The deglaciation over Laurentian Fan: History of diatoms, IRD, ice and fresh water

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 129, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-67

  Gil, Isabelle M ^a,b   Keigwin, Lloyd D ^c   Abrantes, Fatima ^a,b  

^a IPMA Portuguese Institute for the Ocean and Atmosphere   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

B lling Aller d; Deglaciation; Diatom; Heinrich event 1; North atlantic; Older Dryas; Preboreal; Sea ice; Younger Dryas

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; HEAT FLUX; MELTING; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEA ICE; WATER;

DEGLACIATIONS; DIATOM; HEINRICH EVENTS; NORTH ATLANTIC; OLDER DRYAS; PREBOREAL; YOUNGER DRYAS;

ICE;

ABYSSAL ZONE; ALLEROD; BOLLING; CENSUS; COASTAL WATER; DEGLACIATION; DIATOM; FRESHWATER; GRIP; HEINRICH EVENT; ICEBERG; LAST DEGLACIATION; OLDER DRYAS; PREBOREAL; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEA ICE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; LAURENTIAN CHANNEL;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84944901656     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.10.006     Document Type: Article

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