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Late Pleistocene Glaciations in the Northwestern Sierra Nevada, California

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ID24088150
AuthorsL Allan James (0000-0002-2623-1216, University of South Carolina), Jon Harbor, Jonathan M Harbor (0000-0001-5129-0229, University of South Carolina), Derek Fabel (0000-0003-2859-3293, University of South Carolina), Dennis Dahms (0000-0003-2882-4899, University of Northern Iowa), David Elmore (University of South Carolina)
Year2002
Volume57
Issue3
Pages409-419
Publication date2002-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQuaternary Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-5894 • E-ISSN: 1096-0287
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1006/qres.2002.2335
OpenAlexW2096909201
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited26

Pleistocene fluvial landforms and riparian ecosystems in central California responded to climate changes in the Sierra Nevada, yet the glacial history of the western Sierra remains largely unknown. Three glacial stages in the northwestern Sierra Nevada are documented by field mapping and cosmogenic radionuclide surface-exposure (CRSE) ages. Two CRSE ages of erratic boulders on an isolated till above Bear Valley provide a limiting minimum age of 76,400±3800 10 Be yr. Another boulder age provides a limiting minimum age of 48,800±3200 10 Be yr for a broad-crested moraine ridge within Bear Valley. Three CRSE ages producing an average age of 18,600±1180 yr were drawn from two boulders near a sharp-crested bouldery lateral moraine that represents an extensive Tioga glaciation in Bear Valley. Nine CRSE ages from striated bedrock along a steep valley transect average 14,100±1500 yr and suggest rapid late-glacial ice retreat from lower Fordyce Canyon with no subsequent extensive glaciations. These ages are generally consistent with glacial and pluvial records in east-central California and Nevada.

Bedrock · Canyon · Fluvial · Geography · Geomorphology · Glacial period · Glacier · Ice age · Moraine · Physical geography · Pleistocene · Terminal moraine · Cryospheric studies and observations · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Landslides and related hazards · Paleontology

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0,27
Citation span2004 - 2013 (10)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 5
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