Geochemical constraints on the Laurentide Ice Sheet contribution to Meltwater Pulse 1A

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 17-18, 2009, Pages 1625-1630

  Carlson, Anders E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; HYPERPYCNAL; ICE SHEET; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEETS; MELTWATER PULSE; NORTH ATLANTIC; OCEAN MIXING; SEA LEVEL RISE;

GLACIERS; ICE; RUNOFF; SEA LEVEL;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING;

BENTHOS; FLOW MODELING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; MELTWATER; PLANKTON; RUNOFF; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; WATER FLOW;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 67651004871     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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