The extreme yet transient nature of glacial erosion

H. Patton; A. Hubbard; J. Heyman; N. Alexandropoulou; A. P. E. Lasabuda; A. P. Stroeven; A. M. Hall; M. Winsborrow; D. E. Sugden; J. Kleman; K. Andreassen

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35072-0

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

The extreme yet transient nature of glacial erosion

H. Patton,
A. Hubbard,
J. Heyman,
N. Alexandropoulou,
A. P. E. Lasabuda,
A. P. Stroeven,
A. M. Hall,
M. Winsborrow,
D. E. Sugden,
J. Kleman,
K. Andreassen

Affiliations

H. Patton: CAGE – Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment, and Climate, Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
A. Hubbard: CAGE – Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment, and Climate, Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
J. Heyman: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg
N. Alexandropoulou: CAGE – Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment, and Climate, Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
A. P. E. Lasabuda: ARCEx – Research Centre for Arctic Petroleum Exploration, Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
A. P. Stroeven: Geomorphology and Glaciology, Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University
A. M. Hall: Geomorphology and Glaciology, Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University
M. Winsborrow: CAGE – Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment, and Climate, Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
D. E. Sugden: School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh
J. Kleman: Geomorphology and Glaciology, Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University
K. Andreassen: CAGE – Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment, and Climate, Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35072-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Glacial erosion processes over geological timescales are poorly understood. Here the authors apply an observationally constrained model to reconstruct the evolving thermodynamics and transient erosional signature of the Eurasian Ice Sheet over the last 100,000-year ice age to reveal how it profoundly sculpted but also protected the landscape visible today

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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