Geomorphology and chronology of Late Quaternary dune fields of western Argentina

Autores
Tripaldi, Alfonsina; Forman, Steven L.
Año de publicación
2007
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Stabilized dune fields are common in western Argentina and potentially reflect drought variability in the Late Quaternary. This study focussed on deciphering geomorphic and stratigraphic record of three vegetated dune fields from east to west, San Luis, Médanos Negros and Médanos Grandes, with a mean annual precipitation from ∼ 700 to 91 mm. Optically stimulated luminescence single-aliquot regeneration protocols yield ages on eolian quartz grains, constraining depositional events. The San Luis dune field, the wettest area, exhibits evidence for repeated activation during the last glaciation, ca. 33-20 ka, generally coincident with regional loess deposition These dunes were locally reformed in the past 100 years which is apparently coincident with intensified agrarian use and drying in the late 19th and early 20th century. The two driest and western-most dune fields, Médanos Negros and Médanos Grandes, show reactivation at ca. 2.5 ka 0.9 and 0.5 ka; and ca. 4.3-4, 2.1 and 0.6-0.4 ka, respectively. Eolian depositional events at ca. 2.5-2.1 ka and 0.6-0.4 ka may be coeval for Médanos Grandes and Negros dune fields. Sustained drought conditions conducive for eolian activity is associated with warmer sea surface temperatures in the South Atlantic, a weakened South American Convergent Zone and a dispersed and southeasterly flow of tropical moisture from the Low Level Chaco Jet. This nascent analysis indicates drought variability beyond historic observations with potentially at least four dune reactivation events in the past ca. 4.5 ka.
Fil: Tripaldi, Alfonsina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Aplicadas y Ambientales de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Aplicadas y Ambientales de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Forman, Steven L.. University of Illinois; Estados Unidos
Materia
Argentina
Climate Variability
Dune Fields
Eolian
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spelling Geomorphology and chronology of Late Quaternary dune fields of western ArgentinaTripaldi, AlfonsinaForman, Steven L.ArgentinaClimate VariabilityDune FieldsEolianhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Stabilized dune fields are common in western Argentina and potentially reflect drought variability in the Late Quaternary. This study focussed on deciphering geomorphic and stratigraphic record of three vegetated dune fields from east to west, San Luis, Médanos Negros and Médanos Grandes, with a mean annual precipitation from ∼ 700 to 91 mm. Optically stimulated luminescence single-aliquot regeneration protocols yield ages on eolian quartz grains, constraining depositional events. The San Luis dune field, the wettest area, exhibits evidence for repeated activation during the last glaciation, ca. 33-20 ka, generally coincident with regional loess deposition These dunes were locally reformed in the past 100 years which is apparently coincident with intensified agrarian use and drying in the late 19th and early 20th century. The two driest and western-most dune fields, Médanos Negros and Médanos Grandes, show reactivation at ca. 2.5 ka 0.9 and 0.5 ka; and ca. 4.3-4, 2.1 and 0.6-0.4 ka, respectively. Eolian depositional events at ca. 2.5-2.1 ka and 0.6-0.4 ka may be coeval for Médanos Grandes and Negros dune fields. Sustained drought conditions conducive for eolian activity is associated with warmer sea surface temperatures in the South Atlantic, a weakened South American Convergent Zone and a dispersed and southeasterly flow of tropical moisture from the Low Level Chaco Jet. This nascent analysis indicates drought variability beyond historic observations with potentially at least four dune reactivation events in the past ca. 4.5 ka.Fil: Tripaldi, Alfonsina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Aplicadas y Ambientales de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Aplicadas y Ambientales de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Forman, Steven L.. University of Illinois; Estados UnidosElsevier Science2007-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/76199Tripaldi, Alfonsina; Forman, Steven L.; Geomorphology and chronology of Late Quaternary dune fields of western Argentina; Elsevier Science; Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology; 251; 2; 8-2007; 300-3200031-0182CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.04.007info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031018207002350info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:37:00Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/76199instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:37:00.903CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Geomorphology and chronology of Late Quaternary dune fields of western Argentina
title Geomorphology and chronology of Late Quaternary dune fields of western Argentina
spellingShingle Geomorphology and chronology of Late Quaternary dune fields of western Argentina
Tripaldi, Alfonsina
Argentina
Climate Variability
Dune Fields
Eolian
title_short Geomorphology and chronology of Late Quaternary dune fields of western Argentina
title_full Geomorphology and chronology of Late Quaternary dune fields of western Argentina
title_fullStr Geomorphology and chronology of Late Quaternary dune fields of western Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Geomorphology and chronology of Late Quaternary dune fields of western Argentina
title_sort Geomorphology and chronology of Late Quaternary dune fields of western Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tripaldi, Alfonsina
Forman, Steven L.
