A jökulhlaup from a Laurentian captured ice shelf to the Gulf of Mexico could have caused the Bølling warming

Auteur :
ERLINGSSON, U.

Description :
This paper presents a hypothetical chain of events, building on the published literature and simple calculations, to investigate whether the order of magnitude is reasonable. The hypothesis is that a jökulhlaup from a Laurentian captured ice shelf flowed out through the Mississippi, boosted the Gulf Stream, reinvigorated the North Atlantic circulation, and as a result triggered the Bølling warm phase.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geografiska annaler. Series A. Physical geography, issn : 0435-3676, 2008, vol. 90, n°. 2, p. 125-140, nombre de pages : 16, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 58 ref.

Date :
2008

Editeur :
Pays édition : Suede, Stockholm, Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi