Timing of Late Quaternary glaciations in the Himalayas of northern Pakistan

Modelling of late Quaternary climate over Asia: a synthesis

“…Dey et al 1985;Bush 2000). Simulated changes in snow accumulation (which can be taken as a proxy for glacier expansion/contraction) are in accord with field data from these regions for these times (Benn & Owen 1998;Richards et al 2000;Phillips et al 2000;Taylor & Mitchell 2000). The numerical calculations therefore provide us with some insight into the spatial and temporal variability of glacier growth in the Himalaya: changes in monsoon wind speed and direction can alter the amount of snow accumulation at a given location.…”

Rapid Last Glacial Maximum deglaciation in the Indian Himalaya coeval with midlatitude glaciers: New insights from 10Be‐dating of ice‐polished bedrock surfaces in the Chandra Valley, NW Himalaya

“…In light of our new observations and age constraints from the Chandra Valley and the older recalculated moraine ages, it is thus possible that many glacial advances, previously considered to be Late Glacial may be coeval with the LGM confirmed by Optically Stimulated Luminescence ages, e.g., in the Everest region [ Richards et al , ; Owen et al , ]. Importantly, glaciation during the LGM and the pace of retreat in the Himalaya appear to have been more akin to midlatitude glaciers than previously thought and thus reflect hemisphere‐scale processes rather than close regional links such as monsoonal forcing.…”

Timing and style of Late Pleistocene glaciation in the Queer Shan, northern Hengduan Mountains in the eastern Tibetan Plateau

“…the climatic conditions during MIS 3 were more favourable for the growth of glaciers than in MIS 2. The similar glaciation style to the Queer Shan also exists in many regions in the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau such as Lahul Himalaya in India (Owen et al , 1997), Chitral in the eastern Hindu Kush (Owen et al , 2002b), Swat Himalaya in Pakistan (Richards et al , 2000a), Nanga Parbat in northern Pakistan (Phillips et al , 2000), Macha Khola in Nepal (Zech et al , 2003) and the Anyemaqen and Nianbaoyeze Mountains of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau (Owen et al , 2003). This out‐of‐phase style of glacial development is related to the unique palaeoclimatic conditions in this region.…”