Seven million years of glaciation in Greenland

H. C. Larsen; A. D. Saunders; P. D. Clift; J. Beget; W. Wei; S. Spezzaferri; J. Ali; H. Cambray; A. Demant; G. Fitton; M. S. Fram; K. Fukuma; J. Gieskes; M. A. Holmes; J. Hunt; C. Lacasse; L. M. Larsen; H. Lykke-Andersen; A. Meltser; M. L. Morrison; N. Nemoto; N. Okay; S. Saito; C. Sinton; R. Stax; T. L. Vallier; D. Vandamme; R. Werner

doi:10.1126/science.264.5161.952

Seven million years of glaciation in Greenland

H. C. Larsen, A. D. Saunders, P. D. Clift^*, J. Beget, W. Wei, S. Spezzaferri, J. Ali, H. Cambray, A. Demant, G. Fitton, M. S. Fram, K. Fukuma, J. Gieskes, M. A. Holmes, J. Hunt, C. Lacasse, L. M. Larsen, H. Lykke-Andersen, A. Meltser, M. L. MorrisonN. Nemoto, N. Okay, S. Saito, C. Sinton, R. Stax, T. L. Vallier, D. Vandamme, R. Werner

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Texas A&M University

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Abstract

Glacial till, glaciomarine diamictites, and ice-rafted detritus found in marine cores collected off the shore of southeast Greenland record multiple Late Cenozoic glaciations beginning in the Late Miocene. Distinct rock assemblages and seismic stratigraphic control correlate the diamictites with glaciation of the southeast Greenland margin. Glaciers advanced to the sea during several intervals in the Pliocene and Pleistocene. North Atlantic glaciation may have nucleated in southern Greenland rather than further north because of the high mountains and the high levels of precipitation in this region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	952-955
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	264
Issue number	5161
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.264.5161.952
Publication status	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes

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Larsen, H. C., Saunders, A. D., Clift, P. D., Beget, J., Wei, W., Spezzaferri, S., Ali, J., Cambray, H., Demant, A., Fitton, G., Fram, M. S., Fukuma, K., Gieskes, J., Holmes, M. A., Hunt, J., Lacasse, C., Larsen, L. M., Lykke-Andersen, H., Meltser, A., ... Werner, R. (1994). Seven million years of glaciation in Greenland. Science, 264(5161), 952-955. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.264.5161.952

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