Braithwaite, R.J.

Fenton, C.R.

Hughes, P.D.

Schnabel, C.

English

There is clear geomorphological evidence for two phases of corrie glaciation at Keskadale in the English Lake District. Two10Be exposure ages provides preliminary insight into the timing of advance and retreat of the corrie glacier during the YoungerDryas (12.9-11.7 ka). It is hypothesised in this paper that the corrie glacier at the head of Keskadale reached its maximumextent early in the Younger Dryas, then retreated to occupy only the upper corrie basin in the later part of this cold interval.Glacier-climate modelling illustrates that this is consistent with palaeoecological evidence from northern England (and alsonumerous studies from Europe) of a climatically-variable Younger Dryas. The geomorphological evidence of multiple advancesor still stands is not restricted to Keskadale but is replicated at sites across the Lake District

Fentor, C.R.

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Two Younger Dryas glacier phases in the English Lake District: geomorphological evidence and preliminary 10Be exposure dates

There is clear geomorphological evidence for two phases of corrie glaciation at Keskadale in the English Lake District. Two 10Be exposure ages provide preliminary insight into the timing of advance and retreat of the corrie glacier during the Younger Dryas (12.9-11.7 ka). It is hypothesised in this paper that the corrie glacier at the head of Keskadale reached its maximum extent early in the Younger Dryas, then retreated to occupy only the upper corrie basin in the later part of this cold interval. Glacier-climate modelling illustrates that this is consistent with palaeoecological evidence from northern England (and also numerous studies from Europe) of a climatically-variable Younger Dryas. The geomorphological evidence of multiple advances or still stands is not restricted to Keskadale but is replicated at sites across the Lake District

Two Younger Dryas glacier phases in the English Lake District: geomorphological evidence and preliminary 10Be exposure ages

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Two Younger Dryas glacier phases in the English Lake District: geomorphological evidence and preliminary 10Be exposure ages

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