Rates of basin-wide rockwall retreat in the K2 region of the Central Karakoram defined by terrestrial cosmogenic nuclide 10Be

Geomorphology

Volumn 107, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 254-262

  Seong, Yeong Bae ^a,b   Owen, Lewis A ^a   Caffee, Marc W ^c   Kamp, Ulrich ^d   Bishop, Michael P ^e   Bush, Andrew ^f   Copland, Luke ^g   Shroder, John F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Erosion; Glaciers; Karakoram; Rockfalls; Supraglacial debris; Terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; EROSION RATE; EXHUMATION; GLACIAL DEBRIS; GLACIER; PERIGLACIAL LANDFORM; ROCKFALL; UPLIFT; WEATHERING;

ASIA; EURASIA; KARAKORAM; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 64949203114     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Andre M.F. Holocene rockwall retreat in Svalbard: a triple-rat evolution. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 22 (1997) 423-440
2. Andrews J.T. Glacial Systems: An Approach to Glaciers and Their Environments (1975), Wadsworth Publishers Co, Duxbury, London
3. 26Al measurements. Quaternary Geochronology 3 3 (2008) 174-195
4. Ballantyne C.K., and Harris C. The Periglaciation of Great Britain (1994), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
5. Benn D.I., and Evans D.J.A. Glaciers and Glaciation (1996), Arnold 219
6. Benn D.I., and Lehmkuhl F. Mass balance and equilibrium-line altitudes of glaciers in high mountain environments. Quaternary International 65/66 (2000) 15-29
7. Bhutiyani M.R. Sediment load characteristics of a proglacial stream of Siachen Glacier and the erosion rate in Nubra valley in the Karakoram Himalayas, India. Journal of Hydrology 227 (2000) 84-92
8. Bierman P.R., and Caffee M. Steady state rates of rocks surface erosion and sediment production across the hyperarid Namib Desert and the Namibian escarpment, southern Africa. American Journal of Science 301 (2001) 326-358
9. Bishop M.P., Shroder Jr. J.F., Bonk R., and Olsenholler J. Geomorphic change in High-Mountains: a Western Himalayan perspective. Global and Planetary Change 32 4 (2002) 311-329
10. Bishop M.P., Shroder Jr. J.F., and Colby J.D. Remote sensing and geomorphometry for studying relief production in high mountains. Geomorphology 55 (2003) 345-361
11. Boulton G.S., and Eyles N. Sedimentation by valley glaciers: a model and genetic classification. In: Schluchter C. (Ed). Moraines and Varves (1979), Balkema, Rotterdam 11-23
12. 10Be in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 129 (1995) 193-202
13. Clapp E.M., Bierman P.R., Schick A.P., Lekach J., Enzel Y., and Caffee M. Sediment yield exceeds sediment production in arid region drainage basins. Geology 28 (2000) 995-998
14. 26Al. Quaternary Research 55 (2001) 235-245
15. Copland, L., Bishop, M.P., Bush, A., Clendon, P., Copland, P., Finkel, R., Kamp, U., Owen, L.A., Seong, Y.B., Shroder, J.F., in press. Glacier velocities across the Karakoram Himalaya. Annals of Glaciology 52A042.
16. Douglas G.R. Magnitude frequency study of rockfall in Co. Antrim, N. Ireland. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 5 (1980) 123-129
17. Gosse J.C., and Phillips F.M. Terrestrial in situ cosmogenic nuclides: theory and application. Quaternary Science Reviews 20 (2001) 1475-1560
18. Granger D.E., Kirchner J.W., and Finkel R. Spatially averaged long-term erosion rates measured from in-situ produced cosmogenic nuclide in alluvial sediments. Journal of Geology 104 (1996) 249-257
19. Heimsath A.M., and McGlynn R. Quantifying periglacial erosion in the Nepal high Himalaya. Geomorphology, 97 1-2 (2008) 5-23
20. Hewitt K. Altitudinal organization of Karakoram geomorphic processes and depositional environments. In: Shroder Jr. J.F. (Ed). Himalaya to the Sea (1993), Routledge, London 159-183
21. Humlum O. The geomorphic significance of rock glaciers: estimates of rock glacier debris volumes and headwall recession rates in West Greenland. Geomorphology 35 (2000) 41-67
22. Kohl C.P., and Nishiizumi K. Chemical isolation of quartz for measurement of in-situ produced cosmogenic nuclides. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 56 (1992) 3583-3587
23. Lal D. Cosmic ray labeling of erosion surfaces: in situ nuclide production rates and erosion models. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 104 (1991) 429-439
24. Matmon A., Bierman P.R., Larsen J., Southworth S., Pavich M., and Caffee M. Temporally and spatially uniform rates of erosion in the southern Appalachian Great Smoky Mountains. Geololgy 31 2 (2003) 155-158
