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Asynchronous glaciation at Nanga Parbat, northwestern Himalaya Mountains, Pakistan

2000; Geological Society of America; Volume: 28; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28 2.0.co;2

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William M. Phillips, Valerie F. Sloan, John F. Shroder, Pankaj Sharma, Michèle L. Clarke, H.M. Rendell,

Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Research Article| May 01, 2000 Asynchronous glaciation at Nanga Parbat, northwestern Himalaya Mountains, Pakistan William M. Phillips; William M. Phillips 1Department of Geography, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9XP, Scotland, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Valerie F. Sloan; Valerie F. Sloan 2Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar John F. Shroder, Jr.; John F. Shroder, Jr. 3Department of Geography and Geology, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska 68182, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Pankaj Sharma; Pankaj Sharma 4PRIME Lab, Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Michèle L. Clarke; Michèle L. Clarke 5School of Geography, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Helen M. Rendell Helen M. Rendell 6Department of Geography, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2000) 28 (5): 431–434. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28 2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 28 Oct 1999 rev-recd: 14 Feb 2000 accepted: 23 Feb 2000 first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation William M. Phillips, Valerie F. Sloan, John F. Shroder, Pankaj Sharma, Michèle L. Clarke, Helen M. Rendell; Asynchronous glaciation at Nanga Parbat, northwestern Himalaya Mountains, Pakistan. Geology 2000;; 28 (5): 431–434. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28 2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract We present a new glacial chronology demonstrating asynchroneity between advances of Himalayan glaciers and Northern Hemisphere ice-sheet volumes. Glaciers at Nanga Parbat expanded during the early to middle Holocene ca. 9.0–5.5 ka. No major advances at Nanga Parbat during the last global glacial stage of marine oxygen isotope stage 2 (MIS-2) between 24 and 11 ka were identified. Preliminary evidence also indicates advances between ca. 60 and 30 ka. These periods of high ice volume coincide with warm, wet regional climates dominated by a strong southwest Asian summer monsoon. The general lack of deposits dating from MIS-2 suggests that Nanga Parbat was too arid to support expanded ice during this period of low monsoon intensity. Advances during warm, wet periods are possible for the high-altitude summer accumulation glaciers typical of the Himalayas, and explain asynchronous behavior. However, the Holocene advances at Nanga Parbat appear to have been forced by an abrupt drop in temperature ca. 8.4–8.0 ka and an increase in winter precipitation ca. 7–5.5 ka. These results highlight the overall sensitivity of Himalayan glaciation to orbital forcing of monsoon intensity, and on millennial or shorter time scales, to changes in North Atlantic circulation. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.