The potential of Hudson Valley glacial floods to drive abrupt climate change

Simon Pendleton; Alan Condron; Jeffrey Donnelly

doi:10.1038/s43247-021-00228-1

Communications Earth & Environment (Aug 2021)

The potential of Hudson Valley glacial floods to drive abrupt climate change

Simon Pendleton,
Alan Condron,
Jeffrey Donnelly

Affiliations

Simon Pendleton: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Alan Condron: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jeffrey Donnelly: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00228-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Drainage of Glacial Lake Iroquois via the Hudson Valley about 13,300 years ago did not weaken the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation substantially, suggests a suite of simulations with a global-ocean general circulation model.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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