Authigenic Pb isotopes from the Laurentian Fan: Changes in chemical weathering and patterns of North American freshwater runoff during the last deglaciation

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 299, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 458-465

  Kurzweil, Florian ^a   Gutjahr, Marcus ^a   Vance, Derek ^a   Keigwin, Lloyd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical weathering; Deglaciation; Fe Mn oxyhydroxides; Freshwater runoff; Laurentian Fan; Laurentide Ice Sheet; Pb isotopes

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DEGLACIATIONS; FRESHWATER RUNOFF; LAURENTIAN; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEETS; OXYHYDROXIDES; PB ISOTOPES;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; GEOCHEMISTRY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GLACIERS; ICE; ISOTOPES; LEAD; LOCATION; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; RUNOFF; SOIL MECHANICS;

WEATHERING;

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DEGLACIATION; HOLOCENE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; LEAD ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; RUNOFF;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

EID: 78049290880     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2010.09.031     Document Type: Article

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