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Long-lasting impacts of a 20th century glacial lake outburst flood on a Patagonian fjord-river system (Pascua River)
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WoS WOS:000777230600005
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:85121605057
DOI 10.1016/J.GEOMORPH.2021.108080
Año 2022
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Abstract



Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) are an increasing threat to Patagonian environments and communities. Here, we investigate the geomorphological and hydrological impacts of a historical GLOF from Chile's third largest river (Pascua River), which discharges at the head of Baker Fjord (48 & DEG;S). To do so, historical maps and satellite imagery of the past century and recent bathymetric data were examined, and a 1.4 m long sediment core taken-4 km offshore of the Pascua River mouth was analyzed. Geomorphological data suggest that the two main sub aerial river channels of the fjord-head delta extend subaqueously as submarine channels. The sediment core was taken on the flank of the largest submarine channel to evaluate changes in channel activity through time. Results show that the sediments are composed of two distinct units separated by a 6-cm thick sandy turbidite dated 1945(-10)(+8)CE. Historical evidence suggests that the event deposit corresponds to a & nbsp;256 x 10(6) m(3) GLOF from the proglacial lake of Lucia Glacier (Bergues Lake) that discharged into Pascua River. Before 1945(-10)(+8) CE, sedimentation at the coring site consisted of coarse silt and fine sand, likely representing sediment deposition from turbidity currents. After 1945(-10)(+8) CE, sedimentation consisted of very fine silts and clays, likely representing settling from the surficial sediment plume. This switch in submarine channel activity corresponds in timing to the abandonment of the eastern distributary channel of Pascua River and likely represents a reorganization of the hydrology of the fjord-river system caused by the 1945 (+8)(-10) CE.& nbsp;This study provides the first report of a GLOF from the northeastern part of the Southern Patagonian Icefield, and it demonstrates that GLOFs can have long-lasting impacts on the hydrology of downstream fjord-river systems.(c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Revista ISSN
Geomorphology 0169-555X

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Geography, Physical
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Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 Piret, Loic - Univ Ghent - Bélgica
Universiteit Gent - Bélgica
2 Bertrand, Sebastien Hombre Univ Ghent - Bélgica
Universiteit Gent - Bélgica
3 Nguyen, Nhut - Univ Ghent - Bélgica
Universiteit Gent - Bélgica
4 Hawkings, Jon Hombre UNIV PENN - Estados Unidos
German Res Ctr Geosci GFZ - Alemania
University of Pennsylvania - Estados Unidos
Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) - Alemania
5 Rodrigo, C. Hombre Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello - Chile
6 Wadham, Jemma Mujer Univ Bristol - Reino Unido
University of Bristol - Reino Unido

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Fuente
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Universidad Austral de Chile
Comité Oceanográfico Nacional
Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia
CIMAR
Natural Environment Research Council
FWO
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
NERC-CONICYT
NERC-CONICYT research grant 'PISCES'
CIMAR FIORDOS program of the Comite Oceanografico Nacional (CONA)

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This study was financed by FWO research grant 1512318 N "GLADYS" and FWO research project G0D7916N "PaleoGLOFs" to S.B. J.H. and J.W. were supported by the NERC-CONICYT research grant `PISCES' (NE/P003133/1). The bathymetric data was acquired through the CIMAR FIORDOS program of the Comite Oceanografico Nacional (CONA), grant C23F-17-07 to C.R. We are grateful to the captains and crews of the R/V Sur-Austral and the R/V Cabo de Hornos for the successful cruises to collect the sediment core and gather bathymetric data, respectively. Anita Abarzua (Universidad Austral de Chile) is thanked for providing the gravity corer. Malin Kylander (Stockholm University) is acknowledged for running the sediment core on the ITRAX core scanner. Romina San Martin (University of Concepcion, Chile) and the staff of CIEP (Centro de Investigacion en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia, Coyhaique, Chile) helped with the field logistics. Part of the results presented in this study were obtained during the MSc thesis project of N.N. Two anonymous reviewers provided comments that improved an earlier version of this manuscript.
This study was financed by FWO research grant 1512318 N “GLADYS” and FWO research project G0D7916N “PaleoGLOFs” to S.B. J.H. and J.W. were supported by the NERC-CONICYT research grant ‘PISCES’ (NE/P003133/1). The bathymetric data was acquired through the CIMAR FIORDOS program of the Comité Oceanográfico Nacional (CONA), grant C23F-17-07 to C.R. We are grateful to the captains and crews of the R/V Sur-Austral and the R/V Cabo de Hornos for the successful cruises to collect the sediment core and gather bathymetric data, respectively. Anita Abarzua (Universidad Austral de Chile) is thanked for providing the gravity corer. Malin Kylander (Stockholm University) is acknowledged for running the sediment core on the ITRAX core scanner. Romina San Martin (University of Concepción, Chile) and the staff of CIEP (Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia, Coyhaique, Chile) helped with the field logistics. Part of the results presented in this study were obtained during the MSc thesis project of N.N. Two anonymous reviewers provided comments that improved an earlier version of this manuscript.

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