在野外综合考察的基础上,对唐古拉山垭口地区末次冰期的冰碛漂砾(或有冰川擦痕的露头)进行了宇生核素10Be暴露年龄的测定,得到(16.1±1.7)ka BP、(31.9±3.4)ka BP、(41.4±4.3)kaBP和(66.8±4.3)ka BP 4个测年数据.结...在野外综合考察的基础上,对唐古拉山垭口地区末次冰期的冰碛漂砾(或有冰川擦痕的露头)进行了宇生核素10Be暴露年龄的测定,得到(16.1±1.7)ka BP、(31.9±3.4)ka BP、(41.4±4.3)kaBP和(66.8±4.3)ka BP 4个测年数据.结合前人对本地区研究和测年的资料,确定该区更新世经历了4次较大规模的冰川作用:中更新世晚期的倒数第二次冰期、晚更新世中晚期的末次冰期早冰阶、间冰阶和晚冰阶,依次与MIS6、MIS4、MIS3和MIS2阶段对应;全新世经历了2次小的冰进:新冰期和小冰期,它们的时代与青藏高原其它地区新冰期和小冰期的时代基本一致.末次盛冰期的冰川范围十分有限,并且MIS3阶段的冰进规模远远超过了末次盛冰期.早期考察中所命名的唐古拉冰期和巴斯错冰期的时代是中更新世晚期(MIS6)和末次冰期早冰阶(MIS4),扎加藏布冰期的冰碛可能是末次冰期的冰碛叠加在倒数第二次冰期的冰碛物之上,而又经过后期作用改造而形成的一套冰碛.在该区老的冰碛物上没有测定出MIS6阶段之前的年代数据,可能是由后期的破坏或采集的样品不够充分所致,因此对本区最早冰川作用的时代还有待于进一步深入研究.展开更多
The onset of Quaternary glaciations is a critical event in the climate and tectonic history of the Tibetan Plateau.The Shishapangma Glaciation,defined based on the till deposit from the northern slopes of Mt.Shishapan...The onset of Quaternary glaciations is a critical event in the climate and tectonic history of the Tibetan Plateau.The Shishapangma Glaciation,defined based on the till deposit from the northern slopes of Mt.Shishapangma,has been identified as the oldest glaciation on the Tibetan Plateau.However,the timing of this glaciation has not been constrained.We measured^(10)Be and^(26)Al concentrations of a set of boulders on top of this till and simulated their complex exposure-burial histories.The simulated results indicate that the formation age of this till is likely around 835.2±241.0 ka,representing the minimum timing of glacial onset on the Tibetan Plateau.The Shishapangma Glaciation is apparently much younger than the glacial onset in many other areas of the world,such as Europe and North America,and was likely driven by the coupled effect between tectonic uplift and climate cooling during the early–middle Pleistocene transition.展开更多
There are late Cenozoic lacustrine deposits and loess and red clay and moraines in eastern edge of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. Various genetic sediments recorded rich information on late Cenozoic paleo-environment cha...There are late Cenozoic lacustrine deposits and loess and red clay and moraines in eastern edge of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. Various genetic sediments recorded rich information on late Cenozoic paleo-environment changes. Xigeda lacustrine formed during 4.2 Ma B.P.-2.6 Ma B.P. There were 9 periodic warm-cold alternations. Eolian deposition in western Sichuan began at 1.15 Ma B.P. The loess-soil sequences recorded successively 14 paleo-monsoon climate cycles. Laterite in Chengdu plain recorded 5 stages of paleoclimatic stages since 1.13 Ma B.P. There was an old glacial period of 4.3 Ma B.P. in eastern Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. During Quaternary, there are 5 extreme paleoclimatic events corresponding with 5 glaciations.展开更多
文摘在野外综合考察的基础上,对唐古拉山垭口地区末次冰期的冰碛漂砾(或有冰川擦痕的露头)进行了宇生核素10Be暴露年龄的测定,得到(16.1±1.7)ka BP、(31.9±3.4)ka BP、(41.4±4.3)kaBP和(66.8±4.3)ka BP 4个测年数据.结合前人对本地区研究和测年的资料,确定该区更新世经历了4次较大规模的冰川作用:中更新世晚期的倒数第二次冰期、晚更新世中晚期的末次冰期早冰阶、间冰阶和晚冰阶,依次与MIS6、MIS4、MIS3和MIS2阶段对应;全新世经历了2次小的冰进:新冰期和小冰期,它们的时代与青藏高原其它地区新冰期和小冰期的时代基本一致.末次盛冰期的冰川范围十分有限,并且MIS3阶段的冰进规模远远超过了末次盛冰期.早期考察中所命名的唐古拉冰期和巴斯错冰期的时代是中更新世晚期(MIS6)和末次冰期早冰阶(MIS4),扎加藏布冰期的冰碛可能是末次冰期的冰碛叠加在倒数第二次冰期的冰碛物之上,而又经过后期作用改造而形成的一套冰碛.在该区老的冰碛物上没有测定出MIS6阶段之前的年代数据,可能是由后期的破坏或采集的样品不够充分所致,因此对本区最早冰川作用的时代还有待于进一步深入研究.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41101003,41230743,41328001,and 41371082)National Natural Science Awards of China(2009) to Yafeng Shi,Zhijiu Cui,Jijun Li,Benxing Zheng,and Shangzhe Zhou(Z104-2-05)
文摘The onset of Quaternary glaciations is a critical event in the climate and tectonic history of the Tibetan Plateau.The Shishapangma Glaciation,defined based on the till deposit from the northern slopes of Mt.Shishapangma,has been identified as the oldest glaciation on the Tibetan Plateau.However,the timing of this glaciation has not been constrained.We measured^(10)Be and^(26)Al concentrations of a set of boulders on top of this till and simulated their complex exposure-burial histories.The simulated results indicate that the formation age of this till is likely around 835.2±241.0 ka,representing the minimum timing of glacial onset on the Tibetan Plateau.The Shishapangma Glaciation is apparently much younger than the glacial onset in many other areas of the world,such as Europe and North America,and was likely driven by the coupled effect between tectonic uplift and climate cooling during the early–middle Pleistocene transition.
文摘There are late Cenozoic lacustrine deposits and loess and red clay and moraines in eastern edge of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. Various genetic sediments recorded rich information on late Cenozoic paleo-environment changes. Xigeda lacustrine formed during 4.2 Ma B.P.-2.6 Ma B.P. There were 9 periodic warm-cold alternations. Eolian deposition in western Sichuan began at 1.15 Ma B.P. The loess-soil sequences recorded successively 14 paleo-monsoon climate cycles. Laterite in Chengdu plain recorded 5 stages of paleoclimatic stages since 1.13 Ma B.P. There was an old glacial period of 4.3 Ma B.P. in eastern Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. During Quaternary, there are 5 extreme paleoclimatic events corresponding with 5 glaciations.
