The influence of meltwater on the Labrador Current in Heinrich event 1 and the Younger Dryas

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 129-137

  Li, Gang ^a   Piper, David J W ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flemish Pass; Heinrich event 1; Labrador Current; Melt water; Younger Dryas

Indexed keywords

GLACIERS; SEA ICE; WATER;

FLEMISH PASS; HEINRICH EVENTS; LABRADOR CURRENT; MELT WATER; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ICE;

DETRITUS; HEINRICH EVENT; ICEBERG; LAST DEGLACIATION; MELTWATER; MERIDIONAL CIRCULATION; PALEOCLIMATE; SURFACE WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLEMISH PASS; LABRADOR CURRENT;

EID: 84909583579     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.10.021     Document Type: Article

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