Timing of iceberg scours and massive ice-rafting events in the subtropical North Atlantic
Sediment core analyses and numerical iceberg modeling suggest icebergs from the North American ice sheets were entrained in large glacial meltwater currents and drifted as far south as the Florida Keys several times during the past ~40,000 years.
Published in: | Nature Communications |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23924-0 https://doaj.org/article/6c11bec8a3f240b0882fdcf4be0e130c |
Summary: | Sediment core analyses and numerical iceberg modeling suggest icebergs from the North American ice sheets were entrained in large glacial meltwater currents and drifted as far south as the Florida Keys several times during the past ~40,000 years. |
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