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Ensure a prudent investment in time and money is made into studying COS sites with their unique glacial features that hint at past climates. From COS01 to COS06, our research covers the untouched terrains revealing complex geologic histories and environmental changes over time. By compressing years of data into informative segments, we aim to unravel the mysteries of these enigmatic landscapes. Adventure into the past with our team and uncover the secrets hidden within the frozen layers of time.
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Some comments first… • We are about to make a large investment in $ and time. Let’s make sure we are doing so for good reason. • All of these sites have their issues: • COS01 • Beyond all known glacial advances • Likely served as an outwash surface during most glaciations (At?, Sag? Itkil?) • Our sampling transects a thick organic horizon and enters light grey silts with thin segregation ice horizons. • My guess is that we sampled a stable, low slope surface down to a loess deposit of unknown age. The organics are mixed as blebs into the upper silt, suggesting cryoturbation at that interface.
13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 COS01
12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 COS02
11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 COS03
07 06 05 04 03 02 01 COS04
10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 COS05