Controls on the extent of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in Southern Illinois

• Main Author: Gemperline, Johanna M.
• Other Authors: Anders, Alison M.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Laurentide Ice Sheet; Illinois Episode; glaciation; St. Louis; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/45492

During the Illinois Episode glaciation (~190,000 to 130,000 years ago), the Laurentide Ice Sheet of North America reached its southernmost extent in southern Illinois, covering approximately 90% of Illinois at the time. In this study, I seek to understand the factors that controlled the shape and ex...