Chronologies of glacial advances during the last glacial period in the Nyainqentanglha mountain range may provide constraints on the past climate in a transition zone of the Asian monsoon. We present 15 new Be exposur...Chronologies of glacial advances during the last glacial period in the Nyainqentanglha mountain range may provide constraints on the past climate in a transition zone of the Asian monsoon. We present 15 new Be exposure ages from two moraines in the Payuwang valley, on the north slope of the range. The inner moraine has exposure ages ranging from 18.0±1.7 to 30.6±2.8 ka （n=10）, with a mean age of 23.8±4.0 ka, corresponding to the global Last Glacial Maximum （LGM）. The outer moraine yields exposure ages ranging from 18.0±1.6 to 39.9±3.7 ka （n=5）. Evidence for weathering leads us to view the oldest age as a mini mum age, placing moraine formation during MIS3. Chronologies from the last glacial period from south slope of the Nyainqentanglha support this interpretation. Thus, there appears to have been a local LGM （LLGM） during MIS3 and a more limited glacial advance during the global LGM. Glacial advances during MIS3 in the Nyainqentanglha may correlate with mil lennialscale climate change （Heinrich events）.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Key Program)(Grant No.41230523)Strategic Priority Research Program(B) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDB01020300)National Natural Science Foundation of China(General Program)(Grant No.40971017)
文摘Chronologies of glacial advances during the last glacial period in the Nyainqentanglha mountain range may provide constraints on the past climate in a transition zone of the Asian monsoon. We present 15 new Be exposure ages from two moraines in the Payuwang valley, on the north slope of the range. The inner moraine has exposure ages ranging from 18.0±1.7 to 30.6±2.8 ka （n=10）, with a mean age of 23.8±4.0 ka, corresponding to the global Last Glacial Maximum （LGM）. The outer moraine yields exposure ages ranging from 18.0±1.6 to 39.9±3.7 ka （n=5）. Evidence for weathering leads us to view the oldest age as a mini mum age, placing moraine formation during MIS3. Chronologies from the last glacial period from south slope of the Nyainqentanglha support this interpretation. Thus, there appears to have been a local LGM （LLGM） during MIS3 and a more limited glacial advance during the global LGM. Glacial advances during MIS3 in the Nyainqentanglha may correlate with mil lennialscale climate change （Heinrich events）.
