Heinrich events triggered by ocean forcing and modulated by isostatic adjustment

Jeremy N. Bassis (), Sierra V. Petersen and L. Mac Cathles
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Jeremy N. Bassis: University of Michigan
Sierra V. Petersen: University of Michigan
L. Mac Cathles: University of Michigan

Nature, 2017, vol. 542, issue 7641, 332-334

Abstract: Heinrich events — episodes of massive iceberg discharge from the Laurentide Ice Sheet into the North Atlantic Ocean — are triggered by the incursion of warm ocean waters destabilizing the calving front.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/nature21069

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