Labrador Sea freshening at 8.5 ka BP caused by Hudson Bay Ice Saddle collapse

oleh: Annalena Antonia Lochte, Janne Repschläger, Markus Kienast, Dieter Garbe-Schönberg, Nils Andersen, Christian Hamann, Ralph Schneider

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-02-01

Deskripsi

The exact freshwater scenario that caused the 8.2 ka cold event is still debated. This study presents new evidence for a severe Labrador shelfwater freshening 8500 years ago that was caused by the Hudson Bay Ice Saddle collapse following a warming in subsurface waters.