Last glacial maximum and Holocene lake levels of Owens Lake, eastern California, USA

Bacon, Steven N.; Burke, Raymond M.; Pezzopane, Silvio K.; Jayko, A. S.

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2005.10.014

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“…Upward on the graph corresponds to colder sea-surface temperature. The green line is the percentage of juniper pollen in cores from Owens Lake, with increasing juniper an indicator of colder temperature (Mensing, 2001) Jayko et al (2008), for Searles Lake from Stuiver and Smith (1979), Smith (1987), and Lin et al (1998), and for Owens Lake from Bacon et al (2006) (thin black line) and Orme and Orme (2008) (thick black line). (c) Lake surface elevation history for Lake Lahontan, from Reheis et al (2014).…”

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Glacial chronology of the Sierra Nevada, California, from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Holocene

Phillips

2017

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Glacial chronology of the Sierra Nevada, California, from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Holocene

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“…Furthermore, authors Harvey et al (1999) describe an arid phase (ca. 13,000-10,500 yrs BP) following the perennial lake period, likely related to Bacon et al (2006) and Kirby et al (2015) work, resulting in the termination of pluvial lakes in this region. These drying events are probably the cause of the recessional phases identified at LU0 dating to 13,090 -12,990 cal yrs BP (Fig.…”

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“…Unit LU3a-c is a classic, near-shore littoral deposit of interbedded gravel and sand beach facies grading upward from basal to pea-sized gravels containing sands and minor silts as described by Bacon et al (2006). LU3 (a-c) age of 1,050-1,025 cal yrs BP (Figs.…”

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“…Moreover, at Tulare Lake, a period of increased wetting was documented (ca. 12,605 to 12,971 cal yrs BP), promoting perennial lakes within the region (Bacon et al, 2006, Kirby et al, 2015, possibly driving the wetting events at Lake Ivanpah. Furthermore, authors Harvey et al (1999) describe an arid phase (ca.…”

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“…The uppermost portion of LU3c is positioned at 796.2 m amsl when adjusted for current surface elevation. Evidence shows that a shoreline advanced eastward from changing lake volumes, water deepened at LGL 5, depositing sandy loam with pea-sized beach gravels within unit LU3a-c forming a classic transgressional sequence of poorly sorted, lacustrine gravel beach facies (Bacon et al, 2006 LGL 5 stratigr sl when adjust le 5). This uni e upper few (~ cal yrs BP at ains arranged i 3 cm bgs (Fig h very thin (i.e LU3 as descri LU1.…”

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Dry lakes, or playas, in the American Southwest have become important locations for alternative energy solar electric generation systems. Many of these playas have not been investigated for past environmental conditions prior to their development, causing alterations to the shallow sediment profile and altering subsurface chemical and physical data important to recent geologic and hydrologic histories of these areas. Recent studies of these features commonly have focused on surficial data with little or no subsurface geologic data to delineate wet and dry cycles of playa lakes. Many of the playa margins are covered with a surficial layer of alluvial and/or aeolian sands varying in thickness, which could interfere with correct interpretations of data gathered only on the surface material on these lands. Over the past 13,000 years Ivanpah Dry Lake has had at least three episodes of lake highstands up to ~10m in response to climate changes, based on data in this study with the oldest episode dates to ~13,000 cal yrs BP. This study has a link to other sites as many other playas are slated for energy development and could endure subsurface data alteration during site reworking and occupation, resulting in a loss in their collective historical geologic and hydrologic records if more complete studies of important sites are not carried out before developments begin.

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Late Pleistocene ages for the most recent volcanism and glacial‐pluvial deposits at Big Pine volcanic field, California, USA, from cosmogenic ³⁶Cl dating

Woolford

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The Big Pine volcanic field is one of several Quaternary volcanic fields that poses a potential volcanic hazard along the tectonically active Owens Valley of east-central California, and whose lavas are interbedded with deposits from Pleistocene glaciations in the Sierra Nevada Range. Previous geochronology indicates an 1.2 Ma history of volcanism, but the eruption ages and distribution of volcanic products associated with the most-recent eruptions have been poorly resolved. To delimit the timing and products of the youngest volcanism, we combine field mapping and cosmogenic 36 Cl dating of basaltic lava flows in the area where lavas with youthful morphology and well-preserved flow structures are concentrated. Field mapping and petrology reveal approximately 15 vents and 6 principal flow units with variable geochemical composition and mineralogy. Cosmogenic 36 Cl exposure ages for lava flow units from the top, middle, and bottom of the volcanic stratigraphy indicate eruptions at 17, 27, and 40 ka, revealing several different and previously unrecognized episodes of late Pleistocene volcanism. Olivine to plagioclase-pyroxene phyric basalt erupted from several vents during the most recent episode of volcanism at 17 ka, and produced a lava flow field covering 35 km 2 . The late Pleistocene 36 Cl exposure ages indicate that moraine and pluvial shoreline deposits that overlie or modify the youngest Big Pine lavas reflect Tioga stage glaciation in the Sierra Nevada and the shore of paleo-Owens Lake during the last glacial cycle.

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Last glacial maximum and Holocene lake levels of Owens Lake, eastern California, USA

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Glacial chronology of the Sierra Nevada, California, from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Holocene

Shallow Subsurface Evidence for Postglacial Holocene Lakes at Ivanpah Dry Lake: An Alternative Energy Development Site in the Central Mojave Desert, California, USA

Late Pleistocene ages for the most recent volcanism and glacial‐pluvial deposits at Big Pine volcanic field, California, USA, from cosmogenic ³⁶Cl dating

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Last glacial maximum and Holocene lake levels of Owens Lake, eastern California, USA

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Glacial chronology of the Sierra Nevada, California, from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Holocene

Glacial chronology of the Sierra Nevada, California, from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Holocene

Shallow Subsurface Evidence for Postglacial Holocene Lakes at Ivanpah Dry Lake: An Alternative Energy Development Site in the Central Mojave Desert, California, USA

Late Pleistocene ages for the most recent volcanism and glacial‐pluvial deposits at Big Pine volcanic field, California, USA, from cosmogenic 36Cl dating

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