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Surface Exposure Dating of Stream Terraces in the Chinese Pamir: Glacial Chronology and Paleoclimatic Implications

Kirby, Benjamin Thomas
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1211900394

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2008, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Geological Sciences.
Given the extreme pressures currently being placed upon water resources in Asia by increasing populations, a detailed understanding of the past and present climate has never been more sought-after by those seeking to mitigate the effects of climate change. In the Chinese Pamir, a region in which the South Asian monsoon and the mid-latitude westerlies vie for influence over the regional climate, surface exposure dating was performed on glacially-derived stream terraces to investigate the relative influences of these competing systems as well as possible climate teleconnections in the Northern Hemisphere. Terrace ages of 53 ± 9 ka, 46 ± 12 ka, 36 ± 2 ka, ~17 ka, 15 ± 3 ka, and ~600 years reveal a periodicity similar to well-known climate events in the Northern Hemisphere and may be indicative of the ability of the westerlies to convey climate signals globally.
Lindsay Schoenbohm, PhD (Advisor)
Garry McKenzie, PhD (Committee Member)
Doug Pride, PhD (Committee Member)
81 p.
Geology
Pamir; Glacial Chronology; Surface Exposure Dating; Stream Terraces; Quaternary Paleoclimate

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  • Kirby, B. T. (2008). Surface Exposure Dating of Stream Terraces in the Chinese Pamir: Glacial Chronology and Paleoclimatic Implications [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1211900394

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kirby, Benjamin. Surface Exposure Dating of Stream Terraces in the Chinese Pamir: Glacial Chronology and Paleoclimatic Implications. 2008. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1211900394.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kirby, Benjamin. "Surface Exposure Dating of Stream Terraces in the Chinese Pamir: Glacial Chronology and Paleoclimatic Implications." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1211900394

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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