Evidence for influx of Atlantic water masses to the Labrador Sea during the Last Glacial Maximum

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Seidenkrantz, Marit-Solveig, Kuijpers, Antoon, Sørensen, Steffen Aagaard, Lindgreen, Holger, Olsen, Jesper, Pearce, Christof
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2021
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Marine geology: 466; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Marin geologi: 466; Greenland; Irminger Sea; Davis Strait; Greenland-Scotland Ridge; Labrador Sea; Northeast Atlantic; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21051; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86224-z

The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 23–19,000 year BP) designates a period of extensive glacial extent and very cold conditions on the Northern Hemisphere. The strength of ocean circulation during this period has been highly debated. Based on investigations of two marine sediment cores from the Davis Str...