Chronology of late Quaternary glaciation and landform evolution in the upper Dhauliganga valley, (Trans Himalaya), Uttarakhand, India

Bisht, Pinkey; Ali, Sheikh Nawaz; Shukla, A. D.; Negi, Sunil; Sundriyal, Yaspal; Yadava, M. G.; Juyal, Navin

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.10.017

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“…Based on new 10 Be-ages, it has been suggested that the timing of glaciation in the SW Garhwal Himalaya is correlated with both periods of strong monsoons and northern hemisphere events throughout the entire chronologic range [14]. Recent studies suggested that the monsoon-dominated central Himalaya responded considerably to the global LGM despite decreased monsoon and to the combination of stronger mid-latitude Westerlies and lowered temperatures [12,44,88,89].…”

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Late Holocene Glacier Dynamics in the Miyar Basin, Lahaul Himalaya, India

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Detailed field mapping of glacial and paraglacial landforms and optical dating from these landforms are used to reconstruct the early Holocene glaciation in the semi-arid region of Miyar basin, Lahaul Himalaya. The study identifies three stages of glaciation, of decreasing magnitude and termed, from oldest to youngest, the Miyar stage (MR-I), Khanjar stage (KH-II), and Menthosa advance (M-III). The oldest glacial stage (MR-I) has been established on the basis of detailed geomorphological evidence such as U-shaped valley morphology, trimlines, and truncated spurs. It is speculated to be older than the global Last Glacial Maximum (gLGM) based on the magnitude of ∆ELA (Equilibrium-Line Altitude, 606m). No evidence of glacier expansion recorded from the basin correlates with the period of the gLGM. The second stage (KH-II) is well represented by extensive depositional features such as lateral and terminal moraines, drumlins, and lacustrine fills that have been constrained within 10 ± 1 to 6.6 ± 1.0 ka (Optically stimulated luminescence-OSL-ages), dating it to the early Holocene advance following the Younger Dryas cooling event. Exceptionally young glacial records of expansion are limited within a few hundred meters of the present termini of tributary glaciers and correlates with the 18th-century cooling event. Records of this glacial advance, termed the Menthosa advance, are clearly noticed in some tributary valleys.

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“…For example, robust data on advances of Himalayan glaciers during the global LGM, defined as the time period of maximum global ice volume from ~19 to 23 ka during MIS-2, are limited (Eugster et al, 2016). This particularly applies to the monsoon-influenced sectors of the Himalaya where early last glacial, late glacial, and early Holocene advances are commonly recognized (Sharma and Owen, 1996;Barnard et al, 2004;Owen, 2009;Scherler et al, 2010;Ali et al, 2013;Murari et al, 2014;Owen and Dortch, 2014;Sati et al, 2014;Bisht et al, 2015). However, recent studies throughout the Himalayan region including the semi-arid midwesterlies regions e.g.…”

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“…Nubra-Shoyk valley (Nagar et al, 2013), Ladakh region (Dortch et al, 2013), Chandra valley (Eugster et al, 2016) and monsoon dominated regions e.g. Goriganga valley , Pindari valley (Bali et al, 2013), Tons valley (Mehta et al, 2014;Scherler et al, 2010), upper Dhauliganga valley (Bisht et al, 2015) and Basongcuo (BSC) catchment in the eastern Himalayan syntaxis demonstrate that contrary to the earlier suggestions, a reasonably large valley glacier expansion occurred during the LGM which is ascribed to the eastward penetration of the mid-latitude westerlies.…”

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“…This advance is represented by impressive suites of sharp-crested moraines which have been dated by numerous researchers using radiocarbon, OSL and TCN methods to between ~11.5 and 8.0 ka Mehta et al, 2012;Murari et al, 2014;Mehta et al, 2014a;Sati et al, 2014;Bisht et al, 2015). However, the extent of glacial advances and ELA depressions during the early Holocene varies considerably between regions.…”

