Charlotte Sparrenbom
Senior lecturer
Dating of the Narssarssuaq stade in southern Greenland
Author
Summary, in English
Following the Holocene thermal maximum, the Greenland ice sheet began to expand, and many local glaciers formed. The maximum extent of most outlet glaciers from the Inland Ice was reached around 100 to 200 years ago. However, some exceptions have been recorded. In southern Greenland, the Neoglacial Narssarssuaq stade marks an older re-advance that exceeded the historical advance. The dating of the Narssarssuaq stade has been much debated. Here we present new radiocarbon dates from a sediment core collected from a small lake within the moraines formed during this stade. A minimum age for the Narssarssuaq stade of around 1200 yr BP is suggested from the dates.
Department/s
- Quaternary Sciences
Publishing year
2007
Language
English
Pages
279-282
Publication/Series
The Holocene
Volume
17
Issue
2
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Topic
- Geology
Keywords
- glacier variations
- sheet
- ice
- Greenland
- Narssarssuaq
- Narssarssuaq stade
- Holocene
- Neoglacial
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0959-6836