Glacial chronologies across Southern Hemisphere latitudes during the past 30 ka and correlations to Antarctic ice cores

Fink, D; Williams, P; Augustinus, PC; Schulmeister, J

Glacial chronologies across Southern Hemisphere latitudes during the past 30 ka and correlations to Antarctic ice cores

Date

2006-02-10

Authors

Publisher

Australasian Quaternary Association

Abstract

On orbital time scales of glacial cycles (≈120 ka), Southern Hemisphere ice caps and alpine glacial systems appear to be in phase with major Northern Hemisphere ice sheet changes. However, recent advances in exposure dating of cirque and moraine sequences in Tasmania, New Zealand and Patagonia on sub-orbital timescales reveal a glacial variability that may respond to different forcing mechanisms.

Keywords

Glaciers, Southern Hemisphere, Antarctica, Drill cores, Tasmania, New Zealand, Geologic deposits

Citation

Fink, D, Williams, P., Augustinus, P., & Shulmeister, J. (2006). Glacial chronologies across Southern Hemisphere latitudes during the past 30 ka and correlations to Antarctic ice cores. In: Burge P. I., Shulmeister, J. & Turney, C. (Eds), Australasian INTIMATE meeting, Human Sciences Building, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 10-11 February 2006,(pp. 14-16).