Sediments of MIS 5e age suggested by new OSL dates from the Skilvika section, west Svalbard

Helena Alexanderson; Jon Y. Landvik

doi:10.1080/17518369.2018.1503907

Sediments of MIS 5e age suggested by new OSL dates from the Skilvika section, west Svalbard

Helena Alexanderson, Jon Y. Landvik

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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Abstract

The sediment succession at Skilvika, west Svalbard, represents one of the key stratigraphic records of the Late Quaternary palaeoenvironments and glaciation history of the Svalbard/Barents Sea area. A formation of raised marine sediments, interfingering with and capped by glacial deposits of local origin, have previously been assumed to be of an Early Weichselian age, likely marine isotope stage (MIS) 5c. Here we present a new series of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) ages that suggest the events took place in MIS 5e. This advocates a revision of the correlation with other key stratigraphic sites on Svalbard.

Original language	English
Article number	1503907
Journal	Polar Research
Volume	37
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2018.1503907
Publication status	Published - 2018 Sept 24

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Arctic
glaciation history
luminescence dating
MIS 5
MIS: marine isotope stageOD: overdispersionOSL: optically stimulated luminescenceTL: thermoluminescence

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Sediments of MIS 5e age suggested by new OSL dates from the Skilvika section, west Svalbard

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