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Glacial lake drainage in Patagonia (13-8 kyr) and response of the adjacent Pacific Ocean
Description: Large freshwater lakes formed in North America and Europe during deglaciation following the Last Glacial Maximum. Rapid drainage of these lakes into the Oceans resulted in abrupt perturbations in climate. Large freshwater lakes also formed in the mid-latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere, but little is known about these events and their effect on regional climate. Here scientists use 16 new single-grain optically stimulated luminescence dates to define three stages of rapid glacial lake drainage in three basins of Patagonia to provide the first assessment of the effects of lake drainage on the Pacific Ocean. [Source: Nature Scientific Reports]
URL: http://www.nature.com/articles/srep21064
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Source: Nature Scientific Reports
Publish Date: 2/12/2016
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