COSEE Ocean Systems: News
UMaine Researcher: Ocean Stratification Drove Disintegration of Scotland Ice Cap
Description: A University of Maine research team says stratification of the North Atlantic Ocean contributed to summer warming and glacial melting in Scotland during the period recognized for abrupt cooling 12,900 to 11,600 years ago in the Northern Hemisphere. [Source: UMaine News]
URL: http://umaine.edu/news/blog/2014/04/15/melting-during-cooling-period/
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Source: UMaine News
Publish Date: 4/15/2014
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