Identification of Younger Dryas outburst flood path from Lake Agassiz to the Arctic Ocean

• Main Authors: Julian Murton, Mark D Bateman, Scott R Dallimore, James T Teller, Zhirong Yang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Uncategorised value; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Fort McMurray; Mackenzie River; Glacial Lake; Ice Sheet; Mackenzie river; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Identification_of_Younger_Dryas_outburst_flood_path_from_Lake_Agassiz_to_the_Arctic_Ocean/23321429

The melting Laurentide Ice Sheet discharged thousands of cubic kilometres of fresh water each year into surrounding oceans, at times suppressing the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation and triggering abrupt climate change1, 2, 3, 4. Understanding the physical mechanisms leading to events suc...