EGU2020-12484
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-12484
EGU General Assembly 2020
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Deriving paleo-perspectives on polar systems: Continued results from the 2012 Sawtooth Lake (Ellesmere Island) and 2015 Petermann (North Greenland) Expeditions

Joseph Stoner, Brendan Reilly, Alan Mix, Martin Jakobsson, Maureen Walczak, Mark Abbott, Francois Lapointe, Pierre Francus, Nicholas Balascio, Anne Jennings, Kelly Hogan, and Larry Mayer
Joseph Stoner et al.
  • College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA (jstoner@coas.oregonstate.edu)

Deriving paleo-perspectives on polar systems in so-called “last ice” regions of North Greenland and the High Canadian Arctic have been traditionally challenged by logistical/accessibility issues and paleo proxy (including chronology) limitations. Sea-ice retreat and proxy development are changing this paradigm, allowing the region to be mapped, materials collected, and paleo-records developed that provide new insights on the evolution of the region.  Here we report on continued progress from the joint US/Swedish 2015 Petermann Expedition to North Greenland and the joint US/Canadian 2012 Sawtooth Lake Expedition to Ellesmere Island, where new developments in physical properties and chronology are changing our understanding of the region. Computed tomography, X-Ray fluorescence, ice-rafted debris counts, and the magnetic properties of specific particle size fractions constrain changes in depositional processes and sediment sources providing info on glacial retreat and advance and other environmental changes. While an improved understanding of the geomagnetic field supported by radiocarbon dating enables regional magnetic synchronization allowing Holocene ice sheet and environmental dynamics to be placed in the context of High Arctic climate evolution.

How to cite: Stoner, J., Reilly, B., Mix, A., Jakobsson, M., Walczak, M., Abbott, M., Lapointe, F., Francus, P., Balascio, N., Jennings, A., Hogan, K., and Mayer, L.: Deriving paleo-perspectives on polar systems: Continued results from the 2012 Sawtooth Lake (Ellesmere Island) and 2015 Petermann (North Greenland) Expeditions, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-12484, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-12484, 2020

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