2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) symposium
Location
Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Document Type
poster
Abstract
Reconstructing past ice sheet margins is critical for modeling future environmental change under a warming climate. The Laurentide Ice Sheet (LIS) was a large glacier that covered much of North America during the Pleistocene Epoch (2,580-11.7 thousand years ago) (Head, 2019). Process associated with advances and retreat of the ice are responsible for many modern landforms. Here, we present a detailed stratigraphic column and measured section of the Paddison Run outcrop near Cincinnati, based on field observations and measurements. By reviewing sedimentary characteristics, we provide a detailed record of environmental changes linked to the ice sheet margin. High resolution records, such as this, create a better understanding of the environmental changes at shorter time scales.
Start Date
1-8-2025 11:00 AM
End Date
1-8-2025 1:30 PM
Event Host
Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Northern Iowa
Faculty Advisor
Alexa Clements
Department
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Copyright
©2025 Abigail Mandick, Laura Comstock, Alexa Clements, and Dylan Ward
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Mandick, Abigail; Comstock, Laura; Clements, Alexa; and Ward, Dylan, "Tracking the Ice Age: Applying Facies Changes and Grain Size Variability to Trace Environmental Shifts Linked to the Laurentide Ice Sheet" (2025). Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium. 20.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/surp/2025/all/20
Tracking the Ice Age: Applying Facies Changes and Grain Size Variability to Trace Environmental Shifts Linked to the Laurentide Ice Sheet
Dr. Ken Budke Family Auditorium, Schindler Education Center, University of Nothern Iowa
Reconstructing past ice sheet margins is critical for modeling future environmental change under a warming climate. The Laurentide Ice Sheet (LIS) was a large glacier that covered much of North America during the Pleistocene Epoch (2,580-11.7 thousand years ago) (Head, 2019). Process associated with advances and retreat of the ice are responsible for many modern landforms. Here, we present a detailed stratigraphic column and measured section of the Paddison Run outcrop near Cincinnati, based on field observations and measurements. By reviewing sedimentary characteristics, we provide a detailed record of environmental changes linked to the ice sheet margin. High resolution records, such as this, create a better understanding of the environmental changes at shorter time scales.
