Ice-rafted detritus events in the Arctic during the last glacial interval, and the timing of the Innuitian and Laurentide ice sheet calving events

Ice-rafted detritus (IRD) layers in the Arctic Ocean not only indicate the source of this detrital sediment, but give insights into the ice drift and ice sheet history. Detrital sand-sized Fe oxide mineral grains that are matched to precise sources using the microprobe chemical fingerprint of each g...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Darby, Dennis A., Zimmerman, Paula
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2008
Subjects:
Kya
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2877
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v27i2.6170