Enhanced tropical methane production in response to iceberg discharge in the North Atlantic

• Published in: Science
• Main Authors: Rhodes, RH, Brook, EJ, Chiang, JCH, Blunier, T, Maselli, OJ, McConnell, JR, Romanini, D, Severinghaus, JP
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2015
• Subjects: Greenland; Hudson; Hudson Strait; ice core; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/8sm2s5cp

The causal mechanisms responsible for the abrupt climate changes of the Last Glacial Period remain unclear. One major difficulty is dating ice-rafted debris deposits associated with Heinrich events: Extensive iceberg influxes into the North Atlantic Ocean linked to global impacts on climate and biog...