Lake sediments with Azorean tephra reveal ice-free conditions on coastal northwest Spitsbergen during the Last Glacial Maximum

Lake sediments reveal that parts of the High Arctic were ice free and vegetated during the culmination of the Last Ice Age.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: van der Bilt, Willem G. M., Lane, Christine S.
Other Authors: Norwegian Research Council, University of Bergen, EU COST Action
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2019
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw5980
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.aaw5980
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Summary:Lake sediments reveal that parts of the High Arctic were ice free and vegetated during the culmination of the Last Ice Age.