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“…Bali et al (2013) also observed that glacier significantly advanced during the MIS-3, LGM and mid to late Holocene (6 ka, and 3 ka) in the Pindari valley. Another recent study from upper Dhauliganga valley, central Himalaya by Bisht et al (2015) suggested four events of glaciations with decreasing magnitude which are termed as Purvi Kamet Stage-Ia (PKS-Ia), PKS-Ib, PKS-II, PKS-III and PKS-IV respectively. The oldest PKS-Ia and Ib are assigned the Marine Isotopic Stgae-3 (MIS-3), the PKS-II to the LGM (MIS-2), PKS-III dated to 7.9 ± 0.7 ka and broadly coincides with the early Holocene cooling event (8.2 ka), and the PKS-IV is dated to 3.4 ± 0.3 ka and 1.9 ± 0.2 ka during the late Holocene cool and moist climate.…”

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Studies on Quaternary Glaciations in India During 2010-2016

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In the recent years, number of studies were carried out to define the timing and extent of Quaternary glaciation throughout the Himalayan region. Such studies have helped to understand the past climate changes and further develop predictive futuristic models. There have been 22 research studies that were carried out during the past six years (2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016) with equal contribution from Indian researcher and their international counterparts in terms of research output. Most of these studies have focused on the north-western Himalaya, with only a few studies being carried out in the eastern part. Recently published new glacial succession chronology (Terrestrial Cosmogenic Nuclide ( 10 Be TCN), Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL), Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) and Radiocarbon ( 14 C)) in these studies provide a synoptic picture of glacial episode for most the Himalayan regions. Major glacial advances occurred during the Last glacial stage and early Holocene, with minor fluctuations during the mid-Holocene. However, recent study suggests contrary to the earlier suggestions that a reasonably large valley glacier expansion occurred during the global Last Glacial Maxmium (LGM), likely in response to global variations in temperature. Keywords IntroductionThe Himalayan region altered large-scale climate systems including the Asian monsoon and considerably influenced the regional and global atmospheric circulation that may have played a key role in the onset of Quaternary glaciation (Molnar and England, 1990;Ruddiman and Kutzbach, 1991;Prell and Kutzbach, 1992;Raymo and Ruddiman, 1992;Benn and Owen, 1998;Owen et al., 2002). Information on the geographic extent and magnitude of Quaternary glaciations in this largest glaciated area outside the polar region is important for understanding the climatic, erosional, and tectonic evolution of this giant orogenic system (Brozovic et al., 1997;Zeitler et al., 2001;Norton et al., 2010;Willett, 2010). Practically in the context of contemporary global warming, climate variability, and associated societal impacts and for a better assessment of regional and global forcing factors for future glacier behavior, it is important to characterize and quantify past glacial changes (Owen, 2009;Scherler, 2010).There is a growing number of chronologic data and studies in recent years, yet there is no general consensus concerning the timing, extent, and climatic forcing of glaciations in the Himalayan region (Gillespie and Molnar, 1995;Owen et al., 2008;Scherler et al., 2010;Owen and Dortch, 2014). This region is fed by two dominant climate systems viz. the Indian summer monsoon (ISM) and the mid-latitude westerlies. The influence of these weather systems varies spatially so much that most of the southern and eastern part of the Himalaya experiences a pronounced summer precipitation which sharply declines northward across the Himalaya. The mid-latitude westerlies are responsible for a winter precipitation maximum at the extreme west of the Himalaya, Trans-Himalaya an...

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Advances in Remote Sensing Technology and the Three Poles

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Chronology of late Quaternary glaciation and landform evolution in the upper Dhauliganga valley, (Trans Himalaya), Uttarakhand, India

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Late Holocene Glacier Dynamics in the Miyar Basin, Lahaul Himalaya, India

Late Holocene Glacier Dynamics in the Miyar Basin, Lahaul Himalaya, India

Studies on Quaternary Glaciations in India During 2010-2016

Some Unresolved Problems in the Himalaya

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