An introduction to glaciated margins
- Author(s)
- D. P. Le Heron, K. A. Hogan, E. R. Phillips, M. Huuse, M. E. Busfield, A. G.C. Graham
- Abstract
Aglaciated margin is a continental margin that has been occupied by a large ice mass, such that glacial processes and slope processes conspire to produce a thick sedimentary record. Ice masses take an active role in sculpting, redistributing and reorganizing the sediment that they erode on the continental shelf, and act as a supply route to large fan systems (e.g. trough mouth fans, submarine fans) on the continental slope and continental rise. To many researchers, the term ‘glaciated margin’ is synonymous with modern day areas fringing Antarctica and the Arctic shelf systems, yet the geological record contains ancient examples ranging in age from Precambrian to Cenozoic. In the pre-Pleistocene record, there is a tendency for the configuration of the tectonic plates to become increasingly obscure with age. For instance, in the Neoproterozoic record, not everyone agrees on the location of rift margins and some fundamental continental boundaries remain unclear. Given these issues, this introductory paper has two simple aims: (1) to provide a brief commentary of relevant Geological Society publications on glaciated margins, with the landmark papers highlighted and (2) to explain the contents of this volume.
- Organisation(s)
- Department of Geology
- External organisation(s)
- British Antarctic Survey, The Lyell Centre, University of Exeter, University of Manchester
- Pages
- 1-8
- No. of pages
- 8
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1144/SP475.12
- Publication date
- 01-2019
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 105901 Glaciology
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Water Science and Technology, Ocean Engineering, Geology
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/d872cb01-739d-4949-8972-7af2bec3b356