Deglacial rapid sea level rises caused by ice-sheet saddle collapses

Lauren J. Gregoire (), Antony J. Payne and Paul J. Valdes
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Lauren J. Gregoire: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK
Antony J. Payne: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK
Paul J. Valdes: School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, University Road, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK

Nature, 2012, vol. 487, issue 7406, 219-222

Abstract: A simulation of ice sheet retreat reveals two meltwater pulses coinciding with MWP-1A and the ‘8,200-year’ event, caused by saddle collapses between ice domes.

Date: 2012
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