Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6445826 | Quaternary Science Reviews | 2015 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
The outermost moraine at the mouth of Leirufjörður is dated to 9.3 ka BP, and we suggest the moraine to be formed by a glacier re-advance in response to a cooler climate forced by the reduced Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at around 9.3 ka BP. A system of moraines proximal to the 9.3 ka moraine in Leirufjörður as well as a 9.4 ka deglaciation age in the coastal area of Reykjarfjörður suggest that an extensive ice cap persisted over the eastern Vestfirðir peninsula at least until c. 9 ka BP.
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Authors
Skafti Brynjólfsson, Anders Schomacker, Ãlafur Ingólfsson, Jakob K. Keiding,