW - BAFFIN-ISLAND
KW - YOUNGER DRYAS
KW - HUDSON STRAIT
KW - NEW-YORK
KW - COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDES
KW - ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
KW - QUATERNARY GLACIATION
U2 - 10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106223
DO - 10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106223
M3 - Review
VL - 234
JO - Quaternary Science Reviews
JF - Quaternary Science Reviews
SN - 0277-3791
M1 - 106223
ER -
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