Chronology of the last recession of the Greenland Ice Sheet

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Bennike, Ole, Björck, Svante
• Other Authors: Commission for Scientific Research in Greenland., Danish Natural Science Research Council., Carlsberg Foundation.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2002
• Subjects: Algae Lake; Canada; Ellesmere Island; Greenland; Nares; Ice Sheet; Nares strait
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.670; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.670; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.670

Abstract A new deglaciation chronology for the ice‐free parts of Greenland, the continental shelf and eastern Ellesmere Island (Canada) is proposed. The chronology is based on a new compilation of all published radiocarbon dates from Greenland, and includes crucial new material from southern, northe...