Younger Dryas Glaciers and climate in the Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Barr, Iestyn, Roberson, Sam, Flood, Rory, Dortch, Jason
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Ela; North Atlantic; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/younger-dryas-glaciers-and-climate-in-the-mourne-mountains-northern-ireland(7b5b3e5f-f9a3-46d2-8582-f4eba0932290).html; https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2927; https://pureadmin.qub.ac.uk/ws/files/123200025/Younger_Dryas_glaciers_and_climate_in_the_Mourne_Mountains_Northern_Ireland.pdf; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/jqs.2927/full

Here, we present evidence to suggest that the Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland, were last occupied by glaciers during the Younger Dryas Stadial. The margins of these glaciers are marked by moraines, chronologically constrained to the Younger Dryas by Schmidt hammer exposure dating. Reconstructions...