The new north american varve chronology: A precise record of southeastern laurentide ice sheet deglaciation and climate, 18.2-12.5 KYR BP, and correlations with greenland ice core records

American Journal of Science

Volumn 312, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 685-722

  Ridge, John C ^a   Balco, Greg ^b   Bayless, Robert L ^c   Beck, Catherine C ^d   Carter, Laura B ^e   Dean, Jody L ^a   Voytek, Emily B ^f   Wei, Jeremy H ^g  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^c Continental Resources ^*  (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Deglaciation; Glacial climate; Glacial varves; Late Wisconsinan; Radiocarbon chronology; Varve chronology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEGLACIATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ICE CORE; LAURENTIDE ICE SHEET; RADIOCARBON DATING; VARVE; WISCONSINAN;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871634380     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/07.2012.01     Document Type: Article

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