25. Matsuoka N., and Sakai H. Rockfall activity from an alpine cliff during thawing periods. Geomorphology 28 (1999) 309-328
26. 10Be AMS standards. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B 258 2 (2007) 403-413
27. Owen L.A., and England J. Observations on rock glaciers in the Himalayas and Karakoram Mountains of northern Pakistan and India. Geomorphology 26 (1998) 199-213
28. Owen L.A., Derbyshire E., and Scott C.H. Contemporary sediment production and transfer in high-altitude glaciers. Sedimentary Geology 155 (2003) 13-36
29. Rapp A. Recent development of mountain slopes in Karkevagge and surroundings, Northern Scandinavia. Geografiska Annaler 42A (1960) 65-200
30. Scambos T.A., Dutkiewicz M.J., Wilson J.C., and Bindschadler R.A. Application of image cross-correlation to the measurement of glacier velocity using satellite image data. Remote Sensing Environment 42 3 (1992) 177-186
31. Schäller F., von Blanckenburg, Hovius N., and Kubik P.W. Large-scale erosion rates from in situ-produced cosmogenic nuclides in European river sediments. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 188 (2001) 441-458
32. Searle M.P. The Geology and Tectonics of the Karakoram Mountains (1991), John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, UK 358 pages
33. Searle M.P., Rex A.J., Tirrul R., Rex D.C., and Barnicoat A. Metamorphic, magmatic and tectonic evolution of the central Karakoram in the Biafo-Baltoro-Hushe regions of N. Pakistan. In: Malinconico L.L., and Lillie R.S. (Eds). Geology and Tectonics of the Western Himalaya. Geological Society of America Special Publication vol. 232 (1989) 47-73
34. Seong Y.B., Owen L.A., Bishop M., Bush A., Copeland L., Finkel R.C., Kamp U., and Shroder J.F. Glacial history of the Central Karakoram. Quaternary Science Reviews, 26 (2007) 3384-3405
35. Seong Y.B., Owen L.A., Bishop M.P., Bush A., Clendon P., Copland P., Finkel R., Kamp U., and Shroder J.F. Rates of fluvial bedrock incision within an actively uplifting orogen: Central Karakoram Mountains, northern Pakistan. Geomorphology 97 3-4 (2008) 274-286
36. Seong, Y.B., Owen, L., Yi, C., Finkel, R., Schoenbohm, L. 2009a. Geomorphology of anomalously high glaciated mountains at the northwestern end of Tibet: Muztag Ata and Kongur Shan. Geomorphology 103, 227-250.
37. Seong, Y.B., Owen, L.A., Bishop, M.P., Bush, A., Clendon, P., Copland, P., Finkel, R., Kamp, U., Shroder, J.F., 2009b. Landforms and landscape evolution in the Skardu, Shigar and Braldu Valleys, Central Karakoram. Geomorphology 103, 251-267.
38. Shroder Jr. J.F. Himalaya to the sea: geomorphology and the Quaternary of Pakistan in the regional context. In: Shroder Jr. J.F. (Ed). Himalaya to the Sea: Geology, Geomorphology, and the Quaternary (1993), Routledge Press, London 1-42
39. Shroder Jr. J.F., and Bishop M.P. Mountain geomorphic systems. In: Bishop M.P., and Shroder Jr. J.F. (Eds). Geographic Information Science and Mountain Geomorphology (2004), Springer-Praxis, London, UK
40. Shroder J.F., Bishop M.P., Copland L., and Sloan V.F. Debris-covered glaciers and rock glaciers in the Nanga Parbat Himalaya, Pakistan. Geografisca Annaler 82A (2000) 17-31
41. Small E.E., Anderson R.S., Repka J.L., and Finkel R. Erosion rates of alpine bedrock summit surfaces deduced from in situ Be-10 and Al-26. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 150 (1997) 413-425
42. Stone J.O. A consistent Be-10 production rate in quartz-muons and altitude scaling. AMS-8 Proceedings Abstract Volume, Vienna, Austria (1999)
43. Stone J.O. Air pressure and cosmogenic isotope production. Journal of Geophysical Research 105 (2000) 23,753-23,759
44. Vance D., Bickle M., Ivy-Ochs S., and Kubik P.W. Erosion and exhumation in the Himalaya from cosmogenic isotope inventories of river sediments. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 206 (2003) 273-288
45. Visser Ph.C. Wissentschaftliche Ergebnisse der Niederländischen Expeditionen in den Karakorum und die. Angrenzenden Gebiete in den Jahren 1922, 1925, 1929/30 und 1935: Band II, Glaziologie. E.J. Brill, Leiden, Netherlands (1938) 216 pages
46. Wake C.P. Glaciochemical investigations as a tool for determining the spatial and seasonal variation of snow accumulation in the central Karakoram northern Pakistan. Annals of Glaciology 13 (1989) 279-284
47. Washburn A.L. Karakorum glaciology. American Journal of Science 237 (1939) 138-146
48. Whalley W.B. Rockfalls. In: Brunsden D., and Prior D.B. (Eds). Slope Instability (1984), Wiley, Chister 217-256