Holocene alpine glaciation inferred from lacustrine sediments on northeastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-161

  Thomas, Elizabeth K ^a   Szymanski, Jason ^b   Briner, Jason P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine glaciers; Baffin island; Holocene; Holocene thermal maximum; Lake sediment

Indexed keywords

DEGLACIATION; GLACIATION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; HOLOCENE; HYPSITHERMAL; ICE RETREAT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; LITTLE ICE AGE; MORAINE; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENTATION RATE; VALLEY GLACIER;

BAFFIN ISLAND; CANADA; NUNAVUT;

EID: 74349102922     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1286     Document Type: Article

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