Postglacial emergence and distribution of late Weichselian ice-sheet loads in the northern Barents and Kara seas, Russia

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Research Article| February 01, 1995 Postglacial emergence and distribution of late Weichselian ice-sheet loads in the northern Barents and Kara seas, Russia Steven L. Forman; Steven L. Forman 1Byrd Polar Research Center and Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1002 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar David Lubinski; David Lubinski 2Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0450 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Gifford H. Miller; Gifford H. Miller 2Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0450 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jeffrey Snyder; Jeffrey Snyder 1Byrd Polar Research Center and Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1002 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Gennady Matishov; Gennady Matishov 3Murmansk Institute of Marine Biology, 17 Vladimirskaya Street, Murmansk, Russia 183023 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Sergey Korsun; Sergey Korsun 3Murmansk Institute of Marine Biology, 17 Vladimirskaya Street, Murmansk, Russia 183023 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Vladimir Myslivets Vladimir Myslivets 4Faculty of Geography, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia 119899 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Steven L. Forman 1Byrd Polar Research Center and Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1002 David Lubinski 2Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0450 Gifford H. Miller 2Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0450 Jeffrey Snyder 1Byrd Polar Research Center and Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1002 Gennady Matishov 3Murmansk Institute of Marine Biology, 17 Vladimirskaya Street, Murmansk, Russia 183023 Sergey Korsun 3Murmansk Institute of Marine Biology, 17 Vladimirskaya Street, Murmansk, Russia 183023 Vladimir Myslivets 4Faculty of Geography, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia 119899 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1995) 23 (2): 113–116. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0113:PEADOL>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Steven L. Forman, David Lubinski, Gifford H. Miller, Jeffrey Snyder, Gennady Matishov, Sergey Korsun, Vladimir Myslivets; Postglacial emergence and distribution of late Weichselian ice-sheet loads in the northern Barents and Kara seas, Russia. Geology 1995;; 23 (2): 113–116. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0113:PEADOL>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Reconstructions of late Weichselian glacier coverage on the continental shelves of the Russian Arctic range from a large ice sheet terminating in northern Siberia to isolated ice caps restricted to Arctic archipelagos. This disparity in glacier reconstructions reflects the lack of chronological control on glacial and deglacial landforms. We present new Holocene relative sea-level data from Franz Josef Land and northern Novaya Zemlya, Russia, that place the thickest glacier loads in the northern Barents Sea and not over Novaya Zemlya. Radiocarbon ages from shelf and terrestrial areas at the former ice-sheet margin support deglaciation of the northern Barents Sea between 13.0 and 10.3 ka, considerably later than inferred from isotopic records for the Arctic Ocean. This analysis indicates that the Barents Sea ice sheet was a dominant sea-level reservoir in northern Eurasia, and that glacier loading of Novaya Zemlya was comparatively limited during the last glaciation. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.