Medialdea, Alicia ORCID: 0000-0001-5895-0736, May, Simon Matthias, Brill, Dominik ORCID: 0000-0001-8637-4641, King, Georgina, Ritter, Benedikt ORCID: 0000-0002-5652-1169, Wennrich, Volker ORCID: 0000-0003-3617-1963, Bartz, Melanie ORCID: 0000-0002-4703-6057, Zander, Anja ORCID: 0000-0003-0449-1401, Kuiper, Klaudia, Hurtado, Santiago, Hoffmeister, Dirk ORCID: 0000-0002-8178-557X, Schulte, Philipp, Groebner, Marie, Opitz, Stephan, Brueckner, Helmut and Bubenzer, Olaf (2020). Identification of humid periods in the Atacama Desert through hillslope activity established by infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL) dating. Glob. Planet. Change, 185. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 1872-6364

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Abstract

Geological records indicate that the hyper-aridity in the Atacama Desert has prevailed since at least the mid-Miocene, with shorter periods of increased humidity punctuating long-term aridity. The 7-m-high accumulation of colluvial sediments at the Salar Grande (21 degrees S/70 degrees W) studied here provides a key palaeoclimate record to understand hillslope dynamics and its relation to humid periods. While 1 degrees Be surface exposure ages point to long-term surface stability of the flat upslope surface, a combination of humidity-driven soil creep, overland flow and soil creep related to seismic shaking, caused denudation of the hillslope and accumulation of several metres of colluvium over much shorter timescales during the last 130 ka. A robust chronology for the hillslope sediments has been established by using Infrared Stimulated luminescence (pIR-IR225 protocol) on K-feldspar extracts from nine samples collected within the accumulation. A series of tests has been carried out to confirm the suitability of the method. The estimated ages indicate accelerated sedimentation at 35-80 ka, and 100-130 ka, which are interpreted as periods with more humid climate conditions than present. These findings agree with climate variations in the hyper-arid Atacama indicated by the activity of coastal alluvial fans and river catchments.

Item Type: Journal Article
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CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Medialdea, AliciaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-5895-0736UNSPECIFIED
May, Simon MatthiasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brill, DominikUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-8637-4641UNSPECIFIED
King, GeorginaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ritter, BenediktUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-5652-1169UNSPECIFIED
Wennrich, VolkerUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-3617-1963UNSPECIFIED
Bartz, MelanieUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-4703-6057UNSPECIFIED
Zander, AnjaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-0449-1401UNSPECIFIED
Kuiper, KlaudiaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hurtado, SantiagoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hoffmeister, DirkUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-8178-557XUNSPECIFIED
Schulte, PhilippUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Groebner, MarieUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Opitz, StephanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brueckner, HelmutUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bubenzer, OlafUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-351656
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2019.103086
Journal or Publication Title: Glob. Planet. Change
Volume: 185
Date: 2020
Publisher: ELSEVIER
Place of Publication: AMSTERDAM
ISSN: 1872-6364
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
SALAR-DE-ATACAMA; ELECTRON-SPIN-RESONANCE; BLEACHED QUARTZ GRAINS; NORTHERN CHILE; HYPERARID-ATACAMA; EXPOSURE AGES; CENTRAL ANDES; FAULT SYSTEM; HYDROLOGIC VARIATION; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTIONMultiple languages
Geography, Physical; Geosciences, MultidisciplinaryMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/35165

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