| Title | Eolian activity in relation to late glacial and early Holocene environmental conditions, southwestern Yukon and western arctic, North America |
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| Author | Wolfe, S A ; Bond,
J; Lamothe, M |
| Source | Prairie Summit, joint conference of Canadian Association of Geographers, Canadian Cartographic Association, Canadian Geomorphology Research Group, Canadian Remote Sensing Society, program and abstracts/Le
sommet des Prairies, Conférence conjointe de l'Association canadienne des géographes, l'Association canadienne de cartographie, le Groupe canadien de recherche en géomorphologie, la Société canadienne de télédétection, programme et résumés; 2010 p.
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| Year | 2010 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20090455 |
| Meeting | Prairie Summit, CAG-CRSS-CGRG AGM; Regina; CA; June 1-5, 2010 |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Yukon |
| NTS | 105D; 105E; 105M |
| Area | southwestern Yukon |
| Lat/Long WENS | -136.0000 -134.0000 62.0000 60.0000 |
| Subjects | sedimentology; Nature and Environment; eolian deposits; loess; dunes; sediment transport; Holocene; Cenozoic |
| Program | Climate Change Geoscience Paleoenvironmental Perspectives on Climate Change |
| Released | 2010 01 01 |
| Abstract | Eolian deposits of the Yukon consist of loess mantles, stabilized and semi-active dune fields, stabilized sand sheets, active lakeshore and riverside dunes, and some cliff-top eolian deposits. Optical
dating in central and southern Yukon reveal that dune fields in river valley settings stabilized as late as 9 to 8.5 ka, well after the retreat of Cordilleran glaciers. Eolian deposition in western arctic North America, including arctic coastal
lowland dune fields, cliff-top eolian deposits and loess, show similar responses of activity during the late glacial period into the Holocene Thermal Maximum, with reduced activity after 9 to 8 ka. Continued post-glacial eolian activity throughout
the region was most likely related to warm, dry conditions during the Holocene Thermal Maximum caused by peak summer insolation. Early Holocene dune stabilization in river-valley settings was probably due to cooler, moister conditions, and
replacement of shrub and forest tundra vegetation by boreal forest cover dominated by spruce; conditions that, in contrast, were conducive to enhanced loess accumulation in southeastern Alaska. In central Yukon, a reduced loess accumulation in the
early Holocene may reflect a change in river hydrology from glacial meltwater flow dominated to a predominantly nival flow regime. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 262416 |
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