Labrador Sea freshening at 8.5 ka BP caused by Hudson Bay Ice Saddle collapse

The exact freshwater scenario that caused the 8.2 ka cold event is still debated. This study presents new evidence for a severe Labrador shelfwater freshening 8500 years ago that was caused by the Hudson Bay Ice Saddle collapse following a warming in subsurface waters.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Annalena Antonia Lochte, Janne Repschläger, Markus Kienast, Dieter Garbe-Schönberg, Nils Andersen, Christian Hamann, Ralph Schneider
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
Subjects:
Science
Q
Hudson
Hudson Bay
Labrador Sea
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08408-6
https://doaj.org/article/77d1e80b17dc4aefb44a667ebf5cf27f
Description
Summary:The exact freshwater scenario that caused the 8.2 ka cold event is still debated. This study presents new evidence for a severe Labrador shelfwater freshening 8500 years ago that was caused by the Hudson Bay Ice Saddle collapse following a warming in subsurface waters.

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