author Tripaldi, Alfonsina
author_facet Tripaldi, Alfonsina
Forman, Steven L.
author_role author
author2 Forman, Steven L.
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Argentina
Climate Variability
Dune Fields
Eolian
topic Argentina
Climate Variability
Dune Fields
Eolian
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Stabilized dune fields are common in western Argentina and potentially reflect drought variability in the Late Quaternary. This study focussed on deciphering geomorphic and stratigraphic record of three vegetated dune fields from east to west, San Luis, Médanos Negros and Médanos Grandes, with a mean annual precipitation from ∼ 700 to 91 mm. Optically stimulated luminescence single-aliquot regeneration protocols yield ages on eolian quartz grains, constraining depositional events. The San Luis dune field, the wettest area, exhibits evidence for repeated activation during the last glaciation, ca. 33-20 ka, generally coincident with regional loess deposition These dunes were locally reformed in the past 100 years which is apparently coincident with intensified agrarian use and drying in the late 19th and early 20th century. The two driest and western-most dune fields, Médanos Negros and Médanos Grandes, show reactivation at ca. 2.5 ka 0.9 and 0.5 ka; and ca. 4.3-4, 2.1 and 0.6-0.4 ka, respectively. Eolian depositional events at ca. 2.5-2.1 ka and 0.6-0.4 ka may be coeval for Médanos Grandes and Negros dune fields. Sustained drought conditions conducive for eolian activity is associated with warmer sea surface temperatures in the South Atlantic, a weakened South American Convergent Zone and a dispersed and southeasterly flow of tropical moisture from the Low Level Chaco Jet. This nascent analysis indicates drought variability beyond historic observations with potentially at least four dune reactivation events in the past ca. 4.5 ka.
Fil: Tripaldi, Alfonsina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Aplicadas y Ambientales de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Aplicadas y Ambientales de Buenos Aires; Argentina
Fil: Forman, Steven L.. University of Illinois; Estados Unidos
description Stabilized dune fields are common in western Argentina and potentially reflect drought variability in the Late Quaternary. This study focussed on deciphering geomorphic and stratigraphic record of three vegetated dune fields from east to west, San Luis, Médanos Negros and Médanos Grandes, with a mean annual precipitation from ∼ 700 to 91 mm. Optically stimulated luminescence single-aliquot regeneration protocols yield ages on eolian quartz grains, constraining depositional events. The San Luis dune field, the wettest area, exhibits evidence for repeated activation during the last glaciation, ca. 33-20 ka, generally coincident with regional loess deposition These dunes were locally reformed in the past 100 years which is apparently coincident with intensified agrarian use and drying in the late 19th and early 20th century. The two driest and western-most dune fields, Médanos Negros and Médanos Grandes, show reactivation at ca. 2.5 ka 0.9 and 0.5 ka; and ca. 4.3-4, 2.1 and 0.6-0.4 ka, respectively. Eolian depositional events at ca. 2.5-2.1 ka and 0.6-0.4 ka may be coeval for Médanos Grandes and Negros dune fields. Sustained drought conditions conducive for eolian activity is associated with warmer sea surface temperatures in the South Atlantic, a weakened South American Convergent Zone and a dispersed and southeasterly flow of tropical moisture from the Low Level Chaco Jet. This nascent analysis indicates drought variability beyond historic observations with potentially at least four dune reactivation events in the past ca. 4.5 ka.
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