“How Have Glaciers Behaved in Patagonia in the Past?” with Dr. Michael Kaplan Dr. Michael J Passow Originally presented 25 Oct 2014.

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“How Have Glaciers Behaved in Patagonia in the Past?” with Dr. Michael Kaplan Dr. Michael J Passow Originally presented 25 Oct 2014

Glaciers Two basic types: Polar Ice Sheets—Antarctica and Greenland Alpine/Mountain glaciers Found today in all continents except Australia

Interesting Facts about Glaciers Cover about 10% of Earth’s surface Contain about 3% of world’s water Influenced by precipitation, temperature, altitude, latitude, relief, and orientation to solar radiation Made of ice that accumulates over time on land, slowly moving prod.cdn.s3.amazonaws.com/media/assets/wg bh/ess05/ess05_int_glaciers/index.htm

Glaciers and Climate Change Much study wrt changing climate Polar ice sheet melt will raise sea level Ice core chemistry reveals past climatic shifts Extent reveals local climatic changes— “Little Ice Age” in Swiss Alps, Rockies

USGS “Benchmark Glacier” Program Long-term study of 3 widely-spaced glaciers to monitor climate, stream runoff, and other factors

South America has glaciers, mainly concentrated in the south

Concerns about SA and other glaciers’ retreat Important for tourism, water supply, culture “Melting glaciers threaten Peru” “Melting Himalayas may doom towns” Potential flooding of cities and towns “Melting glaciers threaten Peru” “Melting Himalayas may doom towns” Monitoring by satellites provide most detailed images to date JPL Snow/Ice/Glacier imagesJPL Snow/Ice/Glacier images

Landscape features left behind by glaciers Glaciers move rocks and other solid materials of all sizes, and deposit them as they melt Erratics, moraines, eskers, till, etc. Outwash plains, kettle lakes, kames, etc.

Cosmogenic Nuclide Dating Based on interactions between cosmic rays and nuclides in glacial boulders Effective over time scales from 100 – 1,000,000+ years, depending on which isotopes Sample from upper few cm of rock

Basics of Cosmogenic Dating Rare nuclides that form in surface rocks by bombardment form cosmic rays originating in supernova explosions Spallation reactions fragment target nuclei Ratio of such isotopes to other isotopes calculates how long they have been exposed

LDEO Cosmogenic Dating Group in Chile, Argentina, and Antarctica Goal: Understand how glaciers and climate have changed over time in the Andes Better understanding of Southern and Northern Hemisphere climate shifts May help predict future changes Primary isotope: Be-10 Methods of extraction 4 protons, 6 neutrons β-decay to B-10 Half-life 1.39 x 10 6 yr Methods of extraction

Dr. Kaplan’s Research Field-based and lab-based Multidisciplinary—geology, chemistry, physics Operating on various time scales, short and long Important implications for predicting changes in regions that often lack extensive scientific resources