Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2003/00286
Cosmogenic dating of mid-late quaternary Patagonian glaciations.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr NRJ Hulton, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr M Kaplan, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr W Phillips, University of Idaho, Idaho Geological Survey
- Grant held at:
- University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Earth Surface Processes
- Quaternary Science
- Glacial & Cryospheric Systems
- Technol. for Environ. Appl.
- Abstract:
- We will use cosmogenic exposure age methods to date undated glacial limits of between 25 ka and 1 Ma in southern Patagonia. The mid-late Quaternary glacial record of the region is well preserved and extensive. It reveals uniquely aspects of climate coupling between the North and South Hemispheres. Cosmogenic dating offers a means of constraining pre-25ka glacial limits if erosion rates are low and exposure histories are uncomplicated. We will determine the nuclide concentration of a number of radiogenic isotopes (10Be, 36Cl, 26Al) in 21 surface samples to quantify erosion rates, evaluate the coherency of exposure history, and obtain dates. We will assess the overall potential for use of technique to date the mid-late Quaternary surfaces in southern Patagonia in the light of these results and with local collaboration.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/B/S/2003/00286
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Small Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Small Grants
This grant award has a total value of £24,655
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £6,211 | £3,361 | £12,226 | £2,857 |
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