Arctic drainage of Laurentide Ice Sheet meltwater throughout the past 14,700 years
A strong outflow event from Lake Agassiz at the end of the Bølling-Allerød plausibly caused the Younger Dryas cold period by an abrupt Arctic freshening, according to geochemical investigation of sediment cores from the Canadian Arctic.
Published in: | Communications Earth & Environment |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00428-3 https://doaj.org/article/a0c8c68e612a4d3db33b73a07abca5cf |
Summary: | A strong outflow event from Lake Agassiz at the end of the Bølling-Allerød plausibly caused the Younger Dryas cold period by an abrupt Arctic freshening, according to geochemical investigation of sediment cores from the Canadian Arctic. |
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