Given the climate oscillations that have characterized the Quaternary, as summarized on the marine isotope record in Figure 8.53, discuss how the alpine landscape ought to respond. The answer should include addressing how glaciers might respond, and how sediment released from the glaciers might drive landscape change in the river system downstream.

Figure 8.53

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8180 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 O 0.5 Age (Ma) Count 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 1.5